IBM I 7.1

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IBM i 7.1 Overview
Power your planet.
Smarter Systems for a Smarter Planet
Metro Midrange Systems Association
The Dallas/Fort Worth IBM Power Systems User Group
Mehboob Mithaiwala
Certified Consulting IT Specialist
Power Systems – ATS, IBM Coppell

IBM I 7.1 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	I 7.1
Category	Power Supply
Language	English

Summary

Workload-Optimizing Systems

Virtualization without Limits

Achieve over 90% utilization and dynamic scaling for workloads.

Power Technology Leadership

IBM i Strategy and Roadmap

Building on the Foundation

IBM i 6.1 Highlights

Key new features and enhancements for IBM i 6.1.

IBM i 7.1 Announcement Highlights

Remote Upgrade to IBM i 6.1.1 or 7.1

NFS backed optical images and electronic delivery for upgrades.

DB2 for i - Additional Enhancements

PowerHA SystemMirror for i

Asynchronous Geographic Mirroring

Multi-site disaster recovery solution with automatic failover.

Virtualization Enhancements for IBM i

Maintain current IBM i 6.1 partitions

IBM i 6.1 hosting I/O for 7.1 and 6.1, supporting various OS.

IBM i Storage Management and SSD

Systems Management Enhancements

Systems Director Navigator for i

Manage target IBM i systems, navigator runs in one place.

Rational Support for IBM i 7.1

Rational Developer for Power

Getting to IBM i 7.1 - Supported Upgrade paths

POWER7 August Announcements

POWER7 795, 710, 720, 730, 740

Power 710, 720, 730 and 740 Express Highlights

Power 710 Highlights