IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x

IBM i integration with BladeCenter® and System x® allows businesses to operate heterogeneous environments that include Intel®-compatible servers running Microsoft® Windows® or VMware® ESX applications in addition to core business applications on IBM i.

• Read about IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x benefits
• See the IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x brochure (71KB)
• Watch the overview video
• Read Case Studies for IBM i integrated server solutions
• See the iSCSI solution that is available
• See Resources for related information

Note: For information about running IBM i on POWER™ processor-based blades, see the About i on Blades page.

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Recent developments

• Windows Server 2012 is now supported on IBM i 7.1.
  See the Integrated Server Operating System (Server OS) Versions section of the IBM i iSCSI Solution Guide for details. See the IBM i PTFs page for required PTFs.
  (19 February 2013)
• ESX 5.1 is now supported on IBM i 7.1 and 6.1.
  See the Integrated Server Operating System (Server OS) Versions section of the IBM i iSCSI Solution Guide for details (19 February 2013)
• iSCSI direct connect is supported when using an IBM i software target (Ethernet NIC) on IBM i 7.1.
  See the iSCSI Network Capabilities section of the IBM i iSCSI Solution Guide for details. See the IBM i PTFs page for required PTFs.
  (19 February 2013)

Product information

• Integration with BladeCenter and System x on the IBM i Technology Updates Wiki