IBM Power Systems software > IBM i > Advantages >

IBM i integration
with BladeCenter and System x

Overview

Solutions

Operating systems

Resources


	Home \| About \| Service & support \| Case studies \| Library \|

IBM i integration with BladeCenter® and System x™ allows businesses to operate heterogeneous environments that include Intel®-compatible servers running Microsoft® Windows®, VMware® ESX or Linux® 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 (71 KB)

	Watch the overview video

	See Solutions that are available

	See Operating systems that are supported

	See Resources for related information

Note: For information about running IBM i on POWER™ processor-based blades, see the i 6.1 Blades page.


What's new

Featured topic


	Windows, VMware ESX and Linux integration now supported via iSCSI IBM i solutions now support integration with IBM BladeCenter and System x models via iSCSI.

(9 May 2006; revised 14 September 2007)

Recent developments


	Windows Server 2008 supported on iSCSI attached servers with i 6.1. See the Windows Server 2008 support page for details. (30 May 2008)

	Windows supported on iSCSI attached System x 3950 M2 servers. See the BladeCenter and System x models supported with iSCSI page for details. (30 May 2008)

	New Redbook: VMware VI3 on BladeCenter and System x Integrated with System i. 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. (16 May 2008)