IBM eServer 130 xSeries, User Reference Manual

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Chapter 1. Introduction
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System requirements
The Universal Manageability Services (UM Services) client is preinstalled on the
appliance server. You must have a supported Web browser installed on your remote
workstation to communicate with the appliance server. The supported browsers are
Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer versions 4.01 through 5.5.
The IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility agent is preinstalled on the
appliance server. You can use the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility to
manage one or many appliance servers. You must install the Advanced Appliance
Configuration Utility
console from the Supplementary CD on the remote workstation
you are using to manage the appliance server.
Notes:
1. If you are using Internet Explorer 5.x, you must install Java™ Virtual Machine
(VM) support to access the appliance server through UM Services.
2. UM Services requires Microsoft VM Build 3165 or later. Download the latest
Microsoft VM from the Microsoft Web site.
3. The remote workstation running the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility
must be on the same physical subnet as the appliance server.
Software on the xSeries 130
The following software is installed on the xSeries 130 appliance server. You might
need to install additional components to use all of the software features.
• Microsoft Windows
®
Powered
Microsoft Windows Powered is optimized for the xSeries 130 appliance server.
• IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility
The Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility agent is preinstalled on your
appliance server. You must install the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility
console from the
Supplementary CD on a remote workstation that is on the same
physical subnet as your appliance server. The utility detects the presence of
xSeries appliances on the network, and enables you to set up and manage the
network configuration for one or multiple appliance servers. The IBM Advanced
Appliance Utility provides the following:
— Automatic discovery of appliance servers
— Point to point management
— Installation and management of multiple appliances
— Automatic assignment of static IP addresses from a specified range to newly
installed appliances
— DHCP compatibility
— Reprovisioning, which enables you to do the following on your appliance
server:
– Create an appliance image
– Apply an appliance image
– Remotely initiate a factory image restoration
You can also use the Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility to start Universal
Manageability Services (UM Services) on the appliance server, and perform other
advanced systems-management tasks.