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IBM Systems

IBM Director
Hardware and Software Support Guide

Version 5.20

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Summary of Contents for 83135CU - NetVista A30 - 8313

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Page 4: ...umber 44E7846 IBM Director for Linux on POWER program number 44E7847 IBM Director for Linux on System z program number 5648 DR1 and IBM Director on x86 program numbers 5765 DIR 44E7845 44E7841 42D8237 and 42D8238 and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999 2008 US Government Users Restricted R...

Page 5: ...vers 7 IBM SMI S storage devices 8 IBM SurePOS point of sale systems 9 IBM Power Systems and System z products 9 IBM System Storage Network Attached Storage products 9 IBM System x and xSeries servers 9 IBM System x options for System i products 11 ThinkCentre NetVista and PC desktop computers 11 ThinkPad mobile computers 12 Hardware components 13 Chapter 3 Supported operating systems and software...

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Page 7: ...ems supported by IBM Director on System x systems IBM and third party x86 based systems 24 10 Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System i and System p products 24 11 Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System z systems 25 12 Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems IBM and third party x86 based systems 26 13 Operating systems supported by IBM Director ...

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Page 9: ...ditional information related to IBM Director IBM Director resources on the World Wide Web The following Web pages provide resources for understanding using and troubleshooting IBM Director and other system management tools IBM Director information center publib boulder ibm com infocenter eserver v1r2 topic diricinfo_5 20 fqm0_main html This information center is updated periodically It contains th...

Page 10: ...ector 4 22 Upward Integration Modules UIMs IBM Director 4 21 IBM Director 4 20 v IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide which lists supported IBM systems and all supported operating systems It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks v Printable documentation for IBM Director is available in Portable Document Format PDF in several languages IBM Director Software Developers Kit information center pu...

Page 11: ...9 cat 53 A forum for discussing any IBM Director topics This Web page includes a link for obtaining the forum using a Rich Site Summary RSS feed System x Server forum www ibm com developerworks forums dw_forum jsp forum 740 cat 53 A forum for discussing System x server topics including questions related to drivers firmware operating systems clustering and storage This Web page includes a link for ...

Page 12: ...d using Remote Supervisor Adapters with IBM Director Remote Supervisor Adapter overview www ibm com support docview wss uid psg1MIGR 4UKSML This Web page contains links to the Remote Supervisor Adapter User s Guide and the Remote Supervisor Adapter Installation Guide Remote Supervisor Adapter II overview www ibm com support docview wss uid psg1MIGR 50116 This Web page contains information about th...

Page 13: ...NetVista desktop computers IBM ThinkCentre desktop computers ThinkPad mobile computers IBM System Storage Network Attached Storage NAS products and IBM SurePOS point of sale systems When reviewing the hardware requirements consider the following information v The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using the default selections v Requirements listed for IBM Director Ser...

Page 14: ...r4 Power5 or or Power6 1 5 GHz Power4 Power5 or Power6 1 5 GHz Memory RAM 512 MB minimum 512 MB minimum 512 MB minimum 1024 MB recommended Disk space 90 MB opt 3 MB usr 185 MB opt 1 6 MB usr 325 MB opt 8 MB usr Display Not applicable At least 256 colors At least 256 colors Note 1 Includes the disk space required for IBM Director Agent Hardware requirements for servers running Linux on POWER IBM Di...

Page 15: ...ersistent storage for managed objects As the number of managed objects in your IBM Director environment increases make sure you increase disk space and storage pool size on the system running IBM Director Server v Resource Monitors tasks event action plans and managed endpoints increase the resources required by IBM Director Server Table 4 System i products Minimum hardware requirements Requiremen...

Page 16: ... a z VM guest virtual machine Table 5 shows the resource requirements for the LPAR or z VM guest virtual machine You can find a configuration example for a z VM guest virtual machine in Creating a z VM guest virtual machine in the IBM Systems Information Center at publib boulder ibm com infocenter eserver v1r2 topic zvmcenter_5 20 vsd0_t_prepare_map_guest html For IBM Director Server and IBM Direc...

Page 17: ... For this information see the IBM Director Release Notes Notes 1 IBM Director runs on IBM System i System p and System z products when the installed operating system is also supported by IBM Director See Supported operating systems for operating system support information for these products 2 The IBM System Storage NAS products include an installation of IBM Director Agent 3 Some systems and produ...

Page 18: ...hine type 07924 5 20 2 Service Update 1 and later v AMD Opteron LS21 for IBM BladeCenter machine type 7971 v AMD Opteron LS41 for IBM BladeCenter machine type 7972 5 20 3 and later v IBM BladeCenter HS12 blade server machine types 8014 and 8028 v AMD Opteron LS22 for IBM BladeCenter machine type 7901 v AMD Opteron LS42 for IBM BladeCenter machine type 7902 v IBM BladeCenter JS12 blade server machi...

Page 19: ...ocessors memory and expansion cards but no hard disks All of the disk space is in the System i product and managed in the same way as the following technology v Integrated xSeries Server IXS v System x servers that are attached to the System i product using the Integrated xSeries Adapter IXA iSCSI attached System x servers are supported only on System i products running i5 OS V5R4 IBM Netfinity se...

Page 20: ...se storage devices DS3200 DS3300 DS3400 and DS4000 SANtricity SMI Provider from LSI which complies with SMI S version 1 1 is required You can obtain this provider from the LSI Web site at www lsi com storage_home products_home external_raid management_software smis_provider index html DS6000 You can obtain the appropriate SMI S 1 1 provider from the Web at www ibm com servers storage support softw...

Page 21: ... Standard Format ASF is not supported v IBM NAS 200 5194 NAS Models 200 201 225 226 v IBM NAS 300 5195 NAS Models 325 326 v IBM NAS 300G 5196 NAS Model G00 G01 G25 G26 5 20 2 and later v IBM NAS 3300 v IBM NAS 3600 IBM System x and xSeries servers IBM Director Agent provides support for IBM System x servers v IBM xSeries 100 v IBM xSeries 200 v IBM xSeries 200VL v IBM xSeries 205 v IBM xSeries 206...

Page 22: ...ystem x3800 machine type 8866 v IBM System x3850 machine types 8863 and 8864 v IBM System x3950 machine types 8872 and 8878 v IBM System x3950 E machine types 8874 and 8879 5 20 2 and later v IBM System x3200 M2 machine type 4367 v IBM System x3200 M2 machine type 4368 v IBM System x3250 M2 machine type 4190 v IBM System x3350 machine type 4192 v IBM System x3500 machine type 7977 v IBM System x38...

Page 23: ...ystem i platform v The System x server that is attached to the System i platform using the Integrated xSeries Adapter IXA v The iSCSI attached System x or BladeCenter hardware connected to the System i platform v The release of i5 OS or OS 400 installed on the System i platform See IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide for any updates to this information You can download the latest vers...

Page 24: ... v PC 300PL 6562 6565 6584 6592 6594 6595 6862 6871 6892 v PC 300XL 6588 v PC 710 6870 ThinkPad mobile computers IBM Director Agent provides support for ThinkPad mobile computer system models and machine types Note x represents the last number in a ThinkPad series model name v A2x 2628 2629 2633 2655 v A3x 2652 2653 2654 v G4x 2384 2387 2388 2389 v R3x 2656 2657 2658 2659 2676 2677 v R4x 2681 2682...

Page 25: ...e Module SLIM v Concurrent keyboard video mouse cKVM feature card 5 20 2 and later v 3 Gb Serial Attached SCSI SAS daughter card v Emulex CFFv 4 Gb Fibre Channel daughter card v Non RAIDed Serial Attached SCSI SAS storage controllers v Multi Switch Interconnect Module MSIM T for IBM BladeCenter HT chassis inventory awareness only v QLogic InfiniBand Ethernet Bridge Module Part Number 39Y9207 v QLo...

Page 26: ...Channel dual port host bus adapter for System x part number 42D0510 v QLogic 4 Gb dual port Fibre Channel to x4 PCI Express host bus adapter multi mode optic part number 39R6527 v QLogic 4 Gb single port Fibre Channel to x4 PCI Express host bus adapter multi mode optic part number 39R6525 v QLogic 4 Gb dual port Fibre Channel to PCI X 2 0 266 MHz host bus adapter multi mode optic part number 39M58...

Page 27: ...umber 43W433911 Service processors v Advanced Management Module v IPMI baseboard management controller BMC v Integrated systems management processor ISMP v Remote Supervisor Adapter v Remote Supervisor Adapter II v Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine Switch modules v BladeCenter QLogic 2 Port Fibre Channel Switch Module part number 48P7062 v BladeCenter QLogic 6 Port Fibre Channel Switch Module ...

Page 28: ...W6725 v QLogic 4 Gb Intelligent Pass thru Module for IBM BladeCenter part number 43W6723 5 20 2 and later v IBM BladeCenter S SAS Connectivity Module for IBM BladeCenter part number 39Y9193 v BladeCenter S Disk Storage Modules 5 20 3 and later v Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3012 for IBM BladeCenter part number 43W439512 v Cisco Catalyst Switch Module 3110G for IBM BladeCenter part number 41Y852312...

Page 29: ...ms that are supported for installation of IBM Director Server IBM Director Console IBM Director Agent and IBM Director Core Services Operating systems supported for Enhanced Level 0 management IBM Director provides support for the following Enhanced Level 0 managed systems v VMware ESX Server 3i Embedded and Installable editions supports Update 3 and earlier Operating systems supported for install...

Page 30: ... Professional Edition supports Service Pack 2 and later X X X Windows Vista Business Business N Enterprise and Ultimate editions supports Service Pack 1 and earlier X X Table 6 Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems IBM and third party x86 based systems Editions of Windows for 64 bit System x systems IBM and third party x86 based systems Operating system IBM Director Conso...

Page 31: ...ing systems versions 2 5 2 5 1 2 5 2 2 5 3 2 5 4 2 5 5 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 3 0 2 Update 1 3 0 3 3 5 3 5 1 3 5 2 and 3 5 3 Note Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware See the VMware product documentation for a list of supported operating systems X X X X VMware GSX Server versions 3 1 and 3 2 host operating systems Note Sup...

Page 32: ...d by IBM Director on System x systems IBM and third party x86 based systems Other operating systems supported by System x servers Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Release 2 required SP1 supported X X X X Microsoft Virtual Server guest operating system Release 2 required SP1 supported Note Supported...

Page 33: ...Linux on this CD are Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Installation packages for other Linux versions must be downloaded from the Web v IBM Director for AIX Version 5 20 2 2 CDs v IBM Director for Linux on POWER Version 5 20 2 v IBM Director for i5 OS Version 5 20 2 v IBM Director for Linux on System z Version 5 20 2 v IBM Director Agents Consoles Version 5 2...

Page 34: ... X Windows 2000 Professional Edition Service Pack 3 required Service Pack 4 supported X X X Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition supports Service Pack 1 X X Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Standard and Web Editions Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise and Standard Editions supports Service Packs 1 and 2 X X X X 5 20 2 Service Update 1 and later Windows Serve...

Page 35: ...arlier X X Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux with Xen Kernel version 5 0 supports Update 2 and earlier X X X X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 supports Service Pack 4 Service Pack 3 Update 1 and earlier X X X X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Xen Kernel supports Update 2 and earlier X X X X VMware ESX Server console ve...

Page 36: ...erprise Server 9 for Itanium Processor Family X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 and EM64T supports Update 2 and earlier X X X X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Xen Kernel supports Update 2 and earlier X X X X Table 9 Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems IBM and third party x86 based systems Other operating systems supported by System x servers Operating sy...

Page 37: ... for IBM POWER supports Update 1 and earlier X X X X Table 11 Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System z systems Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 0 for IBM System z supports Update 5 and earlier X X X X Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS for IBM System z supports version 4 5 X X X X R...

Page 38: ...ww ibm com systems management director downloads html Table 12 Operating systems supported by IBM Director on System x systems IBM and third party x86 based systems Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services Editions of Windows for 32 bit systems Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Server Editions Service Pack 3 required X X X X Windows 200...

Page 39: ... 3 0 3 0 1 and 3 0 2 guest operating systems Note Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM Director and the specified version of VMware See the VMware product documentation for a list of supported operating systems X X X X VMware GSX Server versions 3 1 and 3 2 guest operating systems Note Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM ...

Page 40: ...d System p products Operating system IBM Director Console IBM Director Server IBM Director Agent IBM Director Core Services AIX 5L Version 5 2 supports TL06 or later Note Level 0 support includes only Discovery Remote Session and a limited subset of the Software Distribution task X AIX 5L Version 5 3 supports TL03 or later Note Level 0 support includes only Discovery Remote Session and a limited s...

Page 41: ...be downloaded from the Web v IBM Director Agents Consoles V5 20 1 of 2 v IBM Director Agents Consoles V5 20 2 of 2 v IBM Director for AIX 5L V5 20 v IBM Director for i5 OS V5 20 v IBM Director for Linux on POWER V5 20 v IBM Director for Linux on System z V5 20 See the installation instructions for each operating system environment for information about the applicable CD or the file that can be dow...

Page 42: ... supports Update 8 and earlier Note Level 2 and Level 1 support only For systems that contain an AMD Opteron or Athlon64 processor Update 5 or later is required X X X X Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 0 supports Update 8 and earlier Note Level 2 and Level 1 support only For systems that contain an AMD Opteron or Athlon64 processor Update 5 or later is required X X Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS...

Page 43: ...earlier X X X X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for Itanium Processor Family X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 and EM64T X X X X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Xen Kernel X X X X Other operating systems supported by System x servers Microsoft Virtual Server guest operating system Release 2 required Note Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM Direc...

Page 44: ...ts Update 4 and earlier X X X X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IBM System z supports Service Pack 3 and earlier X X X X SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for IBM System z X X X X Supported workgroup and enterprise systems management software Using Upward Integration Modules IBM Director Agent and IBM Director Core Services can be integrated with robust workgroup and enterprise management softwar...

Page 45: ...nt to perform System discovery frequent presence checks and alert usage can increase network traffic Precise performance information must be ascertained in each individual environment Other limitations associated with hardware are described in the Hardware with support limitations section of the IBM Director Information Center Related information Hardware with support limitations in the IBM Direct...

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Page 48: ... Furthermore some measurements may have been estimated through extrapolation Actual results may vary Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment Information concerning non IBM products was obtained from the suppliers of those products their published announcements or other publicly available sources IBM has not tested those products and cannot confirm th...

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