This part introduces the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 Release 3.1 family. The family consists of the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740, and the disk-only virtualization solution, the IBM Virtualization Engine TS7720. This part provides a detailed technical description of the architecture and components of the TS7700 Virtualization Engine. In addition, the information needed to plan for the implementation is addressed. The information covers both the TS7720 Virtualization Engine and the TS7740 Virtualization Engine.