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IBM® Director Use this information to understand how IBM® Director works with the blade server. With IBM® Director, a network administrator can perform the following tasks: v View the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail v Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as microprocessors, disks, and memory v Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non-IBM x86-processor-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook computers on a variety of platforms IBM® Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware manager. It includes the following key features: v Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability. v Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft Small Business Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, AIX®, i5/OS®, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, and VMware. For a complete list of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/. It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks. v Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook 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 the following benefits: 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 documentation on the IBM® Director CD that comes with the server, the IBM® Director Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_all/ diricinfoparent.html and the IBM xSeries® Systems Management Web page at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/, which presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM® Director. 12 BladeCenter HS22 Type 7870, 1936, and 1911: Installation and User's Guide

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IBM
®
Director
Use this information to understand how IBM
®
Director works with the blade
server.
With IBM
®
Director, a network administrator can perform the following tasks:
v
View the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail
v
Monitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as
microprocessors, disks, and memory
v
Centrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non-IBM
x86-processor-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and notebook
computers on a variety of platforms
IBM
®
Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware
manager. It includes the following key features:
v
Advanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability.
v
Multiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft Small Business
Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003,AIX
®
, i5/OS
®
,
Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, and VMware. For a complete list of operating
systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility
Document. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at
every 6 to 8 weeks.
v
Support for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and
notebook 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 the following benefits:
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 documentation on the
IBM
®
Director
CD that comes with the server, the IBM
®
Director Information Center at
diricinfoparent.html and the IBM xSeries
®
Systems Management Web page at
presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and IBM
®
Director.
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