IBM Power Systems Virtual Server Guide for IBM i

An IBM Redbooks publication

Published 30 March 2022

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ISBN-10: 0738460354
ISBN-13: 9780738460352
IBM Form #: SG24-8513-00
(280 pages)

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Authors: Dino Quintero, Jose Martin Abeleira, Adriano Almeida, Marcelos Avalos, Sanjeev Chhabra, Michael Easlon, Luis Ferreira, Ahmad Y Hussein, Diego Kesselman, Sergio Leyva, Gabriel Padilla Jimenez, Bogdan Savu, Deepak C Shetty, Luis Eduardo Silva Viera, Travis Siegfried

Abstract

This IBM® Redbooks® publication delivers a how-to usage content perspective that describes deployment, networking, and data management tasks on the IBM Power Systems Virtual Server by using sample scenarios.
During the content development, the team used available documentation, IBM Power Systems Virtual Server environment, and other software and hardware resources to document the following information:


  • IBM Power Systems Virtual Server networking and data management deployment scenarios
  • Migrations use case scenarios
  • Backups case scenarios
  • Disaster recovery case scenarios


This book addresses topics for IT architects, IT specialists, developers, sellers, and anyone who wants to implement and manage workloads in the IBM Power Systems Virtual Server. This publication also describes transferring the how-to-skills to the technical teams, and solution guidance to the sales team.

This book compliments the documentation that available at the IBM Documentation web page and aligns with the educational materials that are provided by IBM Garage for Systems Technical Education.

Table of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Power Systems Virtual Server
Chapter 2. Migration to Cloud with IBM Power Systems Virtual Server
Chapter 3. IBM Power Systems Virtual Server in IBM Cloud Network
Chapter 4. Backing up IBM i on IBM Power Systems Virtual Server
Chapter 5. Hints and tips for IBM i deployments on IBM Power Systems Virtual Server
Chapter 6. Disaster Recovery with IBM Power Systems Virtual Server
Chapter 7. Reference architectural decisions to migrate IBM i on-premises to IBM Power Systems Virtual Server
Appendix A. IBM i licensing considerations
Appendix B. Frequently asked questions about IBM i on IBM Power Systems Virtual Server

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