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IBM
Eserver
xSeries 455 Planning and Installation Guide
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.