IBM PowerVM Virtualization Introduction and Configuration

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides an introduction to PowerVM™ virtualization technologies on Power System servers.

PowerVM is a combination of hardware, firmware, and software that provides CPU, network, and disk virtualization.
These are the main virtualization technologies:

POWER7, POWER6™, and POWER5™ hardware
POWER Hypervisor™
Virtual I/O Server

Though the PowerVM brand includes partitioning, management software, and other offerings, this publication focuses on the virtualization technologies that are part of the PowerVM Standard and Enterprise Editions.

This publication is also designed to be an introduction guide for system administrators, providing instructions for these tasks:

Configuration and creation of partitions and resources on the HMC
Installation and configuration of the Virtual I/O Server
Creation and installation of virtualized partitions
Examples using AIX, IBM i, and Linux

Keep in mind that this is Volume 1 of a two volume set. The IBM PowerVM Virtualization Managing and Monitoring IBM Redbooks publication SG24-7590 picks up where this one leaves off with operational considerations for long term sustainable enterprise virtualization solution. Find it here:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247590.html?Open

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Virtualization technologies on IBM Power Systems
Chapter 3. Setting up virtualization: The basics
Chapter 4. Advanced virtualization configurations
Chapter 5. Configuration scenarios
Appendix A. Recent PowerVM enhancements

• IBM PowerVM Virtualization Managing and Monitoring, SG24-7590-02
• TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview, GG24-3376-07
• IBM Power 770 and 780 (9117-MMB, 9179-MHB) Technical Overview and Introduction, REDP-4639-00

Publish Date
31 May 2011

Last Update
02 April 2012

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Author(s)

Stuart Devenish is an IT Specialist from Brisbane, Australia. He is currently working for Suncorp as the Team Leader of Midrange Systems. His team is responsible for the design, implementation, and support of UNIX and Linux based hosting platforms for all brands of the company. For the last few years he has spent most of his time merging Power installations, consolidating data centers, and implementing iSCSI/NFS storage configurations. He has ten years of experience in UNIX/Linux and holds a degree in Information Technology from Central Queensland University. His areas of expertise include AIX, PowerVM, TCP/IP, and Perl.

• Stuart Devenish

Ingo Dimmer is an IBM Consulting IT Specialist for IBM i and a PMI Project Management Professional working in the IBM STG ATS Europe storage support organization in Mainz, Germany. He has eleven years of experience in enterprise storage support from working in IBM post-sales and pre-sales support. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Gerhard-Mercator University Duisburg. His areas of expertise include IBM i external disk and tape storage solutions, PowerVM virtualization, I/O performance and high availability for which he has been an author of several white papers and IBM Redbooks publications.

• Ingo Dimmer

Rafael Folco has been working at IBM Brazil for five years as a Software Engineer for the IBM STG Linux Technology Center in Hortolandia, Brazil. He holds a bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from the Pontificia Universidade Catolica and a postgraduate degree in Software Engineering from Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba. He has five years of experience in IBM Power systems and seven years of experience in Linux development and testing. His areas of expertise include Linux on Power development and testing, Python, C/C++, and PowerVM.

• Rafael Folco

Mark Roy is an IBM i Specialist based in Melbourne, Australia. He was previously with a large Australian bank, designing, installing, and enhancing their IBM i (previously branded as CPF, OS/400, and i5/OS) environment. Mark has authored several IBM Redbooks publications, covering topics such as IBM i technical overviews, IBM i problem determination, IBM i performance management, and IBM PowerVM. He recently established Sysarb, a company providing freelance consulting and contracting services to IBM i customers and service providers. He specializes in IBM i and Power Systems infrastructure architecture, technical support, and performance and systems management. Mark can be contacted at Mark.Roy@sysarb.com.au.

• Mark Roy

Stephane Saleur is an IT Specialist working for IBM France in the Integrated Technology Delivery division in La Gaude. He has 15 years of experience in the Information Technology field. His areas of expertise include AIX, PowerVM, PowerHA, Power Systems, Storage Area Network and IBM System Storage. He is an IBM @server Certified Systems Expert - pSeries HACMP for AIX 5L and IBM @server Certified Advanced Technical Expert - pSeries and AIX 5L.

• Stephane Saleur

Oliver Stadler is a Senior IT Specialist working in Integrated Technology Delivery in IBM Switzerland. He has 21 years of experience in the IT-industry. In his current job he is responsible for the architecture, design, and implementation of IBM Power Systems and AIX based solutions for IBM strategic outsourcing customers. He has written extensively on PowerVM virtualization for IBM Power Systems.

• Oliver Stadler

Naoya Takizawa is an IT Specialist for Power Systems and AIX in IBM Japan Systems Engineering that provides a part of the ATS function in Japan. He has five years of experience in AIX and PowerVM field. He holds a Master of Science degree in Theoretical Physics from Tokyo Institute of Technology and Sophia University. His areas of expertise include Power Systems, PowerVM, AIX and PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX. He also has experience in IBM System Storage.

• Naoya Takizawa

Scott Vetter PMP. Scott is a Certified Executive Project Manager at the International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center. He has enjoyed 26 years of rich and diverse experience working for IBM in a variety of challenging roles. His latest efforts are directed at providing world-class Power Systems Redbooks publications, white papers, and workshop collateral.

• Scott Vetter

ISBN

0738435538

IBM Form Number
SG24-7940-04

Number of pages
600