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Table 2-2 IBM Systems Director and CSM support for IBM AIX

Table 2-3 shows the firmware levels supported by both products.

Table 2-3 IBM Systems Director and CSM support for firmware

Both the Hardware Management Console (HMC) and the Integrated Virtualization Manager

(IVM) can be used by IBM Systems Director and CSM. Table 2-4 shows the version levels

supported.

Table 2-4 IBM Systems Director and CSM support for HMC, IVM and VIOS

2.4.2 Hardware and performance

Since this book covers transformation from CSM, we focus only on hardware resource

requisites and performance recommendations for IBM Systems Director.

Software AIX 5.3 AIX 6.1 AIX 7.1

CSM 1.7.1.12 TL7 up to TL11 TL00 up to TL06 not supported

IBM Systems Director

v6.2.x

TL6 SP09 or later SP

TL07 SP06 or later SP

TL08 SP04 or later SP

TL09 or later TL

TL00 SP07 or later SP

TL01 SP03 or later SP

TL02 or later TL

all

Note: IBM Systems Director recommends the use of the Common Agent on AIX clients. A

new AIX base system installation with current versions of AIX V5.3 or V6.1 will include the

Common Agent by default.

Software POWER5 POWER6® POWER7®

CSM 1.7.1.12 All Up to 350 Up to 720

IBM Systems Director

v6.2.x

SF240_338 or later All All

Note: It is recommended that you always use the latest possible firmware level.

Software HMC IVM VIOS

CSM 1.7.1.12 Up to v7 R7.2 All N/A

IBM Systems Director

v6.2.x

v7 R3.3.0 SP2 or later

v7 R3.4.0 or later

v7 R3.5.0 SP1 or later

v7 R7.1.0 or later

v7 R7.1.1 or later

v7 R7.2.0 or later

v1.5.2.1 or later

v2.1.0.10 or later

v2.1.1 or later

v2.2 or later

v1.5.2.1 or later

v2.1.0.10 or later

v2.1.1 or later

v2.2 or later

Note: VMControl requires IVM to be at a minimum version of 2.1.0.10.

The Common Agent installed with Virtual I/O Server 2.1.1 or later is not started by default

on system boot. See the VIOS documentation for details about starting the Common

Agent.