IBM PowerLinux

Reference information

General:

Vendor:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER and administration guides (links reside outside of ibm.com)
  • SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) for POWER and administration guides for SLES 10 and SLES 11 (links reside outside of ibm.com)

Hardware platform:

PowerVM and Virtual I/O Server:

Systems management:

Software solutions:

Tools and downloads

Recommended tools:

Customer planning tools:

IBM Business Partner (ISV) assistance:

IBM PartnerWorld - programs to help port and support applications for Linux on Power Systems, including the popular Chiphopper™ and Virtual Loaner Programs

Support

Vendor support:

  • Red Hat support (link resides outside of ibm.com) - standard and premium support for Red Hat Linux distributions for POWER
  • Novell support (link resides outside of ibm.com) - standard and premium support for SUSE Linux distributions for POWER

Community resources

IBM developerWorks Power Linux community

A gathering place for Linux on Power technical folks.

IBM developerWorks for Linux

Technical resources and a community forum for Linux developers, administrators, and users.

developerWorks technical library

Searchable repository of community-provided information about Linux on all platforms.



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Advantages

Companies embracing Smarter Computing are implementing IT infrastructure based on the IBM Power Systems platform that is designed for data, tuned to the task and managed with cloud technologies. With Power Systems, businesses can outpace their competitors by delivering services faster, differentiate their offerings by delivering higher quality services, and turn operational cost into investment opportunity by delivering services with superior economics.

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Hardware

Power Systems hardware provides the foundation for designing workload optimized systems in conjunction with software and expert domain knowledge. Power servers and blades are modular and scalable and designed from the chip through the software stack to help deliver new levels of business performance.

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Operating systems

Power servers deliver flexibility and choice of operating systems to enable your business to select the best applications for your business needs. Whether running 1, 2, or all 3 - coupled with PowerVM, they maximize the benefit of Power Systems in your business.

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System software

IBM's integrated approach to developing Systems and Systems Software stacks together delivers maximum utilization, availability, and flexibility helping you deliver new advantages in your business.

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Solutions

IBM and IBM Business Partner solutions exploit key benefits in Power Systems that help you deliver new capabilities and new competitive advantages to your business.

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Migrate to Power

Over the last five years thousands of Oracle and HP UNIX clients have migrated to POWER. Learn how Power Systems has helped them improve their business performance, reduce risk, and establish a more secure future.

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