IBM 88554RU Installation Guide - Page 190
IBM Director, IBM Director Agent
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5.1 IBM Director IBM Director is designed to manage a complex environment that contains numerous servers, desktop computers, workstations, notebook computers, and various types of SNMP-based devices. Today it is common to find a mixture of system types, wiring structures, and network protocols used within a single corporate IT infrastructure. IBM Director supports Intel-based hardware from many manufacturers, as well as multiple network connection types and protocols, enabling you to manage a heterogeneous environment. With IBM Director, IT administrators can view and track the hardware configuration of remote systems in detail and monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as processors, disks, and memory. The hardware in an IBM Director environment can be divided into the following groups: Management servers: One or more servers on which IBM Director Server is installed Managed systems: Servers, workstations, desktop computers, and notebook computers that are managed by IBM Director Management consoles: Servers, workstations, desktop computers, and notebook computers from which you communicate with one or more IBM Director Servers SNMP devices: Network devices, printers, or computers that have SNMP agents installed or embedded IBM Director software has three components: IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Console The x455 needs only the IBM Director agent 64-bit to be managed and the features available for this agent are listed in "IBM Director support" on page 89. Note: This publication assumes that you are familiar with IBM Director. For information on how to configure and use IBM Director, see the publication Implementing Systems Management Solutions using IBM Director, SG24-6188. 176 IBM xSeries 455 Planning and Installation Guide Eserver