VMware on BladeCenter S with intel xeon

n reduce complexity with integrated storage, servers, and networking.

n install and configure easily.

n Gain all the benefits of San without the complexity and costs.

n Save space, costs, and deployment time.

n Move workloads with zero downtime.

n Greatly simplify system management and reduce resources.

n Minimize power consumption and cooling needs.

the QueSt to do More with leSS

Many companies are searching for new technologies and strategies for

making operational improvements that will simplify it and reduce costs.

Yet, with diverse storage, server and network requirements, and often with

limited physical space to store and manage your systems, you might find your

options limited by your budget and your building.

Virtualization can offer you significant benefits—including consolidating your

it into a single box. iBM®, intel® and VMware® are making the transition to

virtualization easy for small to mid-sized businesses, with a powerful, end-to-end

virtualization solution: iBM BladeCenter® S chassis and BladeCenter hS22 blade

servers based on intel® xeon® processors, with VMware® vSphere™ virtualization.

inteGrated StoraGe, Virtualized it

when you move to virtualization, you expect to see business and it

improvements. But when you move to VMware on BladeCenter, you see

business and it transformation. Because you can integrate your servers,

storage, networking, applications, and i/o into a single chassis, moving to

virtualization is far less expensive than with other servers. in addition to the

reduced complexity and cost that you’ll get from virtualization, BladeCenter

S offers an internal SaS-based storage area network (San), which means you

won’t need external San storage devices and the attendant cables, switches,

Pdu’s rack space, etc.

VMware on iBM BladeCenter S: Consolidation and Virtualization from a Single Box

the full suite of VMware virtualization

capabilities are supported by the hS22 blade

server so that you can experience

virtualization right out of the box with

BladeCenter. this allows you to virtualize in

minutes with the integrated VMware eSxi

embedded hypervisor—reducing

deployment time of virtual machines from the

moment you boot your server. with VMware

on hS22 blade servers, based on energy

efficient intel xeon processors with built-in

virtualization capabilities, you’ll see tangible

operational and cost benefits, allowing you to:

n Reduce complexity—the highly

integrated it infrastructure helps simplify

the deployment of servers and storage,

reducing the resources and level of

expertise needed to manage it all.

n impRove efficiencies, Reduce

costs—Virtualize it for a more

flexible, better-utilized and lower-

cost it infrastructure with a common

management construct, using less

floor space and reducing heat, noise,

and power consumption without

sacrificing performance.

n move woRkloads without

inteRRuption—with shared SaS

storage support for VMware VMotion™,

you can perform live migration of

virtual machines from one server

to another with zero downtime,

continuous service availability, and

complete transaction integrity.

n configuRe quickly, easily—the

innovative BladeCenter S design reduces

cables by up to 80 percent compared to

rack servers, saving you installation time

and cable costs. BladeCenter S comes

with an easy setup flyer to get you up

and running quickly.

n conveRt physical machines to

viRtual machines—VMware vCenter

Server provides a built-in, guided

consolidation tool so that you can easily

convert from existing physical systems

to virtual machines.

n manage youR system

intelligently and affoRdably

with ibm systems diRectoR—iBM

Systems director and the iBM Virtualization

Manager extension help you to manage

your physical and virtual resources from a

single point of management.

iBM BladeCenter S: tiGht inteGration, flexiBle it

n integrates servers, storage, networking, i/o, and applications into a single chassis.

n uses standard office power plugs with 100–240V.

n integrates flexible, modular technology with blade servers, supporting a wide range of operating systems.

n includes management tools that are open and easily integrated.

n helps build greener it infrastructures with powerful iBM Cool Blue™ technologies and a portfolio of software tools, including iBM Systems director active energy Manager™.

n features 7u rack-optimized chassis with six blade server bays and room for four network switches, a dozen hot-swap hard disk drives, and a San controller.

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IBM BladeCenter S with VMware vSphere

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foR moRe infoRmation:

n VMware and iBM solutions: www.vmware.com/go/ibm

n iBM Virtualization: ibm.com/virtualization/vmware

n iBM BladeCenter S: ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/hardware/chassis/blades

n iBM Systems Management: ibm.com/systems/management/