Virtualization Management Software Offers Expanded Server Support and New Features 2007-06-19
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new release of its premier virtualization management software that adds powerful new capabilities for simplifying the management of virtual and physical systems across multiple platforms. In addition, the software is now available on POWER-based servers, leveraging the expanded virtualization capabilities recently announced with the launch of the POWER6 microprocessor.
IBM® Systems Director Virtualization Manager offers a web-based user interface that allows customers to simplify basic virtualization management tasks such as identifying potential outage issues or shifting computing resources. Easing the management of these tasks can help customers reduce complexity by providing an integrated view of virtual and physical system resource usage, lower IT costs through simplified administration and increase energy efficiency by optimizing system utilization. IBM Systems Director Virtualization Manager integrates and complements existing virtualization capabilities on IBM systems such as Hardware Management Console (HMC) and Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) on POWER.
The new release of IBM Systems Director Virtualization Manager will offer integrated support for POWER systems, simplifying the management of POWER hardware and virtual partitions from a single set of interfaces. This expanded support will offer better visibility of resources on POWER systems so that customers have better ac
