Active Pci Manager - IBM 8687 - Eserver xSeries 440 Planning And Installation Manual

5.1 Active PCI Manager

Active PCI Manager is used to plan the addition of PCI and PCI-X adapters to the
x440 and RXE-100 expansion enclosures, to best use the bus architecture of the
systems. It can also analyze existing adapter arrangements to determine if the
configuration is optimal, and if not, suggest alternative configurations. If required,
it then graphically assists with changing the adapter placement.
Note: In this chapter, the images are taken from a pre-release version of IBM
Director 3.1 service pack 1 (Version 3.1.1).
Figure 5-1 Active PCI Manager revision
Active PCI Manager 3.1.1 will be a plug-in for IBM Director 3.1.1, just as the
current version, 1.1 is a plug-in for IBM Director 3.1. It will be available for
download from:
Like other IBM Director plug-ins, there are three components:
Agent component, installed on the x440
Server component, installed on the IBM Director Server
Console component, installed on each IBM Director console
Note: All Active PCI Manager functions are performed from the IBM Director
console.
The agent has the following prerequisites:
Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server with Service Pack 2
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