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    Ibm systems ibm director hardware and software support guide version 5.20 gc30-4161-03.

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    Ibm systems ibm director hardware and software support guide version 5.20 gc30-4161-03.

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    Note before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “notices” on page 35. This edition applies to version 5.20 of ibm director for i5/os (program number 5722-dr1), ibm director for aix and linux on power (program number 5765-dr1), ibm director for aix (program num...

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    Contents tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V about this book . . . . . . . . . . . Vii conventions and terminology . . . . . . . . Vii related information . . . . . . . . . . . Vii how to send your comments . . . . . . . . . X chapter 1. Hardware requirements for ibm director . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Iv ibm director hardware and software support guide.

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    Tables 1. X86-compatible systems: minimum hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Servers running aix: minimum hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. Servers running linux on power: minimum hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . 3 4. System i products: minimum hardware requir...

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    Vi ibm director hardware and software support guide.

  • Page 9: About This Book

    About this book this book provides the following information about ibm ® director 5.20: v hardware requirements 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 co...

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    Publib.Boulder.Ibm.Com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/serveraid_5.20/ fqy0_main.Html v software distribution premium edition: publib.Boulder.Ibm.Com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/swdistpe_5.20/ frl0_main.Html v system availability: publib.Boulder.Ibm.Com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/sysavail_5.20/ f...

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    This web page provides information about the hardware compatibility of ibm system x ® , bladecenter ® , and intellistation ® with ibm director. Ibm servers www.Ibm.Com/servers/ this web page on ibm.Com links to information, downloads, and ibm director extensions, such as remote deployment manager, c...

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    1. Be sure to note the date of publication and to determine the level of ibm director software to which the redbooks publication refers. 2. You need adobe ® acrobat reader to view or print these pdf files. You can download a copy from the adobe web site at www.Adobe.Com/products/ acrobat/readstep.Ht...

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    Chapter 1. Hardware requirements for ibm director to successfully install ibm director, the system on which you install ibm director components must meet certain minimum hardware requirements, depending on the components to be installed and the type of system on which they will be installed. Because...

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    Hardware requirements for servers running aix ibm director components have minimum microprocessor speed, random access memory (ram), and disk space requirements on servers running aix ® , including system i and system p servers, and js20, js21, and js22 blade servers. When reviewing the hardware req...

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    Table 3. Servers running linux on power: minimum hardware requirements requirements ibm director core services ibm director agent ibm director console ibm director server microprocessor speed power4, power5, or power6 1.5 ghz power4, power5, or power6 1.5 ghz power4 or power5 1.5 ghz power4 or power...

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    Table 5. Minimum requirements for the lpar or z/vm guest virtual machine on system z servers requirement ibm director server ibm director console ibm director agent ibm director core services processor speed all processor speeds provided by ibm system z servers are sufficient for ibm director. Memor...

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    Chapter 2. Supported hardware ibm director agent is licensed for use and supported in a large range of ibm systems and products. These systems and products include: v ibm bladecenter chassis v ibm blade servers v ibm intellistation workstations v ibm system i platforms (formerly, iseries servers) v ...

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    Blade servers v ibm bladecenter hs20 blade server, machine type 7981 1 v ibm bladecenter hs20 blade server, machine type 8678 2 v ibm bladecenter hs20 blade server, machine type 8832 2 v ibm bladecenter hs20 blade server, machine type 8843 2 v ibm bladecenter hs21 blade server, machine type 7995 v i...

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    Ibm intellistation workstations ibm director agent provides support for intellistation workstation system models and machine types. V a-pro – 6224, 6217 v e-pro – 6204, 6214, 6216, 6226, 6836, 6846, 6867, 6893 v m-pro – 6218, 6219, 6220, 6225, 6229, 6230, 6231, 6233, 6849, 6850, 6868, 6878, 6889, 68...

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    V netfinity 7600 v netfinity 8500r ibm smi-s storage devices ibm director server provides limited support for a range of storage devices. The level of support is dependent on the implementation of smi-s specifications by the provider. V 5.20 update 1 and earlier: ibm system storage ds300 6 v 5.20 up...

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    Ibm surepos point-of-sale systems ibm director agent provides support for surepos point-of-sale system models and machine types. V surepos 4694 v surepos 500 / 600 – 4840 v surepos 700 – 4800 ibm power systems and system z products ibm director runs on ibm power systems, system i, system p, and syst...

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    V ibm xseries 336 v ibm xseries 340 v ibm xseries 342 v ibm xseries 343 v ibm xseries 345 v ibm xseries 346 v ibm xseries 350 v ibm xseries 360 v ibm xseries 365 v ibm xseries 366 v ibm xseries 370 v ibm xseries 440 v ibm xseries 445 v ibm xseries 450 v ibm xseries 455 v ibm xseries 460 v ibm system...

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    V ibm system x3755, machine type 7163 ibm system x options for system i products system i platform installations can use ibm system x options for system i products. Ibm director agent provides support for the operating system running on these xseries options. System i platform installations can use ...

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    V netvista a22p – 6343, 6349, 6350, 6825 v 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, ...

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    V z60t – 2511 v transnote – 2675 v 240 v 380xd, 380z v 390, 390x, 390e v 560x, 560z v 570, 570e v 600, 600e, 600x v 770, 770e, 770ed, 770x, 770z hardware components ibm director provides inventory awareness of and event or configuration management for many hardware components. Note: the degree of su...

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    V ibm bladecenter serial attached scsi (sas) connectivity module, part number 39y9195 v ibm bladecenter serial attached scsi (sas) expansion card (cffv), part number 39y9190 host bus adapters support for host bus adapters (hbas) is limited to events and inventory using smi-s. V emulex 4 gb small-for...

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    V emulex 4 gb dual channel fibre channel pci-x hba, part number 42d0407 v emulex 4 gb single channel fibre channel pci-x hba, part number 42d0405 v emulex 4 gb dual channel fibre channel pcie hba, part number 42c2071 v emulex 4 gb single channel fibre channel pcie hba, part number 42c2069 v emulex 4...

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    V brocade silkworm 3016 v brocade silkworm 3200 v brocade silkworm 3250 v brocade silkworm 3850 v brocade silkworm 3900 v brocade silkworm 4020 v brocade silkworm 4100 v brocade silkworm 12000 v brocade silkworm 24000 v brocade silkworm 48000 v qlogic/mcdata 4 gb / 2 gb fibre channel switch module v...

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    Chapter 3. Supported operating systems and software this section lists the operating systems on which ibm director server, ibm director console, ibm director agent, and ibm director core services are supported. Also, the workgroup and enterprise systems-management software supported by ibm director ...

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    Table 6. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system x systems, ibm and third-party x86-based systems editions of windows for 32-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 servic...

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    Table 6. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system x systems, ibm and third-party x86-based systems versions of linux for 32-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...

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    Table 6. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system x systems, ibm and third-party x86-based systems (continued) versions of linux 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 c...

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    Table 8. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system z systems operating system ibm director console ibm director server ibm director agent ibm director core services red hat enterprise linux as, version 4.0, for ibm system z (supports update 5 and earlier) x red hat enterprise linux as fo...

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    Operating systems supported for installation of ibm director server, ibm director console, ibm director agent, and ibm director core services when preparing to install ibm director, consider the following information: v ibm director server and ibm director console can be installed on non-ibm hardwar...

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    Table 9. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system x systems, ibm and third-party x86-based systems (continued) editions of windows 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...

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    Table 9. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system x systems, ibm and third-party x86-based systems versions of linux 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...

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    Table 10. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system i and system p products (continued) operating system ibm director console ibm director server ibm director agent ibm director core services aix 5l, version 5.3 (supports tl05 or later) note: level-0 support includes only discovery, remo...

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    Enterprise linux version 3.0 and 4.0 and suse linux enterprise server 10. Installation packages for other linux versions must be downloaded from the web.) v ibm director for aix 5l, version 5.20 update 1 v ibm director for linux on power, version 5.20 update 1 v ibm director for linux on system z, v...

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    Table 12. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system x systems; 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 linux for 32-bit systems: red hat enterprise linux as and e...

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    Table 12. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system x systems; ibm and third-party x86-based systems (continued) operating system ibm director console ibm director server ibm director agent ibm director core services suse linux enterprise server 9 for amd64 and em64t (supports service pa...

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    Table 14. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system z systems (continued) operating system ibm director console ibm director server ibm director agent ibm director core services red hat enterprise linux for mainframe computing, version 5.0 x suse linux enterprise server 9 for ibm system ...

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    Table 15. Operating systems supported by ibm director on 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 editions of windows for 32-bit systems: windows 2000, advanced server and server ed...

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    Table 15. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system x systems; ibm and third-party x86-based systems (continued) operating system ibm director console ibm director server ibm director agent ibm director core services vmware gsx server, versions 3.1 and 3.2, host operating systems note: s...

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    Table 16. Operating systems supported by ibm director on system i and system p products (continued) operating system ibm director console ibm director server ibm director agent ibm director core services red hat enterprise linux as, versions 4.3 and 4.4, for ibm power x x x x suse linux enterprise s...

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    Chapter 4. Limitations and performance considerations ibm director can manage up to 5000 systems with one management server. The number of systems that ibm director can manage efficiently depends on the existing network load and the functions that you want to perform. System discovery, frequent pres...

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  • Page 47: Notices

    Notices this information was developed for products and services offered in the u.S.A. Ibm may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local ibm representative for information on the products and services currently available in your a...

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    Licensees of this program who wish to have information about it for the purpose of enabling: (i) the exchange of information between independently created programs and other programs (including this one) and (ii) the mutual use of the information which has been exchanged, should contact: ibm corpora...

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