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Contents
Chapter 1. Description . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 2. Compatibility issues with earlier versions . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 3. System requirements . . . . 5 Chapter 4. Installing IBM Systems Director 6.2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 5. Known problems . . . . . . 9 Appendix A. Publications and related information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Appendix B. Getting help and support 15
Finding information about IBM Systems Director problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Available troubleshooting documentation for earlier versions of IBM Systems Director. . . . Accessing the IBM Systems Director customer forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the IBM Service Bulletin (RETAIN tips) index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting support information from the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information to provide to the IBM Technical Support Center or IBM Systems Director customer forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting fixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service and support information . . . . . . . 15 15 15 16 16
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Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Chapter 1. Description
IBM Systems Director 6.2.1 includes the following changes: v Support for additional operating systems v Fixes for Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) and known problems. A detailed description of the changes in version 6.2.1 is available in the What's new in version 6.2.1 topic in the information center. Related information "What's new in version 6.2.1" in the IBM Systems Director Information Center
6.1.0.3 - 6.1.2 n/a 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.1.2 (5722-UME V1R2)
6.1.0.3 - 6.1.1.x n/a 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.1.x n/a
Common Agent for 5.20.3 Linux on Power Systems 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 Platform Agent for 5.20.3 Linux on Power Systems 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 Common Agent for IBM i IBM Director [Level 2] Agent for IBM i IBM i Platform Agent For System x servers: 6.1.2 (5722-UME V1R2) 6.2 (5770-UME V1R3) 6.2.1 5.20.2 (5722UME V1R2) (5770-UME V1R3)
Table 1. Compatibility of IBM Systems Director Server with previous agent versions (continued)
Compatibility of IBM Systems Director Server with previous agent versions For Power Systems servers: Compatible IBM Systems Director Agent-managed systems Server version 6.2.x Compatible IBM Systems Director Agent-managed systems Server version 6.2.x Common Agent for Windows Platform Agent for Windows Common Agent for Linux on System x Platform Agent for Linux on System x For System z servers: Compatible IBM Systems Director Agent-managed systems Server version 6.2.x Common Agent for Linux on System z Platform Agent for Linux on System z IBM z/VM Manageability Access Point Agent for System z 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20.3 - 5.20.32 6.2.1 6.2.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.2.x 6.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.1.x 6.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1 6.1 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.2.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.2.x 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.1.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.1.x 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.1.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 5.20 - 5.20.31
6.1.1 5.20.3
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Hardware requirements for IBM Systems Director Network requirements Operating system and software requirements
Planning to install IBM Systems Director Planning to update IBM Systems Director Installing (publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/topic/ com.ibm.director.install.helps.doc/fqm0_t_installing_main.html)
Installing IBM Systems Director on the management server Installing agents Upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director Configuring IBM Systems Director Server after installation Uninstalling IBM Systems Director
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Publications
APAR Readme 6.2.0 Provides information about APARs fixed in IBM Systems Director version 6.2.0. Release Notes 6.2.0 and Release Notes 6.2.1 Provides information about hardware requirements for running IBM Systems Director components, supported IBM Systems Director hardware, operating systems, databases, and workgroup and enterprise systems-management software. Hardware and Software Support Guide Provides information about hardware requirements for running IBM Systems Director components, supported IBM Systems Director hardware, operating systems, databases, and workgroup and enterprise systems-management software.
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Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide for AIX Provides detailed instructions to install and configure each component of IBM Systems Director on system running AIX using the standard installation option. Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide for IBM i Provides detailed instructions to install and configure each component of IBM Systems Director on system running IBM i using the Standard installation option. Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide for Linux on Power Systems Provides detailed instructions to install and configure each component of IBM Systems Director on system running Linux for Power Systems using the Standard installation option. Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide for Linux on x86 Provides detailed instructions to install and configure each component of IBM Systems Director on system running Linux for System x using the Standard installation option. Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide for Linux on System z Provides detailed instructions to install and configure each component of IBM Systems Director on system running Linux for System z using the Standard installation option. Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide for Windows Provides detailed instructions to install and configure each component of IBM Systems Director on system running Windows using the Standard installation option. Systems Management Guide Provides detailed instructions for using the Web interface and managing systems and resources in your environment. Troubleshooting Guide Provides information about problems and how to solve them, and strategies for troubleshooting common problems. Events Reference Provides information about IBM Systems Director events, including the event type, description, severity, and extended details. Commands Reference Provides detailed information about the systems management command-line interface (smcli) commands, and other commands that can be run directly from the command line, including configuring the database, and starting and stopping IBM Systems Director. Hardware Command Line User's Guide Provides information about installing and using the Hardware Command Line (formerly known as the IBM Management Processor Command-Line Interface). Command output in this release might vary from command output in previous releases.
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This paper provides a detailed overview of the changes in IBM Systems Director V6.1, including the new Web interface, security features, operating system agents, integrated plug-ins and additional plug-ins that can be separately installed. v Value Proposition for IBM Systems Director ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/xbw03007usen/ XBW03007USEN.PDF This paper describes the challenges of operational management for enterprise server installations and the value provided IBM Systems Director. v Managing IBM Power Servers with IBM Systems Director 6.1 www.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=SA&subtype=WH &appname=STGE_PO_PO_USEN&htmlfid=POW03011USEN &attachment=POW03011USEN.PDF Provides information about managing the virtualization and consolidation on Power systems using IBM Systems Director. v IBM Systems Director 6.1 Migration Tips www.ibm.com/common/ssi/fcgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=SA&subtype=WH &appname=STGE_XB_XB_USEN_&htmlfid=XBW03009USEN &attachment=XBW03009USEN.PDF Provides information about migrating data when upgrading your environment from IBM Director V5.20 to IBM Systems Director V6.1. v Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide for IBM Systems Director 6.2 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/ docview.wss?uid=nas7cd6a96f49d05f608862577420075ca9a&aid=1 Provides information about how to plan, implement, configure, and use an IBM Systems Director Server to manage a large configuration with optimal performance. The Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide also contains information about the following topics: Running IBM Systems Director plug-ins, such as IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager and IBM Scalable Systems Manager Integration with Tivoli products Implementing High Availability (HA)
Further information
Also see the following resources for further information about IBM Systems Director:
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v For alerts, discussions, news, parts and product information, and specific troubleshooting workarounds for IBM Systems Director, see the Support & downloads Web site at http://www.ibm.com/support/us/en/. Tip: To locate the information that you need, enter Systems Director in the Search field and click Search. You can then narrow your results by document type or product category, or use additional search terms. v For white papers, technotes, tips, and other documents related to IBM Systems Director, see the Techdocs Web site at http://w3.ibm.com/support/techdocs/ atsmastr.nsf/Web/Techdocs. Tip: To locate the information that you need, either select the categories that you want to search or select UNMARKED to search all categories. Then enter Systems Director in the for: field and click Search. v For solutions to all types of situations that other customers have encountered, see the IBM Systems Director customer forum at www.ibm.com/ developerworks/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=759.
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developerWorks Web site and create a profile; there is no fee. The IBM Systems Director customer forum Web page is at www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/ forum.jspa?forumID=759.
You can find service information for your IBM products, including supported options, at www.ibm.com/support/us. Also, you can find information about IBM Systems Director in the IBM Systems forum at www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=759.
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Information to provide to the IBM Technical Support Center or IBM Systems Director customer forum
When looking for assistance, either from IBM Technical Support Center or in the IBM Systems Director customer forum, there is some basic information that you should provide.
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v If it a hardware failure or related issue, the hardware logs. For more information, see Providing hardware-log information in the IBM Systems Director Systems Management Guide. v If possible, the steps required to recreate the problem.
System i information
Before you contact IBM for assistance, or append to the customer forum, you should gather the following information for the affected systems: v The operating system information for management server and for the managed objects. v Whether the failure is intermittent or persistent. v The last time (or release) that the feature or function worked. v Any exceptions or error messages that occur. v The version of IBM Systems Director that is installed. Also note whether it is a new installation or an upgrade installation. If it is an upgrade installation, note from which version of IBM Systems Director you upgraded. v If possible, the steps required to recreate the problem.
System p information
Before you contact IBM for assistance, or append to the customer forum, you should gather the applicable information for the affected systems. For AIX : v The files containing the redirected output from the following commands: oslevel -r lslpp -L lsdev prtconf errpt -a lsvpd v The error and trace logs that are located in the install_root/lwi/logs directory, where install_root is the root directory of your IBM Systems Director installation. Note that this path uses the backslash (\) to delimit the directory; depending on the system that you are using, you might be required to enter the path using the forward slash (/). v The /var/log/dirinst.log file, if you are having an installation problem. v Run the /opt/ibm/director/bin/logcollector script to acquire all the logs required for debugging. v Whether the failure is intermittent or persistent. v The last time the feature or function worked. v Any exceptions or error messages that occur. v The version of IBM Systems Director that is installed. Also note whether it is a new installation or an upgrade installation. If it is an upgrade installation, note from which version of IBM Systems Director you upgraded. v If possible, the steps required to recreate the problem. For Linux on Power Systems v The files containing the redirected output from the following commands: (For Red Hat Enterprise Linux) cat /etc/redhat-release (For SUSE Linux) cat /etc/SuSE-release rpm -qa lsvpd v The error and trace logs that are located in the install_root/lwi/logs directory, where install_root is the root directory of your IBM Systems
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Director installation. Note that this path uses the backslash (\) to delimit the directory; depending on the system that you are using, you might be required to enter the path using the forward slash (/). The /var/log/dirinst.log file, if you are having an installation problem. Run the /opt/ibm/director/bin/logcollector script to acquire all the logs required for debugging. Whether the failure is intermittent or persistent. The last time the feature or function worked. Any exceptions or error messages that occur. The version of IBM Systems Director that is installed. Also note whether it is a new installation or an upgrade installation. If it is an upgrade installation, note from which version of IBM Systems Director you upgraded. If possible, the steps required to recreate the problem.
System z information
Before you contact IBM for assistance, or append to the customer forum, you should gather the applicable information for the affected systems. v A detailed description of the problem. v Any exceptions or error messages that occur. v If possible, the steps required to recreate the problem. v Whether the failure is intermittent or persistent. v The operating system information for the management server and for the managed resources. v The version of IBM Systems Director that is installed in each affected system. Also note whether it is a new installation or an upgrade installation. If it is an upgrade installation, note from which version of IBM Systems Director you upgraded. v The /var/log/dirinst.log file, if you are having an installation problem. v The /var/log/localmessages or any related log file on manageability access point (MAP) for z/VM. v The /opt/ibm/director/log/TWGRas.log file on the management server.
Getting fixes
Occasionally, new releases and upgrades are made available from the IBM Support Web site at www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/. These releases and upgrades might contain fixes to problems with IBM Systems Director. If your IBM Systems Director environment has a problem that is not fixed by a new release or upgrade, contact the IBM Technical Support Center. To do so, you must have purchased an appropriate support product from IBM.
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For more information about service and support offerings available for all IBM systems, see Support Offerings Web site at www.ibm.com/systems/support/ supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5076601&brandind=5000016 or contact your IBM representative or IBM Business Partner.
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