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Monitor the usage, health, and performance of critical components, such as
microprocessors, disks, and memory
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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
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Inventory your environment
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Perform updates to managed systems, such as device drivers and firmware
v Automatically perform an action based on events or schedules, if IBM Director is
configured to do so
By deploying IBM Director, you can achieve reductions in ownership costs through
the following benefits:
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Reduced downtime
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Increased productivity of IT personnel and users
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Reduced service and support costs
For more information about IBM Director and to download the latest version of
IBM Director, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/.
Storage Configuration Manager
Storage Configuration Manager is a Web based device management application.
Storage Configuration Manager provides user and programmatic interfaces that
you need to configure and monitor multiple instances of different types of storage
related devices, including either the SAS connectivity modules or the SAS RAID
controller modules, and the SAS controllers on the expansion cards in each blade
server. It includes a Web-based graphical user interface. It can be installed as a
stand-alone application or as an extension to IBM Director 5.20.2.
You can connect to the Storage Configuration Manager Manager component of the
application from any computer on the network that it is installed on, using a
standard Web browser (Internet Explorer 6.x or later, Firefox 1.0 or later).
Instead of using Storage Configuration Manager, you have the option of
configuring the integrated shared storage from the configuration wizard of the
advanced management module if you choose one of the predefined configurations
that are provided. However, you must install Storage Configuration Manager if
you decide to modify an existing configuration or create your own customized
configuration.
To download Storage Configuration Manager go to http://www.ibm.com/
systems/support/management and select
IBM Storage Configuration Manager .
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