IBM i integration
with BladeCenter and System x

IBM® IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x (71 KB)
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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.

IBM i integration with BladeCenter and System x topic in the IBM i 6.1 Information Center. This topic contains web and PDF versions of the following subtopics:

• iSCSI-attached System x and blade systems (includes Windows, VMware ESX and Linux).
• iSCSI network planning guide
• IXS or IXA-attached integrated Windows servers

"Windows environment on iSeries" information available in the iSeries Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/. Select the IBM i release. Then select Integrated operating environments, then Windows environment on iSeries.

"Linux on an integrated xSeries solution" information available in the i 5.4 iSeries Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/. Select IBM i release i 5.4. Then select Integrated operating environments, then Linux, then Linux on an integrated xSeries solution.

System i Performance Capabilities Reference (1.6 MB). Contains performance information related to IXS and IXA attached System x models. See Chapter 17, "Integrated BladeCenter® and System x™ Performance".

iSCSI Host Bus Adapter for IBM BladeCenter or xSeries (1.1 MB) document. Contains instructions for installing and configuring an iSCSI HBA in a BladeCenter blade or System x model.

iSCSI Network Planning Guide for IBM i 5.4 (300 KB) document. Use this planning guide to plan the network configuration information that is needed during the hardware and software installation for an IBM BladeCenter blade or System x model that is attached to the IBM i platform using iSCSI host bus adapters on IBM i 5.4.

PCI adapters (41.4 MB) document for System p5 and i5, eServer p5 and i5 and OpenPower™ models. Contains information on installing an iSCSI host bus adapter (iSCSI HBA) or Integrated xSeries Server (IXS) in these systems.

iSeries PCI Card (3.4 MB) document for pre-eServer i5 models. Contains information on installing Integrated xSeries Servers in these systems.

Integrated xSeries Adapter (2.3 MB) document for IBM® System p5 and i5, eServer p5 and i5 and OpenPower™ models. Contains information on installing Integrated xSeries Adapters in System x models.

Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA) (1.3 MB) document for pre-eServer i5 models. Contains information on installing Integrated xSeries Adapters in System x models.

Implementing Integrated Windows Server through iSCSI to System i5 (SG24-7230-00) -- October 2006.
This IBM Redbook discusses the newest implementation of the Integrated xSeries servers, which utilizes the iSCSI protocol to communicate with the IBM i.

Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Integration with iSeries (SG24-6959-00) -- December 2003.
Note: This redbook also includes information for integrating Windows® 2000 servers with iSeries.

Implementing Linux on Integrated xSeries Solutions for iSeries (SG24-6379-00) -- August 2004.
Note: If you are installing SLES 9 on an IXA attached System x model on V5R3, also see the Redbook addendum for SLES 9 installs web page.
Note: If you are installing RHEL 4 on an IXA attached System x model on V5R3, also see the Redbook addendum for RHEL 4 installs web page.

Other Redbooks are at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com

Integrated xSeries Adapter and Migration Tower Coexistence in High-speed Link Loops -- January 2003.

Considerations for installing VMware® on the Integrated xSeries Server and Integrated xSeries Adapter -- January 2003.

Other Redbooks Technotes are at http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/tips/

iSeries Windows Server Integration for Small and Medium Businesses: An Application-Serving Network Example using Citrix® Access Suite on Integrated xSeries Systems (REDP0710) -- December 2005.

Best Practices for Windows and Linux Integration in the iSeries (REDP4000) -- October 2005.

VMware GSX Server on IBM eServer iSeries Integrated Servers (883 KB) (REDP3614) -- January 2003.

High Availability with XSM for iSCSI Integrated Server, Linux and AIX with Virtual Storage on IBM i (253 KB) -- 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 IBM i (286 KB) -- 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.

IDC: Infrastructure Simplification and the ROI of consolidating Windows, Linux, and AIX® 5L™ applications on IBM eServer iSeries Systems -- September 2005.
IDC found strong return on investment, significant cost savings, and short payback time by consolidating Windows, Linux, and AIX 5L applications on IBM eServer iSeries systems.

Integrated IBM eServer xSeries for iSeries Benchmark for Citrix Access Suite (348 KB) -- August 2005.
his paper is intended for IBM field support specialists who are interested in the baseline performance of Citrix Presentation Server running on an IBM eServer xSeries system connected to a IBM i via the Integrated xSeries Adapter.

A Simpler Way to Manage Windows Servers: How the IBM eServer iSeries Makes Windows Servers More Powerful and IT Staffs More Productive (173 KB) -- July 2005.
This white paper provides a CIO with an Executive Summary of the challenges faced by Windows administrators today and detailed technical information for Windows Administrators about how Integrated xSeries for iSeries offerings provide benefits to address these challenges effectively.

IBM eServer iSeries Advantage: Benefits of Integrated xSeries Adapter for J.D. Edwards OneWorld / ERP 8.0 (131 KB) -- June 2003.
This whitepaper by the J.D. Edwards Competency Center highlights the benefits of Utilizing xSeries attached via the iSeries Integrated xSeries Adapter as a front end web server to iSeries enterprise server. This combination of iSeries and IBM® eServer xSeries using the IXA as the OneWorld / ERP 8.0 web server provides extensive horizontal capacity to the system and offers the advantages of faster performance, advanced disk management, server flexibility and centralized backup. The exclusive iSeries IXA solution provides the flexibility to run mixed server environments in a single, consolidated infrastructure with minimum complexity.

IXA Installation Problem Determination Guide (405 KB).
Contains a set of problem determination procedures for diagnosing potential problems encountered while installing a new Integrated xSeries Adapter in a System x model and attempting to attach it to your IBM i.