Implementing a Virtual Server Environment: Getting Started
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
 - Chapter 2: Assessing and Planning
 - Chapter 3: Understanding the Choices for Virtualization Technologies 
- Partitioning Solutions:
 - Why choose nPartitions (nPars)?
 - Why choose Virtual Partitions (vPars)?
 - Why choose Integrity Virtual Machines (VMs)?
 - Why choose Resource Partitions or Secure Resource Partitions (SRPs)?
 - HP Utility Pricing Solutions:
 - Why choose Instant Capacity (iCAP)?
 - Why choose Temporary Instant Capacity (TiCAP)?
 - Why choose Global Instant Capacity (GiCAP)
 - Automation Solutions:
 - Why choose Global Workload Manager (gWLM) or Workload Manager (WLM)?
 
 - Chapter 4: HP VSE Reference Architectures
 - Chapter 5: Identifying a Pilot Project
 - Chapter 6: Making Your Choices
 - For more information
 

For more information 
For more information about HP VSE and virtualization technologies, see the VSE website at 
www.hp.com/go/vse
White paper: “An Introduction to the HP Virtual Server Environment,” located at 
http://docs.hp.com/en/11011/IntroToVSE.pdf
Virtual Server Environment Reference Architectures: follow the appropriate links at 
www.hp.com/go/vsera
Book: The HP Virtual Server Environment: Making the Adaptive Enterprise Vision a Reality in your 
Data Center, by Dan Herington and Bryan Jacquot, 0-13-185522-0 
http://vig.pearsoned.com/store/product/1,1207,store-1974_isbn-0131855220,00.html
White paper: “HW Consolidation with Integrity Virtual Machines” located at 
http://docs.hp.com/en/9984/Consolidation2.3.pdf
White paper: “HP Integrity VM Accelerated Virtual I/O (AVIO) Overview” located at 
http://docs.hp.com/en/12567/avio_solution_wp-final.pdf
Technical manual: HP Integrity Essentials Capacity Advisor User’s Guide Version A.03.00.00, 
located at 
http://docs.hp.com/en/T2784-90026/T2784-90026.pdf 
Technical manual: HP Integrity Essentials Global Workload Manager User’s Guide Version 
A.03.00.00, located at       
http://docs.hp.com/en/T2762-90057/T2762-90057.pdf 
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