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© 2004 IBM Corporationv 3.04

This presentation is intended for the education of IBM and Business Partner sales personnel. It should not be distributed to customers.

Nick RavnUser Technologies

Virtualization Engine Documentation and planning advisor

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© 2004 IBM Corporationpage 2Template Version 3.05 IBM Systems Group Field Skills & Education

Agenda

Topics to be covered are:

– IBM Systems Software Information Center• Overview• Content• Access• Printing• Interactive resources

– Virtualization Engine planning advisor• The importance of planning• About the Virtualization Engine planning advisor

– The flow– The input: “Build Your Engine”

> Select products> Select operating systems

– The output: “Customized Installation Plan”> Order> Deploy> Install

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Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this material, you should:

– Know where to find the Virtualization Engine documentation in the IBM Systems Software Information Center.

– Understand the importance of planning in the deployment of the Virtualization Engine in your enterprise.

– Understand how the Virtualization Engine planning advisor can assist you.

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IBM Systems Software Information Center:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/index.jsp

The IBM Systems Software Information Center on the Web is the single location for the Virtualization Engine documentation.

IBM Systems Software Information Center: Overview

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Content in the Information Center is written in concise pieces of information called Topics. Each article addresses one complete idea. The IBM Systems Software Information Center has topic types of procedure, concept, example, reference, and details.

Topic Type Content

Procedure How do I?

Concept What is this?

Reference Look up information

Example Works through a scenario or supplies working code examples

Details Secondary to another article

IBM Systems Software Information Center: Content

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– Virtualization Engine • Overview & getting started• Planning (including an interactive planning advisor)• Scenarios• Installation• Management• Troubleshooting• Systems services• Systems technologies • Virtualizing a system• Managing a virtual system• Managing a virtual enterprise

– Systems management• Scenarios for effective systems management• Solutions for single platform and cross-platform systems management

– Various other IBM Systems-related software topics

IBM Systems Software Information Center: Content

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IBM Systems Software Information Center: Access

At GA for the Virtualization Engine Version 2, you can access the Information Center at any time:

– From ibm.com, or directly at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/index.jsp

– From marketing and educational materials– From materials shipped or downloaded with the Virtualization Engine products– From the product user interface…

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PDF filesTopic collection:

Procedure articles Concept articles

Reference articlesExample articles

Print files are also contained in the Information Center. Groups of topics (called topic collections) are formatted into PDFs for convenient printing.

IBM Systems Software Information Center: Printing

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IBM Systems Software Information Center: Interactive resources

Content in the Information Center is more than just traditional text! Much of our content is interactive and tailored to individual customers.

Interactive Information

Description

eLearning Allows the user to learn about task and concepts in an engaging, interactive, and user-driven manner. Check out the new Virtualization Engine eLearning module!

Advisors Walks users through complex decisions; makes smart recommendations based on user input. For example, watch for the Virtualization Engine planning advisor!

Conceptual animations

Combines text, graphics, and sound to create a rich user experience. Illustrates complex concepts and relationships in an engaging format. For example, look for EWLM conceptual animations!

Custom checklists Provides personalized procedures based on customer input.

Interactive tables Allows the user to sort and filter complex sets of data in an interactive manner. No more sorting through pages and pages of data!

Finders Allows the user to look up information fast; a mini-search.

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Virtualization Engine planning advisor

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Virtualization Engine planning advisor:The importance of planning

To successfully deploy the Virtualization Engine, careful planning is a must. Among the planning considerations: Understand the functional capabilities of the Virtualization Engine systems services.

Understand the supported operating systems and minimum system requirements.

Determine which systems services are right for your business.

Determine what you need to order.

Determine where the systems services should be deployed in your enterprise.

Identify prerequisites

– Prerequisite software installation– Environment preparation

Understand the tasks that need to be completed to perform the installation.

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A: The Virtualization Engine planning advisor

Virtualization Engine planning advisor:Q: How do you complete your planning?

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What is it?An interactive, Flash-based tool that asks you questions about your enterprise and how you plan to use the Virtualization Engine, then translates your input into recommendations on ordering, deploying, and installing.

Where do I find it? In the IBM Systems Software Information Center on the Web (available at R2 GA).

When do I use it?When you are ready to begin the process of implementing the Virtualization Engine in your enterprise, even before you place your order if you like.

Virtualization Engine planning advisor:About the advisor

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Welcome Select systems services

Select management

server

Select managed

nodes

View “My Engine”

View ordering

info

View deployment

topology

View install

checklist

Input OutputEntry

“Build Your Engine” “Customized Installation Plan”

Customer is guided through the task of selecting the VE products they are interested in, with the assistance of:

- Conceptual documentation- Conceptual animations- Solution scenarios- Hardware requirements- Software requirements

Once the combination of desired products has been established, the customer is guided through the process of selecting the hardware/operating systems on which they will deploy those desired products.

Upon completion of “building” their Virtualization Engine configuration, the customer is presented with customized recommendations:

OrderingInstructions on how to go about ordering the Virtualization Engine, if it has not been ordered/obtained alreadyExplanation of the licensing model

DeployingGraphical depiction of the deployment of the products and their components across VE enterprise

InstallingCustomized checklist of tasks necessary to install, configure, and begin working with (with links to instructions/procedures)

Virtualization Engine planning advisor:Flow

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Virtualization Engine planning advisor:Build Your Engine

Select productsThe planning advisor allows the customer to select Virtualization Engine products through the context of business case solution scenarios, illustrating value through real business goals.

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Virtualization Engine planning advisor:Build Your Engine

Select operating systems

Once product selection is complete, the planning advisor guides the customer through the process of selecting operating systems on which to deploy the desired Virtualization Engine components.

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Virtualization Engine planning advisor:Customized Installation Plan

Ordering

Provides information on how to obtain the Virtualization Engine, if necessary. Includes information on ordering tools, PIDs, and the licensing model.

[ under development ]

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Deploying

Graphical representations of where the various components need to be installed in the enterprise are provided, with information about hardware and system requirements.

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Installing

Customized checklists to guide the customer through the installation, providing a recommended order of tasks, links to procedural documentation to complete each task, as well as “level of difficulty” icons to indicate the amount of time/expertise required to complete a task.

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Conclusion / Wrap-up

The IBM Systems Software Information Center on the Web is the single location for the Virtualization Engine documentation.

Proper planning is essential to a successful deployment of the Virtualization Engine.

The Virtualization Engine planning advisor will help you order, deploy, and install the Virtualization Engine in your enterprise.

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Notices – cont’dInformation concerning non-IBM products was obtained from the suppliers of

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Performance is in Internal Throughput Rate (ITR) ratio based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment. The actual throughput that any user will experience will vary depending upon considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user’s job stream, the I/O configuration, the storage configuration, and the workload processed. Therefore, no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve throughput improvements equivalent to the performance ratios

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