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
IBM Director provides a comprehensive
vAdvanced
vMultiple
Server, Windows XP Professional, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Novell NetWare, and Caldera OpenUNIX®. 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
vSupport for
vIntegration into leading workgroup and enterprise
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.
