VMware VI3 on BladeCenter and System x Integrated with System i

IBM® i integration with BladeCenter® and System x™ allows businesses to operate heterogeneous environments that include Intel®-compatible servers running VMware® ESX Server in addition to core business applications on the IBM i platform. VMware ESX Server is the host server for abstracting processor, memory, storage and networking resources of a physical server into multiple virtual machines. The ESX Server is part of the VMware Infrastructure.

Implementing VMware Infrastructure 3 with System i® integration with BladeCenter and System x brings together the strengths of System i along with the benefits that VMware Infrastructure 3 brings to the BladeCenter and System x.

This IBM Redbooks® publication presents some of the reasons for considering implementing VMware Infrastructure 3 through System i integration with BladeCenter and System x and guides you through the following important topics:
-- Planning and installation VMware Infrastructure 3 via System i integration with BladeCenter and System x
-- Summary of VMware Infrastructure 3 advanced capabilities
-- Backup and recovery
-- Managing integrated ESC server
-- Administration and management of a VMware infrastructure
-- Migration