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v Creating a Report of the Tables in the IBM Director 4.1 DatabaseTIPS0185 v IBM Director SecurityREDP-0417 v IBM BladeCenter Systems Management with IBM Director V4.1 and Remote Depl

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About this book v

Conventionsandterminology v

Relatedinformation v

Howtosendyourcomments viii

What’s new ix

What’snewinversion5.10Update3 ix

What’snewinversion5.10Update2 xiii

What’snewinversion5.10Update1 xvii

What’snewinversion5.10 xviii

What’snewinversion4.22 xxvi

What’snewinversion4.21 xxviii

Chapter 1 Getting started with IBM Director 1

IntroducingIBMDirector 1

IBMDirectorcomponents 2

IBMDirectorCoreServices 3

IBMDirectorAgent 4

IBMDirectorConsole 5

IBMDirectorServer 5

Concepts 5

Accessibility 5

Associations 6

CommonInformationModel 8

Discovery 10

Eventmanagement 15

Externalapplicationtasks 27

Groups 28

Managedobjects 30

Managedsystem 32

Massconfiguration 34

Performance 34

Scalableobjects 38

Security 42

Softwaredistribution 47

SNMPdevices 49

Storagemanagedobjects 50

ServerStorageProvisioningTool 53

Storageareanetwork 54

Serviceprocessors 57

Upwardintegration 61

Userinterfaces 64

z/VMCenterconcepts 65

Chapter 2 Planning 79

Specifiedoperatingenvironments 79

HardwarerequirementsforIBMDirector 79

Networkrequirements 83

Supportedoperatingsystems 87

OperatingsystemssupportedbyIBMDirector tasks 105

OperatingsystemssupportedbySystem Availability 149

IBMDirectortasksupportforBladeCenter products 151

Supporteddatabaseapplications 152

Reviewingtheenvironment 153

Identifyingthehardware 154

Identifyinglocalandremotesubnets 154

Identifyingfirewallsandblockedports 154

PlanningtoinstallIBMDirector 155

ChoosingwheretoinstallIBMDirectorServer 155 SelectingtheIBMDirectorServerinstallation options 156

PlanningforCapacityManager 158

PlanningtoinstalltheIBMServerStorage ProvisioningTool 159

SelectingtheIBMDirectordatabaseapplication 160 PlanningfortiereddeploymentofIBMDirector 162 Planningforvirtualenvironments 163

Planningforevents 165

PlanningtoupdateIBMDirector 171

VersioncompatibilityofIBMDirector5.10 components 172

VersioncompatibilityofIBMDirector5.10 Update1components 172

VersioncompatibilityofIBMDirector5.10 Update2components 173

VersioncompatibilityofIBMDirector5.10 Update3components 174

Chapter 3 Installing 177

PreparingtoinstallIBMDirector 177

PreparingtheIBMDirectordatabase 177

PreparingtoinstallIBMDirectorServer 190

PreparingLevel-1managedsystems 206

PreparingtomanageaBladeCenter 207

PreparingWindowsXPmanagedsystems 211

PreparingyourSystemzenvironmentforz/VM Center 212

InstallingIBMDirector 227

InstallingIBMDirectorServer 227

InstallingIBMDirectorConsole 270

InstallingLevel1:IBMDirectorCoreServices 283 InstallingLevel2:IBMDirectorAgent 303

InstallingIBMDirectorextensions 344

ChangingIBMDirectorinstallationoptions 387

UpgradingandupdatingIBMDirector 391

UpgradingtoIBMDirector5.10fromprevious releases 391

UpdatingIBMDirector 401

InitiallyconfiguringIBMDirector 401

AuthorizingIBMDirectorusers 402

Configuringdiscoverypreferences 407

Performingserver-initiateddiscoveryof managedobjects 424

Settingupsoftware-distributionpreferences 425

Chapter 4 Uninstalling IBM Director 429

UninstallingIBMDirectoroni5/OS 429

UninstallingIBMDirectorServeroni5/OS 429

UninstallingIBMDirectorServerusing DLTLICPGM 430

UninstallingIBMDirectorAgentoni5/OS 430

UninstallingIBMDirectoronLinuxorAIX 430

UninstallingIBMDirectoronWindows 431

UninstallingIBMDirectorusingtheWindows Add/RemoveProgramsfeature 431

UninstallingIBMDirectorusingthedirunins command 432

UninstallingIBMDirectorAgentonAIX 432

UninstallingIBMDirectorAgentonNetWare 433

UninstallingIBMDirectorCoreServicesbefore migratingtoanearlierversionofIBMDirector 433

Chapter 5 Modifying an IBM Director installation 435

EnablingtheWakeonLANfeature 435

EnablingtheWakeonLANfeatureforLinuxor AIX 435

EnablingtheWakeonLANfeatureonWindows 435 Configuringthedatabaseonthemanagement server 436

ConfiguringthedatabaseonLinuxorAIX 436

ConfiguringthedatabaseonaWindows managementserver 437

EnablingSNMPaccessandtrapforwardingfor Linux 438

EnablingSNMPaccessandtrapforwardingfor LinuxmanagedsystemsotherthanVMware 438

EnablingSNMPaccessandtrapforwardingfor RedHatEnterpriseLinuxversions3and4 439

EnablingSNMPaccessandtrapforwardingfor VMware 441

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 443

Installationtroubleshooting 443

CouldnotdetectrpmsupportedLinux distribution 443

depmod:***Unresolvedsymbolsin /lib/modules/2.4.7-10smp/kernel/drivers/ char/ 444

Error1722isdisplayed 444

IBMDirectorAgentdoesnotrestartafteran upgradeinstallation 445

InstallinganearlierversionofIBMDirector afterinstallingIBMDirector5.10 445

InstallingandstartingIBMDirectorServer,IBM DirectorAgent,orIBMDirectorCoreServices failswhenOpenWBEMisrunning 446

Installationpackagecannotbeinstalledby WindowsInstallerservice 447

SystemAvailabilityreportsanunplanned outagewhenasystemisrestarted 448

Windowsbluescreen IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 448

TheIBM.Director.DirectorCimCoreinstallation fails 448

Contactingcustomersupport 449

Beforeyoucall 449

Usingthedocumentation 450

GettinghelpandinformationfromtheWorld WideWeb 450

Softwareserviceandsupport 450

Appendix A Accessibility features for IBM Director 453

Appendix B Worksheets 463

Worksheet:Environment 463

Worksheet:CapacityManagerspacerequirements 464 Worksheet:Databaseplanning 465

Worksheet:ApacheDerbydatabaseconfiguration 465 Worksheet:DB2databaseconfiguration 466

Worksheet:Oracledatabaseconfiguration 466

Worksheet:PostgreSQLdatabaseconfiguration 467

Worksheet:MicrosoftSQLServerdatabase configuration 467

Worksheet:InstallingIBMDirectorServer 468

Appendix C Notices 469

Trademarks 470

Glossary 473

Glossary 473

Index 483

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About this book

ThisbookprovidesinformationaboutinstallingandconfiguringIBMDirector.Inaddition topresentinganoverviewofIBM Directoranditsrequirements,it coversthefollowingtopics:

v PlanninganIBM Directorenvironmentv

InstallingIBMDirector andIBM Directorextensions

v UpgradingfromIBM Director4.2orearliertoIBM Director5.1

v ConfiguringIBMDirector

Italso includesinformationaboutIBMDirector securityand solvingproblemsyoumight encounterwith IBMDirector

Thesenoticesare designedtohighlightkeyinformation:

Note: Thesenotices provideimportanttips, guidance,oradvice

Important: Thesenoticesprovideinformationoradvice thatmighthelpyouavoid

inconvenientordifficultsituations

Attention: Thesenotices indicatepossibledamagetoprograms,devices,ordata

An attentionnoticeappearsbefore theinstructionorsituation inwhichdamagecanoccur

Besidesthisdocumentation, thereisadditionalinformationrelatedtoIBM®

Director

IBM Director resources on the World Wide Web

ThefollowingWebpages provideresourcesforunderstanding,using,andtroubleshooting IBMDirectorand othersystem-managementtools

IBM Director information center

publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/

fqm0_main.htmlUpdated periodically,theIBMDirector informationcenter containsthemostrecentdocumentationavailableonawide rangeoftopics

IBM Director Web site on ibm.com ®

www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/

ibm_director/

TheIBM DirectorWebsiteonibm.comhaslinkstodownloadsanddocumentationforallcurrentlysupportedversions ofIBMDirector

Informationonthissiteincludes:

v Downloads anddocumentationforthefollowingIBMDirectorreleases:– IBM Director5.10Update3 (5.10.3)

– IBM Director5.10Update2 (5.10.2)

– IBM Director5.10Update2 (5.10.2)UIMs– IBM Director5.10Update1 (5.10.1)– IBM Director5.10Update1 (5.10.1)UIMs– IBM Director5.10

– IBM Director5.10UIMs– IBM Director4.22– IBM Director4.22UIMs– IBM Director4.21– IBM Director4.20

v IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guidedocument,whichlistssupportedIBMsystemsandall supportedoperatingsystems Itisupdatedevery6 to8weeks

v PrintabledocumentationforIBM DirectoravailableinPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)inseverallanguages

IBM Director Software Developers Kit information center

publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dirinfo/toolkit/index.jspTheIBM DirectorSoftwareDevelopersKit(SDK)informationcenterprovides informationabouttheIBMDirector SDK– asetof toolsanddocumentationtohelpextendthecapabilitiesofIBM DirectorbyusingtheAPIsand CLIs,creatingtasks,andlaunching toolsfromtheIBM Directoruser interface

IBM Systems Software information center

www.ibm.com/servers/library/infocenter/

ThisWebpageprovidesinformationaboutIBMVirtualization Engine™,IBM Director,ExternalApplicationLaunchWizard,VirtualSystemManager,and othertopics

IBM ServerProven ® page

ThisWebpageprovidesinformationabouttherequiredfixesfortheVirtualization Enginesystemservices Thefixesinclude operatingsystemfixesthatarerequiredforeachsystemserviceaswellasapplication-levelfixesthatarerequiredforeachsystemservicetofunctioncorrectly

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IBM forums

www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_esforums.jspThisWebpageonibm.comlinkstoseveralforums, availableasWebpages

orusingrichsitesummary(RSS)feeds,inwhichuserscandiscusstechnology issuesrelatingtoIBM servers

Threeofthese forumsareofparticular interesttoIBMDirectorusers:

System x IBM Director forum

IBM Director SDK forum

www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=849

&cat=53

AforumfordiscussinghowtousetheIBM DirectorSDKtoextendthefunctionalityofIBMDirector tomeetyourspecific needs.ThisWebpageincludesalinkforobtainingtheforumusinganRSSfeed

IBM Redbooks™ publications

www.ibm.com/redbooks/

Youcandownloadthefollowingdocuments fromtheIBM RedbooksWebpage.Youcanalsosearchthis WebpagefordocumentsthatfocusonspecificIBMhardware;suchdocumentsoftencontainsystems-managementmaterial

Note: Besuretonotethedateofpublicationandtodeterminethelevelof IBMDirectorsoftwaretowhichtheRedbookspublicationrefers

v Creating a Report of the Tables in the IBM Director 4.1 Database(TIPS0185)

v IBM Director Security(REDP-0417)

v IBM BladeCenter Systems Management with IBM Director V4.1 and Remote Deployment Manager V4.1(REDP-3776)

v Implementing IBM Director 5.10 (SG24-6188)v

Integrating IBM Director with Enterprise Management Solutions(SG24-5388)

v Managing IBM TotalStorage ® NAS with IBM Director(SG24-6830)

v Monitoring Redundant Uninterruptible Power Supplies Using IBM Director

(REDP-3827)

Remote Supervisor AdapterRemote Supervisor Adapter overview

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UKSML

ThisWebpageincludeslinkstotheRemote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide

and theRemote Supervisor Adapter Installation Guide.

Remote Supervisor Adapter II overview

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50116ThisWebpageincludesinformationabouttheRemoteSupervisorAdapterII

Other documents

For planningpurposes,thefollowingdocumentsmight beofinterest:

v Planning and Installation Guide - IBM BladeCenter (Type 8677)

v IBM Management Processor Command-Line Interface (MPCLI) User’s Guide version 5.10

Yourfeedbackisimportantinhelpingtoprovidethemostaccurateandhighestqualityinformation.IfyouhaveanycommentsaboutthisbookoranyotherIBMDirector publication,usetheformforreader’scomments isprovidedat thebackofthis publication.Iftheform hasbeen removed,youmayaddressyourcommentsto:

International Business Machines CorporationDesign & Information Development

Department CGFA

PO Box 12195Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-9990U.S.A

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What’s new

Thissectiondescribes theenhancementsmadetoIBM Directorsinceversion4.20

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutnewfeaturesandenhancementsinIBMDirector 5.10Update3

Improvements to how you work in IBM Director

Thefollowingenhancementschangeoradduser processesinIBM Director:

New Server Storage Provisioning Tool

TheServer StorageProvisioningToolisan extensiontoIBMDirectorforIntel-basedmanagementservers.Itaddssimplified andscriptablecommand-linemanipulationofstorage areanetwork(SAN)blocklevelstorage toprovisionstoragevolumesandtheirmappings fromstoragetoservers

InstallationanduseoftheServerStorageProvisioningToolaredocumented intheIBM SystemsSoftwareInformationCenter atpublib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/

fqm0_main.html

New Configuration Manager Profile Backward Compatibility Utility

TheConfigurationManagerProfileBackwardCompatibility Utilityconverts DeploymentWizardconfigurationprofilescreatedinIBM Directorversions 4.10,4.20,4.21,and4.22toConfigurationManagerprofilesthatcanbe usedinIBM Director5.10

Enhancements to the External Application Launch task

TheExternalApplicationLaunchtaskissupplementedbyanew ExternalApplicationLaunchWizardtohelpusersmoreeasilycreateandmodifycommandtaskfiles.Inaddition,thefollowingchanges applytoexternalapplication tasks:

v Users canspecifydifferenticonsto indicatethatanexternal applicationtask isselectedorthatitisnot

v External applicationtasks canbe associatedwithmultiple managedobjecttypes

v External applicationtasks donothavethealphabeticalnamingrestrictions thatexistedinpreviousversions

v Users canrefreshtheexternal tasklistfromthecommandlinewith thedirclirefreshcmdextscommand

frj0_main.html

New iSCSI Configuration Wizard

TheBladeCenterConfigurationManagertaskincludesanew iSCSIConfigurationWizardtocreate,read,and applyiSCSIconfigurationparametersforbladeservers thatsupportiSCSIhardwareand softwareinitiators withappropriatefirmwarelevels,includingIBMBladeCenterHS20,HS40,and LS20.Theinitiators usetheiSCSIconfigurationparameterstoinitiatecommunicationwithaniSCSItargetstorage devicesuchasDS300

New version of IBM Director ServeRAID ™ Manager extension available

IBM DirectorServeRAIDManagerV8.30isavailablefordownloadfromtheIBMDirector SupportSiteatwww.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ibm_director/.Thisversion addssupportforServeRAID-8kandServeRAID-8k-Icontrollers

New events

IBM Director5.10.3includesthefollowingnewevent types:

Correlation>NMO >Blade-Chassis

MPA>Component>BIOS>Corrupted

MPA>Component>Battery>Failed

MPA>Component>BladeExpansionUnit>Failed

MPA>Component>BladeServer >Incompatible

MPA>Component>Concurrent KVM>Failed

MPA>Component>ExpansionCard>Failed

MPA>Component>FanPack>Failed

MPA>Component>FanPack>Inserted

MPA>Component>FanPack>PFA

MPA>Component>FanPack>Removed

MPA>Component>FrontPanel>Failed

MPA>Component>I/OBoard>Failed

MPA>Component>RAID>Failed

MPA>Component>Server >Power>Disabled

MPA>Component>ServiceProcessor>Mismatched

MPA>Component>USB>OverCurrent

Support for new BladeCenter T management module event severity

Withupdatedmanagement modulefirmwareforBladeCenterTmanagedobjects,youcanspecifya non-defaultseverityforaneventusingAlertManager.Wheneventseverityhasbeen definedinthis way,IBMDirectorwillrecognizeandusethespecifiedseverity

Enhanced support for management of storage managed objects

IBM Director5.10Update 3addsthefollowingimprovementstoSMI-Smanaged-objectsupport:

Support for OpenIPMI driver

IBM Director5.10Update 3supportstheopen-sourcestandardOpenIPMIdriverincludedwiththefollowingLinux®distributions:

v RedHatEnterpriseLinux,version3.0,update6 andlater

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v Red HatEnterpriseLinux,version4.0,update3 andlater

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9,servicepack 3andlater

On thesesystemsthereisnorequirementtodownloadtheSP6mappinglayer ortheproprietaryIPMIdriver.InstallationofIBMDirector 5.10.3willenableOpenIPMIandconfigureitappropriately

Ability to configure IP through in-band communication

InIBMDirector 5.10Update3,theServer ConfigurationManager taskcanusein-bandcommunicationsusingIBMDirectorAgenttoconfiguretheIPaddress ofaserviceprocessor ona server

ToconfiguretheIPaddressofa serviceprocessorusingin-bandcommunication, applytheServer ConfigurationManagerprofiletothemanagedsystemwheretheserviceprocessorresides.Touseout-of-bandcommunication, applytheServer ConfigurationManagerprofiletothephysical platformmanagedobjectthatistheserviceprocessor

Ability to limit the number of simultaneous Remote Control sessions

InIBMDirector 5.10Update3,youcanlimitthenumberofsimultaneousRemoteControlsessionswhichareactivethrough IBMDirectorServer atanygiventime

ToenablelimitsonsimultaneousRemoteControlsessions,IBM DirectorServer andanyremoteinstallationsofIBM DirectorConsolemustbeupdatedto5.10Update 3.Thelimitisspecifiedinthe

classes/com/tivoli/twg/rcserver/RemoteControl.propertiesfileonthemanagement server.Changethevalueof theMaxNumActSessionspropertyinthis filetoavalue equaltothenumberofpermittedRemoteControlsessionsplusone.Forexample,tolimit thenumber of

simultaneousRemoteControlsessionsto5, changethepropertydeclaration toMaxNumActSessions=6.IBMDirectorServer mustbe restartedwhenthis valueischanged

IBMSystemx3655v

IBMSystemx3755v

v IBMDB2®8.1with FixPack11 (equivalenttoIBMDB28.2withFix Pack4)

v Microsoft®SQLServer 2005

v MicrosoftSQLServer 2005ExpressEdition

v OracleServer,version10grelease 2

For acompletelistofsupporteddatabaseapplications,and theiravailabilityforusewithdifferentIBMDirector installations,seethe“Supporteddatabaseapplications” topicintheIBMSystemsSoftwareInformationCenter

Additional operating system support

IBM Director5.10Update 3addssupport formanagementofsystemsrunningthefollowingoperatingsystems

VMware ESX 2.5.4

IBM Director5.10Update 3supportsinstallationofIBMDirectorAgentonVMwareESX2.5.4consoleandguestoperatingsystems.VMwareESX2.5.4provides fullyvirtualizedguestsystemsthatallowotheroperatingsystems

torunwithoutmodification

VMware ESX 3.0

IBM Director5.10Update 3supportsinstallationofIBMDirectorAgentonVMwareESX3.0consoleand guestoperatingsystems VMwareESX3.0provides fullyvirtualizedguestsystemsthatallowotheroperatingsystems

torunwithoutmodification

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

IBM Director5.10Update 3supportsinstallationofIBMDirectorAgentand IBMDirectorCoreServicesonSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10managedsystems.SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 10providesfully-virtualizedguestsystemsusingXenservervirtualization

Additional hardware support

IBM Director5.10Update 3addssupport forLevel-2management usingIBMDirectorAgentonthefollowinghardware

Support

MostIBMproductshavesupport.All applicablefeaturesand functionsthatare availableinthecurrentversionofIBMDirector aresupportedonthese products,if applicable.For example,ifasystem doesnothaveaServeRAIDoptioninstalled,thenServeRAIDManagerisnotsupportedonthatsystem

IBM Director5.10Update 3addssupportforLevel-2management usingIBM DirectorAgentonthefollowinghardware:

IBM BladeCenter hardware

v

IBM BladeCenterHS21blade server(machinetype8853)

v IBM BladeCenterLS21bladeserver(machine type7971)

v IBM BladeCenterLS41bladeserver(machine type7972)

v Server ConnectivityModuleforIBM BladeCenter

v Emulex4 GbSmall-Form-FactorFibreChannelExpansionCardforIBM BladeCenter

v IBM BladeCenterStorageExpansionUnit3

v Cisco 4XInfiniBandSwitchModuleforIBMBladeCenter

v Cisco 4XInfiniBandHCAExpansionCardforIBMBladeCenter

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v Nortel10GbUplinkEthernetSwitchModuleforIBMBladeCenter

IBM IntelliStation systems and System x servers

v IBM IntelliStationZPro(machinetype9228)

v IBM Systemx3400(machinetypes7973,7974,7975,and7976)

v IBM Systemx3455(machinetypes7984and7986)v

IBM Systemx3500(machinetype 7977)

v IBM Systemx3550(machinetype 7978)

v IBM Systemx3650(machinetype 7979)

v IBM Systemx3655(machinetype 7985)

v IBM Systemx3755(machinetype 8877)

v IBM Systemx3800(machinetype 8866)

v IBM Systemx3850(machinetype 8863)

v IBM Systemx3950(machinetype 8872)

Support with Limitation

Occasionally,IBMDirector supportsan IBMproduct,butoneormorefeaturesorfunctionsmightnotworkasintended.Theaffectedfeaturesandfunctionsaredescribed intheReleaseNotessectiononKnownlimitations,problems,and workarounds

IBM Director5.10Update3 addssupportwith limitationforLevel-2management usingIBM DirectorAgentonthefollowinghardware:

v IBM IntelliStationMPro(machinetype 9229)(Environmental-sensormonitoringand hardwareeventsarenotsupported.)

v IBM Systemx3105(machinetypes4347and4348)(Environmental-sensormonitoringand hardwareeventsarenotsupported.)

IBM Director5.10Update3 addsnon-IBM-hardware-levelsupportwithlimitationforLevel-2managementusingIBMDirectorAgentonthefollowinghardware:

v IBM Systemx3650T(machine type7980)

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutnewfeaturesandenhancementsinIBMDirector 5.10Update2

Additional hardware support

IBM Director5.10Update 2providesnew orreaffirmedsupportforthefollowinghardwarethatcanbemanagedusingIBMDirector

IBM BladeCenter

v IBMBladeCenterHS20(Model7981)

v IBMBladeCenterJS21

v IBMBladeCenterHChassis

v IBMBladeCenterTChassis

IBM IntelliStation

v IBMIntelliStationAProExpressv

IBMIntelliStationMProExpress

v IBMIntelliStationZProExpress

IBMSystemx3800

v IBMSystemx3850v

IBMSystemx3950

Other hardware

v BladeCenterPCII/OExpansionUnitII

v Brocade4GBFibreChannelSANSwitchModuleforBladeCenter

v CiscoSFS7008InfiniBandServer Switch(ROHScompliant)

v HoustoniSCSIdaughtercard(ROHScompliant)

Additional operating systems supported for IBM Director Server and IBM Director Console installation

Notes:

IBMDirector5.10Update 2providessupport forinstallingIBMDirectorServerandIBM DirectorConsoleonadditional Systemi,Systemp,andSystemxservers

1. IBM Director5.10Update2 isnotavailable forSystemz;hence,noadditionalSystemz serversaresupportedinthisrelease

2. For acompletelistofsupportedoperatingsystems, seethefollowingWebPages:

v IBM SystemsSoftwareInformationCenter:publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/fqm0_r_requirements.htmlv

IBM ServerProven:www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxASandES,version4.0, forIntelx86(Update3)

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9forAMD64and EM64T(ServicePacks2and 3)

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9forx86(ServicePacks2and3)

v Windows®Server 2003,Enterprise, Standard,andWebEditions(Release2)

v

Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,and Webx64Editions(Release2)

System i platforms

v i5/OS®,Version5Release4

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS,version4.0,forIBM POWER™(Update3)

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9forIBM POWER(ServicePack 3)

System p servers

v i5/OS, Version5Release4

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS,version4.0,forIBM POWER(Update3)

Note: Update3 isrequiredfortheIBMBladeCenterJS21

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9forIBM POWER(ServicePack 3)

Note: ServicePack3isrequiredfortheIBM BladeCenterJS21

Additional operating systems that can be managed by IBM Director

Unlessstatedotherwise,IBMDirector5.10 Update2provides Level-2(IBMDirectorAgent), Level-1(IBM DirectorCoreServices),and Level-0(″agentless″)system managementforthefollowingadditionaloperatingsystems

Notes:

IBMDirector5.10Update 2providessupport forinstallingIBMDirectorServerandIBM DirectorConsoleonadditionalSystemi,Systemp,andSystemxservers

1. IBM Director5.10Update2 isnotavailable forSystemz;hence,noadditionalSystemz serversaresupportedinthisrelease

2. For acompletelistofsupportedoperatingsystems, seethefollowingWebPages:

v IBM SystemsSoftwareInformationCenter:publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/fqm0_r_requirements.html

v IBM ServerProven:www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

System x servers and Intel-compatible systems (32-bit operating systems)

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS,ES,andWS,version 3.0(Updates5and 6)

Note: (Level-2andLevel-1supportonly)ForsystemsthatcontainanAMDOpteron orAthlon64 processor,Update5orlaterisrequired

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS,ES,andWS,version 4.0(Update3)

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9forx86(ServicePacks2and3)

v VMwareESXServer,version2.5.2,with thefollowingguestoperatingsystems.

Note: IBMDirector doesnotprovideLevel-0orLevel-1supportfortheseguestoperatingsystems

– NovellNetWare,version6.5(ServicePack2 required)– Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, ES,and WS,version3.0(Update5required)

– Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, ES,and WS,version4.0(Update2required)

– SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 8forx86(ServicePack 3required)– SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forx86(ServicePack 2required)– Windows 2000,AdvancedServer andServerEditions(ServicePack3

orlaterrequired)– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack1 required)

– Windows XPProfessionalEdition(ServicePacks1 and2required)

v WindowsServer2003,Datacenter,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack 2)

v AdditionalguestoperatingsystemsforVMwareESXServer,version2.1:– Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, ES,and WS,version3.0(Updates5and6)

– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack2)

v AdditionalguestoperatingsystemsforVMwareESXServer,version2.5:– Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, ES,and WS,version3.0(Updates5and6)

– SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forx86(ServicePacks2 and3)– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack2)

v AdditionalguestoperatingsystemsforVMwareESXServer,version2.5.1:

– Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, ES,and WS,version3.0(Updates5and6)

– SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forx86(ServicePacks2 and3)– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack2)

v AdditionalguestoperatingsystemsforVMwareGSXServer,version3.1:– Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, ES,and WS,version3.0(Updates5and6)

– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack2)

v Additionalhostoperatingsystemsfor VMwareGSXServer, version3.1:– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack2)

v

AdditionalguestoperatingsystemsforVMwareGSXServer,version3.2:– Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, ES,and WS,version3.0(Updates5and6)

– Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, ES,and WS,version4.0(Update3)– SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forx86(ServicePacks2 and3)– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack2)

v Additionalhostoperatingsystemsfor VMwareGSXServer, version3.2:

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– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack2)

v Additional guestoperatingsystemsforMicrosoftVirtualServer 2005:– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack2)

v Additional guestoperatingsystemsforMicrosoftVirtualServer 2005(ServicePack 1):

– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack2)

– Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebx64Editions(ServicePack2)

System x servers and Intel-compatible systems (64-bit operating systems)

Note: IBMDirectordoesnotprovideLevel-1supportforIntelItanium®

System i and System p servers

v Level-0, Level-2 management only:i5/OS,Version5Release4

Note: Level-0supportincludesDiscovery,RemoteSessionand alimitedsubsetoftheSoftwareDistributiontask

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS,version4.0,forIBM POWER(Update3)

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9forIBM POWER(ServicePack 3)

Additional database versions supported for use with IBM Director

v

MicrosoftDataEngine (MSDE)2000ServicePack4

v MicrosoftSQLServer 2000ServicePack 4

Note: SupportforServicePack 4replacesthesupportpreviouslyprovidedforServicePack 3a;usersare encouragedtoupgradeMSDE2000orMicrosoftSQLServer 2000to ServicePack 4

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutnewfeaturesandenhancementsinIBMDirector 5.10Update1

Hardware Status task for AIX ®

TheHardwareStatustaskisnowavailable forAIXmanagedsystems.Hardware-status eventscanbe viewedintheHardwareStatuswindow forAIXmanagedsystems,andthemostrecenthardware-statuseventsremainvisible inIBMDirectorConsoleevenwhenconnection totheAIXmanagedsystem islost

Hardware Management Console extension support for Hardware Management Console Version 5 Release 2

TheIBM DirectorHardwareManagementConsoleextension supportsmanagement ofHardwareManagement ConsolesrunningVersion5Release2.TheHardwareManagementConsoleextensionisalso availableforWindows andLinuxmanagementservers andmanagementconsoles

Support for Advanced Management Module

IBM DirectorVersion5.10Update1 addssupportfortheIBMBladeCenterAdvanced ManagementModule

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutnewfeaturesandenhancementsinIBMDirector 5.10

Improvements to how you work in IBM DirectorEnhanced user interface

IBM Director5.10containsthefollowingfeaturesdesignedtoimproveusability:

v Anenhanceduserinterfaceallows moreintuitivehierarchicalviewingofmanagedobjectsina single-paneview,the″classic″three-paneview,or

atwo-panecombinationview

v Thedetailsview ofmanagedobjectsisnowcustomizable forusers

v Thetoolbarisnow customizableforusers

Event Action Plan wizard

TheEventAction Planwizardnowcanbelaunched fromIBMDirectorConsoleandusedtoeditexistingevent actionplans.Inaddition,thewizardhasbeen redesignedtoimproveusabilityand renderit morepowerful.Youcanspecifyadditionalevent filters,specifythesystemstowhichyouwanttoapplytheevent actionplan,andschedulewhentheevent filtersareapplied

Improved accessibility

IBM Director5.10meetstheaccessibilitystandardsforSection508 ofthe

USRehabilitationAct.Themajor changestotheproductinclude thefollowing:

v

IBMDirectorConsolecanbenavigatedusingthekeyboardonly

v IBMDirectorConsoleincludesa newfacility forsettingaccessibilitypreferencesthatenableuserstocustomizesuchdisplayattributesascolor,fontsize,and contrast

v IBMDirectorConsoleimplementstheJava™accessibilityAPIwhichsupportsinteractionwith assistivetechnology

v TheIBMDirectordocumentationisdeliveredina Web-basedInformationCenter

New command-line interface

Thedircmdcommand-line interfaceisdeprecatedinfavorofa new

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command-lineinterface:dircli.Thedirclicommand-line interfacesupportsexistingdircmdbundlesand offersanew setofcommandsfor

accomplishing commonsystem-managementtasks

Server Configuration Manager

Thenew ServerConfigurationManagertaskallowstheusertocreateorupdateserverconfigurationprofiles.ConfigurationincludestheserviceprocessorsinSystemxservers

Software Health

Thenew SoftwareHealthtaskallows theuser tocheckforoutdatedfirmware,drivers,and IBMDirectorAgentonmanagedobjects

Unattended installation

IBM DirectorServernow canbeinstalledinunattendedmode

Web-based (Information Center) product documentation

Newinversion 5.10,theIBM Directorinformationcenterisacomprehensive,browser-basedinformationsystemthatprovideseasyaccesstothemostup-to-dateproductinformationavailable Updatedperiodically, theIBM Directorinformationcentercontains:

v Usagescenarios forIBMDirector

Tofindinformation,userscansearch,browse thecontents, followlinksfromonetopictorelatedtopics,and printthetopics theywanttoreadoffline.The IBMDirectorinformationcenter isavailable at

v EnhancedtreenavigationintheInventoryQueryBrowser

v Inventory changemonitoring

v Custom collectionsofinventorytables

v Optionaleventsoninventorycompletionorerrors

v Improvedcontroloverinventorycollection throughadditionalpreferences:

– Enable/disable backgroundinventoryservice– Specify themaximumnumber ofagentstoperforminventorycollection atthesametime,tocontrolresourceusage

– Specify thedefaultcollection typeforthethreeagentlevels

Upward integration enhancements

IBM Director5.10includessupportforMicrosoft OperationsManager(MOM)

Support for more systems in IBM DirectorSMI-S storage devices

v SupportforSMI-S1.1compliantStorageManagedSystems,includingtheIBM SystemStorage™DS300andDS400devices

v Informationdisplayedin theHardwareStatustaskand eventsforallsupportedSMI-Sstoragedevices

ServeRAID hardware and software

IBM Director5.10improves supportforIBMServeRAIDcontrollers:v

ConfigurationManagement StationonLinux

v SupportforVMwareESXServer,versions 2.1,2.5, 2.5.1and 2.5.2,Console

v SupportforVMwareESXServer,versions 2.1,2.5, 2.5.1and 2.5.2,guestoperatingsystems

v SupportforRed HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, ES,and WS,version4.0

v SupportforServeRAIDServer andConsoleinstallationsonEM64TandAMD64

v HardwaresupportfortheIBMServeRAID-8icontroller

v Separateinstallation fortheServeRAIDManagerextensionFor completesupport information,refertotheIBMServerProvenpageatwww.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

Architectural support for more systems

IBM Director5.10containsa significantchangeintheproductarchitecture.IBM DirectorServernow canmanagethreedifferenttypesofmanagedsystems:

Level-0 (agentless) managed systems

IBM Directormanagesthesesystemsthrough thenetworkservicesthatarenativeto theoperatingsystem:SMB/CIFS/DCE-RPCprotocols forWindowssystems,orSecureShell(SSH)for othersystems NoIBM Directorsoftwareisinstalled.YoucanperformthefollowingtasksonthesemanagedsystemsfromtheIBMDirector Console:

v Collect inventorythatisavailablefromtheoperatingsystem

v Install IBMDirectorCoreServices(Level1)or IBMDirectorAgent(Level2)

v Restarttheoperatingsystem(WindowsorLinux)

v Use RemoteSessiontasktoexecutecommand-lineprograms(onlyifSSHispresent)

v Shutdownand power-offsystems(Windows)

Level-1 managed systems

IBM DirectorCoreServicesmust beinstalled.Inadditiontothetasks supportedbyLevel-0managedsystems,youcanperformthefollowingtasksonthese managedsystemsfromtheIBM DirectorConsole:

v Collect platform-specificinventory

v Install IBMDirectorAgent(promote toLevel-2managedsystem)

v Manage eventsusingevent actionplans,event subscription,andtheevent log

v Monitor hardwarestatus

v Restartorshutdownthemanagedsystem

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v Use theRemoteSessiontasktoexecutecommand-lineprograms(onlyifSSHispresent)

v Distributesystem-levelupdatepackages

Level-2 managed systems

IBM DirectorAgentmustbe installed.YoucanperformthefullcomplementofIBMDirector tasksonthemanagedsystem

Additional systems supported for IBM Director Server and IBM Director Console installation

Note: ForsystemsthatcontainanAMD OpteronorAthlon64 processor,Update5 isrequired

System x servers

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forAMD64andEM64T

v Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,and Webx64Editions

Additional systems supported for IBM Director Agent installation

System x servers and Intel-compatible systems (32-bit operating systems)

v NovellNetWare,version 6.5

v VMwareESXServer,version2.5, withthefollowingguestoperatingsystems:

– RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS,ES,andWS,version3.0(Update3 required)

– SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 8forx86(ServicePack 3required)

– SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forx86– Windows2000,AdvancedServerand ServerEditions(ServicePack 3orlaterrequired)

– WindowsServer 2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions(ServicePack1 required)

– WindowsXPProfessionalEdition(ServicePacks1 and2required)

– WindowsXPProfessionalEdition(ServicePacks1 and2required)

v Microsoft VirtualServer2005with thefollowingguestoperatingsystems:

– Windows2000,AdvancedServerand ServerEditions(ServicePack 3or4 required)

– WindowsServer 2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditionsv

Microsoft VirtualServer2005(ServicePack1) withthefollowingguestoperatingsystems:

– Windows2000,AdvancedServerand ServerEditions(ServicePack 3or4 required)

– WindowsServer 2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebEditions– WindowsServer 2003,Enterprise,Standard,andWebx64Editions

– WindowsXPProfessionalEdition(ServicePack 2required)– WindowsXPProfessionalx64Edition

System x servers and Intel-compatible systems (64-bit operating systems)

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, version4.0,forIntelItanium

v Windows Server2003,Datacenter,Enterprise, Standard,andWebx64Editions

v Windows Server2003,DatacenterandEnterprise64-bitItaniumEditions

System i platforms

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxAS, version4.0,forIBM POWER

System i platforms with System x options

Systemiplatforminstallations canusethefollowingSystemxoptions:

v IntegratedxSeries®Server(IXS)

v Systemxserversthatareattached totheSystemi platformsviatheIntegratedxSeriesAdapter(IXA)

Using theseSystemxoptions, youcaninstallIBM DirectorAgentand IBMDirectorCoreServicesonthefollowingoperatingsystems

Note: Forinformationaboutthesupportedupdatesand servicepacksfor theseoperatingsystems,seetheSystemxsystemsandIntel-compatiblesystemsoperating-system supportstatement

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxASandES,version3.0, forIntelx86

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxASandES,version4.0, forIntelx86

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 8forx86

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forx86

v Windows 2000,AdvancedServer andServer Editions

v Windows Server2003,Enterprise,Standard,and WebEditions

Note: WhethertheseoperatingsystemsaresupportedinyourSystemi environmentdependsonthefollowingcriteria:

v TheIntegratedxSeriesServer (IXS)installedintheSystem

SeeIBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guideforanyupdatestothisinformation.Youcandownloadthelatestversionofthisdocumentfromwww.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ibm_director/.

hypervisor.z/VMCenterprovidestwotasks:

Virtual Server Deployment

v

Createand maintaintemplatesforvirtual hardware

v Createand maintaintemplatesforLinuxsystems

v

Createand deletevirtualhardware

v Createand deleteinstancesoftheLinuxoperatingsystem

Server Complexes

v Use thetemplates fromVirtualServerDeploymenttocreatevirtual hardwareandLinuxinstancesonthis hardwareinasingle step

v Manage configurationsofLinuxinstancesand virtualhardware.Configurationdomainsinclude networksettings,Linux

configurationscripts,diskaccess, andVMResourceManager(VMRM)performance goals

v Apply configurationchanges acrossmultiple Linuxinstances

Security enhancements

IBM Directorsecurityhasbeen improvedwiththefollowingchanges:

v AESsupport forUDPencryption

v Auditingontheserver

v Fornewinstallations, securitysettings,includingSecureSocketsLayer(SSL)forcommunicationbetweenIBMDirector Consoleand IBMDirectorServer,onorselectedbydefault

v

OnWindowsonly,groupadministrationofprivileges

v PAMauthentication supportonUNIX®

v

User-authenticateddirclicommand-line interfacetoreplacedircmdOther enhancements

IBM Director5.10includesthefollowinggeneralenhancements:

v ApacheDerby isnow thedefaultIBM Directordatabasethatisbundledwiththeproduct.ItissupportedonalltheoperatingsystemsonwhichIBM DirectorServercanbeinstalled,withtheexceptionofi5/OS

v ChangedthenameofthedefaultgroupAllSystemsandDevicestoAllManagedObjects;this groupnowhasadefaultassociation,SystemMembership,thatassociatessystemswith theirplatforms.

v Replacethetimestamponthestatusbarwiththenumberof managedobjectsdisplayedintheGroupContentspane

v Supportfor IBMJavaRuntime Environment(JRE)1.4.2,serverrelease 2

v User-selectedgroupassociations areretainedforfuturesessions

Discontinued features in version 5.10BladeCenter management

TheBladeCenterAssistanttaskhasbeenreplacedwiththeBladeCenterManagement task

dircmd command-line interface

Thedircmdcommand-line interfacehasbeen removedfromIBMDirector

oni5/OSsystems.Thedircmdinterfacecontinuestobe availableonothersystemsonwhichitwaspreviouslyavailable,butisnotincludedwith IBMDirector onnewly-supportedsystemssuchasSystempserversand System

z servers.Onthese systems,dircmdhasbeen replacedbythehigh-performance dirclicommand-lineinterface

DMI Browser

TheDMIBrowsertaskhasbeenremoved

Management Processor Assistant task

TheManagement ProcessorAssistanttaskhasbeenreplacedbythenewServer ConfigurationManager task

Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

Microsoft ManagementConsole(MMC)isnolongersupportedasofversion5.10

Server Plus Pack

TheServer PlusPackhasbeenwithdrawn;however,someof itscomponentsare stillavailable:

v

CapacityManager isseparatelyavailable forpurchaseforIBMxSeriessystems

v RackManagerisnowpartof thebase installationofIBMDirector

v SystemAvailabilityisavailable fromtheIBMWebsiteasa separate,installableextension

ActivePCIManagerand SoftwareRejuvenationarenotsupportedinversion5.10;if installedfor apreviousversionofIBM Director,theywill

be uninstalledwhenIBM Directorisupgradedtoversion5.10

Web-based Access

Web-basedAccesshasbeenremovedfromthebaseinstallationofIBMDirector.ItisavailablefromtheIBMWebsiteasaseparate, installableextension

Documentation updates as of December 2005Planning

Theplanninginformationhasthefollowingupdates:

v Thenetworkrequirementsinformationisupdated

v Thetopic,OperatingsystemssupportedbyLevel-2,Level-1,andLevel-0managedsystems,isupdatedwithcurrentinformation

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Thefollowingitemsarenew intheinstallinginformation:

v Referencesto theIBM Director Agents for AIX 5L , i5/OS, Windows, Linux

on xSeries, System z and POWERCDareincludedwhereapplicable

v Referencesto theIBM VirtualizationEnginesupport sitefor IBMDirector 5.10,www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/about/

virtualization/enterprise/director.html areincluded,where applicable

v Referencesto theIBM VirtualizationEnginesystemsservicesfixesWebsiteat www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/

VirtualizationEngine/home2.html,areincluded,where applicable

v Referencesto theIBM Director 5.10 (2 of 2) for i5/OSCDthatcontainsIBM DirectorConsoleinstallationimagesareaddedwhereappropriate

v Enhancementshavebeenmadeto thefollowingtopics:

– i5/OS:InstallingIBMDirector ServerusingtheVirtualizationEngineinstallationwizard

– InstallingIBMDirectorCoreServicesusingtheSoftwareDistributiontask

– InstallingIBMDirectorAgentusingtheSoftwareDistributiontask– UpgradingIBMDirectorAgentusingtheSoftwareDistributiontask

v Instructionshavebeen addedorupdatedfor downloadingIBMDirectorsoftware componentinstallationimagesfromtheWebforSystemi,Systemp,andSystemz

v Web downloadinformationhasbeenaddedfortheServeRAIDManagerprogram(StandaloneEdition)inthetopic,PreparingLevel-1managedsystems

v UpdateshavebeenmadetotheInstallingIBMDirectorextensionsinformationtoclarify howtoobtaintheextensions

Uninstalling

TheUninstalling IBMDirectorServer oni5/OStopicisupdatedwiththecompleteuninstallationcommand

Managing IBM Director

Theinformationforauthorizing IBMDirectorusersisupdatedtoclarifythatIBM DirectorAdministrators donothaveanydefaultaccessprivileges.IBM DirectorSuperAdministrators mustauthorizeIBM Director

Administrators tospecificaccessprivileges

Troubleshooting

Thefollowingtopics havebeen addedtoTroubleshootinginformation:

v SLPdiscoveryislimited totheprimarynetwork

v Softwaredistribution failstoa Level-0managedsystem

v CIM>Systemeventsnowinclude thePowerSupplyeventandtheRedundantNetworkAdapterFailoverevent.

v SeveralStorage>ServeRAIDControllereventsare added

v TheMgmtHwLogsStatusandAutomaticServerRestart CIMindicationsareupdated,aswell astheircomplementary CIM>Systemand SNMPevents

Anewtopic isaddedthatexplainsicons thatappear intheGroup contentspane ofIBMDirector Server

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutnewfeaturesandenhancementsinIBMDirector 4.22

IBM Director4.22addsthefollowingnewfeatures, functions,and enhancements:

Alert Standard Format 2.0 on Linux systems

IBM Director4.22addssupport forAlertStandard Format(ASF)2.0onthefollowingservers runningLinux:

v xSeries206 (32-bitoperatingsystemsonly)

v xSeries226 (32-bitandEM64T operatingsystemsonly)

Alert Standard Format on Windows x64 systems

IBM Director4.22addssupport forASFonthefollowingserversthatarerunningWindows x64operatingsystems:

v xSeries226

v IntellistationA-Pro

BladeCenter options

IBM Director4.22contains thefollowingenhancements:

v Supportfor BladeCenterLS20

v Supportfor theQLogic iSCSIExpansionCard

v Supportfor theCiscoSystems FiberIntelligentGigabit EthernetSwitchModule(IGESM).ThisswitchisalsoknownastheCisco Fiber IGESM.

v ClarificationaboutsupportforinstallingIBMDirector Serveronablade server.IBMDirector4.22 supportsinstallingIBMDirector Serveronablade serverandusingthatinstance ofIBMDirectortomanage theBladeCenterunit.Previously,

ifyouwantedtouseIBMDirector tomanageaBladeCenterunit,youneededtoinstallIBMDirector Serverona non-bladeserver

RefertotheIBM Director 4.22 Release Notesformoreinformation

IBM System Storage

IBM Director4.22addssupport forIBMSystemStorageDS4000™seriesstoragesystems Thissupport isprovidedbynewstorage managedobjects,whichareIBMDirector managedobjectsthatrepresentstorage-relateddevices

IBM Director4.22also addssupportforlaunchingIBM DS4000StorageManagerfromIBM DirectorConsole

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Refer totheIBM Director 4.22 Release Notesformoreinformation.

Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

TheJava RuntimeEnvironment(JRE),version1.3.1,inIBMDirector 4.22hasbeenupgraded toservicelevel8

Operating systems for IBM Director Agent

IBM Director4.22addssupport forinstallingIBMDirectorAgentonthefollowingoperatingsystems:

v RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS,ES,andWS,version4.0,forsystemswithIntelx86processors

v RedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS,ES,andWS,version4.0,forsystemswithIntelEM64TorAMDOpteronprocessors

v VMwareGSX Server,version3.1and 3.2.For alistofthesupportedguestoperatingsystems,seetheIBM Director Hardware and Software Compatibility

document

v WindowsServer2003,Datacenterx64Editionv

WindowsServer2003,Standardand Enterprisex64Editions

v WindowsXPProfessionalx64Edition

Scalable systems support for xSeries 460 servers

IBM Director4.22addssupport forscalablesystemsand scalablepartitionsconfigured onxSeries460servers (ScalableSystemsManager 4.20doesnotprovidesupport forthisserver)

Refer totheIBM Director 4.22 Release Notesformoreinformation

ServeRAID hardware and software

IBM Director4.22addssupport fortheIBM ServeRAID-8iSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS) RAIDController.ItalsocontainsanupdatedServeRAIDManagertask,whichisbasedonthestand-aloneversion ofServeRAIDManager8.0.ThisServeRAIDManagertaskcanmanage SASRAIDarrayconfigurations

Upward Integration Modules (UIMs)

IBM Director4.22addssupport forUpwardIntegrationModules(UIMs)with HPOpenView7.01onsupportedWindowsandLinuxoperatingsystems

For themostrecentinformationabouthardwareorsoftwaresupport,includingoperatingsystem supportthathasbeen addedtoaspecific versionofIBMDirectorafter itsinitial release,seetheIBM Director Hardware and Software Compatibility

document.YoucandownloadthePDFfilefromtheIBM DirectorsupportWebpageat www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/

ibm_director/

What’s new in version 4.21

ThistopicprovidesinformationaboutnewfeaturesandenhancementsinIBMDirector 4.21

IBM Director4.21addsthefollowingnewfeatures, functions,and enhancements:

v RackManagersupport fortheBladeCenterTelco

v VirtualLocalAreaNetwork(VLAN)configurationsupportforCiscoandIntelGigabitEthernetSwitchModules

v SupportformanagingtheIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)baseboardmanagementcontrollerintheIBMeServerBladeCenterHS20,machinetype8843server

BladeCenter switches

IBM Director4.21addssupport forthefollowingBladeCenterswitches:

v InfinibandSwitchModule

v NortelNetworksLayer2/3GbESwitchModule

Database

IBM Director4.21addssupport forusingPostgreSQL,version 7.4astheIBM Directordatabase(SUSE LinuxEnterpriseServer 9only)

General enhancements

IBM Director4.21addsthefollowingnewfunctionality:

v AbilitytolaunchtheWebinterface forserviceprocessorsfromIBMDirectorConsole

v ManagementInformationBase (MIB)filesfortheIBMSystemStorageDS300and DS400

IBM Director4.21addssupport forthefollowingoperatingsystems:

IBM Director Server and IBM Director Console

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxASandES,version3.0, forIntelx86

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forx86

IBM Director Agent

v AIX5L™,Version5Release3

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxASandES,version3.0, forIntelEM64T

v Red HatEnterpriseLinuxWS,version3.0,forIntelEM64T

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forAMD64and EM64T

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v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forIBM POWER

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forItaniumProcessor Family

v SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer 9forx86

ServeRAID hardware and software

IBM Director4.21addssupport fortheIBM ServeRAID-7kUltra320SCSIcontroller.Italsocontainsan updatedServeRAIDManager task,whichisbased onthestand-alone versionofServeRAIDManager7.10b

Upward integration

IBM Director4.21addsthefollowingnewfunctionality:

v Upward integrationwithMicrosoft SystemsManagementServer(SMS)2003

v Ability touseSecureSocketsLayer(SSL)withtheupward-integrationmodules forIBMTivoli® NetView®and HPOpenView

For themostrecentinformationabouthardwareorsoftwaresupport,seetheIBM Director Hardware and Software Compatibilitydocument.YoucandownloadthePDFfilefromtheIBMSupportWebpageatwww.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ibm_director/

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Chapter 1 Getting started with IBM Director

Thistopiccontainsgeneraland conceptualinformationaboutIBMDirector

Thistopicprovidesanoverview ofIBMDirector

IBM Directorisanintegratedsuiteoftoolsthatprovideyouwith comprehensivesystem-managementcapabilitiestomaximizesystemavailabilityandlower ITcosts Itsopen,industry-standarddesignsupportsthemanagementofavarietyofhardwareandoperatingsystems, includingmostIntelmicroprocessor-basedsystemsandcertainIBM Systemi,Systemp,Systemx,and Systemzservers.IBM Directorautomatesmanyof theprocessesthatarerequiredtomanagesystemsproactively,includingcapacityplanning,asset tracking,preventivemaintenance, diagnosticmonitoring,troubleshooting,andmore.Ithasa graphicaluser interfacethatprovideseasy accesstobothlocaland remotesystems

IBM Directorcanbeusedinenvironmentswithmultipleoperatingsystemsandintegratedwith robustworkgroupand enterprisemanagementsoftware fromIBM(suchasTivolisoftware),ComputerAssociates,Hewlett-Packard,Microsoft,NetIQ,and BMCSoftware

IBM Director environment

IBM Directorisdesignedtomanage acomplexenvironmentthatcontainsnumerous servers,desktopcomputers,workstations,mobilecomputers (notebookcomputers),and assorteddevices.IBM Directorcanmanageupto5000Level-2systems

An IBMDirectorenvironment containsthefollowinggroupsofhardware:

v Oneormore serversonwhichIBMDirectorServer isinstalled.Suchserversarecalledmanagement servers.

v Servers,workstations,desktopcomputers,andmobilecomputersthataremanagedbyIBMDirector.Suchsystemsarecalledmanaged systems.

v Networkdevices,printers,orcomputersthathaveSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)agentsinstalledorembedded.Suchdevices arecalledSNMP devices.

v Additionalmanagedobjectssuchasplatformsand chassis.Collectively,allmanagedsystems,devices,and objectsarereferredtoasmanaged objects.

Figure1onpage2 showsthehardwareinan IBMDirectorenvironment

IBM Director components

ThistopicprovidesinformationabouttheIBMDirector components

The IBMDirectorsoftwarehasfourcomponents:

v IBMDirectorCoreServices

v IBMDirectorAgent

v IBMDirectorConsole

v IBMDirectorServer

IBM Directormayalsomanage somesystemsonwhichnocomponentofIBMDirector isinstalled.Suchmanagedsystemsare referredto asLevel-0 managed systems. Thesesystemsmustat aminimumsupporteither theSecureShell(SSH)

or DistributedComponentObjectModel(DCOM)protocol

Note: WhenyouinstallIBM DirectorServer onMicrosoft WindowsorLinux,IBMDirectorAgentand IBMDirectorConsoleareinstalledautomaticallyalso.WhenyouinstallIBM DirectorServer onIBM i5/OS,IBMDirectorAgentisinstalledautomaticallyalso

Figure2 onpage3 showswheretheIBMDirectorsoftware componentsareinstalledina basicIBMDirector environment

Figure 1 Hardware in an IBM Director environment

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IBM Director Core Services

IBM DirectorCoreServicesisinstalledonamanagedsystemtoprovidehardware-specific (Level-1)functionalityforIBM Directortocommunicatewithand administerthemanagedsystem

IBM DirectorCoreServicesprovidesasubsetofIBM DirectorAgentfunctionalitythatisusedtocommunicatewith andadministerthemanagedsystem.Systems(IBM servers,desktopcomputers,workstations,andmobilecomputers)thathaveIBM DirectorCoreServices(butnotIBM DirectorAgent)installedonthemarereferredtoasLevel-1 managed systems.

IBM DirectorCoreServicesprovidesmanagemententirelythroughstandardprotocols Thisincludesdiscovery,authentication, andmanagement.TheIBMDirector CoreServicespackage installsan SLPserviceagent, anSSL-enabledCIMOM(onLinux)orCIMmappinglibrariestoWMI(onWindows),anoptionalssh server,and platform-specificinstrumentation

Youcanperformthefollowingtasksona Level-1managedsystem:

Figure 2 Software in an IBM Director environment

v Collectinventory.

v PromotetoLevel-2managementbydistributingtheIBMDirectorAgentpackage

v Manageeventsusingevent actionplans,eventsubscription,andtheeventlog

v Monitorhardwarestatus

v Rebootorshutdownthemanagedsystem

v Runcommand-line programs

v

Distributesystem updatepackagesthrough SoftwareDistribution

v RemoteSession(requiresssh)

Related tasks

UninstallingIBMDirector CoreServicesbefore migratingtoanearlier version

ofIBMDirectorThistopic discusseshow touninstallIBMDirectorCoreServicesandwhythisprocedureisimportantwhenchangingyour installationtoapre-5.10versionofIBMDirector

IBM DirectorAgentisinstalledonamanagedsystemtoprovideenhanced(Level2) functionalitywithwhichIBMDirector cancommunicatewithand administerthemanagedsystem

IBM DirectorAgentprovides managementdatatoIBMDirector Server.Datacan

be transferredusingseveralnetworkprotocols, includingTransmissionControlProtocol/InternetProtocol(TCP/IP),NetworkBasicInput/OutputSystem(NetBIOS),and InternetworkPackage Exchange(IPX).IBM DirectorServercancommunicatewithall systemsinyour networkthathaveIBMDirectorAgentinstalled

IBM DirectorAgentfeaturesvaryaccordingtotheoperatingsystemonwhichIBMDirectorAgentisinstalled.For example,youcaninstallWeb-basedAccessonlyonWindows 32-bitoperatingsystems

All IBMIntel-compatibleservers,IBMBladeCenterJS20bladeservers,IBMNetVistadesktopcomputers,IBMThinkCentre desktopcomputers,IBMPCdesktopcomputers, IBMIntelliStationworkstations,IBMThinkPadmobilecomputers, IBMSystemStorageNetworkAttachedStorage(NAS)products,andIBM SurePOS™point-of-salesystemsincludea licenseforIBM DirectorAgent.Youcanpurchaseadditionallicensesfornon-IBMsystems

IBM DirectorAgentissupportedonsystemsthatarerunningthefollowingoperatingsystems:

v MicrosoftWindowsv

Linux(xSeries,POWER,Systemz9,zSeries)

v IBMAIX

v IBMi5/OS

v NovellNetWareSystems (IBMornon-IBMservers,desktopcomputers,workstations,andmobilecomputers) thathaveIBMDirectorAgentinstalledonthemarereferredtoas

Level-2 managed systems.

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Thefunction ofIBMDirectorAgentonthemanagedsystemwillvarydepending

ontheoperatingsystemand platform

IBM DirectorConsoleisinstalledonadesktopcomputer,workstation, ormobilecomputertoprovidea GUIinwhichthesystemadministratorcanperformtasksinIBM Director

IBM DirectorConsoleistheGUIforIBM DirectorServer.DataistransferredbetweenIBM DirectorConsoleand IBMDirectorServer throughTCP/IP.UsingIBM DirectorConsole,youcanconductcomprehensivesystemsmanagement usingeither adrop-and-dragactionora singleclick

Youmayinstall IBMDirectorConsoleonasmanysystemsasneeded.IBMDirector includesanunlimited-uselicenseforIBM DirectorConsole.Thesystem

onwhichIBM DirectorConsoleisinstalledisreferredtoasa management console.

Note: WhenyouinstallIBM DirectorConsoleona system,IBMDirectorAgentisnotinstalledautomatically.Toprovidefullmanagementofthemanagementconsolethrough IBMDirector,IBM DirectorAgentshouldalsobe installed

IBM DirectorServer mustbeinstalledonthemanagementserver,andprovidesallthemanagement functionofIBMDirector

IBM DirectorServer isthemaincomponentof IBMDirector;itcontainsthemanagement data,theserverengine,and theapplication logic.IBM DirectorServerprovides basicfunctionssuchasdiscoveryofmanagedobjects,persistentstorage

of configurationand managementdata,aninventorydatabase,eventlistening,securityandauthentication, managementconsolesupport, andadministrativetasks

IBM DirectorServer storestheinventorydatain aStructuredQueryLanguage(SQL)database.Youcanaccessinformationthatisstoredinthisrelationaldatabaseevenwhenthemanagedobjectsarenotavailable

EveryIBM xSeriesserverand IBMBladeCenterunitincludesanIBM DirectorServer license.YoucanpurchaseadditionalIBMDirectorServer licensesforinstallationonnon-IBMservers

IBM DirectorServer communicateswith managedobjectsand SNMPdevicestoreceiveinformationandissue commands.IfIBM DirectorConsoleisused,IBMDirector ServercommunicateswithIBM DirectorConsoletodisplaynetworkstatusinformationand receiveinstructionsfromthesystemadministrator

Concepts

Thissectiondiscussesconceptsthatwillhelpyouunderstandhow IBMDirectorworks.Becomingfamiliarwith theIBM DirectorcomponentsandunderstandingtheconceptsinthissectionenablesyoutouseIBMDirector mosteffectively

Accessibility

ThistopicdescribestheaccessibilityfeaturesinIBM Director

IBM strivestoprovideproductswithusableaccessforeveryone,regardlessofage

IfthegroupthatiscurrentlydisplayedintheGroupContentspane containsmanagedobjectsthatdonotapplytotheselectedassociation,those objectsappear

in bluetype underthe“NotAssociated”node

Youalso candisplayadditionalinformationaboutthemanagedobjectsthataredisplayed intheGroupContentspane byselectingoneormoreassociationoptionsfromthebottomhalfoftheAssociations menu.For example,youcanview

managedobjectstowhicheventactionplanshavebeenapplied Ifamanagedobjecthasaneventactionplanappliedtoit,themanagedobjectisdisplayedasatreestructure thatyoucanexpandtoview whicheventactionplanshavebeenapplied totheobject

Association type

The followingassociations areavailable:

None System Membership

ShowstherelationshipbetweenLevel-0,Level-1,andLevel-2managedsystemsandlogicalandphysicalplatforms, withsystemsthetoplevelandtheassociatedplatformsaschildnodes ThisisthedefaultassociationfortheAllManagedObjectsgroup

Object Type

Showsthemanagedobjectsbased onobjecttype(suchasmanagedsystems, SNMPdevices,andchassis)

TCP/IP Addresses

Showsthemanagedobjectsbased onTCP/IPaddress

TCP/IP Host Names

Showsthemanagedobjectsbased onTCP/IPhostnames

IPX Network IDs

Showsthemanagedobjectsbased onnetworkIDs

ThisisthedefaultassociationfortheClustersandClusterMembers group

Physical Platform–Remote I/O Enclosures

Showsthemanagedobjectsbased onremote input/output(I/O)enclosures

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Platform Membership

Showstherelationshipbetweenmanagedsystemsandplatforms,withplatforms thetoplevelandtheassociatedsystemsaschild nodes.Thisassociationisusefulifyouhavea singlesystemthatrepresentsmultiplemanagedobjects.DependingontheIBM Directortaskyouwanttoperform,themanagedobjectthatyoutargetmight differ.ThisisthedefaultassociationforthePlatformsand PlatformMembersgroup

Rack Membership

Showsallthemanagedobjectsina rack.ThisisthedefaultassociationfortheRackswithMembersgroup

Scalable Partitions Membership

ThisisthedefaultassociationfortheScalablePartitionsgroup

Scalable Systems Membership

ThisisthedefaultassociationfortheScalableSystemsandMembersgroup

ThisisthedefaultassociationfortheHMCand HMCMembersgroup

z/VM Server Complexes Membership

Showsallz/VMsystemswith theirservercomplexes,withincludedLinuxguestsystems.Atthetoplevel,theassociationshowsthez/VMsystems.Undereachz/VMsystem,it showstheservercomplexes.Undereachservercomplex,theassociationshowsthetiersinthatservercomplex.Undereachtier,theassociationshows theLinuxguestsystemsinthattier.Theassociationalso includesa “Freesystems”node(atthesecondlevel)forLinuxguestsystemsinthez/VMsystemthatarenotinanyservercomplex

Linux on System z9 and zSeries Platform Membership

ShowsalldiscoveredLevel-0,Level-1,and Level-2managedLinuxsystemsthatrunonaSystemz9orzSeriesmainframe.TheassociationtreeshowswhichLinuxsystemsrunnativelyinalogicalpartition(LPAR)and which

oftheotherLinuxsystemsrununderwhichz/VMsystem.Linuxsystemsthatrununderanunknownz/VMsystemaregrouped accordingly

Theassociationalso showsz/VMmanageability accesspoints.Az/VM manageability access pointisaLinuxsystem thathasbeenset uptoenablethez/VMCentertaskfora particularz/VMsystem.Intheassociationtree,z/VMmanageability accesspoints appeartwice,asaLinuxsystemundera z/VMsystemand asthez/VMmanageabilityaccesspointforthatz/VMsystem

Systemsthatare notbelow theLPARorz/VMsubtreescannotbeassociatedwith anLPARora z/VMsystem,possibly becausetheyarenotLinuxonSystemz9andzSeriessystemsorbecausetheyare locked

Default associations

The Noneassociationisthedefaultassociationformostgroups.Thistableshowsthegroupsthathavedefaultassociations otherthanNone:

Table 1 Default associations other than None

AllManagedObjects SystemMembershipChassisandChassisMembers ChassisMembershipClustersandClusterMembers ClusterMembershipHMCandHMCMembers HMCMembershipPlatformsandPlatformMembers PlatformMembershipRackswithMembers RackMembershipScalablePartition ScalablePartitionsMembershipScalableSystemsandMembers ScalableSystemsMembership

Jobs Showsalltasks,if any,thatarescheduledtoberunagainstthemanaged

objectsinthegroup

Event Action Plans

Showstheeventactionplans,ifany,thathavebeenappliedtothemanagedobjectsinthegroup

The CommonInformationModel(CIM)isalanguage-independentprogrammingmodel thatdefinestheproperties,operations,and relationshipsofobjectsinenterpriseandInternet environments.UsingtheCIM,IBMDirectorhasasinglemodel forcommunicatingwith thesedifferentresources.IBMDirectorusestheCIMtoaccessdataonLevel-1andLevel-2managedsystems

The CIMand WebBasedEnterpriseManagement(WBEM)arestandards thataredevelopedbyaconsortium ofmajorhardwareandsoftwarevendors(includingIBM) calledtheDistributedManagementTaskForce(DMTF).TheCIMprovidestheframeworkbywhicha systemcanbemanagedbyusingcommonbuildingblocks ratherthanproprietarysoftware.Ifa deviceisCIM-compliant, softwarethat

isalsoCIM-compliant, suchasIBM Director,canmanage thatdevice

The infrastructureusedbyIBMDirectorforCIMinstrumentationconsistsofthefollowing:

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