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... pages provide resources for running IBM Director components v Supported IBM hardware v Supported operating systems v Supported workgroup and enterprise systems-management software v Limitations and performance considerations Conventions and terminology These notices are updated periodically. IBM Director extension information centers These information centers are designed to highlight key information: Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. An attention notice appears before the instruction or situation in...
... pages provide resources for running IBM Director components v Supported IBM hardware v Supported operating systems v Supported workgroup and enterprise systems-management software v Limitations and performance considerations Conventions and terminology These notices are updated periodically. IBM Director extension information centers These information centers are designed to highlight key information: Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. An attention notice appears before the instruction or situation in...
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....3 - IBM Director Software Developers Kit information center publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dirinfo/toolkit/index.jsp The IBM Director Software Developers Kit (SDK) information center provides information about IBM Director, External Application Launch Wizard, IBM Virtualization Manager, and other topics. IBM ServerProven® page www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ viii IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide IBM Director 5.20.3 - IBM Director 4.20 v IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide, which is updated every...
....3 - IBM Director Software Developers Kit information center publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dirinfo/toolkit/index.jsp The IBM Director Software Developers Kit (SDK) information center provides information about IBM Director, External Application Launch Wizard, IBM Virtualization Manager, and other topics. IBM ServerProven® page www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ viii IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide IBM Director 5.20.3 - IBM Director 4.20 v IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide, which is updated every...
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...) v Managing Linux® Guests Using IBM Director and z/VM Center (SG24-6830) v Monitoring Redundant Uninterruptible Power Supplies Using IBM Director (REDP-3827) v Using the IBM Director cimsubscribe Utility (REDP-4123-00) v Virtualization on the IBM System x3950 Server (SG24-7190-00) v iSeries® Systems Management Handbook (REDP-4070) Remote Supervisor Adapter The following Web pages provide resources for understanding and using Remote Supervisor Adapters with IBM Director: Remote Supervisor Adapter overview www.ibm.com/support...
...) v Managing Linux® Guests Using IBM Director and z/VM Center (SG24-6830) v Monitoring Redundant Uninterruptible Power Supplies Using IBM Director (REDP-3827) v Using the IBM Director cimsubscribe Utility (REDP-4123-00) v Virtualization on the IBM System x3950 Server (SG24-7190-00) v iSeries® Systems Management Handbook (REDP-4070) Remote Supervisor Adapter The following Web pages provide resources for understanding and using Remote Supervisor Adapters with IBM Director: Remote Supervisor Adapter overview www.ibm.com/support...
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... information: v The disk space listed is required for an installation using the default selections. Because a system configured with the minimum requirements might perform poorly in an IBM Director environment. x86-compatible systems: Minimum hardware requirements Requirements Microprocessor speed Memory (RAM) IBM Director Core Services Pentium-class processor 128 MB IBM Director Agent Pentium-class or Itanium® 2 processor 128 MB IBM Director Console IBM Director Server Pentium® 1.5 GHz...
... information: v The disk space listed is required for an installation using the default selections. Because a system configured with the minimum requirements might perform poorly in an IBM Director environment. x86-compatible systems: Minimum hardware requirements Requirements Microprocessor speed Memory (RAM) IBM Director Core Services Pentium-class processor 128 MB IBM Director Agent Pentium-class or Itanium® 2 processor 128 MB IBM Director Console IBM Director Server Pentium® 1.5 GHz...
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... persistent storage for an installation using either the xhost command or SSH. When reviewing the hardware requirements, consider the following information: v The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using either the xhost command or SSH tunneling. Hardware requirements for servers running AIX IBM Director components have minimum microprocessor speed, random access memory (RAM), and disk space requirements on servers running Linux on servers running AIX®, including...
... persistent storage for an installation using either the xhost command or SSH. When reviewing the hardware requirements, consider the following information: v The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using either the xhost command or SSH tunneling. Hardware requirements for servers running AIX IBM Director components have minimum microprocessor speed, random access memory (RAM), and disk space requirements on servers running Linux on servers running AIX®, including...
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... Hardware requirements for an installation using the default selections. v Resource Monitors, tasks, event action plans, and managed endpoints increase the resources required by IBM Director Server. Hardware requirements 3 Servers running IBM Director Server. As the number of the IBM Redbooks publication Java and WebSphere® Performance on heavily loaded systems might require a separate storage pool. Table 4. Java applications that are supported: v IBM System z (all models) v IBM zSeries® (all models) v IBM...
... Hardware requirements for an installation using the default selections. v Resource Monitors, tasks, event action plans, and managed endpoints increase the resources required by IBM Director Server. Hardware requirements 3 Servers running IBM Director Server. As the number of the IBM Redbooks publication Java and WebSphere® Performance on heavily loaded systems might require a separate storage pool. Table 4. Java applications that are supported: v IBM System z (all models) v IBM zSeries® (all models) v IBM...
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.... 4 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide Table 5. You can find a configuration example for the LPAR or z/VM guest virtual machine on a z/VM guest virtual machine. Minimum requirements for a z/VM guest virtual machine in "Creating a z/VM guest virtual machine" in a logical partition (LPAR) or on System z servers Requirement IBM Director IBM Director Server Console IBM Director Core IBM Director Agent Services Processor speed All processor speeds provided by IBM System z servers are sufficient for IBM...
.... 4 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide Table 5. You can find a configuration example for the LPAR or z/VM guest virtual machine on a z/VM guest virtual machine. Minimum requirements for a z/VM guest virtual machine in "Creating a z/VM guest virtual machine" in a logical partition (LPAR) or on System z servers Requirement IBM Director IBM Director Server Console IBM Director Core IBM Director Agent Services Processor speed All processor speeds provided by IBM System z servers are sufficient for IBM...
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... for use and supported in your area. Notes: 1. See "Supported operating systems" for operating-system support information for BladeCenter chassis and blade servers. Chapter 2. IBM BladeCenter products IBM Director Agent provides support for these systems and products can vary. Supported hardware IBM Director Agent is also supported by IBM Director. The IBM System Storage NAS products include an installation of IBM systems and products. BladeCenter chassis v BladeCenter E chassis, machine type...
... for use and supported in your area. Notes: 1. See "Supported operating systems" for operating-system support information for BladeCenter chassis and blade servers. Chapter 2. IBM BladeCenter products IBM Director Agent provides support for these systems and products can vary. Supported hardware IBM Director Agent is also supported by IBM Director. The IBM System Storage NAS products include an installation of IBM systems and products. BladeCenter chassis v BladeCenter E chassis, machine type...
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... the System i product using the Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA) iSCSI-attached System x servers are standard System x or IBM BladeCenter server models that have processors, memory, and expansion cards, but no hard disks. IBM IntelliStation workstations IBM Director Agent provides support for Netfinity servers. IBM Director Agent provides support for the operating system running on System i products running i5/OS® V5R4. iSCSI-attached servers are supported only on these System x servers. Supported hardware 7 v A-Pro - 6224...
... the System i product using the Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA) iSCSI-attached System x servers are standard System x or IBM BladeCenter server models that have processors, memory, and expansion cards, but no hard disks. IBM IntelliStation workstations IBM Director Agent provides support for Netfinity servers. IBM Director Agent provides support for the operating system running on System i products running i5/OS® V5R4. iSCSI-attached servers are supported only on these System x servers. Supported hardware 7 v A-Pro - 6224...
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... NAS Model G00, G01, G25, G26 5.20.2 and later v IBM NAS 3300 v IBM NAS 3600 IBM System x and xSeries servers IBM Director Agent provides support for IBM System x servers. IBM System Storage Network Attached Storage products IBM Director Agent provides support for SurePOS point-of-sale system models and machine types. Chapter 2. v IBM NAS 100 - 5190 NAS Model R12 (Alert Standard Format (ASF) is also supported by IBM Director. No Update Manager support...
... NAS Model G00, G01, G25, G26 5.20.2 and later v IBM NAS 3300 v IBM NAS 3600 IBM System x and xSeries servers IBM Director Agent provides support for IBM System x servers. IBM System Storage Network Attached Storage products IBM Director Agent provides support for SurePOS point-of-sale system models and machine types. Chapter 2. v IBM NAS 100 - 5190 NAS Model R12 (Alert Standard Format (ASF) is also supported by IBM Director. No Update Manager support...
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... System x server that are those that is attached to the System i platform using the Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA) v iSCSI-attached System x and BladeCenter products Using these xSeries options. IBM Director Agent provides support for the operating system running on the System i platform See IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide for any updates to this document from the IBM Director Information Center at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter...
... System x server that are those that is attached to the System i platform using the Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA) v iSCSI-attached System x and BladeCenter products Using these xSeries options. IBM Director Agent provides support for the operating system running on the System i platform See IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide for any updates to this document from the IBM Director Information Center at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter...
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...NetVista A30 - 8313, 8314, 8315 v NetVista A30 - 6826 v NetVista A30p - 8309, 8310, 8311, 8312 v NetVista A40 - 6058, 6568, 6578, 6648, 6830, 6831, 6840, 6841, 6842, 6881 v NetVista A40p - 6579, 6837, 6847 v NetVista A60 - 6838, 6833 v NetVista S40 - 6644, 6645 v NetVista M41 - 6790, 6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6795 v NetVista M41 Slim - 6843, 6844 v NetVista... mobile computers IBM Director Agent provides support for ThinkPad mobile computer system models and machine types. v A2x...IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide Note: x represents the last number in a ThinkPad series model name.
...NetVista A30 - 8313, 8314, 8315 v NetVista A30 - 6826 v NetVista A30p - 8309, 8310, 8311, 8312 v NetVista A40 - 6058, 6568, 6578, 6648, 6830, 6831, 6840, 6841, 6842, 6881 v NetVista A40p - 6579, 6837, 6847 v NetVista A60 - 6838, 6833 v NetVista S40 - 6644, 6645 v NetVista M41 - 6790, 6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6795 v NetVista M41 Slim - 6843, 6844 v NetVista... mobile computers IBM Director Agent provides support for ThinkPad mobile computer system models and machine types. v A2x...IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide Note: x represents the last number in a ThinkPad series model name.
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Daughter cards v LSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 2-port daughter card v Netxen 10 Gb Ethernet daughter card v QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel daughter card v QLogic Switch Legacy Interface Module (SLIM) daughter card v Integrated Broadcom 5780 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller for IBM BladeCenter JS21 v IBM 10 GB Ethernet network interface card 5.20.1 and later v Switch Legacy Interface Module (SLIM) v Concurrent keyboard/video/mouse (cKVM) feature card 5.20.2 and later v 3 Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) daughter card v Emulex...
Daughter cards v LSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 2-port daughter card v Netxen 10 Gb Ethernet daughter card v QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel daughter card v QLogic Switch Legacy Interface Module (SLIM) daughter card v Integrated Broadcom 5780 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller for IBM BladeCenter JS21 v IBM 10 GB Ethernet network interface card 5.20.1 and later v Switch Legacy Interface Module (SLIM) v Concurrent keyboard/video/mouse (cKVM) feature card 5.20.2 and later v 3 Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) daughter card v Emulex...
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Supported hardware 15 v ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller, part number 43W429611 v ServeRAID-MR10i Battery, part number 43W4299 v ServeRAID-MR10k SAS/SATA Controller, part number 43W428011 v ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA Controller, part number 43W433911 Service processors v Advanced Management Module v IPMI baseboard management controller (BMC) v Integrated systems management processor (ISMP) v Remote Supervisor Adapter v Remote Supervisor Adapter II v Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine Switch modules v BladeCenter QLogic 2 Port Fibre Channel Switch Module, part number 48P7062 v ...
Supported hardware 15 v ServeRAID-MR10i SAS/SATA Controller, part number 43W429611 v ServeRAID-MR10i Battery, part number 43W4299 v ServeRAID-MR10k SAS/SATA Controller, part number 43W428011 v ServeRAID-MR10M SAS/SATA Controller, part number 43W433911 Service processors v Advanced Management Module v IPMI baseboard management controller (BMC) v Integrated systems management processor (ISMP) v Remote Supervisor Adapter v Remote Supervisor Adapter II v Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine Switch modules v BladeCenter QLogic 2 Port Fibre Channel Switch Module, part number 48P7062 v ...
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... v Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110G for IBM BladeCenter, part number 41Y852312 v Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110X for IBM BladeCenter, part number 41Y852212 v QLogic 8Gb Blade Fibre Channel switch module12 v IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module for IBM BladeCenter, part number 43W3630 Note: Support for IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module is described in "Preparing to manage SAS storage with the IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module". 12. No Configuration Manager support is provided. 16 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide
... v Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110G for IBM BladeCenter, part number 41Y852312 v Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110X for IBM BladeCenter, part number 41Y852212 v QLogic 8Gb Blade Fibre Channel switch module12 v IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module for IBM BladeCenter, part number 43W3630 Note: Support for IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module is described in "Preparing to manage SAS storage with the IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module". 12. No Configuration Manager support is provided. 16 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide
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... IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 3.0 (supports Update 9 and X X X X earlier) Level-2 and Level-1 support only: For systems that are supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Versions of supported operating systems. X X Table 6. Supported operating systems and software...
... IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 3.0 (supports Update 9 and X X X X earlier) Level-2 and Level-1 support only: For systems that are supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Versions of supported operating systems. X X Table 6. Supported operating systems and software...
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... AMD Opteron or Athlon64 processor, Update 5 or later is required. Operating systems supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware product documentation for 64-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (supports Service Pack 2 and later) X X X Table...
... AMD Opteron or Athlon64 processor, Update 5 or later is required. Operating systems supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware product documentation for 64-bit System x systems, IBM and third-party x86-based systems Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (supports Service Pack 2 and later) X X X Table...
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... an AMD Opteron or Athlon64 processor, Update 5 or later is required. IBM and third-party x86-based systems (continued) Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Versions of VMware. See the VMware product documentation for AMD64 and EM64T (supports Update 5 and earlier) X X Chapter 3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, version 3.0 (supports Update 8 and earlier) Note: (Level-2 and...
... an AMD Opteron or Athlon64 processor, Update 5 or later is required. IBM and third-party x86-based systems (continued) Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Versions of VMware. See the VMware product documentation for AMD64 and EM64T (supports Update 5 and earlier) X X Chapter 3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, version 3.0 (supports Update 8 and earlier) Note: (Level-2 and...
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... supported operating systems. X X 30 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide X X Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 4.0 (supports Update 4 and X X X X earlier) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, version 4.0 (supports Update 4 and earlier) X X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 (supports Service Pack 3 and X X X X earlier) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for a list of supported operating systems. VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, guest operating systems Note: Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported...
... supported operating systems. X X 30 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide X X Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 4.0 (supports Update 4 and X X X X earlier) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, version 4.0 (supports Update 4 and earlier) X X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 (supports Service Pack 3 and X X X X earlier) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for a list of supported operating systems. VMware GSX Server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, guest operating systems Note: Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported...
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... p System Storage System x System z System z9® 36 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide Questions on generally available systems. Furthermore, some cases, payment of a fee. Actual results may vary significantly. Such information may have information about it are provided by IBM under terms of the IBM Customer Agreement, IBM International Program License Agreement, or any other publicly available sources...
... p System Storage System x System z System z9® 36 IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide Questions on generally available systems. Furthermore, some cases, payment of a fee. Actual results may vary significantly. Such information may have information about it are provided by IBM under terms of the IBM Customer Agreement, IBM International Program License Agreement, or any other publicly available sources...