IBM i Technology Adoption Trends STG Lab Services

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IBM i Technology Adoption Trends STG Lab Services

Mark Even

2012


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Migration to Power 7

P7 can provide significant price/performance gains - upgrading to P7 often includes: –  i5/OS migration to 6.1 or 7.1

– Use of VIOS (PowerVM) for I/O virtualization

–  Implementation of external Storage

–  Implementation of PowerHA

– Replace direct attach 3995 Optical Library



Migration to Power 7 --- Migration to 6.1 or 7.1

Tasks/services needed to: – Analyze object command for V5R3 & V5R4

•  Power Brand offering to provide this analysis – Lab Services tool for older releases

– Assist with side-by-side migration from old system to P7 running newer release •  Leverage IBM i Services voucher(s)



Migration to Power 7 --- Implement PowerVM / VIOS

Tasks/services needed to: – Configure VIOS partion

– Configure IBM i / AIX / Linux partitions with VIOS resources

– VIOS training •  3 day Lab Services workshop



Migration to Power 7 --- Implement External SAN

Tasks/services needed to: – Configure LUNS for IBM i

–  Implement Flashcopy (if supported by SAN) for improved backup/recovery •  Lab Services Flashcopy toolkit(s)

– Training to operations •  Lab Services DS8000 Storage Mgmt Toolkit



Migration to Power 7 --- Implement PowerHA

Tasks/services needed to: – Plan for PowerHA implementation –  Implement application into an IASP

•  Lab Services IASP Workshop – Configure PowerHA

•  Lab Services PowerHA tools – Leverage V7000 and DS8000 Copy Services

•  Lab Services Advanced Copy Services toolkit for DS8000 – Training to operations – Fail-over testing



Migration to Power 7 --- Replace 3995

Tasks/services needed to: – Migrate physical optical to virtual optical images on IBM i-

managed disk •  Lab Services Optical copy utility

–  Implement Virtual Optical Library for application transparancy •  Lab Services Virtual Optical Library function



Leverage Performance

Improve utilization of investment: – SSD

– Use SQL for DB2 on i

– Tuning and optimization



Leverage Performance -- SSD

Tasks/services needed to: – Analyze current I/O for SSD feasibilty

– Optimize object placement on SSD for performance



Leverage Performance – Use SQL on IBM i

Tasks/services needed to: – Tune current DB2 environment

•  SQL-based IBM i applications •  JDBC access •  ODBC access

– Modernize DB Access within legacy applications

–  Implement DB2 Web Query for improved function and performance



Leverage Performance – Performance tuning

Tasks/services needed to: – Collect and analyze performance data

•  iDoctor tools – Journal analysis and review

– REUSEDLT override for high velocity inserts



Security

Industry/business requirements to improve overall system security: – System Assessments

– Encryption •  Tape •  Data at rest (PCI, HIPPA, Personal Information)

– Single Sign-on (Password elimination)



Security – System Assessments

Review Security Policies and best practices: – System Assessments

•  Self-assess with Lab Services QwikCheck Tool •  In depth analysis with IBM i Security Assessment Tool (iSAT)

– Audit Journal Analysis tool

– Exit Point Manager

– Certificate Expiration Analysis

– Password Validation Tool



Security – Encryption

Tasks/services needed to: – Tape Encryption

•  LT04/LT05 HW based encryption with TKLM – Data at Rest

•  IASP disk encryption •  DB2 encryption •  Application managed encryption

–  Lab Services RPG Encryption APIs



Security – Single Sign-On

Tasks/services needed to: – EIM / LDAP SSO for 5250/Telnet users

•  Lab Services EIM Populator tool •  Windows AD to EIM sync tool •  EIM Management tool •  Add/Del user Exit Programs

– Password synchronization tool



Application Modernization and Integration

Modernize and extend legacy applications without a “Re-write”: – SOA / GUI for RPG/COBOL apps

– Web Services interfaces

– Sockets communication/integration

– Application Globalization

– Modernize development environment



Application Modernization and Integration – SOA/GUI

Modernize and extend legacy applications without a “Re-write”: – SOA architecture design workshop

•  Java / PHP GUI front-end with RPG / COBOL •  RPG Open Access technology •  Messaged based architecture – Java/PHP generator from

DDS



Application Modernization and Integration – Web Services and Sockets Communication

Implement Web Services from RPG / COBOL: – RPG Web Services Toolkit

Implement Sockets communications from RPG / COBOL: – Sockets Client APIs (including SSL & Full Duplex)

– Sockets Server middleware (including SSL & Full Duplex)



Application Modernization and Integration – Globalization

Support World-wide users: – Application Globalization workshop

– Considerations of: •  Unicode •  CCSIDs •  Multi-lingual requirements



Application Modernization and Integration – Modernize development environment

Replace SEU, PDU, etc: – Rational Development for i

•  LS Training for RPG programmers – 1 day



Systems Management

Leverage IBM System Director for: –  Infrastructure management

– Monitoring

– Active Energy Manager

– Provisioning of LPARs – Live Partition Mobility

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