Improving Systems Management and Availability with The hardware platform on which virtualization is deployed can play a significant role in determining the extent to which users achieve the possible benefits while overcoming potential obstacles. This paper reviews some of the ways that deploying virtualization on leading-edge x86 servers such as IBM's System x and BladeCenter platforms, as well as using IBMs management software, can maximize the manageability and availability benefits of adopting virtualization.
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