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IBM Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware manager. Key features include: v Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability v Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows NT®, Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Novell NetWare, IBM OS/2®, SCO UnixWare, Linux®, and Caldera OpenUNIX® v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers v Support for systems-management industry standards v Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management environments v Ease of use, training, and setup IBM Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting networked systems. By deploying IBM Director, you can achieve reductions in ownership costs through: v Reduced downtime v Increased productivity of IT personnel and users v Reduced service and support costs For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director CD that comes with your server, the IBM Director publications on the CD, and the following Web pages: Systems Management - Director Package http://www.ibm.com/pc/qtechinfo/MIGR-40738.html This Web page includes links to software downloads and publications for the latest release of IBM Director. IBM xSeries Systems Management page http://www.ibm.com/pc/ww/eserver/xseries/systems_management/index.html This Web page presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM Director. IBM Universal Manageability page http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/pc/um/index.html This Web page links to an IBM portfolio of advanced management tools that help reduce costs and increase availability throughout the life cycle of a product. The UpdateXpress program The UpdateXpress program is available for most xSeries servers and server options. It detects supported and installed device drivers and firmware in your server and installs available updates. You can download the UpdateXpress program from the Web at no additional cost, or you can purchase it on a CD. To download the program or purchase the CD, go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/ww/eserver/xseries/serverguide/xpress.html. Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM xSeries 235 Type 8671 server 7

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IBM
Director
provides
a
comprehensive
entry-level
workgroup
hardware
manager.
Key
features
include:
v
Advanced
self-management
capabilities
for
maximum
system
availability
v
Multiple
operating-system
platform
support,
including
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
98,
Windows
NT
®
,
Windows
2000,
Windows
XP
Professional,
Novell
NetWare,
IBM
OS/2
®
,
SCO
UnixWare,
Linux
®
,
and
Caldera
OpenUNIX
®
v
Support
for
IBM
and
non-IBM
servers,
desktop
computers,
workstations,
and
mobile
computers
v
Support
for
systems-management
industry
standards
v
Integration
into
leading
workgroup
and
enterprise
systems-management
environments
v
Ease
of
use,
training,
and
setup
IBM
Director
also
provides
an
extensible
platform
that
supports
advanced
server
tools
that
are
designed
to
reduce
the
total
cost
of
managing
and
supporting
networked
systems.
By
deploying
IBM
Director,
you
can
achieve
reductions
in
ownership
costs
through:
v
Reduced
downtime
v
Increased
productivity
of
IT
personnel
and
users
v
Reduced
service
and
support
costs
For
more
information
about
IBM
Director,
see
the
IBM
Director
CD
that
comes
with
your
server,
the
IBM
Director
publications
on
the
CD,
and
the
following
Web
pages:
Systems
Management
-
Director
Package
This
Web
page
includes
links
to
software
downloads
and
publications
for
the
latest
release
of
IBM
Director.
IBM
xSeries
Systems
Management
page
This
Web
page
presents
an
overview
of
IBM
Systems
Management
and
IBM
Director.
IBM
Universal
Manageability
page
This
Web
page
links
to
an
IBM
portfolio
of
advanced
management
tools
that
help
reduce
costs
and
increase
availability
throughout
the
life
cycle
of
a
product.
The
Update
Xpress
program
The
Update
Xpress
program
is
available
for
most
xSeries
servers
and
server
options.
It
detects
supported
and
installed
device
drivers
and
firmware
in
your
server
and
installs
available
updates.
You
can
download
the
Update
Xpress
program
from
the
Web
at
no
additional
cost,
or
you
can
purchase
it
on
a
CD.
To
download
the
program
or
purchase
the
CD,
go
to
Chapter
1.
Introducing
the
IBM
xSeries
235
Type
8671
server
7