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Status Manager
Monitors hardware, software and power status of discovered systems.
Update Manager
Acquires (downloads or imports) required updates, including operating system software,
drivers, and firmware. Creates and monitors update policies.
Automation Manager
Runs predefined and/or user-defined tasks when designated events occur.
Configuration Manager
Configures attributes and options on discovered systems. Can automatically configure a
newly discovered system if desired.
Remote Access
Provides remote control over systems either by remote console, Virtual Network
Computing (VNC), or web-based remote control.
Storage Management
Provides monitoring and management of storage resources.
Network Management
Manages and monitors discovered network devices.
BladeCenter and System x Management
Provides lifecycle management for BladeCenter, System x and related resources including
specific functions and capabilities.
Power Systems Management
Provides lifecycle management for Power Systems and related resources including
Hardware Management Console (HMC) and Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM).
VMControl
Allows management of virtual resources. Capabilities here are determined by the Edition
of VMControl installed.
2.2.4 Mapping terminology
To make the transition easier, we decided to list some basic terms used in Power Systems
and provide their counterparts in Cluster Systems Management (CSM) and IBM Systems
Director. Due to the different nature of these products, this table should only be used to
familiarize yourself with new terminology because there may not be an exact one-to-one
mapping, as shown in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Mapping Cluster Systems Management terminology to IBM Systems Director
Term Cluster Systems
Management
IBM Systems Director
Logical Partition (LPAR) Node Virtual Server
Operating System (AIX, Linux,
Virtual I/O Server)
Node Operating System
Physical server Node Host or Server
Hardware control Power Systems Management
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