IBM 440 manual Technical description

administrator to configure a specific server (while it is offline) from a remote system, prior to starting the operating system.

See 5.2, “System Partition Manager” on page 150 for more information.

￿Active PCI Manager — Active PCI Manager helps optimize I/O performance by matching the PCI-X bus and card characteristics and offering guidance on the best slots in which to install PCI and PCI-X adapters.

See 5.1, “Active PCI Manager” on page 130 for details.

￿Capacity Manager — Capacity Manager monitors critical server resources such as processor utilization, disk capacity, memory usage and network traffic. Using advanced artificial intelligence, it identifies bottlenecks for an individual system, a group of systems, or a cluster, and recommends upgrades to prevent diminished performance or downtime. Capacity Manager can even identify latent bottlenecks and make recommendations for preventive action. For example, Capacity Manager can predict hard disk drive and memory shortages that might cause problems.

Because Capacity Manager features can help predict problems before they occur, the administrator can perform proactive planning and schedule service and upgrades before potential problems degrade performance.

Capacity Manager will be updated to support partitioning in the next release of IBM Director, planned for the second half of 2002.

￿Cluster Manager — Cluster Manager allows an administrator to easily identify, configure, and manage clustered servers using one graphical tool. Administrators can be alerted via pager or e-mail about cluster events in hardware, the operating system, and Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS). Alternatively, Cluster Manager can trigger recovery programs or others automatically.

￿Management Processor Assistant — The Management Processor Assistant (MPA) task, previously named the Advanced System Management task, lets the administrator monitor critical subsystems as well as restart and troubleshoot servers, even if a server has suffered a fatal error or is powered off. This utility works in concert with the IBM family of systems management processors and adapters described previously. IBM Director 3.1 added management support for the RXE-100 Remote I/O unit.

￿Rack Manager — Rack Manager offers a drag-and-drop interface for easily configuring and monitoring rack components using a realistic visual representation of the rack and its components. It also provides detailed health status information for the rack and its elements. IBM Director 3.1 added the ability to drag-and-drop objects between racks.

￿RAID Manager — RAID Manager lets an administrator configure, monitor, and manage ServeRAID subsystems without taking the server offline. IBM Director 3.1 includes field replaceable unit (FRU) number reporting in alerts

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