IBM 206 manual IBM Director, IBM Universal Manageability

IBM Director

With IBM Director, a network administrator can:

vView the hardware configuration of remote systems, in detail

vMonitor the usage and performance of critical components, such as microprocessors, disks, and memory

vCentrally manage individual or large groups of IBM and non-IBM Intel-based servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers on a variety of platforms

IBM Director provides a comprehensive entry-level workgroup hardware manager. Key features include:

vAdvanced self-management capabilities for maximum system availability.

vMultiple operating-system platform support, including Microsoft® Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, and Novell NetWare. For a complete list of operating systems that support IBM Director, see the IBM Director Compatibility Document. This document is in Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://www.ibm.com/pc/ww/eserver/xseries/systems_management/nfdir/agent.html. It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks.

vSupport for IBM and non-IBM servers, desktop computers, workstations, and mobile computers.

vSupport for systems-management industry standards.

vIntegration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management environments.

vEase of use, training, and setup.

IBM Director also provides an extensible platform that supports advanced server tools that are designed to reduce the total cost of managing and supporting networked systems. By deploying IBM Director, you can achieve reductions in ownership costs through:

vReduced downtime

vIncreased productivity of IT personnel and users

vReduced service and support costs

For more information about IBM Director, see the IBM Director CD that comes with your server, the IBM Director documentation on the CD, and the following Web pages:

IBM xSeries Systems Management page http://www- 1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/xseries_sm.html

This Web page presents an overview of IBM Systems Management and

IBM Director.

IBM Universal Manageability page

http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/pc/um/index.html

This Web page links to an IBM portfolio of advanced management tools that help reduce costs and increase availability throughout the life cycle of a product.

8xSeries 206 Type 8482: User’s Guide