Benefits to Resident
As a resident in this project, you will get a jump start on key 2013 IBM Power Systems and IBM i technology-related announcements and product enhancements. Seize this opportunity to be among the first elite IBM i professionals worldwide to gain hands-on and practical experience with the new enhancements of IBM i. Working alongside and exchanging knowledge with some of the top IBM i experts, you will develop a competitive edge that will serve you well in successful service delivery to IBM i.
Description
With the introduction of the V7000, VIOS, NPIV, and Live Partition Mobility, our IBM i mid market customers now have access to advanced storage technology previously available only to large enterprise clients. The growth in deployment of the Storwize V7000 in the IBM i mid market is growing rapidly world wide. In this IBM® Redbooks® publication we want to document the set up and deployment of VIOS, the V7000, Live Partition Mobility (LPM), and a PowerHA three node cluster with switchable luns and global mirroring. The objective of residency is to create a guide to our customers and business partners on deploying the virtualization environment to take advantage of IBM storage servers as well as guidelines on performance optimization for the VIOS and V7000 environment. There is a certain amount of overlap between the low end of the DS8K and the V7000 line so we'd like to also give some guidance in this area. We will also document on how to use the tools for various types of outage events planned and unplanned.
Objectives
The objective of this residency is to write a Redbook that explains step by step the set up and deployment of VIOS, the V7000, LPM, and a PowerHA three node cluster with switchable luns and global mirroring. This Redbook witll serve as a guide to our clients and business partners on deploying the virtualization environment to take advantage of IBM storage servers as well as guidelines on performance optimization for the VIOS and V7000 environment. It will describe the process of moving from internal disk to the VIOS V7000 environment with PowerHA and LPM. It will also document the the use of tools for various types of outage events planned
and unplanned. It will also illustrate an IBM i partition hosting another IBM i.
Resident Prerequisites
A basic requirement for all residents is the ability to read and clearly express concepts and procedures in common English.
IBM i operating system experience is essential. Describe where you have previously demonstrated your IBM i skills per the requested skill area levels listed in the announcement.
Skills Needed
| Skill Areas | Requested Skill Level |
| Power Systems hardware and IBM i skills | 5 |
| IBM i backup and recovery skills | 4 |
| IBM Storwize V7000 | 5 |
| Hardware Management Console operations | 4 |
| Implementation and use of IASPs with IBM i | 4 |
| English | 4 |
| PowerHA SystemMirror on IBM i | 4 |
| VIOS | 5 |
| Live Partition Mobility | 4 |
| IBM PowerVM NPIV | 4 |
Scale is 1 = None, 2 = Limited, 3 = Average, 4 = Good and 5 = Excellent.
You personally do not have to have all of these skills to be considered a good candidate for this residency. The project leader will match your skills with those of the other nominations to bring together the best team possible.
Documentation Skills Needed
| Skill Areas | Requested Skill Level |
| Blogging skills are welcome (not mandatory) | 2 |
| PowerPoint | 3 |
| Camtasia studio skills are welcome (not mandatory) | 3 |
| FrameMaker or any editing tool | 4 |
Scale is 1 = None, 2 = Limited, 3 = Average, 4 = Good and 5 = Excellent.
These documentation skills are desirable, but not critical, for acceptance into this residency. The only definite requirements are familiarity with standard text processing and readiness to learn.
This Residency
Profile
Start Date
05 Aug 2013
End Date
30 Aug 2013
Length
4 weeks
Residents needed
7
Submit Nominations by
05 Jun 2013
Residency Location
Rochester MN, USA
Residency Leader
Hernando Bedoya