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Abstract
IT environments in organizations today are facing more challenges than ever
before. Server rooms are crowded, infrastructure costs are climbing and
right-sizing systems is often problematic. In order to contain costs there is a push
to use resources more wisely - minimize waste and maximize the return on
investment. Virtualization technology was developed to answer these objectives.
More and more organizations will deploy (or are in the process of deploying)
some form of virtualization, however, parts of an organization's systems may use
legacy storage equipment. How do you migrate from physical, often
direct-attached storage, to a virtual storage environment.
This IBM Redbooks publication introduces techniques to use for the migration of
storage from physical to virtual environments and introduces several new
features in POWER6 technology-based systems. These features include:
identifying physical to virtual candidates and to ensure device identification is
consistent
restoration target
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Core procedures
Chapter 3. Standalone SCSI rootvg to virtual SCSI
Chapter 4. Standalone SCSI data to virtual SCSI
Chapter 5. Logical Partition Migrations
Chapter 6. Standalone SAN rootvg to virtual Fibre Channel
Chapter 7. Dedicated Fibre Channel Partition to Virtual Fibre Channel
Disclaimer
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IBM assumes no responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The use of this information or the implementation of any of these techniques is a customer responsibility and depends upon the customer's ability to evaluate and integrate them into the customer's operational environment.