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- Page 1 IBM Systems IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide Version 5.20 GC30-4161-03...
- Page 3 IBM Systems IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide Version 5.20 GC30-4161-03...
- Page 4 Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 35. This edition applies to version 5.20 of IBM Director for i5/OS (program number 5722-DR1), IBM Director for AIX and Linux on POWER (program number 5765-DR1), IBM Director for AIX (program number 44E7846), IBM Director...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Hardware components . 13 Chapter 1. Hardware requirements for IBM Director ... . . 1 Chapter 3. Supported operating Hardware requirements for x86-compatible systems . 1 systems and software ..17 Hardware requirements for servers running AIX . - Page 6 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide...
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Page 7: Tables
System z systems . . 25 Servers running Linux on POWER: Minimum Operating systems supported by IBM Director hardware requirements . on System x systems; IBM and third-party System i products: Minimum hardware x86-based systems . . 26 requirements... - Page 8 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide...
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Page 9: About This Book
An attention notice appears before the instruction or situation in which damage can occur. Related information Besides this documentation, there is additional information related to IBM Director. IBM Director resources on the World Wide Web The following Web pages provide resources for understanding, using, and troubleshooting IBM Director and other system-management tools. - Page 10 The IBM Director Software Developers Kit (SDK) information center provides information about the IBM Director SDK, which is a set of tools and documentation to help extend the capabilities of IBM Director by using the APIs and CLIs, creating tasks, and launching tools from the IBM Director user interface.
- Page 11 IBM Redbooks publications www.ibm.com/redbooks/ You can download the following documents from the IBM Redbooks Web page. You can also search this Web page for documents that focus on specific IBM hardware; such documents often contain systems-management material. Notes: About this book...
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Page 12: How To Send Your Comments
Complete one of the forms at the back of any IBM Director book and return it by mail, by fax, or by giving it to an IBM representative. -
Page 13: Chapter 1. Hardware Requirements For Ibm Director
The systems on which you install IBM Director Agent or IBM Director Server must meet the Wired for Management (WfM), version 2.0, specifications. v System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) 2.1 or later is required for all systems in an IBM Director environment. -
Page 14: Hardware Requirements For Servers Running Aix
When reviewing the hardware requirements, consider the following information: v The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using the default selections. v Requirements listed for IBM Director Server do not include the database program hardware requirements or the increased persistent storage for managed objects. -
Page 15: Hardware Requirements For System I Products
The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using the default selections. v Requirements listed for IBM Director Server do not include the database program hardware requirements or the increased persistent storage for managed objects. As the number of managed objects in your IBM Director environment increases, make sure you increase disk space and storage pool size on the system running IBM Director Server. - Page 16 For IBM Director Server and IBM Director Agent the z/VM guest virtual machine requires special privileges as described in “Defining a user class for IBM Director Server or IBM Director Agent” in the IBM Systems Information Center at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/topic/ zvmcenter_5.20/vsd0_t_prepare_zvm_classdef_framework.html.
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Page 17: Chapter 2. Supported Hardware
For this information, see the IBM Director Release Notes. Notes: 1. IBM Director runs on IBM System i, System p, and System z products when the installed operating system is also supported by IBM Director. See “Supported operating systems”... -
Page 18: Ibm Eserver Products
326 v 326m 1. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) daughter card is not supported on IBM BladeCenter HS20. No Update Manager support is provided. 2. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) daughter card is not supported on IBM BladeCenter HS20. 3. No Update Manager support is provided. -
Page 19: Ibm Intellistation Workstations
Z-Pro – 6221, 6222, 6223, 6227, 6865, 6866, 9228 IBM iSCSI-attached System x servers System i platform installations can use IBM iSCSI-attached System x servers. IBM Director Agent provides support for the operating system running on these System x servers. -
Page 20: Ibm Smi-S Storage Devices
Netfinity 7600 v Netfinity 8500R IBM SMI-S storage devices IBM Director Server provides limited support for a range of storage devices. The level of support is dependent on the implementation of SMI-S specifications by the provider. v 5.20 Update 1 and earlier: IBM System Storage DS300 v 5.20 Update 1 and earlier: IBM System Storage DS400... -
Page 21: Ibm Surepos Point-Of-Sale Systems
IBM Director Agent provides support for IBM System Storage Network Attached Storage (NAS) product models. v IBM NAS 100 – 5190 NAS Model R12 (Alert Standard Format (ASF) is not supported.) v IBM NAS 200 – 5194 NAS Models 200, 201, 225, 226 v IBM NAS 300 –... - Page 22 IBM System x3200, machine types 4362 and 4363 v IBM System x3250, machine types 4364 and 4365 v IBM System x3400, machine types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976 v IBM System x3455, machine types 7984 and 7986 v IBM System x3500, machine type 7977...
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Page 23: Ibm System X Options For System I Products
Using these System x options, you can install IBM Director Agent and IBM Director Core Services on the supported operating systems. Supported operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM Director and the System x option. For supported operating systems on IXS and IXA, see the System x option product documentation. -
Page 24: Thinkpad Mobile Computers
PC 300XL – 6588 v PC 710 – 6870 ThinkPad mobile computers IBM Director Agent provides support for ThinkPad mobile computer system models and machine types. Note: x represents the last number in a ThinkPad series model name. v A2x – 2628, 2629, 2633, 2655 v A3x –... -
Page 25: Hardware Components
600, 600E, 600X v 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z Hardware components IBM Director provides inventory awareness of and event or configuration management for many hardware components. Note: The degree of support provided for each component listed here might vary. - Page 26 6Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) host bus adapter v QLogic single port 4Gb Fibre Channel host bus adapter 5.20.2 Service Update 1 and later v Emulex 4 Gb Fibre Channel SFF PCI-X HBA for IBM BladeCenter, part number 39Y9186 5.20.3 and later...
- Page 27 Brocade 4 Gb SAN Switch Module for BladeCenter, part number 32R1820 10. Support is limited to inventory collection only. Update management is not supported. 11. For IBM Director Core Services systems, you must install the LSI MegaRAID provider. See “Installing the LSI MegaRAID provider for Windows or Linux.”...
- Page 28 Cisco 4 Gb 20 port Fibre Channel Switch Module, part number 39Y9280 v Nortel 10 Gb Ethernet Switch Module, part number 39Y9267 v QLogic 10-port 4 Gb SAN Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter, part number 43W6724 v QLogic 20-port 4 Gb SAN Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter, part...
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Page 29: Chapter 3. Supported Operating Systems And Software
IBM Director 5.20.3 provides support for many operating systems. However, support varies depending on the selected hardware and IBM Director component. This release of IBM Director is available only for System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems. It can be downloaded from the Web. - Page 30 Table 6. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Editions of Windows for 32-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent...
- Page 31 Table 6. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Versions of Linux for 32-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 3.0 (supports Update 9 and...
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Page 32: Operating Systems Supported By Ibm Director On System I And System P Products
Update 2 and earlier) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Xen Kernel (supports Update 2 and earlier) Table 6. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Other operating systems supported by System x servers Director... -
Page 33: Operating Systems Supported By Ibm Director 5.20.2
IBM Director 5.20.2 provides support for many operating systems. However, support varies depending on the selected hardware and IBM Director component. This release of IBM Director Agent and IBM Director Core Services can be downloaded from the Web or is available on the following CDs: v IBM Director on x86, Version 5.20.2... - Page 34 IBM Director Web site at www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/downloads.html. Table 9. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Editions of Windows for 32-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems...
- Page 35 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (supports Service Pack 2 and later) Table 9. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Versions of Linux for 32-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems...
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Page 36: Operating Systems Supported By Ibm Director On System X Systems, Ibm And Third-Party X86-Based Systems
Table 9. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Versions of Linux for 64-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 3.0, for Intel Itanium... -
Page 37: Operating Systems Supported By Ibm Director 5.20.1
Table 10. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System i and System p products (continued) Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent Services AIX 5L, Version 5.3 (supports TL05 or later) Note: Level-0 support includes only Discovery, Remote Session and a limited subset of the Software Distribution task. -
Page 38: Operating Systems Supported By Ibm Director On System X Systems; Ibm And Third-Party X86-Based Systems
Itanium systems. IBM Director Agent for Intel Itanium systems is available as a Web-download only. Download the dir5.10.3_agent_windows64.zip or dir5.10.3_agent_linux64.zip file, as needed, from the IBM Director Web site at www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/downloads.html. Table 12. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems; IBM and third-party x86-based systems Director Director... -
Page 39: Operating Systems Supported By Ibm Director On System X Systems; Ibm And Third-Party X86-Based Systems
Table 12. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems; IBM and third-party x86-based systems (continued) Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent Services Versions of Linux for 32-bit systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 3.0 (supports Update 8 and... -
Page 40: Operating Systems Supported By Ibm Director On System Z Systems
Table 12. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems; IBM and third-party x86-based systems (continued) Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent Services SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and EM64T (supports Service... -
Page 41: Operating Systems Supported By Ibm Director On System Z Systems
Table 14. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System z systems (continued) Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Mainframe Computing, version 5.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IBM System z (supports Service Pack... - Page 42 Table 15. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems; IBM and third-party x86-based systems Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent Services Editions of Windows for 32-bit systems: Windows 2000, Advanced Server and Server Editions (Service Pack 3...
- Page 43 Table 15. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems; IBM and third-party x86-based systems (continued) Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent Services VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, host operating systems Note: Supported host operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware.
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Page 44: Supported Workgroup And Enterprise Systems-Management Software
Table 16. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System i and System p products (continued) Director Director Director Director Core Operating system Console Server Agent Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, versions 4.3 and 4.4, for IBM POWER SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IBM POWER (Service Pack 3... -
Page 45: Chapter 4. Limitations And Performance Considerations
Chapter 4. Limitations and performance considerations IBM Director can manage up to 5000 systems with one management server. The number of systems that IBM Director can manage efficiently depends on the existing network load and the functions that you want to perform. System discovery, frequent presence checks, and alert usage can increase network traffic. - Page 46 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide...
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Page 47: Notices
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