IBM i PowerVM Virtualization 7.1 Update

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i PowerVM Virtualization 7.1 UpdateGottfried SchimunekSenior IT ArchitectApplication DesignIBM STG SoftwareDevelopmentLab ServicesIBM ISV Enablement3605 Highway 52 NorthRochester, MN 55901Tel 507-253-2367Fax 845-491-2347Gottfried@us.ibm.com© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandAcknowlegements Thanks to Kris Whitney for providing this comprehensive and detailed presentation2© 2011 IBM Corporation1

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM’s History of Virtualization LeadershipA 40+ year tradition continues with PowerVM and VM Control TM 20091967 1973 19871999 2004200720082009IBMdevelopshypervisorthat wouldbecome VMon themainframeIBMannouncesfirstmachines todo physicalpartitioningIBMannouncesLPAR onthemainframeIBMannouncesLPAR onPOWERIBM intro’sPOWERHypervisorfor System pand System iIBMannouncesPOWER6Live PartitionMobilityIBMannouncesPowerVM3© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandPowerVM: Virtualization Without Limits Sold with more than 70% of Power Systems Improves IT resource utilization Reduces IT infrastructure costs Simplifies management4© 2011 IBM Corporation2

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandPowerVM TechnologiesThe leading virtualization platform for UNIX, i and Linux enables amore agile and responsive infrastructure HypervisorSupport for multiple operating environments Dynamic Logical PartitioningMicro-partitioning, resource movement Multiple Shared Processor PoolsCap processor resources for a group of partitions Virtual I/O ServerVirtualizes resources for client partitions Integrated Virtualization ManagerSimplifies partition management for entry systems Lx86Supports x86 Linux applications Live Partition MobilityMove running AIX and Linux partitions System Planning ToolSimplifies the planning for and installation of Power servers withPowerVMVIOSPower Hypervisor5© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandPowerVM Editions: Built to Meet Client Virtualization NeedsPowerVM EditionsExpressStandardEnterprise PowerVM Express Edition– Evaluations, pilots, PoCs– Single-server projects PowerVM Standard Edition– Production deployments– Server consolidationPowerVM Enterprise Edition– Multi-server deployments– Cloud infrastructureMaximum LPARsManagementVirtual I/O ServerPowerVM Lx86Multiple SharedProcessor PoolsLive Partition Mobility1+2 / ServerVMControlIVM10 / CoreVMControlIVM, HMC10 / CoreVMControlIVM, HMCActive Memory SharingPowerVM Editionsoffer a unifiedvirtualizationsolution for anyPower workloads6© 2011 IBM Corporation3

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i Virtualization Strategy Increased utilization of Power Systems hardware. Create a flexible infrastructure to allow for dynamic change. Begin to manage pools of systems as one.7© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandEvolution towards: Fully Virtualized, Simplified, Lower cost• Physical resource discovery / configuration /provisioning / update / system health• OS provisioning• Virtual IO• Virtual Machine lifecycle mgmt• Dynamic resource optimization within aphysical system• VLAN• External virtualized storage+ Mobility of Virtual Machines+ Manually intensive server/storage/network mobilitymanagement+ VM-based Availability/Resilience Mgmt+ Storage Pools+ IO virtualization and virtual switching+ Hypervisor clustered fs access to virtual storageSW SWOSOSVirtl NWVirt StorageVM/LPAR VM/LPAR Virtual IO SvrVirtualizationStoragevSwitchNetworkCompute Memory+Mobility of workloads with automated andintegrated server, network & storageprovisioning+ Workload-based Availability/ResilienceMgmt+ Converged Datacenter Network fabric+ Storage Pools with advanced capabilities(cloning, snapshot, thin provisioning, …)+ Managing to QoS Policies (intelligentplacement)+ VM Security ApplianceImage LibraryVirtual ApplianceImageImage AppDeploymentAppImageAppOSImage OSAppOSOS• External virtualized switchesShared NetworkWorkload MobilitySWOSSWOSVirtl NWShared StorageVirtual ServerVirtual ServerVirt StorageVirtual IO SvrSWOSVirtl NW8ComputeVirtualizationMemoryStorageNetworkEstablished: Physical systems withlocal virtualizationVM/LPARCompute MemoryVirtualizationVirt StorageVirtual IO SvrvSwitchStorage NetworkMaturing: Multi-systemvirtualization managed acrossPhysical Servers11/23/2011Optimized for ….• Availability• Performance• EnergyEmerging: Virtual Appliances& Workload mobility withinscalable and centrally managedSystem Pools (Ensembles)© 2011 IBM Corporation4

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandStage 1 Flexible I/O Infrastructure Current Support with IBM i 6.1– VSCSI• Virtual Tape• Virtual Optical• Virtual Disk– VETH– IBM i server– VIOS and IVM Current Support with IBM i 6.1.1– NPIV– VIOS MPIO– SSD Enhancements– Virtualization Management Enhancements9© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsTwo I/O Server OptionsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i IBM iHypervisorPOWER6VIOS IBM iHypervisorPOWER6• Built into IBM i•Host Disk and Optical•Consolidate Ethernet Traffic•Same technology as hosting AIX,Linux, and iSCSI•VIOS Server•Host Disk and Optical•Bridge Ethernet Traffic•Attach external storage•Advance Virtualization Functions10© 2011 IBM Corporation5

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i Hosting IBM iIBM i-based Virtualization– IBM i partition uses I/O resources from another IBM ipartition– Eliminates requirement to buy adapters and disk drivesfor each IBM i partition– Supports simple creation of additional partitions …. e.g.,for test and development– Requires POWER6 server with IBM i 6.1– PowerVM not required– Can mix virtual and direct I/O in clientPlatform support– IBM POWER6 and POWER7 servers (except blade)Storage support– Determined by host IBM i partition (SAN, EXP24, 12S,other integrated disk)LPAR management– HMCIBM i IBM iHypervisorPOWER6* All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.11© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i Host and Client Partitions: OverviewFC 5294EXP24/12SDS8000NWSSTGsOPTxxIVEIBM i HostDVDDDxxVirtual SCSIconnectionVirtual LANconnectionIBM i ClientOPTxxCMNxxDDxxDVD Requirements– POWER6 hardware– IBM i 6.1 on host and client– PowerVM not required– HMC DASD– Hardware assigned to host LPAR inHMC– DASD can be integrated or SAN– DASD virtualized as NWSSTG objects Optical– DVD drive in host LPAR virtualizeddirectly (OPTxx)– Optical IMGCLG in host LPAR may bevirtualized Networking– Network adapter (such as IVE) andVirtual Ethernet adapter in host LPAR– Virtual Ethernet adapter in client LPAR12© 2011 IBM Corporation6

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i Host VSCSI Virtual Optical-Load images into the IMGCLG onthe Server.- Share the physical DVD/CD in theServer-Utilize them to install or save to in theClient.-Automatic switching of images13© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsIBM or BP image or…Physical mediaRipping toolNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandCurrent (v6.1, pre 4Q’09)• supports loads of LPs, PTFs and data onto a v6.1 partition4Q’09• upgrade/scratch ibm i v6.1.1 over existing 6.1 partition• advantages• OS install over LAN• single copy of image• breaks single CEC/PHYP limit• requires: v6.1.1, phyp efw 3.5 and power 6ElectronicsoftwaredistributionNFS ‘image’NFS ‘image’NFS Server(most any serverexcept VIOS)2Q ’10• support for ibm i v7.1• addition of power 74Q’10• scratch install of new partition• requirements• phyp efw 3.5 (or later)• power 6 or power 7• HMC 7.7.2 (or later) or DPSMPower systemibm i v6.1 (CRTDEVOPT *SRVLAN)SAVSYS, SAVOBJ,SAVLICPGM…14© 2011 IBM Corporation7

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i Hosting IBM i PositioningSame technology as IBM i hosting AIX, LINUX, andiSCSI x86 serversLeverage existing hardware investment– Create new IBM i 6.1 LPARs using only virtualhardware (No IOAs, IOPs, disk units, I/O slotsnecessary for client partitions), but may also usephysical I/O.Rapidly deploy new workloads– Virtual disk created with 1 command or severalclicks in System i Navigator– New LPAR, virtual resources deployeddynamicallyCreate test environments without hardwareprovisioning– Virtual resources allow new test environments of exactsize to be created, deleted without moving hardware– Test new applications, tools, fixes in virtual test LPAR– Test the next release in the client partitionIBM i IBM iHypervisorPOWER6* All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.15© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandVIOS-based Virtualization– IBM i partition uses I/O resources from Virtual I/OServer (VIOS)– VIOS is included with all PowerVM Editions.– Requires POWER6 systems with IBM i 6.1Platform support– IBM Power servers– IBM BladeCenter JS12 , JS22, JS23, JS43, PS701,PS702Storage support– Enables attachment to DS3000, DS4000, DS5000,SVC, XIV, DS8000LPAR management– HMC or IVMVIOS IBM iHypervisorPOWER6Integrated Virtualization Manager– Software for creating and managingpartitions, part of VIOS– Requires IBM i to use only virtual I/Oresources16© 2011 IBM Corporation8

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandVirtual I/O Server (VIOS) DiskIBM i-VSCSI disks are always 6B22-16 disks per virtual adapter-Thousands of virtual adaptersDD001(6B22)vtscsi1hdisk1(2107)VIOSDD002DD003(6B22)vtscsi2vtscsi3Storage Pool 1hdisk2 (1815)hdisk2hdisk3(1815)(1815)hdisk3 (1815)hdisk4 (1815)hdisk4 (1815)-Flexible LUN sizes-Logical volume backed-File BackedDS8300DS480017© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandDisk Virtualization with VSCSI1 Use storage UI and Redbook for your environment to create LUNs for IBM i and attach to VIOS (or use TPC or SSPCwhere applicable)– 512B open storage LUNsDS Storage Manager forDS3200, DS3400, DS4700,DS4800, DS5100, DS5300DS8000 Storage Managerfor DS8100 and DS8300SVC Console forSVCXIV Storage GUI forXIV18© 2011 IBM Corporation9

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandDisk Virtualization with VSCSIVIOS2IBM i Use HMC to create one or more pair of VSCSI adapters– VSCSI server in VIOS, VSCSI client in IBM i– DLPAR-capable19© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandDisk Virtualization with VSCSI3 Use HMC to assign LUNs to IBM i LPAR (DLPAR-capable)20© 2011 IBM Corporation10

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandVirtualization Enhancements for IBM i1. IBM i 6.1 partition can hostIBM i 7.1 and 6.1 partitions AIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 and SLES and Red Hat Linux partitions iSCSI attached System x and BladeCenter1. IBM i 7.1 partition can hostIBM i 7.1 and 6.1 partitionsAIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 and SLES and Red Hat Linux partitionsiSCSI attached System x and BladeCenter2. PowerVM VIOS can hostIBM i 7.1 and 6.1 partitionsAIX and Linux partitionsVIOS supports advanced virtualization technologiesincluding Active Memory Sharing and NPIVStorage Virtualization can reduce costswhile improving IT infrastructure flexibilityVIOSIBM i 6.1VIOSIBM i 7.1VIOSVIOSIBM i 7.1 IBM i 6.1POWER6 & POWER7VIOSIBM i 7.1 IBM i 6.1POWER6 & POWER7VIOSIBM i 7.1 IBM i 6.1POWER6 & POWER721© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandVIOS VSCSI Virtual OpticalIBM i-Support for Physicaland File BackedOptical (FBO) Drives.OPT01(632C)vtscsi1VIOSOPT02(632C)vtscsi2Storage Pool 1- Read Only imagesmay be shared tomultiple virtual opticaldrives concurrently.CD0File BackedImageshdisk2 (1815)hdisk3 (1815)hdisk4 (1815)22© 2011 IBM Corporation11

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandSupport for IBM Storage Systems with IBM iTable as ofFeb 10, 2011N Series@@DS3200DS3400DS3500DS3950DS4700DS4800DS5020StorwizeV7000DS5100DS5300DS6800SVCXIVDS8100DS8300DS8700DS88006.1 / 7.15.4 / 6.1Rack /TowerSystemsIBM iVersionHardware5.4 / 6.1 / 7.1POWER5/6/7POWER6/7NOT DS3200#DS3500##6.1 / 7.1POWER6/76.1 / 7.1POWER6/76.1 / 7.1POWER6/7POWER5/6/7Not 7.1 ###POWER5/6/76.1 / 7.1POWER6/76.1 / 7.1POWER6/75.4 / 6.1 / 7.1POWER5/6/75.4 / 6.1 / 7.1POWER5/6/7IBM iAttachIFS/NFS(NAS)VIOSVIOSVIOSDirect* or VIOSDirectVIOSVIOSDirect or VIOSNPIV**Direct or VIOSNPIV**PowerBladesIBM iVersionHardware6.1 / 7.1POWER6/7IFS/NFS(NAS)6.1 / 7.1POWER6/7 @6.1 / 7.1POWER6/7(BCH)6.1 / 7.1POWER6/7(BCH)Notes IBM i IFS/NFSVIOSVIOSVIOS VIOS VIOS VIOSn/aVIOS VIOS- This table Attach does not list (NAS) more detailed considerations, for example required levels of firmware or PTFs required or configuration performance NPIV** considerations NPIV**- POWER7 servers require IBM i 6.1 or later- This table can change over time as addition hardware/software capabilities/options are added# DS3200 only supports SAS connection, not supported on Rack/Tower servers which use only Fibre Channel connections## DS3500 has either SAS or Fibre Channel connection. Ractk/Tower only uses Fibre Channel. Blades support either SAS or Fibre Channel### Not supported on IBM i 7.1. But see SCORE System RPQ 846-15284 for exception support* Supported with Smart Fibre Channel adapters – NOT supported with IOP-based Fibre Channel adapters** NPIV requires Machine Code Level of 6.1.1 or later and requires NPIV capable HBAs (FC adapters) and switches@ BCH supports DS3400, DS3500, DS3950 & BCS supports DS3200, DS3500@@ N Series can only be used as file server. No load source/boot support. Support only through IFS. No IBM i data base support6.1 / 7.1POWER6/7(BCH)Notsupported6.1 / 7.1POWER6/7(BCH)6.1 / 7.1POWER6/7(BCH)6.1 / 7.1POWER6/7(BCH)6.1 / 7.1POWER6/7(BCH)For more details, use the System Storage Interoperability Center: www.ibm.com/systems/support/storage/config/ssic/Note there are currently some differences between the above table and the SSIC. The SSIC should be updated to reflect the above information23© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandDS8300 Native, Through VIOSCPW ApplicationResponse Tim e (Milliseconds)504540353025201510500 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000Throughput (Transactions /Minute)DS8k nativeDS8k via VIOSResponse Tim e(Milliseconds)CPW DB Disk Data Rate1210864200 50 100 150 200Throughput (MB/Sec)Response Time(Milliseconds)CPW JO Disk Data Rate21.81.61.41.210.80.60.40.200 20 40 60 80 100Throughput (MB/Sec)DS8k nativeDS8k via VIOSDS8k nativeDS8k via VIOS24© 2011 IBM Corporation12

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandPowerVM Active Memory Sharing PowerVM Active Memory Sharing is an advanced memoryvirtualization technology which intelligently flows memory from onepartition to another for increased utilization and flexibility of memoryusage Memory virtualization enhancement for Power Systems– Partitions share a pool of memory– Memory dynamically allocated based on partition’s workloaddemands Extends Power Systems Virtualization Leadership– Capabilities not provided by Sun and HP virtualization offerings Designed for partitions with variable memory requirements– Workloads that peak at different times across the partitions– Active/inactive environments– Test and Development environments– Low average memory requirements Available with PowerVM Enterprise Edition– Supports AIX 6.1, i 6.1, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11– Partitions must use VIOS and shared processors– POWER6 processor-based systemsMemory Usage (GB)Memory Usage (GB) Memory Usage (GB)151050151050151050Around the WorldTimeDay and NightTimeInfrequent UseTimeAsiaAmericasEuropeNightDay#10#9#8#7#6#5#4#3#2#125© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandAMS Geographic Mirroring EnvironmentSASJS12 in BladeCenterDS3200VIOS IBM i IBM iDS3200DS3KBCS3B2P1PagingDevicesBCS3B2P2BCS3B2P3MEMORY5 drivesysbas5 drivesysbas16 GB TotalPhysicalMemIBM i 112 GBIBM i 212 GB10 drivesIASPGeographicMirroring10 drivesIASP26© 2011 IBM Corporation13

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandVirtual Tape with VSCSI+• GAed 5/2009 IBM i 6.1 + ptfs• LTO4, DAT72, DAT160• All BRMS and Save/Restore function available.• Library support not available with VSCSI, must use NPIV• Also supported on non-blade Power Systems27© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandFibre Channel Tape library support with NPIV+28•10/2009 with 6.1.1•3584 (TS3500) with LTO drives•3573 (TS3100 TS3200) with LTOdrives•2/2010 with 6.1.1•3577 (TS3400) with (TS1120/TS1130 ) drives•3584 (TS3500) with (TS1120/TS1130 ) drives•3576 (TS3310) with LTO drives•TS7650, TS7610© 2011 IBM Corporation14

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandSSD with VIOS Ability to share an array of SSDs among multiple partitions.– With 6.1.1 IBM i will recognize the drive as SSD– Also can be used as a shared memory pool paging device.IBM iDD001(6B22 HDD)DD002DD003(6B22 SSD)vtscsi1hdisk1HDDVIOSvtscsi2vtscsi3Storage Pool 1hdisk2 (SSD)hdisk3 (SSD)hdisk4 (SSD)29© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i Multi Path I/O SupportIBM iDD001(6B22)vtscsi1hdisk1(2107)VIOSOption 1Multipath from the VIOS out to theexternal storage box.FCS0FCS1lun130© 2011 IBM Corporation15

IBM Power SystemsIBM i Multi Path I/O SupportNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandDD001(6B22)IBM iLogically mirrored disk Option 2DD002(6B22)-HMC managed systems-Mirroring across 2 VIOS LPARs- 2 copies of the datavtscsi1 VIOS 1hdisk1(2107)vtscsi1VIOS 2hdisk3(2107)FCS0FCS1FCS0FCS1lun1lun231© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsIBM i Multi Path I/O SupportNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandDD001(6B22)IBM iDMP001DD002(6B22)- MPIO support across2 VIOS LPARs (with HMC)- 1 copy of the datavtscsi1 VIOS 1hdisk1(2107)vtscsi1VIOS 2hdisk3(2107)FCS0FCS1FCS0FCS1lun132© 2011 IBM Corporation16

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i + NPIV ( Virtual Fiber )System 1SourceSystem 2VIOS8Gbs HBAIBM i Client(System 1)IBM i Client(System 1)IBM i Client(System 1)System 3•Hypervisor assigns 2 uniqueWWPNs to each Virtual fiber•Hostconnect is created as aniSeries hosttype,•Requires 520 byte per sector LUNsto be assigned to the iSerieshostconnect•Can Migrate existing direct connectLUNSVirtual address example C001234567890001HypervisorPOWER6 with IBM i 6.1.1Note: Not available on blades until 4/2010Note: an NPIV ( N_port ) capable switch is required to connect theVIOS to the DS8000 to use virtual fiber.33© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandNPIV Configuration - Server Adapter Mappings34© 2011 IBM Corporation17

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandIBM i + NPIV ( Virtual Fiber ) with PowerHASourceSYSBASVIOS 1VIOS8Gbs HBAVIOS 2 IBM i Client 1IASP8Gbs HBAEach port is assigned separateWWPNs by the HypervisorEach port is seen as a separateadapter by IBM i – so PowerHA reset itindividually.Reduces the hardware for a singlepartition from 4 to 2 adapters forPowerHAHypervisorPOWER6 with IBM i 6.1.1•Note, This configuration can support up to 64 IBM i partitions without addingany more adapters35© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandNPIV Performance (work in progress)NPIV vs Direct Attach (DS8300)Application Response Time0.010.0090.0080.0070.0060.0050.0040.0030.0020.00100 20 40 60 80 100 120CPW Use rsnpiv run2direct attach36© 2011 IBM Corporation18

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandPowerHA in the Virtual I/O Environment With VSCSI– All Logical replication solutions supported including iCluster– PowerHA for i - Geographic mirroring With NPIV– Metro Mirroring– Global Mirroring– Lun level switching37© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandVIOS Virtualization PositioningExtend IBM i storage portfolio– Existing investment in DS4000,SVC storage– Allows consolidation of IBM i into existing SAN– Lower end SAN attachment DS3000– New XIV attachmentExisting VIOS environment– Virtualization platform of choice is VIOS– IBM i workloads can participate in existingvirtualization environmentVIOS IBM iHypervisorPOWER6Positioning for future PowerVM advancedfunctions.Required for Blades.Provides lightweight partition management.38© 2011 IBM Corporation19

IBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, SwitzerlandVIOS 2.2 - Integrated Storage VirtualizationIntegrated Storage Virtualization increases Platform ValueClient Benefits• Automated storage provisioning•Non-disruptive • Few interactions storage lifecycle between management mgmt domains• Simplified, integrated Director Mgmt •Director • Consolidated integration to deliver on-line high level backup values= Decreased complexity and cost• Advanced image management •Storage integrated with Server Mgmt Infrastructures• Consistent capabilities with different storage•Consistent capabilities across different storageServer SystemAdministratorsAdminVirtual ServersStorage SystemAdministratorsSAN39Servers…AdminServers…CPUMemoryStorageVIOSCPUMemoryStorageSynerStorIntegratedServer &StorageManagementVIOSIntegrated Storage CapabilitiesStorage AggregationPhysical Storage administrationStorage MobilitySnapshots & clonesThin ProvisioningIBM, EMC, Hitachi, Other SANStorage pooling SAN VirtualizationMigration File VirtualizationCopy services CachingThin provisioning Geo mirroringNASSOFS, NetApp, EMC, Other NASHeterogeneous© 2011 IBM CorporationIBM Power SystemsNovember 16, 2011 — Geneva, Switzerland Questions40© 2011 IBM Corporation20

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