IBM Power Server Consolidation

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Server Sprawl Got You All Tied Up? Let IBM Power servers consolidate your workload onto fewer servers.

Server Consolidation with IBM Power Servers

Power is server virtualisation without limits. Businesses are turning to PowerVM server virtualisation to consolidate multiple workloads onto fewer systems, increasing server utilisation and reducing cost. PowerVM provides a secure and scalable server virtualisation environment for AIX, System i and Linux applications built upon the advanced RAS features and leading performance of the Power Systems platform.

Power Server Consolidation Highlights

  • Deliver services with superior economics by consolidating virtualised workloads
  • Deliver services faster by automating deployment of virtual machines and storage
  • Optimise utilisation of server and storage resources to control cost and boost ROI
  • Scale your virtualised deployments without paying underlying performance penalties
  • Eliminate scheduled downtime by deploying live mobility between servers
  • Deliver higher quality services by improving virtual resource management

Power Server Consolidation Features and Benefits

The IBM Power Systems family of servers includes proven workload consolidation platforms that help clients control costs while improving overall performance, availability and energy efficiency

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Feature Benefits
PowerVM Hypervisor
  • Supports multiple operating environments on a single system
Micro-Partitioning
  • Enables up to 10 VMs per processor core
Dynamic Logical Partitioning
  • Processor, memory, and I/O resources can be dynamically moved between VMs
Shared Processor Pools
  • Processor resources for a group of VMs can be capped, reducing software license costs
  • VMs can use shared (capped or uncapped) processor resources
  • Processor resources can automatically move between VMs based on workload demands
Shared Storage Pools
  • Storage resources for Power Systems servers and VIOS can be centralised in pools to optimise resource utilisation
Integrated Virtualisation Manager
  • Simplifies VM creation and management for entry Power Systems servers and blades
Live Partition Mobility
  • Live AIX and Linux VMs can be moved between servers, eliminating planned downtime
Active Memory Sharing
  • Intelligently flows memory from one VM to another for increased memory utilisation
Active Memory Deduplication
  • Reduces memory consumption for Active Memory Sharing configurations by detecting and eliminating duplicate memory pages
NPIV
  • Simplifies the management and improves performance of Fibre Channel SAN environments
System Planning Tool
  • Simplifies the planning for and installation of Power Systems servers with PowerVM
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