과목정보: Enterprise Server Training - Virtualization Solutions

The IBM eX5 product portfolio represents the fifth generation of servers built upon Enterprise X-Architecture which leverages decades of mainframe server design to deliver an open and affordable, industry-standard x86 server platform.

This course presents an overview of IBM virtualization solutions for the IBM System x Enterprise server line with an in depth look at Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer. Additional topics include an overview of virtualization, virtualization history and terminology, hypervisor architectures, and virtualization management. Hands-on lab procedures include the IBM virtualization solutions for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer.   

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This is an intermediate course for individuals who are involved in the planning, installation, configuration and upgrading of System x Enterprise servers.  

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The prerequisite for this course is:

• System x Technical Principles (Enhanced) (XTR11), and IBM eX5 Enterprise Servers - Architecture and Product Overview (XTR50).

It is also recommended that students have some experience with Intel-based computer hardware and Windows or Linux operating systems.  

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• Articulate IBM Smarter Planet
• Describe how System x and virtualization play a key role in IBM Smarter Planet
• Articulate ex5 enterprise systems hardware virtualization support
• Using the memory subsystem, list the three IBM technologies and paraphrase their contributions to a virtualization environment
• List three IT issues that helped virtualization become popular
• List three benefits of using virtualization
• Identify the key differences between Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors
• List the key differences between server and storage consolidation
• List the IBM virtualization offerings available today
• List the features and benefits of IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager
• Describe the new virtualization extension of IBM Systems Director - VMControl
• List the features and benefits of the virtual client solution from IBM
• List the architectural features of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V
• List the architectural features of Citrix XenServer   

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Day 1

• (00:30) Welcome
• (04:30) Unit 1 - IBM eX5 product review, IBM Smarter Planet, and virtualization background
• (01:30) Exercises 1 and 2

Day 2

• (00:30) Day one review
• (04:30) Unit 2 - IBM virtualization solutions, hypervisors, and hypervisor deep-dives
• (01:30) Exercises 3 and 4   

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