IBM Services for POWER7

Reduce operating costs and complexity through effective server optimization

In today's environment of tight IT budgets, you can save money and reduce complexity through better server utilization. IBM Implementation Services for AIX V6.1 is designed to facilitate a quick and effective installation of the AIX V6.1 operating systems on your Power Systems servers.

IBM will:

• provide a pre-planning installation worksheet in order to finalize AIX 6.1 Power Systems Implementation Services
• install and configure up to three AIX Workload Partitions ("WPAR"), using prerequisite Workload Partitions Manager for AIX ("WPAR Manager") on one of your Power Systems in order to enable Live Application Mobility.

Facilitating efficient IBM Power Systems migration to the most current AIX operating system

Designed to help you efficiently migrate to the AIX V6.1 platform and help optimize your return on investment — all while enabling your in-house staff to focus on business-critical activities. Trained and experienced IBM Global Technology Services specialists can have you up and running on AIX V6.1 with limited disruption to your server infrastructure.

IBM will:

• provide a Services specialist at your location to plan and migrate AIX 5L V5.3 to AIX V6.1 for one designated Power System
• provide a migration Installation Record that specifies the activities performed during these Services

Simplify data center component management for enhanced availability and reduced costs

Provides quick and efficient installation of near real-time monitoring and management capabilities available through Systems Director. An integrated, cross-platform management tool, Systems Director can help enhance availability and efficiency while driving savings across your organization.

IBM will:

• install and configure IBM Systems Director on a designated management server in an AIX environment and configure up to four endpoints to be monitored by IBM Systems Director

Monitors, manages and controls data center energy usage for improved availability and performance

The energy required to power and cool your organization's data center components can result in a significant cost, yet it can be difficult to accurately determine actual usage. IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager provides near-real-time power and thermal monitoring and management capabilities for Power Systems servers.

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IBM will:

• install and configure IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager on a designated management server in an AIX environment and configure up to two Power Distribution Unit (PDU+) metering devices to be monitored by IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager

Helping you deploy advanced server virtualization capabilities quickly and smoothly – with less risk

Designed specifically for organizations that choose to deploy the IBM PowerVM feature available on most IBM Power Systems servers, this solution provides professional assistance to help you complete the implementation quickly and with less risk. Provides expert implementation services in a fixed-price, fixed-scope format to rapidly leverage the capabilities available with most Power Systems servers. Other customized services are also available depending on your PowerVM service needs.

IBM will:

• provide onsite implementation and configuration for one IBM Power Systems server
• provide an I/T Services specialist who will conduct a planning session for the IBM Power Systems PowerVM; prepare the Hardware Management Console and the IBM Power Systems server; configure, install and micro partition the IBM Power Systems Server into Virtual I/O ("VIO"), AIX or Linux partitions, for up to ten partitions; configure logical volumes, file systems and TCP/IP connectivity for the newly created partitions; configure a single Network Installation Manager server; provide one day of basic skills instruction to designated personnel on the training of operations for supporting the environment

Enhancing your Power Systems environment with quick, efficient implementation of IBM PowerHA for AIX

Designed to facilitate a quick and efficient installation of IBM PowerHA for AIX on your new or existing IBM Power Systems servers. This service includes onsite planning, installation, configuration and testing of IBM PowerHA for AIX by an experienced IBM service support representative.

IBM will:

• provide a Services specialist at your site to plan and perform the installation for PowerHA/XD's GLVM components The components for PowerHA/XD GLVM for AIX will include filesets for PowerHA/XD and GLVM. These components will be installed and configured for both nodes each located geographically at the primary and secondary sites
• provide basic skills instruction to the personnel identified and verify that the components specified are installed and operational

Enable predictable outcomes with non-disruptive volume-level migrations at the block level

Designed for data centers with multi-vendor storage environments and the need for continuous application availability. Softek TDMF is host-based data migration software that helps enable non-disruptive data migration, locally or over distance, regardless of storage hardware, for IBM z/OS®, Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX® and Linux® environments.

IBM will:

• provide a license to use one of IBM's Data Mobility Tools ("Data Mobility Tools") together