IBM System x3755 M3 7164 Installation And User Manual

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IBM Systems DirectorIBM Systems Director is a platform-management foundation that streamlines theway you manage physical and virtual systems in a heterogeneous environment. Byusing industry standards, IBM Systems Director supports multiple operating systemsand virtualization technologies in IBM and non-IBM x86 platforms.Through a single user interface, IBM Systems Director provides consistent views forviewing managed systems, determining how these systems relate to one another,and identifying their statuses, helping to correlate technical resources with businessneeds. A set of common tasks that are included with IBM Systems Director providesmany of the core capabilities that are required for basic management, which meansinstant out-of-the-box business value. These common tasks include discovery,inventory, configuration, system health, monitoring, updates, event notification, andautomation for managed systems.The IBM Systems Director web and command-line interfaces provide a consistentinterface that is focused on driving these common tasks and capabilities:v Discovering, navigating, and visualizing systems on the network with the detailedinventory and relationships to the other network resourcesv Notifying users of problems that occur on systems and the ability to isolate thesources of the problemsv Notifying users when systems need updates and distributing and installingupdates on a schedulev Analyzing real-time data for systems and setting critical thresholds that notify theadministrator of emerging problemsv Configuring settings of a single system and creating a configuration plan that canapply those setting to multiple systemsv Updating installed plug-ins to add new features and functions to the basecapabilitiesv Managing the life cycles of virtual resourcesFor more information about IBM Systems Director, see the IBM Systems DirectorInformation Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r1x/index.jsp?topic=/director_6.1/fqm0_main.html and the Systems Management webpage at http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/, which presents an overview ofIBM Systems Management and IBM Systems Director.The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer (UXSPI)The UpdateXpress System Pack Installer detects supported and installed devicedrivers and firmware in the server and installs available updates. For additionalinformation and to download the UpdateXpress System Pack Installer, go to theToolsCenter for System x and BladeCenter at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp and click UpdateXpress System Pack Installer.Server controls, LEDs, and powerThis section describes the controls, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), connectors on thefront and rear of the server, and how to turn the server on and off.Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your server.Chapter 1. The System x3755 M3 server 11