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IBM i integration with BladeCenter® and System x™ has several publications available. They provide advice and guidance on the installation, configuration and general use of this feature. Click on the publication you would like to view online.
Brochures
IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x (71KB)
Learn about solutions for the Power Systems family of servers that provide powerful, flexible, and highly cost-effective alternatives to managing Intel® processor-based server farms.
Videos and Animations
IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x overview video
Watch how IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x can integrate operations, streamline communications and provide consolidated storage management.
BladeCenter iSCSI Installation Overview
This Flash animation provides an overview of the iSCSI attached BladeCenter blade installation process. It also provides a conceptual overview of the various hardware and software components and shows how they work together in the IBM i iSCSI solution.
System x iSCSI Installation Overview
This Flash animation provides an overview of the iSCSI attached System x platform installation process. It also provides a conceptual overview of the various hardware and software components and shows how they work together in the IBM i iSCSI solution.
Manuals
IBM i iSCSI Solution Guide. This guide provides the latest support matrices and installation information for BladeCenter and System x servers that are attached to IBM i. This Web page contains links to the following PDFs:
- IBM i iSCSI Solution Guide
- IBM i iSCSI Solution Work Sheets
IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x topic in the IBM i 7.1 Information Center.
System i integration with BladeCenter and System x topic in the IBM i 6.1 Information Center. See the iSCSI-attached System x and blade systems sub-topic.
Windows environment on iSeries topic in the i 5.4 Information Center.
IBM i Performance Capabilities Reference. Contains performance information related to integrated servers. See the "Integrated BladeCenter and System x Performance" chapter.
The appropriate PCI adapter installation topic for your Power server model in the IBM Power Systems Hardware Information Center for installing an Ethernet NIC or iSCSI host bus adapter (iSCSI HBA).
Redbooks
- VMware VI3 on BladeCenter and System x Integrated with System i (SG24-7408-00) -- May 2008.
Documents reasons for implementing VMware Infrastructure 3 via IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x and guides you through planning, installing, backup/recovery, administration and management of a VMware infrastructure.
- Implementing Integrated Windows Server through iSCSI to System i5 (SG24-7230-00) -- October 2006.
This IBM Redbook provides information on running Windows on servers which utilize the iSCSI protocol to communicate with the IBM i.
Other Redbooks are at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com
White Papers
- Aligning storage partitions for VMware® ESX Server on iSCSI attached integrated servers (100KB) -- May 2008.
This paper is an addendum to Redbook VMware VI3 on BladeCenter and System x Integrated with System i.
- VMware ESX Server on iSCSI attached integrated servers for i5/OS V5R4 (160KB) -- September 2007.
This paper provides information on installing and managing VMware ESX Server on a BladeCenter or System x server that is attached to IBM i via iSCSI HBAs.
- High Availability with XSM for iSCSI Integrated Server, Linux and AIX with Virtual Storage on System i (253KB) -- July 2007.
This paper demonstrates how the combination of existing IBM i technologies can provide additional value to clients by automating HA for an integrated server, Linux or AIX environment hosted in an IASP.
- High Availability Automation for iSCSI Integrated Server and AIX 5L with Virtual Storage on System i (286KB) -- October 2006.
This paper demonstrates how to use existing IBM i technologies and offerings to provide a level of HA and automate switchover for an iSCSI integrated server and an AIX 5L LPAR using virtual storage in IBM i.
