Ibm Director - IBM BladeCenter HS22V Installation And User Manual

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IBM Director
Use this information to understand how IBM
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v View the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail
v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as
v Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non-IBM
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manager. It includes the following key features:
v Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability.
v Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft Small Business
v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and
v Support for systems-management industry standards.
v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management
v Ease of use, training, and setup.
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tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting
networked systems. By deploying IBM
ownership costs through the following benefits:
v Reduced downtime
v Increased productivity of IT personnel and users
v Reduced service and support costs
For more information about IBM
Director CD that comes with the server, the IBM
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_all/
diricinfoparent.html and the IBM xSeries
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/, which
presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM
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Director, a network administrator can perform the following tasks:
microprocessors, disks, and memory
x86-processor-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook
computers on a variety of platforms
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Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware
Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, AIX
Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, and VMware. For a complete list of operating
systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility
Document. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at
http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/. It is updated
every 6 to 8 weeks.
notebook computers.
environments.
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Chapter 1. Introduction