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IBM i integration
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IBM i offers three technologies that provide a powerful, flexible and highly cost-effective alternative to Intel® -compatable server farms by providing a consolidated server for IBM i applications and Windows®, VMware® ESX and Linux® services.
iSCSI solution (iSCSI)
The iSCSI solution allows you to connect standard 1-way, 2-way, 4-way, or 8-way IBM BladeCenter® or System x™ models to your IBM i through an Ethernet network, leveraging the storage consolidation and systems management advantages of IBM i and providing greater power and flexibility than the Integrated xSeries® Adapter and the Integrated xSeries Server.
BladeCenter and System x models supported with iSCSI
Ethernet switches for iSCSI
iSCSI install read me first
Power server support for iSCSI targets
Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA)
The Integrated xSeries Adapter allows you to connect as many as 60 standard 1-way, 2-way, 4-way, or 8-way IBM System x models to your IBM i through the High Speed Link, leveraging the storage consolidation and systems management advantages of the IBM i solution and providing greater power and flexibility than the Integrated xSeries Server.
System x models supported with IXA
IXA install read me first
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Power server support for IXAs
Integrated xSeries Server (IXS)
Through the Integrated xSeries Server for iSeries, you can run Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003, Microsoft Windows 2000 and Linux servers and your IBM i in a single system footprint. The Integrated xSeries Server is a unique product that puts the power of a System x model on a single card that can be plugged into your IBM i.
IXS install read me first
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Power server support for IXS
 
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iSCSI

iSCSI overview

BladeCenter and System x models supported with iSCSI

Ethernet switches for iSCSI

iSCSI install read me first


ROI with IBM i

Infrastructure Simplification and the ROI of consolidating Windows, Linux, and AIX 5L applications on IBM System i


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