IBM PowerVM Getting Started Guide

By deploying PowerVM virtualization and IBM Power Systems, you can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Lower energy costs through server consolidation
  
• Reduced cost of your existing infrastructure
  
• Better management of the growth, complexity, and risk of your infrastructure
  

• Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM)
  
• Hardware Management Console (HMC)
  
• Systems Director Management Console (SDMC)
  

This paper targets new customers who need assistance with quickly and easily installing, configuring, and starting a new PowerVM server in a virtualized environment.