IBM Systems Director Editions 6

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IBM Systems Director Editions 6.2Content Details

Greg Hintermeister

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In-depth interviews revealed IT administrators’management challenges

Monitor and Repair system status

– Detect system errors– Repair problems that cause interruptions in services – Prove that a service interruption was not caused by the server– Collaborate with IT organization to determine the source of

service interruptions, Deploy and Optimize workloads

– Ensure that system architecture allows sharing of capacity across business units

– Minimize the likelihood that unplanned outages occur– Apply regular maintenance fixes to systems

Plan and Document the infrastructure – Plan for future system capacity needs– Keep an inventory of current IT assets in place across the

enterprise IT infrastructure– Seek out cost reduction opportunities across the company's IT

infrastructure


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•• IBM provides IBM provides new solutions and new solutions and integrationsintegrations to support data to support data center transformation.center transformation.

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Monitor and RepairMonitor and Repair system statussystem status

Deploy and OptimizeDeploy and Optimize workloadsworkloads

Plan and DocumentPlan and Document infrastructureinfrastructure

IBM® Systems Director Express Edition• Remotely monitor, configure and update

• Reduce time required for troubleshooting

IBM Systems Director Standard Edition• Monitor and manage energy use

• Reduce time to deploy virtual images

• Manage networking systems

IBM Systems Director Enterprise Edition• Deploy workloads in system pools

• Increase productivity with prioritized information and context

• Generate historical health status reports

• Use predictive capabilities to help with capacity estimation

Use IBM Systems Director Editions to improve service management


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IBM® Systems Director Standard Edition

IBM® Systems DirectorEnterprise Edition

Discover, monitor, manage servers and virtual resourcesConfigure and update server OS and firmware

Service and support management and alerting

Energy device monitoring and managing

Network device discovery and monitoring

Advanced enterprise discovery and monitoring

System pools managing and monitoring

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IBM Systems Director Editions packaging for Power Systems

1 or 3 year software maintenance

Workload Partitions ManagerAIX 6.1 or AIX 7.1

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Network Control 1.2 Transition Manager for HP®SIMService and Support Manager 6.2

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Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager v7.2

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Embedded Consoles • Navigator for IBM i• AIX web console

• HMC web console•Virtual Center

• Remote Access

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IBM provides a common tool for cross-platform management

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Upward Integration modules supportingTivoli, Computer Associates, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft


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IBM® Systems Director ‘tiered’ agent supportCommon Agent

– Provides a single agent management system for status reporting and operations

• Common authentication and credential management using a single agent manager

• Single, shared incoming port (firewall friendly) for management • Increased availability using a watchdog to restart common agent, if

needed – Single agent runtime shared by IBM systems and Tivoli products

like Tivoli Provisioning Manager reduces agent footprint, supports shared credentials and drives discovery, inventory and other common services

– Replaces the previous 5.x Level 2 Agent while providing Seamless integration of Platform Agent

Platform Agent– Provides a subset of Common Agent functions used to

communicate with and administer the managed system, including hardware alerts and status information

– Improved interoperability through open standards, rather than through proprietary technologies

– Firmware and driver updates and remote deployment

Agent-less Management– Agent-less managed systems are best for environments that

require very small footprints and are used for specific tasks, such as one-time inventory collection, firmware and driver updates and remote deployment.


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But what can Systems Director do for i?Director emphasizes heterogeneous environment.

– Support for multiple OS and virtualization technologies

Does not need to be used with multiple OSes to provide value.

Director and IBM i can be used, without installing any Director software on IBM i.

– Some functions will require Director agent software, but can start using without changing IBM i and let the business decisions guide the ‘right’ choice.

Director can be used for HMC tasks, including HMC updates

Director supports IBM i as 3 types of agents.– Agentless (STRTCPSVR *SSHD)

– Platform Agent (STRTCPSVR *SSHD, *SLP, *CIMOM)

– Director Agent • Common Agent (STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(CAS) and Platform agent

started)• 5.20.2 Agent (STRTCPSVR *DIRECTOR, *CIMOM)


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Express EditionGetting StartedMonitor ResourcesVisualize Physical and VirtualAutomate Your ReactionsUpdate Physical, Virtual, Guest OS’sAccess and SecurityPlatform FocusService and SupportVMControl Express

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Getting StartedGetting Started

– Start– Manage– Learn

Discovery – System Discovery– Better Results– Job History– Schedule– Request Access– Agent Push

Navigation– Find/Search– Columns– Export

Grouping– Static and Dynamic– Related Criteria

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Monitor Resources

Health summary– Favorite systems– Critical monitors– Group thumbnails

Monitoring – Monitor resources– Thresholds– Real-time Views

Process Management– View– Monitor

File Management– View and Edit– Upload/Download– Monitor

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Visualize Physical and VirtualSystems summary– Launch-point– Familiar– Intuitive groups

Drilldown to properties– Search/Export– Troubleshooting– Contextual tasks– Inventory

View topology map– Relationships– Dependencies

Launch embedded tasks

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Visualize Physical and VirtualSystems summary– Launch-point

– Familiar

– Intuitive groups

Drilldown to properties– Search/Export

– Troubleshooting

– Contextual tasks

– Inventory

View topology map– Relationships

– Dependencies


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Visualize Physical and VirtualSystems summary– Launch-point

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– Troubleshooting– Contextual tasks

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Drilldown to properties– Search/Export– Troubleshooting– Contextual tasks

– InventoryView topology map– Relationships– Dependencies


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Visualize Physical and VirtualSystems summary

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– Troubleshooting

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– Dependencies


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– Troubleshooting– Contextual tasks– Inventory

View topology map– Relationships– Dependencies

Launch embedded tasks– IBM i, HMC, AIX, vCenter, Cmd line…

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Automate Your ReactionsAutomation Plans

– Simple Wizard– Custom Actions, Filters– Event Log– Run commands– Trigger tasks

Edit– Edit Hosts– Edit Virtual Servers– GUI or command line

Relocate– Live relocation– Plan for relocation

Configure– Real-time settings– Templates– Configuration Plans Export Plans, Actions, Filters to XML for transfer, backup

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Update Physical, Virtual, Guest OS’sBasics

– Collect, Search– Update Systems Director– Check IBM for Updates

Update Managed Systems – Firmware and drivers– Operating systems– Show needed updates

Compliance– Getting Started Wizard– Policy-based– Notify, Automate– Customize policy

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Access and SecurityUsers

– Assign Roles– Select System Access– View Active Sessions– User Authority Tips

Roles– Grant access to tasks– Customize permissions– UI or CLI permissions

Access– Request/Revoke Access– Configure Access– Verify Connection– Hierarchical Management

Credentials– Single-Signon– Map Systems Director user to

remote user

LDAP Support:

• Microsoft Active Directory, Tivoli Directory Server, OpenLDAP (new)http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.director.security.helps.doc/fqm0_t_ldap_authentication.html

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Platform FocusPower Systems

– Power System resources– Custom Views and tasks– Launch to planning tool

BladeCenter and System x– Manage Resources– Custom Views and tasks– Plug-in Configuration

System z– z/VM, Linux on z resources– Virtual servers

Storage– Manage storage devices– SAN, SVC, TPC systems– Enhanced in VMControl

Network– Discover network devices– Monitor Network Bytes

Transferred– Configure using templates

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Service and SupportBasics

– Collect, Search– Update Systems Director– Check IBM for Updates

Update Managed Systems – Firmware and drivers– Operating systems– Show needed updates

Compliance– Getting Started Wizard– Policy-based– Customize policy – Notify, Automate

Service and Support– Connection to IBM service– Manage Problems– Dynamic log collectors – Customer controlled

–Wizard for simplified setup –Welcome page summary –System x, xBlade, BC/Chassis, Power/AIX

(non HMC/IVM)

– HMC/IVM Call-Home should still be used

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VMControl - Express

Virtualization Management– Manage Virtual Servers and Hosts– HMC and Systems – VS Life-cycle management– Topology Maps– Create empty virtual server – Manage z/VM hosts, virtual servers– Monitoring, automation

Edit virtual resources– Edit Hosts– Edit Virtual Servers– GUI or command line– Edit z/VM virtual servers– Launch to Platform Manager

Relocate– Live relocation– Plan for relocation

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Standard EditionAll Express Edition FunctionActive Energy ManagerVMControl StandardNetwork Control

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IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager (AEM)

AEM helps companies monitor, measure and control their energy usage

AEM is a unique energy management solution building block that returns true control of energy costs to the customer

AEM is a cornerstone of the IBM energy management framework

AEM is an energy management software tool that can provide clients with a single view of the actual power usage across multiple platforms in their infrastructure as opposed to benchmarked power consumption

Support across a large spectrum of IBM and non-IBM systems

AEM energy conservation measures can be implemented without impacting response time or continuity

Monitoring energy in a data center lets you begin to manage it

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Energy Monitoring and Control Features

YesYes YesYesYesAny POWER7

YesYesPower 575* (water)

Yes(PDU+ only)Power 570

YesYesPower 595*

YesPower 575* (air)

YesYesYesYesYesBladeCenter JS12

YesYesYesYesYesPower 520 and 550

(PDU+ only)Any POWER5-based

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Dynamic Power Saver

Static Power SaverMonitoring

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Active Energy Manager 4.3.x supported features

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Active Energy Manager Trend DataEnergy trends in upper chart– Data are averages over intervals

– Input & output power

– Maximums, averages & minimums

– Power caps

– Energy events at points in time

Temperature data in lower chart– Data are point-in-time values

– Plotted against left axis

Effective CPU speed in lower chart– Data are averages over intervals

– Plotted against left axis

– May exceed 100%

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IBM Systems Director VMControl - StandardImage Management and Deployment

Tasks for Virtual Appliances

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IBM Systems Director Network Control v1.2What is It?

Expands on base Network Management, adds advanced featuresGraphical view of Layer 2 network connectivity using Director’s topology perspectives

– Uses Tivoli based technology for network topology discovery

– Network monitoring at a glance with ability to see the components affected by network outages. Now includes virtual switches.

Integration with IBM Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)– Device based launch in context point, uses Tivoli Enterprise

Single Sign-on– Integrated CEE configuration function for supported

Brocade switchesLogical views of network systems arranged by the sub-networks and VLANs to which they belong

– Subnets group– New VLANs group– Updated Systems By VLAN and Subnet view

Virtual adapter and virtual switch discovery and inventoryNew “License” section ” will display current product license status.

IBM Systems DirectorStandard and Enterprise Editions

Includes a Network Control limited-use license that covers the IBM Systems Director server

Additional per Switch licenses must be obtained to manage switches and use the Network Control features listed above and described in this presentation

A plug-in to IBM Systems Director to enhance network management, enabling an integrated, end-to-end platform management solution.(packaged with IBM Systems Director Standard and Enterprise Editions)

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Enterprise EditionAll Express Edition FunctionAll Standard Edition FunctionVMControl EnterpriseIBM Tivoli Monitoring

– Includes IBM Tivoli Performance AnalyzerTivoli Application Dependency Discovery Management

– Includes IBM Tivoli Common ReportingDB2 Enterprise Server Edition

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IBM Systems Director VMControl - EnterpriseSystem Pools

CapabilitiesCreate Server System Pool

Create Storage System Pool

Add/Remove Hosts

Monitors Resilient Workloads

Automatic Placement

Dashboard

A system pool logically groups like hosts with the goal of better resource usage and workload resilience. A system pool can contain multiple hosts and their associated virtual servers. A system pool facilitates the relocation of virtual servers from one host to other hosts in the system pool. By relocating hosts within a system pool, you can maintain the high availability and resilience of your workloads.

Mobility

Optimized for ….• Availability• Performance

New type of system with IBM System Director, allowing the pool to be managed a single logical entity in the data center

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IBM System Director Enterprise Edition : Tivoli ComponentsIBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.2

– Includes IBM Tivoli Performance Analyzer– Manages the IT infrastructure including operating systems, databases, and servers

across distributed and host environments through a single customizable workspace portal. Provide predictive analytics.

– The offering includes the ITM System p monitoring agents (CEC, AIX Premium, HMC)

Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Management v 7.2– Provides complete visibility into application complexity by automatically creating and

maintaining application infrastructure maps– IBM Tivoli Common Reporting

• Offers Tivoli customers a common approach to viewing and administrating reports.

DB2 Enterprise Server Edition – Database support for this offering is provided by DB2, the ideal data server for the

most demanding workloads, which easily scales to handle high-volume transaction processing.

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The Components: IBM Tivoli Monitoring

IBM Tivoli Monitoring is a monitoring and data storage tool used to improve detection, recognition, and response to incidents affecting the IT infrastructure

With ITM you can

– Monitor cross-enterprise resources (Distributed and z/OS)

– Establish your own or have ITM suggest performance thresholds and raise alerts when thresholds are exceeded or values are matched

– Create situations (conditions to test when monitoring) and automated responses they can have time variant thresholds that are custom for each resource/agent.

– Trace the causes leading up to an alert

– Create and send commands to systems in your managed enterprise by means of the Take Action feature

– Create comprehensive reports about system conditions

– Define your own queries, using the attributes provided by Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Agent, to monitor conditions of particular interest to you, evaluated locally

– Leverage the ITM infrastructure as a component of other availability and performance solutions.

Monitor All Your Resources From One Consistent Interface

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Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager

Universal Discovery Engine

Discover Actual State of configuration items. Includes Topology Views and the ability to discover relationships between items. Federation, Name

ReconciliationAnd Normalization of data

Customer can understand what they have through agent-less discovery of

interdependencies between applications, middleware, servers and network components and automated

application maps

TADDM discovers and stores deep configuration information. This helps

customers understand what has changed in their environment or what

impact a change could have minimizing the risk a change could have on IT and business services.

Customers can also use TADDM to compare configurations to a

“reference master” to reveal policy violations, and audit the impact of

changes to your business processes to ensure they have the expected

results.

Application Mapping with Dependencies

Configuration AuditingCompliance

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ReferencesIBM Systems Director

– http://www.ibm.com/systems/software/director/

Demos– https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/WikiPtype/IBM+Systems+Director

IBM Director Documentation (education, tutorials, articles)– http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/index.jsp

IBM Director FORUM– http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=759&cat=53

IBM Systems Director Download Site– http://www.ibm.com/systems/software/director/downloads/

IBM Systems Director SDK– License: http://www.ibm.com/vrm/4api1– Details: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/sdk/index.jsp

Facebook– http://www.facebook.com/pages/IBM-Systems-Director/193362963483


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