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IBM Systems Director 6.1

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1.0 Abstract.............................................................................................................................................................. 4

2.0 Overview............................................................................................................................................................. 5

3.0 What’s New?.................................................................................................................................................... 8

4.0 Base Features Included with Systems Director...................................................................... 11

4.1 Integrated and Easy to Use Web-based User Interface ............................................................... 11

4.2 Central Point of Control with Director’s Management Server..................................................... 15

4.3 Security Features......................................................................................................................................... 16

4.4 Systems Director’s Operating Systems Agents ............................................................................... 17

5.0 Base Manager Plug-ins Included with IBM Systems Director...................................... 19

5.1 Discovery Manager..................................................................................................................................... 19

5.2 Status Manager............................................................................................................................................ 20

5.3 Configuration Manager.............................................................................................................................. 22

5.4 Update Manager.......................................................................................................................................... 22

5.5 Remote Access Manager......................................................................................................................... 23

5.6 Automation Manager.................................................................................................................................. 23

5.7 Virtualization Manager ............................................................................................................................... 24

5.8 Platform Management Plug-ins Included with Systems Director 6.1 ...................................... 25

5.9 IBM BladeCenter and System x Management................................................................................. 25

5.10 IBM System z Management.................................................................................................................. 25

5.11 IBM Power Systems Management..................................................................................................... 26

5.12 Storage Management.............................................................................................................................. 26

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6.0 Extend Systems Director with Additional Plug-ins ............................................................... 27

7.0 Summary............................................................................................................................................................ 28

8.0 Appendix: Systems Director Topology........................................................................................... 29

9.0 Appendix: Overview of Task Mapping from 5.x to 6.x......................................................... 30

10.0 Quick Specs.................................................................................................................................................. 33

10.1 Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................................... 33

10.2 Operating Systems Supported by IBM Systems Director............................................. 33

10.3 Virtualization Software Supported by IBM Systems Director 6.1.0......................... 33

10.4 IBM BladeCenter Products................................................................................................................. 35

10.5 IBM Systems Director storage devices...................................................................................... 36

10.6 Required SMI-S Providers................................................................................................................... 36

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