IBM Flex System Manager, Product Manual

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User interfaces
IBM Flex System Manager supports the following management interfaces:
Web interface
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IBM FSM Explorer console
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Mobile System Management application
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Command-line interface
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IBM Flex System Manager management software web interface
The following browsers are supported by the management software web interface:
Mozilla Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) 17.0.x
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Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0
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IBM FSM Explorer console
The IBM FSM Explorer console provides an alternate resource-based view of your resources and helps
you manage your Flex System environment with intuitive navigation of those resources.
Following are some of the tasks that you can do in IBM FSM Explorer:
Configuring local storage, network adapters, boot order, and Integrated Management Module (IMM)
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and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) settings for one or more compute nodes before you
deploy operating-system or virtual images to them.
Installing operating system images on X-Architecture compute nodes.
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Navigating resources, viewing the properties of resources, and performing some basic management
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tasks such as power on and off, collect inventory, and working with LEDs.
Using the Chassis Map to edit compute node details, view server properties, and manage compute
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node actions.
Working with resource views, such as All Systems, Chassis and Members, Hosts, Virtual Servers,
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Network, Storage, and Favorites.
Visual monitoring of status and events.
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Viewing event history and active status.
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Viewing inventory.
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Visual monitoring of job status.
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For other tasks, you are launched from IBM FSM Explorer into IBM Flex System Manager in a separate
browser window or tab. You can return to the IBM FSM Explorer tab when you have completed those
tasks.