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IBM System x3550 M3 Management Node with Software Preload  

Quick Start Guide - v1.72

 

IBM Confidential 

06/21/2012 

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As illustrated in Figure 2, the x3550 M3 Management Node with Software Preload comes 
preinstalled with the components shown in Table 1. In the table, column 3 cites references at the 
end of this document. Column 4 describes the function of each component. 
 
This Quick Start Guide describes the steps required to setup the IBM System x3550 M3 
Management Node with Software Preload. For additional information not contained here, refer to 
the documents for each respective component as cited in Table 1 and the reference section. 
 

Component 

Version 

Ref 

Function 

Windows Server 2008 R2 64-
bit 

Std Edition 

26 

Baremetal Operating System 

Java 

6.0 

Java Runtime (Java VM) 

IBM Systems Director (ISD) 
Server and Console with DB2 
for management database  
 

6.3 

4, 7, 8, 

9, 10, 

11 

Platform Management Services (i.e., 
monitoring, inventory, hardware status, update 
management) 

– includes DB2 9.7 64-bit 

Database Server, Storage Manager to monitor 
DS3524, Update Manager, and Service and 
Support Manager 

Active Energy Manager 

4.4 

Power Management ISD plugin (i.e., 
complements  ISD to support monitoring of 
wattage, power capping and throttling, and 
savings potential) 

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent 

6.2.1.01 

17 

Power Management Agent used by AEM/ITM 

IBM DS Storage Manager 

10.77 

9, 16 

DS 3xxx Storage Management 

Dynamic System Analysis  

4.0 

18 

System x ToolsCenter System Health 

Advanced Setup Utility  

4.0 

18 

System x ToolsCenter Setup/Configuration 

Update Express 

5.0 

18 

System x ToolsCenter Systems Updates 

Bootable Media Creator 

3.0 

18 

System x ToolsCenter 

IBM FastSetup 

1.1 

H22/BCCH Hardware Setup/Configuration 

IBM FastSetup System 
Templates 

1.1 

H22/BCCH Hardware profiles for automated, 
rapid, and simple hardware setup and 
configuration 

VMware vCenter Client 

5.0 

25 

VMware Virtualization Management Console 

Setup and Configuration GUI 
Utility with documentation 

1.0 

N/A 

Automatic setup/configuration of management 
Server (C:\IBM) 

QuickStart Guide 

1.72 

N/A 

User startup instructions 

Table 1 - x3550 M3 Software Preload Components 

Summary of Contents for System x3550 M3

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