Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment

Automate remote deployment of operating systems and virtual images with a single, easy-to-use tool

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Automate remote deployment of operating systems with a single, easy-to-use tool

IBM® Tivoli® Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment helps organizations reduce the time and costs associated with desk-side support and direct interaction with target systems.

Streamline operating system (OS) provisioning and migration through remote, automated installations of Microsoft® Windows®, IBM AIX®, Sun Solaris SPARC, and Linux® to bare-metal devices
Leverage a flexible foundation that integrates with the IBM® Tivoli® Provisioning Manager product family
Enable simple and flexible OS deployments through an extensible systems management architecture that supports multicast or unicast provisioning with network PXE boot and auto-executable CDs or DVDs
Support granular configuration of computing platforms across the enterprise, using an easy-to-use solution with an intuitive centralized Web portal
Conserve storage space with single instance storage, helping to reduce the footprint of deployment images needed across an organization
Help close security loopholes inherent in automated OS deployments, including protecting all communications through the use of leading cryptography protocols
Integrate with IBM Tivoli Release Process Manager and Tivoli Configuration Manager to add change and configuration workflow and software management capabilities
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Images: Reduce manual labor in your datacenter consolidation efforts through the automation of image migration (physical machine to virtual machine, virtual to physical machine or virtual to virtual migration)
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Images: Optimize the use of server assets and reduce energy costs through the ability to convert and deploy images to run anywhere you wish in your optimized environment
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Images: Reduce labor costs by better managing “image sprawl”—Discover, capture and store on-line virtual machines and off-line images in a central repository
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Images: Improve you agility and flexibility through snapshot and recovery of servers with complete hardware independence
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Images: Avoid vendor lock-in and by converting any image format to your desired format.

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IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager: An Evolutionary Leap toward Automated Provisioning

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IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager

Enables on demand computing across the entire enterprise through software, server, storage, and network automation

Tivoli Provisioning Manager

Provisions and configures servers, operating systems, middleware, applications, storage and network devices

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