VMware vSphere with high availability hardware setup for System x

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VMware vSphere with high availability hardware setup for System x Rapid deployment and virtualization on any System x hardware Highlights ●●

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Flexible system customized to meet your System x® requirements Hands-on skills transfer to expand the knowledge of your IT staff Greater understanding of VMware vSphere on the System x solution Access to a System x technical consultant Assistance in setting up a VMware environment and help with learning more about its capabilities

Our service The VMware vSphere on System x® service provides customized enablement assistance to get your System x servers virtualized and ready to start adding workloads. The service includes developing a hardware systems management solution as well as virtualizing your servers on the System x and VMware solution. A System x technical consultant provides hands-on skills transfer and technical maintenance guidance so you can implement a reliable cloud-ready infrastructure designed for efficient virtualization.

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Customized to meet your System x requirements

Virtualization has become more crucial for business applications as IT systems have grown in complexity. In today’s business environment, you need to improve the availability, performance and utilization of your IT resources, while controlling IT complexity. Virtualization can deliver massive efficiency in the data center, but your administrator and IT staff must be skilled in successful adoption and use. Obtaining the technical skills to perform your own hardware, systems management and virtualization implementations could simplify the process and accelerate the time to value.

System x Enterprise Solution Services can help you develop a two cluster solution using VMware’s recommended approach that includes a management cluster and a compute cluster. System x Enterprise Solution Services provide the overall architecture and integration with your system, customized for your unique situation. The customization includes architectural diagrams, physical representation of the solution, network diagrams, storage fabric diagrams, hardware management IPs and credentials. System x Enterprise Solution Services provide the expertise to help you integrate both Ethernet and storage

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area network (SAN) systems into your existing network. The end result is a functional VMware vSphere solution configured and ready to start deploying workloads in five days per rack of servers or per chassis. The service can help you: ●● ●

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Deploy VMware ESXi architecture to all server nodes. Configure management IP addresses on all nodes. Install and configure a VMware server virtual machine running on a management cluster. Create the compute and management clusters with VMware vSphere High Availability and vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler enabled.

Take full advantage of virtualization enablement services System x Enterprise Solution Services can help you simplify virtualization management by realizing the full value of VMware running on System x hardware. A consultant will work with you to explore your specific virtualization requirements and walk you through each step to set up a customized VMware environment. This process includes hardware systems management, network integration, skills transfer, and customer engagement summary documentation.

Gain an elevated understanding of your virtualization solution In addition to assistance with implementation and integration of the VMware vSphere on System x solution, the goal of this service is to provide you with an advanced understanding of and proficiency in all of its capabilities within your setting.

This customized offering is designed to help you gain the knowledge and tools needed to assemble a custom solution and configure a VMware environment.

Conclusion The implementing VMware vSphere on System x service speeds time to value by providing System x technical consultation to integrate a customized hardware, systems management and virtualization implementation into your current environment, as well as hands-on skills transfer and technical guidance.

Why System x System x is the leading provider of x86 systems for the data center. The portfolio includes rack, tower, blade, dense and converged systems, and supports enterprise class performance, reliability and security. System x also offers a full range of networking, storage, software and solutions, and comprehensive services supporting business needs throughout the IT lifecycle.

For more information To learn more about System x Enterprise Solution Services, please contact [email protected] for the Americas, [email protected] for the Asia Pacific region, [email protected] for Latin America, or [email protected] for Europe, Middle East and Africa. We also invite you to join the System x Enterprise Solution Services LinkedIn Group at http://lnkd.in/esmzzb7

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