Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM)

Achieve More: Transform, Perfect and Optimize With Dell AIM

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Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) is a software solution designed to help you transform your data center. With AIM, you can achieve a simplified, flexible data center infrastructure that is dynamic, supports workload mobility, and allows for rapid deployment and speedy disaster recovery. The following is a high-level list of features:

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Join the IT Revolution â€” Transform Your Data Center With AIM

Modernize IT with a quick and reliable consolidation and technology migration process, with minimal risk. Improve capacity allocation and resource operation by rapidly repurposing compute resources. Automate and unify a diverse infrastructure with easy-to-use management features.

Operate Efficiently â€” Perfect the RelationshipÂ betweenÂ ITÂ and theÂ Business

Reduce downtime with AIM-enabled, cost-effective hardware allocation and disaster recovery solutions. Data recovery can be accomplished in the time it takes to reboot the servers. Shorten time to value with reduced test and development times. Adjust to business demands by scaling capacity up or down as needed by the business.

Optimize Your InvestmentsÂ â€” Use What Youâ€™ve Got â€”Â Donâ€™tÂ Pay forÂ Unnecessary Resources

No rip and replace. Get the highest and best use from the heterogeneous hardware mix you already have by improving server utilization. Expand functionality with existing software investments by extending them with AIM integration packages. Use AIM Open APIs to further extend functionality to other management software packages¹ or consoles. Use the technologies best suited for your business and reduce licensing costs.

"The way that AIM handles workload mobility is unique and allows the application to quickly move to new servers in the event of an outage. We were not able to find another cost-effective way to get there. In addition, AIM will allow us to scale the architecture on demand as needed in the event that the load on the Blackboard infrastructure is higher than predicted.â€œ

Â â€” Jim Bottum, CIO, Clemson University

Realize your data center goals with theÂ truly integrated infrastructure management application: Dell AIM. Lower licensing costs with the money-saving plug-ins for multihypervisor environments that are included with AIM for MicrosoftÂ®, VMwareÂ® and BMCÂ® software. Further reduce cash outlay for power and cooling with Green IT support from AIM.

Read more about how Dell AIM can help you make the most of your infrastructure. At the bottom of this page, there are numerous resources available, such as software specifications, detailed case studies, hardware selections, consulting services details and more. Or contact your Dell | AIM representative to answer all of your questions.

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¹ AIM Includes integration packages forÂ Microsoft System CenterÂ Orchestrator, VMware ESX and BMC Atrium Orchestrator; however,Â you are not limited to these packages.Â You can add integration to otherÂ software solutions with the AIM Open APIs.

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Services Software Systems Case Studies Resources

AIM Consulting Services

Get up and running quickly and successfully with experienced Dell consulting and implementation services.

Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager Technology Introduction and Proof of Concept

Test drive the Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) in your lab environment, and tap into proven methodology and best practices for your implementation.

Efficient Architecture Workshop

Discover how next-generation technologies such as rapid provisioning, automatic high availability and cloud-ready infrastructures can transform your data center.

Cloud Computing Workshop

Begin your journey with an introduction to cloud computing. Learn how you can transform your data center with Software as a Service, Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service using a public, private or hybrid cloud infrastructure.

Cloud Computing Road Map Accelerator

Discover the right cloud computing solution for you. Based on an in-depth analysis of your current architecture, Dell will help you determine which applications to place into public, private or hybrid clouds, along with a road map for implementation.

AIM Software

Learn more about the capabilities of Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager.

Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM)

Discover how Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) helps you achieve an efficient data center by delivering a unified but phased approach to improving IT business impact.

Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) Brochure

Learn how you can create a highly flexible IT infrastructure that can quickly react to your changing business needs.

Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager Spec Sheet

Transform your data center into a dynamic, flexible and operationally efficient IT infrastructure through Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM), which enables you to achieve workload portability and business service resilience.

Video: Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) Overview

See how Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) enables you to dynamically provision or reconfigure your IT infrastructure in minutes.

InfoWorld Review: Dell AIM Takes on All Comers

Paul Venezia of the InfoWorld Test Center takes Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) through its paces, noting how it adds an unfamiliar twist: support for heterogeneous hardware.

Video: A Dell AIM International Use Case

See how Dell AIM can enable an international organization to maximize allocation of resources (and minimize costs) through intelligent data center automation.

Dell PowerEdge Servers

Simplify implementation and management, and provide maximum flexibility and performance using Dellâ„¢ PowerEdgeâ„¢ servers designed specifically for virtualization.

Dell PowerEdge M610 Blade Server

The Dell PowerEdge M610 blade server delivers exceptional performance per watt, with adaptive power states, and 50 percent greater memory capacity than the M600, a critical component to virtualization and database performance.

PowerEdge R810 Rack Server

Increase memory scalability without cost penalty. FlexMem Bridge technologies allow two processors to access 32 DIMMS delivering the memory scalability for all demanding virtualization workloads.

PowerEdge R710

The Dell virtualization powerhouse, the R710 two-socket, 2U rack server efficiently blends processing technology, memory capacity and I/O (input/output) scalability for virtualization performance.

Dell Storage

Choose from multiple shared storage platforms to enable advanced virtualization capabilities, including workload management, high availability and disaster recovery.

Dell EqualLogic PS6000 Series

Dell EqualLogic PS6000 Series arrays are virtualized iSCSI SANs that provide simplified administration, rapid deployment, enterprise performance and reliability, and seamless scalability.

Dell PowerVault MD3200/MD3220 Direct Attached Storage Array

The Dell PowerVault MD3200 storage array is a high-performance 6Gb shared storage solution that provides high-availability data access.

Dell Networking

Maximize throughput and port density with networking products built on open standards.

PowerConnect M6220 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch for M-Series Blades

High-performance layer 3, managed gigabit Ethernet switch with resilient stacking and 10 gigabit Ethernet capabilities for the M1000e blade enclosure.

PowerConnect 6224 Ethernet Switch

The Dell PowerConnect 6224 is a high-performance switch offering with advanced core switching capabilities for small- and medium-size enterprises.

PowerConnect 8024 High-Density 10 Gb Ethernet Switch

The PowerConnect 8024 is a high-density 10 Gb Ethernet switch designed for data center, aggregation and unified fabric deployments requiring high output and availability.

Case Studies

See how organizations around the world are driving IT efficiency with Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager.

Clemson University

Transforming IT at Clemson University through Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM)

Video: Dell AIM Manages the Load for Dell Training

Learn how Dell Education Services (DES), which offers classroom-based training as well as Web-based courses, uses Dell AIM technology to speed up reconfiguration of IT classrooms, reduce power consumption and decrease hardware expenditures.

How Dell Does IT: Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM)

Hardware footprint reduction anticipated with Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM)

How Dell Does IT: AIM (ETEC)

By deploying Dell AIM, Enterprise Technology and Education Center (ETEC) added operational flexibility to their data center, drastically simplified their infrastructure management and reduced both HW procurement and energy expenses by 50% and 25% respectively.

NeuralSoft and Dell VIS â€” Improving IT Efficiency

NeuralSoft deploys the Dell Virtual Integrated System (VIS) architecture to help optimize their datacenter operations.

Resources

Get the most out of your investment using our tactical guidance and best practices guides.

Strategies for managing virtualized and cloud-based environments

To create a fast, reliable path to virtualization and cloud computing, Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) software integrates with leading management and virtualization products.

Implementing automated replication for cost-effective disaster recovery

Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) software and Dell Compellent storage together help create a reliable disaster recovery platform that supports multisite replication and optimizes business continuity cost-effectively.

Implementing cost-effective disaster recovery

Learn how to enhance your business continuity strategy by reducing RTO and RPO with Dell AIM and Dell Compellent storage disaster recovery solution.

AIM Automated Workload Mobility for Virtualization, Private Cloud

Increasing use of virtualization and cloud architectures has created new IT requirements for workload mobility and recovery. Read about the important attributes that you should evaluate when considering these types of solutions and how Dell addresses these with AIM.

Improve High Availability and Business Continuity with AIM

Achieve total high availability for the enterprise, at a fraction of the cost of solutions offering less flexible protection, with the help of Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM).

How AIM Can Help Accelerate Development and Test Processes

Learn how development and testing labs can address infrastructure challenges and accelerate key processes by deploying Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM).

Dell AIM: Capacity on Demand for Cloud Infrastructure

Address the workload mobility and recovery management needs of your organization with Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM).

Dell AIM and VIS Creator: Tools to Help Build Private Clouds

Learn how to transition to a private cloud easily with the help of Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) and Dell Virtual Integrated System (VIS) Self-Service Creator.

AIM Removes or Shortens Time for Consolidation, Migration and Refresh

Transform your existing IT assets into a dynamic, scalable and efficient data center with the help of Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM).

Dell AIM Helps Reduce Report Bursting

Reduce report bursting by simplifying the process of changing resource allocations dynamically across the entire data center with Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM).

Economic Impact of the Virtual Integrated System (VIS) Portfolio

Learn the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by deploying Dell Virtual Integrated System (VIS) products.

Reference Architecture: AIM and Simplified Infrastructure Management

Explore a reference architecture that simplifies infrastructure management by combining Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) software with Dell PowerEdge blade servers, Dell EqualLogic SAN storage and Dell PowerConnect switches.

Use Case: Dell AIM and Easing Virtualization Deployment

Remove the barriers to effective virtualization implementation in your organization. Dell AIM eases the move to virtualization by freeing server workloads from the underlying hardware.

Use Case: Dell AIM and Implementing Disaster Recovery

Let Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) automate your disaster recovery. The flexible pool of processing, storage and networking resources created by Dell AIM makes data center failover a breeze, eliminating manual syncing.

Use Case: Dell AIM and Simplifying Development and Test Operations

Gain massive flexibility in quick reconfiguration of your testing and development environments with Dell AIM â€” without ever touching your hardware.

Use Case: AIM Data Center Migration

Building blocks for data center DNA

By simplifying and automating deployment, provisioning and management processes for virtualized systems, the Dell Virtual Integrated System (VIS) architecture empowers end users to access the resources they need in minutes â€” rather than days or weeks.

Streamlining network connectivity for agile data centers

Administering routine network processes can take time away from critical tasks. Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) software automates network connectivity, reconfiguration, and workload retargeting to boost data center efficiency.

Managing virtualized data centers efficiently

The widespread adoption of VMware virtualization has created many facets to managing data centers. The Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM) software enables administrators to manage highly virtualized environments.

Extending virtualized environments with multiple-hypervisor management

The Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor and Microsoft System Center management suite helps organizations simply and cost-effectively extend the reach of server virtualization, which helps lead to reduced costs, enhanced efficiency, and streamlined management.

Business-Ready Configurations for a Virtual-Ready Infrastructure

Equip your business with building blocks that are designed and preconfigured for a hassle-free deployment of a high-performance, dynamic infrastructure.

Virtual-Ready Infrastructure â€” Business-Ready Configurations Solution Guide

Explore reference architectures and best practices for deploying and configuring the Dell PowerEdge M610 blade server, Dell EqualLogic PS6000 Series arrays and Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM).

Demonstrations

Video: Dell AIM â€” The Two-Minute Introduction