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Getting started

1. Create a workspace

A workspace is a free working environment that acts as a folder for all Power Virtual Server resources at a specific geographic region, including compute, networking and storage resources.
1. Create a workspace

2. Create a virtual server instance

Deploy your first virtual server instance with the storage and networking needed.
2. Create a virtual server instance

Data center capabilities

View and compare capabilities available across data centers.
Data center
        Location
        Satellite location determined upon ordering
              Machine types
              • Determined upon ordering infrastructure
                  GRS replication site pair(s)
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                  Asynchronously replicates to
                  • Determined upon ordering infrastructure
                      Dedicated host types
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                      • Not applicable
                          Networking
                          Connect to IBM Cloud
                          Use Transit Gateway to connect to services within IBM Cloud, like VPC, VMware, Classic, etc.
                          Connect to on-premises environments
                          Use VPC VPN connections to connect to workloads running in your data center.

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                          View the documentation to learn more about Power Virtual Server.
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                          Frequently asked questions

                          • Power Virtual Server is an IaaS offering that allows you to deploy your current IBM i, AIX and Linux workloads in a hybrid cloud environment, without refactoring. Some examples include SAP, SAP HANA, and Oracle, though other home-grown applications are supported too.
                          • - Power E1080 - Power S1022 - Power E980 - Power S922 Read more
                          • Go to IBM Transit Gateway to configure virtual connections and connect to any of the following endpoints across local and global regions and without virtual routers: - Other PowerVS workspaces - Remote Power sites - Classic infrastructures - VPC infrastructures If using Cloud connections on PowerVS, create a new connection and enable IBM Transit Gateway. Read more
                          • Configure the on-prem environment as a virtual connection in IBM Transit Gateway. Or create a VPN connection if the workspace uses Cloud connections or DL. Read more
                          • You can bring your own customized AIX or IBM i operating system (OS) image to deploy within Power Virtual Server. Simply store your image on Cloud Object Storage (COS), point the Power Virtual Server console to the image, and deploy the Virtual Server instance. Read more
                          • Uncapped shared processors are shared among other clients, while capped shared processors do not expand resources beyond those that are requested, and are used mostly for licensing. Dedicated resources are allocated for a specific client, usually for for specific third-party considerations. Performance on PowerVS is the same as on-prem. Read more
                          • The license for the AIX and IBM i operating systems is included in the overall cost for the workspace. You cannot use an existing license that you already purchased.