Chapter
5.
IBM
Director
This
chapter
provides
information
about
IBM
Director,
a
workgroup-hardware-
management
tool
that
you
can
use
to
centrally
manage
IBM
servers.
With
IBM
Director,
a
network
administrator
can
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
View
the
hardware
configuration
of
remote
systems,
in
detail.
v
Monitor
the
usage
and
performance
of
critical
components,
such
as
microprocessors,
disks,
and
memory.
v
Centrally
manage
individual
or
large
groups
of
IBM
and
non-IBM
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
mobile
computers
on
a
variety
of
platforms.
IBM
Director
provides
a
comprehensive
entry-level
workgroup
hardware
manager.
It
includes
the
following
key
features:
v
Advanced
self-management
capabilities
for
maximum
system
availability.
v
Multiple
operating-system
platform
support,
including
Microsoft
Windows
2000
Server,
Windows
Server
2003,
Windows
XP
Professional,
AIX,
i5/OS,
Red
Hat
Linux,
SUSE
Linux,
VMWare,
and
Novell
NetWare.
For
a
complete
list
of
operating
systems
that
support
IBM
Director,
see
the
IBM
Director
Compatibility
Document.
This
document
is
in
at
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
xseries/systems_management/sys_migration/ibmdiragent.html.
It
is
updated
every
6
to
8
weeks.
v
Support
for
IBM
and
non-IBM
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
mobile
computers.
v
Support
for
systems-management
industry
standards.
v
Integration
into
leading
workgroup
and
enterprise
systems-management
environments.
v
Ease
of
use,
training,
and
setup.
IBM
Director
also
provides
an
extensible
platform
that
supports
advanced
BladeCenter
HT
tools
that
are
designed
to
reduce
the
total
cost
of
managing
and
supporting
networked
systems.
By
deploying
IBM
Director,
you
can
achieve
reductions
in
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,
see
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
Director
CD
that
comes
with
the
BladeCenter
HT
unit,
the
IBM
Director
Information
Center
at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/rev2/topic/diricinfo/
fqm0_main.htm,
and
the
IBM
Systems
x
Management
Web
page
at
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/xseries_sm.html,
which
presents
an
overview
of
IBM
Systems
Management
and
IBM
Director.
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2008
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