What’s new in Power10, AIX 7.3, PowerVM, PowerHA 7.2.8, IBM i 7.5 and Linux on Power (2024)

Description

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Summary

This intensive 2-day course is designed to provide IT professionals with a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in IBM Power Systems, with a focus on enhancements in Power10, AIX 7.3, PowerVM for virtualization, PowerHA for high availability, IBM i and Linux on Power.
Participants will learn about new features, enhanced functionality and best practices to effectively leverage these updates in their organizations.

Target Audience

This course is intended for system administrators, IT architects and technical support personnel who are already familiar with IBM Power Systems and want to quickly update their knowledge with the latest developments.
The target audience includes:

• AIX administrators looking to understand the new features of AIX 7.3.
• IT professionals who manage virtualized environments using PowerVM.
• System architects and administrators responsible for high availability solutions with PowerHA.
• IBM i administrators who need to keep up with the latest updates.
• Linux administrators working with RHEL, SUSE or Ubuntu on Power Systems.

Prerequisites

Participants must have:

• Previous experience in AIX system administration (AIX 7.1 or later versions recommended).
• Basic knowledge of PowerVM and PowerHA.
• Familiarity with IBM Power Systems hardware, especially Power8 or Power9.
• Optional: familiarity with IBM i or Linux on Power.

Course contents

Day 1: Introduction to Power10 and AIX 7.3

• • Introduction to Power10 Architecture
    • Main new features: DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, AI acceleration.
    • Performance improvements over Power9.
    • Strategies and considerations for the migration of existing systems.
  • What’s new in AIX 7.3
    • Fast Failover for Fibre Channel adapters: reduction of I/O failover times.
    • JFS2 Log Shuffle: file system performance optimization.
    • New security features and improvements in system management.
    • Binary compatibility and migration tips from AIX 7.2 to 7.3.

Day 1 (Continued): PowerVM and PowerHA Enhancements

• • PowerVM in Power10
    • Improved virtualization capabilities: VIOS management, Live Partition Mobility.
    • Improved security and isolation in virtual environments.
    • Best practices for managing PowerVM in mixed work environments.
  • Upgrades in PowerHA SystemMirror
    • What’s new in PowerHA 7.2.8: improvements in Cluster Aware AIX (CAA).
    • Improved management tools and simplified configuration processes.
    • Best practices for maintaining high availability in modern data centers.

Day 2: IBM i and Linux on Power (optional)

• • Optional Chapter: What’s new in IBM i
    • Latest updates for IBM i 7.5 in Power10.
    • Improvements in database performance, security and system management.
    • Integration with modern DevOps tools and processes.
  • Linux on Power (RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu)
    • Overview of support for Linux distributions in Power10.
    • New features in RHEL 9, SUSE 15 and Ubuntu 24.04 for Power Systems.
    • Introduction to PowerSC and PowerVC for Linux environments.
    • Security and compliance improvements with PowerSC 2.2.0.3.
    • Virtualization and cloud management with PowerVC 2.1.1.
    • KVM over PowerVM (new!)

Do you need to tailor this agenda to your needs? Interested in other courses? Contact us without obligation.

Locations for on-site delivery

• Austria: Vienna
• Belgium: Brussels, Ghent
• Denmark: Cophenhagen
• Estonia: Tallinn
• Finland: Helsinki
• France: Paris, Marseille, Lyon
• Germany: Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Hamburg
• Greece: Athens, Thessaloniki
• Italy: Rome
• Louxemburg: Louxembourg (city)
• Netherlands: Amsterdam
• Norway: Oslo
• Portugal: Lisbon, Braga, Porto, Coimbra
• Slovakia: Bratislava
• Slovenia: Bratislava
• Spain: Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia, Barcelona, Bilbao, Málaga
• Sweden: Stockholm
• Turkey: Ankara
• United Kingdom: London