There are two parts to the initial setup. If you have procured IBM, you will start services with the server, which is pretty straightforward. IBM mounts the system and installs it to your satisfaction, and if you do not procure the smooth, soft services with an IBM machine, you will have to start from scratch, which will be problematic. You need to know about BIOS and other underlying technologies to do it right. I rate the initial setup ten out of ten.

There is a scarcity of engineers in the market with expertise in PowerVM servers. Finding skilled technical personnel is challenging, and there is a noticeable shift of interest from AIX to Linux among professionals, which makes the deployment difficult. 

The initial setup is a bit complex and takes much longer to implement when compared to VMware and other hypervisors.

The initial setup is quite straightforward, using standard deployment tools. Automation is possible. While I'm more focused on planning as an architect, the setup can typically be completed within a few hours, often ready for use by lunchtime after the deployment request is made in the morning.

The initial setup of IBM PowerVM is not complex.

Initial setup was straightforward as the same done by IBM labs experts.

When there wasn't any virtualization, there were a number of boxes that were pretty much the same at IBM. As the technology grew, with machines offering 24 GB memory or 64 GB, or 512GB, the processor limitation became smaller. Virtualization came in around 2005 and onwards, and things were now become less complex now in terms of setup. 

In terms of the number of boxes, they have reduced everything to only one or two boxes. You only have to cater to the maintenance of one box, or you have to manage many SLA contracts. And with respect to the data center, the power consumption is much less. 

Basically, previously, everything was much more complex. However, there has been a paradigm shift within the technology, and the complexity level is not as high as it once was.

The initial setup is straightforward. The deployment time depends on the number of customers. It takes approximately three to six months to complete. It requires two people to execute the process.

For the power machine, the setup is not that complex. We have got 100 percent vendor support. We find that if you buy a new machine, the item vendor actually gives us 100 percent support in setting it up and also in showing us how it is run.

Deployment times depend on when the deployment is done. We're looking at deploying the hardware and then the software. In most cases, it takes about a week or two. It is a maximum of two weeks to set up everything.

The solution is being maintained by a team of 850.

It's easy to set up. It has easy protocols to setup. To some extent, it can be difficult. If you follow the guide provided by IBM I think it would be easy to undermine the environment. 

You have to implement it in two phases. You have to implement partitions which carry our loads of our function of our environment. Implementation of this is easy. To adjust administration, according to the requirements of publication of the organization, you have to consider some steps for it to work as storage. If you have the steps you should follow, it will be easy.

It took one week to fully deploy. 

It took two people to deploy the solution. 

The setup is easier than VMware. In VMware, you have to restore the vSAN tool, install the ESXi, register your ESXi, and install the license. With IMB PowerVM you do not need to do all of that. You are able to create your VM from the beginning, you do not need to do the full infrastructure set up first and then create your VM.

The initial setup of IBM PowerVM is complex. The deployment process took a couple of days.

The initial setup of this solution is straightforward whether you do it from the interface, or instead type in commands.

The initial setup was comparatively easy, and the full installation took around three weeks.

When it comes to the setup of this solution, IBM does not allow the customer or partner to configure these things. They have a separate team from IBM itself. They configure and do the implementation of our system, including hardware, AIX, and PowerEAM. So, a partner or a distributor was not allowed to work on the configuration.

With respect to the initial setup, if you know the terminology then it isn't too complex. It should nonetheless be done by somebody with a technical background.

The deployment takes approximately 14 days.

It took about one day to setup. We can't compare with VMWare because VMWare can be setup in one click.

The initial setup was quite complex, because I use the solution for visualization. 

I didn't have any issues with the deployment.