Re: High Level Document for Running Windows on the Systemi

[Brian <system.i.lists@xxxxxxxxx>]

Here's a link to the article
http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/i5/july07/coverstory/15207p1.aspx?ht=

I passed this one along to our CxO level management since it was close to
our setup and provided some additional validation for what we have
implemented.

Regards,

BJ

On 11/12/07, rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Amelia Island resort had quite a write up on this in one of the IBM System
> magazines.  Tried to search ibm.com for "Amelia Island" and got 45 hits.
> All inactive.  I hope they didn't get inundated with calls and yank the
> link from IBM.
> Basically all the benefits, etc.  One interesting thing they did was,
> being on a barrier island off the coast, they stored their blade center,
> connected to their i5 via iSCSI, in the same rack as their i5.  If it
> started looking like a hurricane coming they shut it all down, loaded it
> on a truck, and drove way inland.
> Computer center in a box.  You know, with a hmc console, and a kvm for the
> blade center, quite easily done.
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> Rob Berendt
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> http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/os/windows/
> Link "System i™ integration with BladeCenter(R) and System x™" will point to
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> an Executive overview video.
> On that video site, off to the right, are success stories.  Some involve
> IXS cards and iSCSI.  Including Group Dekko.
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> Management is now interested in using our "possible" new Systemi to
> manage/run our current Windows servers (i.e. replace the current servers
> with attached/integrated).  What's the best "high level" overview I can
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