System Requirements; Starting Um Services - IBM eServer 150 xSeries Installation Manual

used to enhance support and to enable systems administrators to effectively maintain
IBM systems without requiring them to install additional systems-management
software on their administrator console.
In addition to point-to-point systems-management support, UM Services also
includes support for UM Services Upward Integration Modules (Aims). Aims enable
systems-management professionals who use any supported systems-management
platform (including Tivoli Enterprise, CA Unicenter TNG Framework, and Microsoft
Systems Management Server (SMS) to integrate portions of UM Services into their
systems-management console. Because it was designed to use industry-standard
information gathering technologies and messaging protocols (including Common
Information Model (CIM), Desktop Management Interface (DMI), and Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP), UM Services adds value to any of these
supported workgroup or enterprise system-management platforms.
Complete documentation on how to use UM Services is included on the IBM xSeries
150 Documentation CD.

System Requirements

The UM Services client is preinstalled on your xSeries appliance server. However, you
must have a supported web browser installed on your systems management console.
Supported browsers include:
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Starting UM Services

Before you can use UM Services, you must configure the network settings (such as IP
address, subnet mask, and so forth) on your xSeries appliance server. You can use IBM
Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility or Windows Terminal Services Client to
configure the network setting remotely, or you can attach a keyboard and mouse to
your appliance server and configure the Network settings using the Windows Control
Panel. Once you have configured the network settings for your appliance, you are
ready to use UM Services.
To start UM Services:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later
Notes:
1. If you are using Internet Explorer 5.x, you must install the optional Java
Virtual Machine (VM) support to access a client system running UM
Services.
2. If you are using Internet Explorer and you reinstall Internet Explorer after
installing UM Services you must reapply the Microsoft VM update. The UM
Services client requires Microsoft VM Build 3165 or later. Download the
latest Microsoft VM from
http://www.microsoft.com/java
Netscape Navigator or Netscape Communicator 4.5 or later
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 1.1 or later
Note: If you install UM Services before you install MMC 1.1 or later you will
not have an icon for Microsoft Management Console in the IBM
Universal Manageability Services section of your Start Menu.
1. Start your web browser and then type in the Address or Location field of the
browser
http://ip_address:1411
where ip_address is IP address of the appliance server, and then press Enter.