IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide Version 5.20 doc

IBM Systems

IBM Director
Hardware and Software Support Guide
Version 5.20
GC30-4161-03



IBM Systems

IBM Director
Hardware and Software Support Guide
Version 5.20
GC30-4161-03


Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on
page 35.

This edition applies to version 5.20 of IBM Director for i5/OS (program number 5722-DR1), IBM Director for AIX
and Linux on POWER (program number 5765-DR1), IBM Director for AIX (program number 44E7846), IBM Director
for Linux on POWER (program number 44E7847), IBM Director for Linux on System z (program number 5648-DR1),
and IBM Director on x86 (program numbers 5765-DIR, 44E7845, 44E7841, 42D8237, and 42D8238) and to all
subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999, 2008.
US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract
with IBM Corp.

Contents
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
About this book . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Conventions and terminology . . . . . . . . vii
Related information . . . . . . . . . . . vii
How to send your comments . . . . . . . . . x

Chapter 1. Hardware requirements for
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Chapter 2. Supported hardware
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IBM
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eServer products . . . . .
IntelliStation workstations . .
iSCSI-attached System x servers
Netfinity servers . . . . .
SMI-S storage devices. . . .
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IBM System x options for System i products . . . 11
ThinkCentre, NetVista, and PC desktop computers
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ThinkPad mobile computers . . . . . . . . . 12

Hardware components . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3. Supported operating
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Operating systems supported by IBM Director 5.20.3
Operating systems supported by IBM Director 5.20.2
Operating systems supported by IBM Director 5.20.1
Operating systems supported by IBM Director 5.20
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x86-compatible systems: Minimum hardware
requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Servers running AIX: Minimum hardware
requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Servers running Linux on POWER: Minimum
hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . 3
System i products: Minimum hardware
requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Minimum requirements for the LPAR or z/VM
guest virtual machine on System z servers . . 4
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System x systems, IBM and third-party
x86-based systems . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System i and System p products . . . . 20
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System z systems . . . . . . . . . 21
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System x systems, IBM and third-party
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Operating systems supported by IBM Director
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Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System z systems . . . . . . . . .
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System x systems; IBM and third-party
x86-based systems . . . . . . . . . .
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System i and System p products . . . .
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System z systems . . . . . . . . .
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System x systems; IBM and third-party
x86-based systems . . . . . . . . . .
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System i and System p products . . . .
Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System z systems . . . . . . . . .

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About this book
This book provides the following information about IBM® Director 5.20:
v Hardware requirements for running IBM Director components
v Supported IBM hardware
v Supported operating systems
v Supported workgroup and enterprise systems-management software
v Limitations and performance considerations

Conventions and terminology
These notices are designed to highlight key information:

Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid
inconvenient or difficult situations.
Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data.
An attention notice appears before the instruction or situation in which damage
can occur.

Related information
Besides this documentation, there is additional information related to IBM Director.

IBM Director resources on the World Wide Web
The following Web pages provide resources for understanding, using, and
troubleshooting IBM Director and other system-management tools.
IBM Director information center
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_5.20/
fqm0_main.html
This information center is updated periodically. It contains the most
current documentation on a wide range of topics.
IBM Director extension information centers
These information centers are updated periodically. They contain the most
current documentation on a wide range of topics.
v Capacity Manager:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/capman_5.20/
fqn0_main.html
v External Application Launch Wizard:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/ealwiz_5.20/
frj0_main.html
v Hardware Management Console (HMC):
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/hmc_5.20/
frk0_main.html

v ServeRAID™ Manager:

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publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/serveraid_5.20/
fqy0_main.html
v Software Distribution Premium Edition:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/swdistpe_5.20/
frl0_main.html
v System Availability:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/sysavail_5.20/
fqq0_main.html
v z/VM® Center:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/zvmcenter_5.20/
zvm0_main.html
IBM Director Web site on ibm.com®
www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/
The IBM Director Web site on ibm.com has links to downloads and
documentation for all currently supported versions of IBM Director.
Information on this site includes:
v Downloads and documentation for the following IBM Director releases:
– IBM Director 5.20.3
– IBM Director 5.20.2
– IBM Director 5.20.1
– IBM Director 5.20
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IBM
IBM
IBM
IBM
IBM
IBM

Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director

5.10.3
5.10.2
5.10.1
5.10
4.22
4.22 Upward Integration Modules (UIMs)

– IBM Director 4.21
– IBM Director 4.20
v IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide, which lists supported
IBM systems and all supported operating systems. It is updated every 6

to 8 weeks.
v Printable documentation for IBM Director is available in Portable
Document Format (PDF) in several languages.
IBM Director Software Developers Kit information center
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dirinfo/toolkit/index.jsp
The IBM Director Software Developers Kit (SDK) information center
provides information about the IBM Director SDK, which is a set of tools
and documentation to help extend the capabilities of IBM Director by
using the APIs and CLIs, creating tasks, and launching tools from the IBM
Director user interface.
IBM Systems Software information center
www.ibm.com/servers/library/infocenter/
This Web page provides information about IBM Director, External
Application Launch Wizard, IBM Virtualization Manager, and other topics.
IBM ServerProven® page
www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/

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This Web page provides information about the hardware compatibility of
IBM System x®, BladeCenter®, and IntelliStation® with IBM Director.
IBM Servers
www.ibm.com/servers/
This Web page on ibm.com links to information, downloads, and IBM
Director extensions, such as Remote Deployment Manager, Capacity
Manager, Systems Availability and Software Distribution (Premium
Edition), for the following IBM products:

v IBM BladeCenter
v IBM System i®
v IBM System p®
v IBM System x
v IBM System z®
IBM forums
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_esforums.jsp
This Web page on ibm.com links to several forums, available as Web pages
or using Rich Site Summary (RSS) feeds, in which users can discuss
technology issues relating to IBM servers.
Three of these forums are of particular interest to IBM Director users:
System x IBM Director forum
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=759
&cat=53
A forum for discussing any IBM Director topics. This Web page
includes a link for obtaining the forum using a Rich Site Summary
(RSS) feed.
System x Server forum
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=740
&cat=53
A forum for discussing System x server topics, including questions
related to drivers, firmware, operating systems, clustering, and
storage. This Web page includes a link for obtaining the forum
using a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed.
IBM Director SDK forum
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=849
&cat=53
A forum for discussing the use of the IBM Director Software
Developers Kit (SDK) to extend the functionality of IBM Director to
meet your specific needs. This Web page includes a link for

obtaining the forum using a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed.

IBM Redbooks® publications
www.ibm.com/redbooks/
You can download the following documents from the IBM Redbooks Web page.
You can also search this Web page for documents that focus on specific IBM
hardware; such documents often contain systems-management material.
Notes:

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1. Be sure to note the date of publication and to determine the level of IBM
Director software to which the Redbooks publication refers.
2. You need Adobe® Acrobat Reader to view or print these PDF files. You can
download a copy from the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com/products/
acrobat/readstep.html.
Creating a Report of the Tables in the IBM Director 4.1 Database (TIPS0185)
Implementing IBM Director 5.20 (SG24-6188)
Integrating IBM Director with Enterprise Management Solutions (SG24-5388)
Managing IBM TotalStorage® NAS with IBM Director (SG24-6830)
Managing Linux® Guests Using IBM Director and z/VM Center (SG24-6830)
Monitoring Redundant Uninterruptible Power Supplies Using IBM Director
(REDP-3827)
v Using the IBM Director cimsubscribe Utility (REDP-4123-00)
v Virtualization on the IBM System x3950 Server (SG24-7190-00)
v iSeries® Systems Management Handbook (REDP-4070)
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Remote Supervisor Adapter
The following Web pages provide resources for understanding and using Remote
Supervisor Adapters with IBM Director:
Remote Supervisor Adapter overview
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-4UKSML
This Web page contains links to the Remote Supervisor Adapter User’s Guide
and the Remote Supervisor Adapter Installation Guide.
Remote Supervisor Adapter II overview
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1MIGR-50116
This Web page contains information about the Remote Supervisor Adapter
II.

Other documents
For planning purposes, the Planning and Installation Guide - IBM BladeCenter (Type
8677) might be of interest.

How to send your comments
Your feedback is important in helping to provide the most accurate and highest
quality information.
If you have any comments about this book or any other IBM Director publication,
v Go to the IBM Director information center Web site at publib.boulder.ibm.com/
infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_5.20/fqm0_main.html. There you will
find the feedback page where you can enter and submit comments.
v Complete one of the forms at the back of any IBM Director book and return it

by mail, by fax, or by giving it to an IBM representative.

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Chapter 1. Hardware requirements for IBM Director
To successfully install IBM Director, the system on which you install IBM Director
components must meet certain minimum hardware requirements, depending on
the components to be installed and the type of system on which they will be
installed.
Because a system configured with the minimum requirements might perform
poorly in a production environment, consider the following suggestions:
v Be sure that your system can accommodate the hardware requirements, keeping
in mind that the microprocessor speed, memory, and disk-space minimum
requirements are additional to the resources are necessary for the software
already installed on the system.
v Conduct a performance analysis to ensure that the system has sufficient capacity
to handle the additional requirements of functioning as a management server or
a management console.

Hardware requirements for x86-compatible systems
IBM Director components have minimum microprocessor speed, random access
memory (RAM), and disk space requirements on x86-compatible systems,
including System i platforms, IntelliStation workstations, NetVista desktop
computers, IBM ThinkCentre desktop computers, ThinkPad mobile computers, IBM
System Storage™ Network Attached Storage (NAS) products, and IBM SurePOS™
point-of-sale systems.
When reviewing the hardware requirements, consider the following information:

v The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using the
default selections.
v Requirements listed for IBM Director Server do not include the database
program hardware requirements or the increased persistent storage for managed
objects.
v The systems on which you install IBM Director Agent or IBM Director Server
must meet the Wired for Management (WfM), version 2.0, specifications.
v System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) 2.1 or later is required for all systems in an
IBM Director environment.
Table 1. x86-compatible systems: Minimum hardware requirements
Requirements

IBM Director Core
Services

IBM Director Agent

IBM Director Console
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IBM Director Server

Microprocessor
speed

Pentium-class
processor

Pentium-class or
Itanium® 2 processor

Pentium 1.5 GHz

Pentium 1.5 GHz

Memory (RAM)

128 MB

128 MB

256 MB

512 MB (minimum)
1024 MB
(recommended)

Disk space

40 MB (for Windows®) 110 MB (for Windows) 170 MB
100 MB (for Linux)

Display

165 MB (for Linux)

Not applicable

Not applicable

325 MB

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Hardware requirements for servers running AIX
IBM Director components have minimum microprocessor speed, random access
memory (RAM), and disk space requirements on servers running AIX®, including
System i and System p servers, and JS20, JS21, and JS22 blade servers.
When reviewing the hardware requirements, consider the following information:
v The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using the
default selections.
v Requirements listed for IBM Director Server do not include the database
program hardware requirements or the increased persistent storage for managed
objects.
v On systems that do not provide display capability, such as JS20, JS21, and JS22
blade servers, you must export IBM Director Console using either the xhost
command or SSH tunneling. The IBM Director Console requirements apply to
the receiving system.
Table 2. Servers running AIX: Minimum hardware requirements
Requirements

IBM Director Agent

IBM Director Console

IBM Director Server

Microprocessor speed

Power4, Power5, or Power6
1.5 GHz

Power4, Power5, or or
Power6 1.5 GHz

Power4, Power5, or Power6
1.5 GHz

Memory (RAM)

512 MB (minimum)

512 MB (minimum)

512 MB (minimum)
1024 MB (recommended)

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90 MB (/opt)

185 MB (/opt)

325 MB (/opt)

3 MB (/usr)

Disk space

6 MB (/usr)

8 MB (/usr)

Not applicable

At least 256 colors

At least 256 colors

Note:
1. Includes the disk space required for IBM Director Agent.

Hardware requirements for servers running Linux on POWER
IBM Director components have minimum microprocessor speed, random access
memory (RAM), and disk space requirements on servers running Linux on
POWER®, including System i and System p servers, and JS20 and JS21 blade
servers.
When reviewing the hardware requirements, consider the following information:
v The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using the
default selections.
v Requirements listed for IBM Director Server do not include the database

program hardware requirements or the increased persistent storage for managed
objects.
v On systems that do not provide display capability, such as JS20 and JS21 blade
servers, you must export IBM Director Console using either the xhost command
or SSH. The IBM Director Console requirements apply to the receiving system.

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Table 3. Servers running Linux on POWER: Minimum hardware requirements
Requirements

IBM Director Core
Services

IBM Director Agent

IBM Director Console IBM Director Server

Microprocessor
speed

Power4, Power5, or
Power6 1.5 GHz

Power4, Power5, or
Power6 1.5 GHz

Power4 or Power5 1.5
GHz

Power4 or Power5 1.5
GHz

Memory (RAM)

128 MB (minimum)

512 MB (minimum)

512 MB (minimum)

512 MB (minimum)
1024 MB
(recommended)

Disk space

100 MB

170 MB

225 MB

425 MB

Display

Not applicable

Not applicable

At least 256 colors

At least 256 colors

Hardware requirements for System i products
IBM Director components have minimum commercial processing workload (CPW),
storage pool size, and disk space requirements when installed on System i
products.
When reviewing the hardware requirements, consider the following information:
v The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using the
default selections.
v Requirements listed for IBM Director Server do not include the database
program hardware requirements or the increased persistent storage for managed
objects. As the number of managed objects in your IBM Director environment
increases, make sure you increase disk space and storage pool size on the system
running IBM Director Server.
v Resource Monitors, tasks, event action plans, and managed endpoints increase
the resources required by IBM Director Server.
Table 4. System i products: Minimum hardware requirements
Requirements

IBM Director Agent

IBM Director Server

Relative system performance

75 CPW

150 CPW

Storage pool size

350 MB

500 MB

Disk space

300 MB

500 MB

Note: IBM Director Server is a Java™ application. Java applications that are run on
heavily loaded systems might require a separate storage pool. Sections 4.3.2 and
4.3.3 of the IBM Redbooks publication Java and WebSphere® Performance on IBM
iSeries Servers (SG24-6256) provide information about how to create a separate
memory pool.

Hardware requirements for IBM System z servers
IBM Director components have minimum microprocessor speed, random access
memory (RAM), and disk space requirements.
The following System z servers are supported:
v IBM System z (all models)
v IBM zSeries® (all models)
v IBM S/390® (Multiprise® 3, Generation 5 and Generation 6)

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Table 5. Minimum requirements for the LPAR or z/VM guest virtual machine on System z servers
IBM Director
Console

IBM Director Agent

IBM Director Core
Services

Requirement

IBM Director Server

Processor speed

All processor speeds provided by IBM System z servers are sufficient for IBM Director.

Memory

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

Disk space

316 MB

168 MB

139 MB

139 MB

Display

Not applicable

At least 256 colors

Not applicable

Not applicable

On System z servers you run IBM Director components not on the entire
mainframe but in a logical partition (LPAR) or on a z/VM guest virtual machine.
Table 5 shows the resource requirements for the LPAR or z/VM guest virtual
machine.
You can find a configuration example for a z/VM guest virtual machine in
“Creating a z/VM guest virtual machine” in the IBM Systems Information Center
at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/zvmcenter_5.20/
vsd0_t_prepare_map_guest.html. For IBM Director Server and IBM Director Agent

the z/VM guest virtual machine requires special privileges as described in
“Defining a user class for IBM Director Server or IBM Director Agent” in the IBM
Systems Information Center at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/topic/
zvmcenter_5.20/vsd0_t_prepare_zvm_classdef_framework.html.

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Chapter 2. Supported hardware
IBM Director Agent is licensed for use and supported in a large range of IBM
systems and products.
These systems and products include:
v IBM BladeCenter chassis
v IBM blade servers
v IBM IntelliStation workstations
v IBM System i platforms (formerly, iSeries servers)
v IBM System p servers (formerly, pSeries® servers)
v IBM System x servers (System x3nnn, xSeries®, and Netfinity® servers)
v IBM System z mainframes (formerly, zSeries servers)
v IBM System Storage Network Attached Storage (NAS) products
v IBM SurePOS point-of-sale systems
v ThinkCentre, NetVista, and PC desktop computers
v ThinkPad mobile computers
The degree of support that IBM Director Agent provides on these systems and
products can vary. For this information, see the IBM Director Release Notes.
Notes:
1. IBM Director runs on IBM System i, System p, and System z products when the
installed operating system is also supported by IBM Director. See “Supported

operating systems” for operating-system support information for these
products.
2. The IBM System Storage NAS products include an installation of IBM Director
Agent.
3. Some systems and products might not be available in your area.

IBM BladeCenter products
IBM Director Agent provides support for BladeCenter chassis and blade servers.

BladeCenter chassis
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BladeCenter
BladeCenter
BladeCenter
BladeCenter

E chassis, machine type 8677
H chassis, machine type 8852
T chassis, machine type 8720
T chassis, machine type 8730

5.20.1 and later
v BladeCenter HT chassis, machine type 8740
v BladeCenter HT chassis, machine type 8750
5.20.2 and later
v BladeCenter S chassis, machine type 8886

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IBM BladeCenter HS20 blade server, machine type 79811
IBM BladeCenter HS20 blade server, machine type 86782
IBM BladeCenter HS20 blade server, machine type 88322
IBM BladeCenter HS20 blade server, machine type 88432
IBM BladeCenter HS21 blade server, machine type 7995
IBM BladeCenter HS21 blade server, machine type 8853
IBM BladeCenter HS40 blade server, machine type 88393
IBM BladeCenter JS20 blade server, machine type 8842
IBM BladeCenter JS21 blade server, machine type 8844
AMD Opteron LS20 for IBM BladeCenter, machine type 8850
AMD Opteron LS21 for IBM BladeCenter, machine type 7971

v AMD Opteron LS41 for IBM BladeCenter, machine type 7972
5.20.2 and later
v IBM BladeCenter HC10 workstation blade, machine type 7996
v IBM BladeCenter HS21 XM blade server, machine type 7995
v IBM BladeCenter JS22 blade server, machine type 7998-61X
v QS21 blade server, machine type 07924
5.20.2 Service Update 1 and later
v AMD Opteron LS21 for IBM BladeCenter, machine type 7971
v AMD Opteron LS41 for IBM BladeCenter, machine type 7972
5.20.3 and later
v IBM BladeCenter HS12 blade server, machine types 8014 and 8028
v AMD Opteron LS22 for IBM BladeCenter, machine type 7901
v AMD Opteron LS42 for IBM BladeCenter, machine type 7902
v IBM BladeCenter JS12 blade server, machine type 7998
v QS22 blade server, machine type 07935

IBM eServer products
IBM Director Agent provides support for eServer™ products.
Note: No Update Manager support is provided is provided for IBM eServer
products.
v 325
v 326
v 326m

1. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) daughter card is not supported on IBM BladeCenter HS20. No Update Manager support is provided.
2. Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) daughter card is not supported on IBM BladeCenter HS20.
3. No Update Manager support is provided.
4. Support is limited to out-of-band management. No Update Manager support is provided.
5. Support is limited to out-of-band management. No Update Manager support is provided.

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IBM IntelliStation workstations
IBM Director Agent provides support for IntelliStation workstation system models
and machine types.
v A-Pro – 6224, 6217
v E-Pro – 6204, 6214, 6216, 6226, 6836, 6846, 6867, 6893
v M-Pro – 6218, 6219, 6220, 6225, 6229, 6230, 6231, 6233, 6849, 6850, 6868, 6878,
6889, 6898, 9229, 9237
v R-Pro – 6851
v Z-Pro – 6221, 6222, 6223, 6227, 6865, 6866, 9228

IBM iSCSI-attached System x servers
System i platform installations can use IBM iSCSI-attached System x servers. IBM
Director Agent provides support for the operating system running on these
System x servers.
iSCSI-attached servers are standard System x or IBM BladeCenter server models
that have processors, memory, and expansion cards, but no hard disks. All of the
disk space is in the System i product and managed in the same way as the
following technology:
v Integrated xSeries Server (IXS)
v System x servers that are attached to the System i product using the Integrated
xSeries Adapter (IXA)
iSCSI-attached System x servers are supported only on System i products running
i5/OS® V5R4.

IBM Netfinity servers
IBM Director Agent provides support for Netfinity servers.
v Netfinity 1000
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v
v

Netfinity
Netfinity
Netfinity
Netfinity
Netfinity

3000
3500
3500 M10
3500 M20
4000R

v Netfinity 4500
v Netfinity 4500R
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v
v
v
v
v
v

Netfinity
Netfinity
Netfinity
Netfinity
Netfinity
Netfinity
Netfinity

5000
5100
5500
5500 M10
5500 M20
5600
6000

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v
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Netfinity
Netfinity
Netfinity

6000R
7000
7000 M10

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v Netfinity 7600
v Netfinity 8500R

IBM SMI-S storage devices
IBM Director Server provides limited support for a range of storage devices. The
level of support is dependent on the implementation of SMI-S specifications by the
provider.
v 5.20 Update 1 and earlier: IBM System Storage DS3006
v 5.20 Update 1 and earlier: IBM System Storage DS4006
v IBM System Storage DS32007
v IBM System Storage DS3400
v IBM System Storage DS4000®
v IBM System Storage DS6000™
v Brocade SMI-S compliant switches
v Qlogic SMI-S compliant switches
5.20.2 and later
v IBM System Storage DS33008

Required SMI-S providers
IBM Director requires storage devices to support SMI-S 1.1 or higher.
5.20 Update 1 and earlier: DS300 and DS400
The required SMI-S 1.1 providers from Adaptec are embedded in these
storage devices.
DS3200, DS3300, DS3400, and DS4000

SANtricity SMI Provider from LSI, which complies with SMI-S version 1.1,
is required. You can obtain this provider from the LSI Web site at
www.lsi.com/storage_home/products_home/external_raid/
management_software/smis_provider/index.html.
DS6000
You can obtain the appropriate SMI-S 1.1 provider from the Web at
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/cimdsoapi/
downloading.html.
Brocade switches
You can obtain the appropriate SMI-S 1.1 provider from the Web at
www.brocade.com/support/SMIAGENT.jsp.
QLogic switches
The required QLogic provider version 1.02 is embedded in the switch.
Note: IBM Director does not automatically discover this provider; you
must discover it manually.

6. Not supported by IBM Server Storage Provisioning Tool.
7. Not supported by IBM Server Storage Provisioning Tool versions 5.20 and 5.20.1.
8. Not supported by IBM Server Storage Provisioning Tool.

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IBM SurePOS point-of-sale systems
IBM Director Agent provides support for SurePOS point-of-sale system models and
machine types.
v SurePOS 4694
v SurePOS 500 / 600 – 4840

v SurePOS 700 – 4800

IBM Power Systems and System z products
IBM Director runs on IBM Power Systems, System i, System p, and System z
products when the installed operating system is also supported by IBM Director.

IBM System Storage Network Attached Storage products
IBM Director Agent provides support for IBM System Storage Network Attached
Storage (NAS) product models.
v IBM NAS 100 – 5190 NAS Model R12 (Alert Standard Format (ASF) is not
supported.)
v IBM NAS 200 – 5194 NAS Models 200, 201, 225, 226
v IBM NAS 300 – 5195 NAS Models 325, 326
v IBM NAS 300G – 5196 NAS Model G00, G01, G25, G26
5.20.2 and later
v IBM NAS 3300
v IBM NAS 3600

IBM System x and xSeries servers
IBM Director Agent provides support for IBM System x servers.
v IBM xSeries 100
v IBM xSeries 200
v IBM xSeries 200VL
v IBM xSeries 205
v IBM xSeries 206, 206m
v IBM xSeries 220
v IBM xSeries 225
v IBM xSeries 226
v IBM xSeries 230
v IBM xSeries 232

v IBM xSeries 2359
v IBM xSeries 236
v IBM xSeries 240
v IBM xSeries 250
v IBM xSeries 255
v IBM xSeries 260
v IBM xSeries 300
v IBM xSeries 305
v IBM xSeries 306, 306m
v IBM xSeries 330
v IBM xSeries 335

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xSeries 366
xSeries 370
xSeries 440
xSeries 445
xSeries 450
xSeries 455
xSeries 460
System x3105, machine types 4347 and 4348
System x3200, machine types 4362 and 4363
System x3250, machine types 4364 and 4365
System x3400, machine types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976
System x3455, machine types 7984 and 7986
System x3500, machine type 7977
System x3550, machine type 7978
System x3650, machine type 7979
System x3650 T, machine type 7980
System x3655, machine type 7985
System x3755, machine type 8877
System x3800, machine type 8866
System x3850, machine types 8863 and 8864
System x3950, machine types 8872 and 8878
System x3950 E, machine types 8874 and 8879

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x3850 M2, machine type 7141 (without ScaleXpander Option

5.20.2 Service Update 1 and later
v IBM System x3850 M2, machine type 7141 (with ScaleXpander Option
Kit)
v IBM System x3950 M2, machine type 7141
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x iDataPlex dx360, machine type 7833
x3200 M2, machine type 4368
x3250 M2, machine type 4194
x3350, machine type 4193
x3455, machine types 7940 and 7941

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v IBM System x3755, machine type 7163

IBM System x options for System i products
System i platform installations can use IBM System x options for System i
products. IBM Director Agent provides support for the operating system running
on these xSeries options.
System i platform installations can use the following System x options:
v Integrated xSeries Server (IXS)
v System x servers that are attached to the System i product using the Integrated
xSeries Adapter (IXA)
v iSCSI-attached System x and BladeCenter products
Using these System x options, you can install IBM Director Agent and IBM
Director Core Services on the supported operating systems. Supported operating

systems are those that are supported by both IBM Director and the System x
option. For supported operating systems on IXS and IXA, see the System x option
product documentation. For IBM Director supported operating systems, see
“Operating systems supported by IBM Director.”
Note: Whether these operating systems are supported in your System i
environment depends on the following criteria:
v The Integrated xSeries Server (IXS) installed in the System i platform
v The System x server that is attached to the System i platform using the
Integrated xSeries Adapter (IXA)
v The iSCSI-attached System x or BladeCenter hardware connected to the
System i platform
v The release of i5/OS or OS/400® installed on the System i platform
See IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide for any updates to this
information. You can download the latest version of this document from the IBM
Director Information Center at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/
topic/diricinfo_5.20/fqm0_main.html.

ThinkCentre, NetVista, and PC desktop computers
IBM Director Agent provides support for ThinkCentre, NetVista, and PC desktop
computer system models and machine types.
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ThinkCentre A50 – 8320, 8419
ThinkCentre A50p – 8192, 8193, 8194, 8195, 8196, 8197, 8432, 8433
ThinkCentre A51 – 8424, 8425, 8428

ThinkCentre A51p – 8420, 8421, 8422, 8423, 8426, 8427

v ThinkCentre A52 – 8287, 8288
v ThinkCentre M50 – 8185, 8186, 8187, 8188, 8189, 8190, 8413, 8414, 8415
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ThinkCentre M52 – 8099, 8153
ThinkCentre S50 – 8183, 8184, 8416, 8417, 8418, 8429
ThinkCentre S51 – 8171, 8172, 8173
NetVista A20 – 6266, 6269, 6270, 6279, 6286
NetVista A21 and A22 – 6339, 6341, 6342, 6346, 6347, 6348
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NetVista A30 – 8313, 8314, 8315

NetVista A30 – 6826
NetVista A30p – 8309, 8310, 8311, 8312
NetVista A40 – 6058, 6568, 6578, 6648, 6830, 6831, 6840, 6841, 6842, 6881

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NetVista A40p – 6579, 6837, 6847
NetVista A60 – 6838, 6833
NetVista S40 – 6644, 6645
NetVista M41 – 6790, 6791, 6792, 6793, 6794, 6795
NetVista M41 Slim – 6843, 6844
NetVista M42 – 6290, 8301, 8303, 8304, 8305, 8306, 8307, 8308
NetVista M42 Slim – 6290

NetVista S40p – 6646
NetVista S42 – 8317, 8318, 8319
NetVista X40 – 6643
NetVista X41 – 6274
PC 300 – 6344, 6345
PC 300GL – 6263, 6268, 6272, 6275, 6277, 6278, 6282, 6284, 6285, 6287, 6288, 6338,
6561, 6563, 6564, 6574, 6591
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v PC 300XL – 6588
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ThinkPad mobile computers
IBM Director Agent provides support for ThinkPad mobile computer system
models and machine types.
Note: x represents the last number in a ThinkPad series model name.
v A2x – 2628, 2629, 2633, 2655
v A3x – 2652, 2653, 2654
v G4x – 2384, 2387, 2388, 2389
v R3x – 2656, 2657, 2658, 2659, 2676, 2677
v R4x – 2681, 2682, 2683, 2684, 2722, 2723, 2724
v R5x – 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1836, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845,
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S3x – 2639
T2x – 2647, 2648

T3x – 2366, 2367
T4x – 2373, 2374, 2375, 2376, 2378, 2379, 2668
T60 – 2007
X2x – 2660, 2661, 2662, 2881, 2884, 2885, 2890

v X3x – 2672, 2673
v X4x – 1866, 2369, 2370, 2371, 2372, 2381, 2382, 2386
v X60 – 1706
v Z60m – 2531

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TransNote – 2675
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Hardware components
IBM Director provides inventory awareness of and event or configuration
management for many hardware components.
Note: The degree of support provided for each component listed here might vary.
Other components not listed might also be supported.

Daughter cards
v LSI Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) 2-port daughter card
v Netxen 10 Gb Ethernet daughter card
v QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel daughter card
v QLogic Switch Legacy Interface Module (SLIM) daughter card
v Integrated Broadcom 5780 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller for IBM
BladeCenter JS21
v IBM 10 GB Ethernet network interface card
5.20.1 and later
v Switch Legacy Interface Module (SLIM)
v Concurrent keyboard/video/mouse (cKVM) feature card
5.20.2 and later
v 3 Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) daughter card
v Emulex CFFv 4 Gb Fibre Channel daughter card
v Non-RAIDed Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage controllers
v Multi-Switch Interconnect Module (MSIM)-T for IBM BladeCenter HT
chassis (inventory awareness only)

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QLogic InfiniBand Ethernet Bridge Module, Part Number 39Y9207
QLogic InfiniBand Fibre Channel Bridge Module, Part Number 39Y9211
4X InfiniBand Pass-thru Module for BladeCenter, part number 43W4419
4X Infiniband double data rate (DDR) Expansion Card (CFFh) for
BladeCenter, part number 43W4423

v Cisco 4X InfiniBand double data rate (DDR) Expansion Card (CFFh) for
BladeCenter, part number 43W4421
v Voltaire 4X InfiniBand double data rate (DDR) Expansion Card (CFFh)
for BladeCenter, part number 43W4420
5.20.3 and later
v QLogic 8 Gb Blade Fibre Channel daughter card
v Broadcom 1 Gb 2/4 port Ethernet CFFh daughter card
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