Chapter 6. Managing and protecting the network and storage
This chapter describes the additional administrative functions that you can use to
manage and protect the network and storage on the NAS Gateway 300.
The following functions are available:
v
“IBM Director”, accessed through
Start
→
Programs
v
“NAS Backup Assistant” on page 60, accessed through IBM NAS Admin
v
“Persistent Images” on page 62, accessed through the Windows 2000 for
Network Attached Storage user interface
v
“Tivoli SANergy” on page 75
IBM Director
Note:
This section presents an overview of IBM Director functions. For more
detailed information, consult the
IBM Director User’s Guide
on the
Documentation CD-ROM.
IBM Director is a systems-management solution that helps administrators manage
single or large groups of IBM and non-IBM devices, NAS appliances, and
workstations.
All of the functionality of IBM Director is contained in a simple GUI that enables
single-click and drag-and-drop commands. IBM Director can manage up to 5,000
clients depending on configuration density. Powerful remote management functions
include:
v
Sophisticated discovery of network components
v
Scheduled asset (hardware and software) inventories with persistent storage of
data
v
Proactive problem notification and tools for problem resolution
v
Hardware system component monitors and thresholds to trigger alerts of
impending problems
v
Alert management with automated actions, manual intervention, or both
v
Process scheduling to automate wide-scale client software maintenance (clean
up temp files, restart tasks, backups, and so on) according to any timetable
v
Help desk and routine maintenance functions such as remote control and file
transfer
v
Extensive security and authentication
IBM Director consists of three main components:
v
Management Server
v
Agent
v
Console
The
Management Server
is a centralized systems manager and is the core of the
IBM Director product. Management data, the server engine, and the management
application logic reside there. Install the IBM Director Management Server on a
dedicated server that has high-availability features. When installed on a Windows
2000 server or Windows NT 4.0 server system in the managed environment, the
Management Server provides the management application logic and persistent data
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