Use Case: Dell AIM and Easing Virtualization Deployment

Do you have high-utilization production servers that can’t be run as virtual machines, even though you would value the flexibility? Are you concerned about the "eggs-in-one-basket" risk posed by hypervisors in that a loss of one physical machine can bring down multiple virtual servers? Do you wish you could deploy hypervisors without lengthy, machine-by-machine installation, network and storage configuration challenges?

To remove these challenges, Dell has developed the Virtual Integrated System (VIS) Architecture and offers IT managers a phased approach to move to a virtual-ready infrastructure. The VIS portfolio of products includes: Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM), VIS Self-Service Creator and VIS Director. Dell AIM abstracts workloads from the hardware they run on.

With Dell AIM, you can implement non-intrusive server repurposing and enable easier deployment of multiple hypervisors on to unmodified data center architectures. You can change the workloads running on your servers (physical or virtual) and their connectivity to the network and storage within the span of a reboot. Dell Helps you: 

• Simplify management by removing the need for physical reconfiguration, providing automated real-time monitoring and as-needed reconfiguration.
• Lower infrastructure overhead by reducing redundant, underutilized infrastructure.
• Increase performance by enabling on-the-fly movement of servers on to or off, of disparate types of virtual or real hardware.