Download or read book Implementing IBM Systems Director 6 1 written by David Feisthammel and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book IBM Systems Director 6 3 Best Practices written by Rufus Credle and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2013-11-08 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the positioning of the IBM Systems Director in the complete management range. It also compares the IBM Systems Director with the IBM Flex Systems Manager (FSM) and describes the environments for which each tool is best suited. This publication helps you plan, install, tailor, and configure the IBM Systems Director on different platforms. It contains information about required system resources and which network ports are used. It shows how to use the Workload Estimator to select the appropriate hardware for IBM Systems Director server and provides information about the IBM Systems Director Editions. Best practices are covered for the basic management tasks that are available in IBM Systems Director, including how to perform discovery; how to collect inventory on discovered resources; how to deploy agent, driver, and firmware updates; how to manage hardware events; and other miscellaneous tasks. An overview of best practices is provided for using IBM Systems Director VMControlTM. Systems Director VMControl is a cross-platform product that assists you in rapidly deploying virtual appliances to create virtual servers that are configured with the operating system and software applications that you want. It also enables you to group resources into system pools, which enable you to centrally manage and control the different workloads in your environment. The following plug-in offerings are described: Energy monitoring and management features offered by IBM Systems Director Active Energy ManagerTM along with the best practice, which needs to be followed in using the IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager. The IBM AIX® Profile Manager is a tool that can help implement and monitor the security of all AIX servers in a production environment but also implement and monitor the system compliance of those AIX servers. Best practices and the most important questions to ask before creating Workload Partition Manager (WPAR) and WPAR Manager infrastructure. In addition, how you can manage and relocate WPARs using WPAR Manager graphical interface and the command-line interface. Network Control basic functionalities and how to plan for Network Control deployments and also a number of common scenarios with best practices. The IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager describes how to set up and how to handle serviceable events. Best practices for the Storage Monitoring and Management capabilities offered by IBM Systems Director server. This book is for IBM IT specialists and IT architects, IBM Business Partners, and clients, who are utilizing or considering implementing IBM Systems Director.

Download or read book IBM Systems Director VMControl Implementation Guide on IBM Power Systems written by Dino Quintero and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you install, tailor, and configure a solution with IBM Systems Director VMControl so that you can move beyond simply managing virtualization to using virtualization to better manage your IT infrastructure. This book describes how the combination of IBM Systems Director and VMControl reduces the total cost of ownership of a virtualized environment by decreasing management costs, increasing asset use, and linking infrastructure performance to business goals. This book provides a broad understanding on how VMControl simplifies the management of virtual environments across multiple virtualization technologies and hardware platforms, freeing you from silos of virtualization and delivering enterprise-wide visibility and control. A leading multi-platform virtualization management solution, VMControl is now available in three Editions (Express, Standard, and Enterprise) to best match your virtualized environment. In addition, this book describes the VMControl Enterprise Edition plug-in for IBM Systems Director, which uses a workload-optimized approach to decrease infrastructure costs and improve service levels. With VMControl Enterprise Edition, you can manage system pools with the simplicity of managing a single system, an essential capability for moving to cloud computing and a dynamic infrastructure.

Download or read book IBM Systems Director 6 3 Best Practices Installation and Configuration written by David Watts and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBM® Systems Director is a platform management foundation that streamlines the way that physical and virtual systems are managed. Using industry standards, IBM Systems Director supports multiple operating systems and virtualization technologies. This paper provides guidance and preferred practices about how to install and configure IBM Systems Director Version 6.3. Also, installation guidance, fundamental topics, such as discovery and inventory, and more advanced topics, such as troubleshooting and automation, are covered. This paper is meant to be a partner to the comprehensive documentation in the IBM Systems Director Information Center. This paper is aimed at IT specialists who are planning to install and configure IBM Systems Director on Microsoft Windows, Linux, or IBM AIX®.

Download or read book IBM Systems Director 6 3 Best Practices written by Rufus Credle and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the positioning of the IBM Systems Director in the complete management range. It also compares the IBM Systems Director with the IBM Flex Systems Manager (FSM) and describes the environments for which each tool is best suited. This publication helps you plan, install, tailor, and configure the IBM Systems Director on different platforms. It contains information about required system resources and which network ports are used. It shows how to use the Workload Estimator to select the appropriate hardware for IBM Systems Director server and provides information about the IBM Systems Director Editions. Best practices are covered for the basic management tasks that are available in IBM Systems Director, including how to perform discovery; how to collect inventory on discovered resources; how to deploy agent, driver, and firmware updates; how to manage hardware events; and other miscellaneous tasks. An overview of best practices is provided for using IBM Systems Director VMControl. Systems Director VMControl is a cross-platform product that assists you in rapidly deploying virtual appliances to create virtual servers that are configured with the operating system and software applications that you want. It also enables you to group resources into system pools, which enable you to centrally manage and control the different workloads in your environment. The following plug-in offerings are described: Energy monitoring and management features offered by IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager along with the best practice, which needs to be followed in using the IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager. The IBM AIX® Profile Manager is a tool that can help implement and monitor the security of all AIX servers in a production environment but also implement and monitor the system compliance of those AIX servers. Best practices and the most important questions to ask before creating Workload Partition Manager (WPAR) and WPAR Manager infrastructure. In addition, how you can manage and relocate WPARs using WPAR Manager graphical interface and the command-line interface. Network Control basic functionalities and how to plan for Network Control deployments and also a number of common scenarios with best practices. The IBM Systems Director Service and Support Manager describes how to set up and how to handle serviceable events.

Download or read book IBM Systems Director Management Console Introduction and Overview written by Scott Vetter and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication positions the IBM Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) against the IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC). The IBM Systems Director Management Console provides system administrators the ability to manage IBM Power System® servers as well as IBM Power Blade servers. It is based on IBM Systems Director. This publication is designed for system administrators to use as a deskside reference when managing Virtual Servers (formerly partitions) using the SDMC. The major functions that the SDMC provides are server hardware management and virtualization management.

Download or read book IBM Systems Director Navigator for i written by Brandon Schulz and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2009-12-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this IBM® Redbooks® publication we discuss IBM Systems Director Navigator for i, which is a Web console interface for IBM i administration where you can work with the Web-enabled tasks of System i® Navigator. IBM Systems Director Navigator for i includes a number of welcome pages that allow you to quickly find the task that you want to perform. The IBM Systems Director Navigator for i interface is not just a set of URL addressable tasks, but is a robust Web console from which you can manage your IBM i system. However, the System i Navigator Tasks on the Web, which are a set of URL-addressable tasks, can be accessed by using the URL or from within the IBM Systems Director Navigator for i interface. The information in this book is intended to help you start using the Web-based console, IBM Systems Director Navigator for i, by providing you with a look at the new interface as well as tips for working with various parts of the new console.

Download or read book Implementing IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager 4 1 1 written by IBM Redbooks and published by Vervante. This book was released on 2009 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book IBM i 6 1 Independent ASPs A Guide to Quick Implementation of Independent ASPs written by Scott Vetter and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2009-12-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication explains how to configure and manage independent disk pool (IASP) functionality of IBM i 6.1. It is designed to help IBM technical professionals, business partners, and customers understand and implement independent disk pools in the IBM i 6.1. In addition, this publication provides the background information that is necessary to plan, implement, and customize this functionality to your particular environment. It provides guidance on running user applications with either application data or most application objects residing in an independent disk pool. Considering that you can also use independent disk pools in a cluster environment, this publication shows you the basic steps to make your independent disk pool switchable between two Power SystemsTM servers or a single server with multiple LPARs. Independent auxiliary storage pools have many business and technical advantages for Power Systems using IBM i. Not only are independent auxiliary storage pools (IASPs) easy to create and maintain, most applications can use them by simple work management changes. IASPs can provide immediate benefits to your enterprise.

Download or read book Implementing PowerHA for IBM i written by Hernando Bedoya and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBM® PowerHATM for i (formerly known as HASM) is the IBM high availability disk-based clustering solution for the IBM i 6.1 operating system. PowerHA for i when combined with IBM i clustering technology delivers a complete high availability and disaster recovery solution for your business applications running in the IBM System i® environment. PowerHA for i enables you to support high-availability capabilities with either native disk storage or IBM DS8000TM or DS6000TM storage servers. This IBM Redbooks® publication gives a broad understanding of PowerHA for i. This book is divided in four major parts: Part 1, "Introduction and Background" on page 1, provides a general introduction to clustering technology and some background. Part 2, "PowerHA for i setup and user interfaces" on page 69, describes and explains the different interfaces that PowerHA for i has. It also describes the migration process to this product and some sizing guidelines. Part 3, "Implementation examples using PowerHA for i" on page 319, explains how to use PowerHA for i with three major ERP solutions, such as SAP®, Lawson M3, and Oracle® JD Edwards®. Part 4, "Other IBM i 6.1 high availability enhancements" on page 349, explains additional IBM i 6.1 announced enhancements in high availability.

Download or read book IBM i 6 1 Technical Overview written by Jim Cook and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2009-12-16 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication introduces a technical overview of the main new features, functions and enhancements available in IBM i 6.1 (formerly called i5/OS® V6R1). It gives a summary and brief explanation of new capabilities and what has changed in the operating system, and also discusses many of the licensed programs and application development tools associated with IBM i. Many other new and enhanced functions are described, such as virtualization of storage, security, JavaTM performance, improved performance with IBM System StorageTM devices, backup and recovery, including base IBM i, Backup, Recovery and Media Services (BRMS). The book introduces the PowerHATM product, IBM Systems Director-based system management and an easier Web enablement. The information provided in this book will be useful for customers, Business Partners, and IBM service professionals involved with planning, supporting, upgrading, and implementing IBM i 6.1 solutions.

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Download or read book End to End Performance Management on IBM i written by Hernando Bedoya and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2009-11-23 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monitoring and managing your system's performance is critical to ensure that you are keeping pace with the changing demands of your business. To respond to business changes effectively, your system must change too. Managing your system, at first glance, might seem like just another time-consuming job. But the investment soon pays off because the system runs more efficiently, and this is reflected in your business. It is efficient because changes are planned and managed. Managing performance of any system can be a complex task that requires a thorough understanding of that system's hardware and software. IBM® i is an industry leader in the area of performance management and has many qualities that are not found in other systems, such as: - Unparalleled performance metrics - Always-on collection of metrics - Graphical investigation of performance data While understanding all the different processes that affect system performance can be challenging and resolving performance problems requires the effective use of a large suite of tools, the functions offered by IBM i are intended to make this job easier for users. This IBM Redbooks® publication explains the tasks and rich tools associated with performance management on IBM i.

Download or read book IBM Power Systems HMC Implementation and Usage Guide written by Scott Vetter and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The IBM® Hardware Management Console (HMC) provides systems administrators a tool for planning, deploying, and managing IBM Power SystemsTM servers. This IBM Redbooks® publication is designed for system administrators to use as a desk-side reference when managing partition-capable IBM Power Systems servers by using the HMC. The major functions that the HMC provides are Power Systems server hardware management and virtualization (partition) management. You can find information about virtualization management in the following documents: - A Practical Guide for Resource Monitoring and Control (RMC), SG24-6615 - IBM PowerVM Virtualization Introduction and Configuration, SG24-7940 - Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1, SG24-7694 - Hardware Management Console V7 Handbook, SG24-7491 - IBM PowerVM Live Partition Mobility, SG24-7460 - IBM PowerVM Virtualization Managing and Monitoring, SG24-7590 - Converting Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7042-CR6 or 7042-CR7 Models to RAID1, REDP-4909 The following topics are described: - Plan to implement the HMC - Configure the HMC - Operate the HMC - Manage software levels on the HMC - Use service functions on the HMC - Update firmware of managed systems - Use IBM System Planning Tool deployments In addition, there is an explanation on how to use the new HMC graphical user interface and the new HMC commands that are available with HMC Version 7, Release 7, modification 60.

Download or read book IBM PowerVM Virtualization Active Memory Sharing written by Allyson Brito and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2012-11-14 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® RedpaperTM publication introduces PowerVMTM Active MemoryTM Sharing on IBM Power SystemsTM based on POWER6® and later processor technology. Active Memory Sharing is a virtualization technology that allows multiple partitions to share a pool of physical memory. This is designed to increase system memory utilization, thereby enabling you to realize a cost benefit by reducing the amount of physical memory required. The paper provides an overview of Active Memory Sharing, and then demonstrates, in detail, how the technology works and in what scenarios it can be used. It also contains chapters that describe how to configure, manage and migrate to Active Memory Sharing based on hands-on examples. The paper is targeted to both architects and consultants who need to understand how the technology works to design solutions, and to technical specialists in charge of setting up and managing Active Memory Sharing environments. For performance related information, see: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/pow03017usen/POW03017USEN.PDF

Download or read book Using the IBM System Storage N series with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager written by Alex Osuna and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBM®, as a result of its recent product introduction of the IBM System StorageTM N series, has become more tightly integrated with network-attached storage (NAS), exploiting the backup and recovery features of the N series and Network ApplianceTM storage systems. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides detailed descriptions and setup instructions, practical examples, and best practices for backing up the IBM System Storage N series using the IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager. This book includes descriptions and instructions for using the latest enhancements made to IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, specifically for the IBM System Storage N series and Network Appliance storage systems. You will learn how to configure and set up the IBM System Storage N series and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.3 and 6.1 using NDMP backup and restore functions. We address the following topics: -- Configuring the N series for Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) usage -- Using the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager software -- Backing up qtrees -- Single folder backup -- Single file/folder restore -- Restoring using NDMP via GUI and command-line interface -- Restoring from NDMP backup to an alternative site/location on N series systems -- Integrating with Snapshot technology and SnapVault -- Using SnapShot differencing -- Using SnapMirror® to Tape

Download or read book IBM System Storage DS8700 Architecture and Implementation written by Bertrand Dufrasne and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2011-02-12 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the concepts, architecture, and implementation of the IBM System Storage® DS8700 storage subsystem. This book has reference information that will help you plan for, install, and configure the DS8700 and also discusses the architecture and components. The DS8700 is the most advanced model in the IBM System Storage DS8000® series. It includes IBM POWER6®-based controllers, with a dual 2-way or dual 4-way processor complex implementation. Its extended connectivity, with up to 128 Fibre Channel/FICON® ports for host connections, make it suitable for multiple server environments in both open systems and IBM System z® environments. If desired, the DS8700 can be integrated in an LDAP infrastructure. The DS8700 supports thin provisioning. Depending on your specific needs, the DS8700 storage subsystem can be equipped with SATA drives, FC drives, and Solid® State Drives (SSDs). The DS8700 can now automatically optimize the use of SSD drives through its no charge Easy Tier feature. The DS8700 also supports Full Disk Encryption (FDE) feature. Its switched Fibre Channel architecture, dual processor complex implementation, high availability design, and the advanced Point-in-Time Copy and Remote Mirror and Copy functions that incorporates make the DS8700 storage subsystem suitable for mission-critical business functions.