Orange Coast Computer (OCC) offers Logical Partitioning (LPAR) services on all commerce iSeries machines. With LPAR, a single iSeries system's resources (processors, memory, etc.) are divided to create multiple independent iSeries systems within the same system. The end result of this restricted LPAR IBM iSeries partition is the system being "separated" into a primary partition and one or more secondary partitions. Each iSeries partition can then be used for different purposes, such as database operation or to separate test and production environments, and can communicate with the other partitions as if they were each in a separate machine.

This type of iSeries consolidation provides a flexible and granular allocation of system resources. After an iSeries partition, the redesigned system has flexibility in allocating interactive performance and high-speed internal communications between partitions. With LPAR, workloads from multiple systems can be consolidated to a single iSeries machine, thus significantly cutting IT costs.

Orange Coast Computer builds LPAR solutions using the LVT (LPAR Validation Tool), which accommodates all features as well as internal and external disk. OCC can design and implement this type of iSeries consolidation on any iSeries model--including the eServer i5--as well as perform migration services from older technology. Any OS/400, Linux or Wintel workload can run native on certain iSeries machines.

By performing an iSeries consolidation on an eServer i5, or any other iSeries machine, the range of possible business scenarios is endless. For more information or to learn what LPAR can do to help your business succeed, please contact your iSeries sales rep today.