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Hardware and Software Support Guide
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IBM Systems
IBM Systems Director
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Contents
About this publication . . . . . . . . v Chapter 3. Operating system and
Conventions and terminology . . . . . . . . v software requirements . . . . . . . . 21
Publications and related information . . . . . . v Supported operating systems . . . . . . . . 21
Web resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Operating systems supported by IBM Systems
How to send your comments . . . . . . . . . x Director 6.2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operating systems supported by IBM Systems
Chapter 1. Hardware requirements for Director 6.2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
IBM Systems Director . . . . . . . . . 1 Operating systems supported by IBM Systems
Hardware requirements for running IBM Systems Director 6.1.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Director Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Operating systems supported by IBM Systems
Recommended hardware requirements for IBM Director 6.1.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Systems Director Server running on Linux on Operating systems supported by IBM Systems
x86-compatible systems . . . . . . . . . . 1 Director 6.1.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Recommended hardware requirements for IBM Operating systems supported by the IBM
Systems Director Server running on Windows . . 2 Systems Director Launched Tasks program . . . 51
Recommended hardware requirements for IBM Virtualization software supported by IBM Systems
Systems Director Server running on AIX . . . . 4 Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Recommended hardware requirements for IBM Virtualization software supported on Agentless
Systems Director Server running on Linux on managed systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Supported Web browsers . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recommended hardware requirements for IBM Supported screen readers . . . . . . . . . . 56
Systems Director Server running on IBM System z Supported database applications . . . . . . . 56
servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hardware requirements for systems running Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Common Agent or Platform Agent . . . . . . 10 Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Determining disk space requirements for applying
updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 2. Supported IBM systems and

products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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iv IBM Systems Director Hardware and Software Support Guide
About this publication
This publication provides the following information about IBM® Systems Director:
v Hardware requirements for running IBM Systems 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

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Publications and related information

You can view the same content in the IBM Systems Director Information Center as
PDF documents. To view a PDF file, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can
be downloaded for free from the Adobe Web site at http://get.adobe.com/reader/.
Information centers and topic collections

v IBM Systems
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/eserver/
View the IBM Systems information center landing page, which provides
integrated information for multiple IBM Systems products.
v IBM Systems Director
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/index.jsp
Updated periodically, the IBM Systems Director topic collection contains the
most up-to-date documentation available for IBM Systems Director.
v IBM Systems Director plug-ins
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/index.jsp
View the IBM Systems information center for information about how to install
and use plug-ins that extend the functionality of IBM Systems Director.
v IBM Systems Director Upward Integration Modules (UIMs)
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/topic/uims/fqs0_main.html
Read the IBM Systems Director Upward Integration Modules (UIM) topic
collection to learn about how to install and use upward integration modules and
management packs that enable non-IBM workgroup and enterprise-management
products to interpret and display data that is provided by Common Agent and
Platform Agent.
© Copyright IBM Corp. 1999, 2010 v

v IBM Systems Director API Licensing
http://www.ibm.com/vrm/4api1
View the license information regarding use of IBM Systems Director APIs and
their associated documentation. Fill out the form to request API access. After
your information is reviewed, you will be contacted with additional information
regarding access to and use of the APIs.
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.
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.
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
IBM Systems Director on system running IBM i using the Standard
Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide for Linux on Power Systems™
IBM Systems Director on system running Linux for Power Systems using
the Standard installation option.
Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide for Linux on x86
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®
IBM Systems Director on system running Linux for System z using the
Standard installation option.
Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide for Windows
IBM Systems Director on system running Windows using the Standard
Systems Management Guide
Provides detailed instructions for using the Web interface and managing
systems and resources in your environment.
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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.
White papers and briefs

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/xbw03006usen/
XBW03006USEN.PDF
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:
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– 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)
IBM Redbooks® publications
www.ibm.com/redbooks/
You can also search this Web page for documents that focus on IBM Systems
Director and specific IBM hardware; such documents often contain
systems-management material. The following book is available for IBM Systems
Director V6.1:
Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1
Tip: Be sure to note the date of publication and to determine the version of IBM
Systems Director software to which the Redbooks publication refers.
Further information
Also see the following resources for further information about IBM Systems
Director:
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.
Web resources
Listed here are the Web sites and information center topics that relate to IBM
Systems Director.
Web sites
www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/
View the IBM Systems Director Web site on ibm.com® which provides links to
downloads and documentation for all currently supported versions of IBM
Systems Director.
v IBM Systems Director Downloads
www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/downloads/
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View the IBM Systems Director Downloads Web site on ibm.com which provides
links to download code IBM Systems Director, IBM Systems Director plug-ins,
and IBM Systems Director upward integration modules.
v IBM Systems Director Documentation and Resources
www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/resources/
View the IBM Systems Director Documentation and Resources Web site on
ibm.com which provides links to product documentation, redbooks, redpapers,
white papers, and learning modules related to IBM Systems Director, IBM
Systems Director plug-ins, and IBM Systems Director upward integration
modules.
v IBM Systems Director Upward Integration
www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/upward/
View the IBM Systems Director Upward Integration Web site on ibm.com which
provides more information about IBM Systems Director upward integration
modules created by IBM and other companies. IBM Systems Director UIMs
enable third-party workgroup and enterprise systems-management products to
interpret and display data that is provided by IBM Systems Director Platform
Agent managed system.
v IBM Systems Director Best Practices Wiki
www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/WikiPtype/
IBM+Systems+Director+Best+Practices+Wiki
View updated documentation and best practices for IBM Systems Director on
various systems.
v IBM Servers
www.ibm.com/servers/
View the IBM Servers Web site to learn about IBM Systems server and storage
products.
v IBM ServerProven®
www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
View the IBM ServerProven Web site to learn about hardware compatibility of
IBM System x and BladeCenter® systems with IBM applications and middleware,
including IBM Systems Director.
Forums
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=759
View the IBM Systems Director forum Web site on ibm.com to discuss
product-related issues pertaining to IBM Systems Director, IBM Systems Director
UIMs, and IBM Systems Director extensions. This Web site includes a link for
obtaining the forum using a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed.
v IBM Systems Director SDK
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_esforums.jspa
View the IBM Systems Director SDK forum Web site to discuss issues pertaining
to the IBM Systems Director Software Development Kit (SDK). This Web site
includes a link for obtaining the forum using a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed.
v IBM Systems
www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_esforums.jsp
View the IBM Systems forums Web site on ibm.com to learn about various
forums that are available to discuss technology-related and product-related
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issues pertaining to IBM Systems hardware and software products. This Web site
includes a link for obtaining the forum using a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed.
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 Systems Director
publication, go to the IBM Systems Director information center Web site at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/index.jsp. There you
will find the feedback page where you can enter and submit comments.
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Chapter 1. Hardware requirements for IBM Systems Director
To successfully install IBM Systems Director, the system on which you install IBM
Systems Director components must meet certain hardware requirements,
depending on the components to be installed and the type of system on which
they will be installed.
Hardware requirements for running IBM Systems Director Server

IBM Systems Director Server has certain hardware requirements. These
requirements can vary depending on the size of your IBM Systems Director
systems-management environment.
If you are interested in information about how to plan, implement, configure, and
use an IBM Systems Director Server to manage a large configuration with optimal
performance, see the Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide for IBM Systems
Director 6.2. The Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide also contains information
about the following topics:
v Running IBM Systems Director plug-ins, such as IBM Systems Director Active
Energy Manager® and IBM Scalable Systems Manager
v Integration with Tivoli products
v Implementing High Availability (HA)
Related information
Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide for IBM Systems Director 6.2
Recommended hardware requirements for IBM Systems

Director Server running on Linux on x86-compatible systems
IBM Systems Director Server has certain hardware requirements to run on
x86-compatible systems running Linux.
The following recommendations are for three types of IBM Systems Director
systems-management environments:
Small configuration
A systems-management environment that includes less than 500 Common
Agent managed systems. The database software is Apache Derby.
Medium configuration
A systems-management environment that includes between 500 and 1000
Common Agent managed systems. The database software is IBM DB2®.
Large configuration
Common Agent managed systems. The database software is IBM DB2.
When reviewing these recommendations, consider the following information:

v Installation and startup times improve with faster disk access times. SCSI
adapters and 10 K RPM drives provide the best performance.
v Disk sizes are arbitrary and indicative of disk requirements.
v System performance depends on the nature of your requirements and system
workload.
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v The IBM DB2 database software sizing should be comparable for Oracle and
Microsoft SQL Server. The sizing presumes that DB2 is running on the same
server as IBM Systems Director Server.
The recommendations are comparable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on

x86-compatible systems.
Table 1. IBM Systems Director Server recommended hardware requirements for
different-sized Linux environments
Recommended hardware requirements
Configuration Processor Memory Disk storage
Small 2 cores, 3 GHz 2 GB 4 GB
1
Medium 2 cores, 3 GHz, 4 GB 8 GB
64–bit processor and
OS
Large1, 2
4 cores, 3 GHz, 12 GB 16 GB
OS
1. Due to I/O requirements, SCSI adapters and multiple 10K RPM disks are
recommended.
2. For large configurations, do not install IBM Systems Director Server to run in a
VMware partition.
Attention: If you use DVD media to install IBM Systems Director Server, ensure that you
allot an additional 1.2 GB of available space on the system to contain the agent packages
that are copied from the DVD at the end of the server installation. The packages are copied
to /opt/ibm/director/packaging/agent on the server.
Paging space should equal or exceed the physical memory size, with a minimum
of 3 GB. Ensure that you always have a minimum of 6 GB of combined memory
and paging space. Ensuring this is particularly critical if the physical memory is
close to the 3 GB minimum requirement.
It may be necessary to change the maximum Java heap size in order for IBM
Systems Director to take advantage of additional memory. On Linux, the Java heap
size setting is the following path by default: /opt/IBM/director/lwi/conf/
overrides/maxheap.javaopt. On 64-bit operating systems, the optimal heap size
value is typically in the range of 2 GB (-Xmx2g) to 8 GB (-Xmx8g), depending on
the systems being managed and the amount of physical memory available on the
IBM Systems Director server. Typically, the maximum heap size can be set to 2 GB
plus 1 MB per system being managed by IBM Systems Director.

Director Server running on Windows
IBM Systems Director Server has certain hardware requirements to run on systems
running Windows.
Small configuration
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Large configuration

workload.
different-sized Windows environments
Small 2 cores, 3 GHz 2 GB 8 GB
1
Medium , 2 cores, 3 GHz, 4 GB 8 GB
OS
Large1, 2
4 cores, 3 GHz, 12 GB 16 GB
OS
1. Due to I/O requirements, SCSI adapters and multiple 10K RPM disks are
recommended.
2. For large configurations, do not install IBM Systems Director Server to run in a
VMware partition.
Attention: If you use DVD media to install IBM Systems Director Server, ensure that you
allot an additional 1.2 GB of available space on the system to contain the agent packages
that are copied from the DVD at the end of the server installation. The packages are copied
to \installation_directory\packaging\agent on the server, where
installation_directory is the path to the extracted installation files.
Systems Director to take advantage of additional memory. On Windows, the Java
heap size setting is the following path by default: C:\Program Files\IBM\Director\
lwi\conf\overrides\director.javaopt.
On 64-bit operating systems, the optimal heap size value is typically in the range
of 2 GB (-Xmx2g) to 8 GB (-Xmx8g), depending on the systems being managed and
the amount of physical memory available on the IBM Systems Director server.
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Typically, the maximum heap size can be set to 2 GB plus 1 MB per system being
managed by IBM Systems Director. On 32-bit operating systems, a maximum heap
size of 1280 MB (-Xmx1280m) is usually best.

Director Server running on AIX
supported IBM Power systems running AIX, including IBM Power JS21 and later
blade servers.
Small configuration
Large configuration

workload.
The following recommendations are based on a 64–bit Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
running on a 64–bit version of AIX.
Note: Common Agent is always installed with IBM Systems Director Server, so
ensure that you factor in the Common Agent requirements whenever considering
IBM Systems Director Server requirements.

different-sized AIX environments
2
Configuration Processor Memory Disk storage1
Small 2 processor, 3 GB 4 GB
POWER5™,
POWER6® or
POWER7® or for
partitioned systems:
Entitlement = 1
Uncapped
Virtual processors
=4
Weight = Default
2
Medium 2 4 GB 8 GB
processors,POWER5,
POWER6, or
POWER7 or for
Entitlement = 2
Uncapped
Virtual processors
=4
Weight = Default
2
Large 4 processors, 12 GB 16 GB
POWER5, POWER61
or POWER7 or for
Entitlement = 4
Uncapped
Virtual processors
=8
Weight = Default
1
Disk storage requirements are for running IBM Systems Director Server. The values
specified in the table are for the /opt filesystem, if Apache Derby is used. If Apache
Derby is not used, the disk storage value applies to wherever the database is located. It
is recommended to spread the disk space and paging space over multiple disks.
2
The processor (CPU) sizing is based on the IBM POWER6 processor. Older processors
may need higher numbers of cores to match the Java performance of newer processors.
Systems Director to take advantage of additional memory. On AIX, the Java heap
size setting is the following path: /opt/ibm/director/lwi/conf/overrides/
director.javaopt. On 64-bit operating systems, the optimal heap size value is
typically in the range of 2 GB (-Xmx2g) to 8 GB (-Xmx8g), depending on the
systems being managed and the amount of physical memory available on the IBM
Systems Director Server.

The following table provides information about disk storage requirements for
installing IBM Systems Director Server. These requirements include Common
Agent and Platform Agent, which are installed with IBM Systems Director Server.
These requirements do not include disk storage requirements for updating IBM
Systems Director Server or for downloading and staging updates (such as AIX,
HMC, or system firmware updates) with update manager. For more information
about disk space requirements for updating IBM Systems Director Server, Common
Agent, or Platform Agent, as well as for downloading and staging updates using
update manager, see the IBM Systems Director Best Practices Wiki.
Table 4. Disk storage requirements for installing IBM Systems Director Server
File system Disk space required
/ 50 MB
/usr 194 MB
/var 512 MB
/tmp 200 MB
Note: This space is only required during the
installation and is freed after the installation
is complete.
/opt 512 MB
Attention: If you use DVD media to install

IBM Systems Director Server, ensure that
you allot an additional 1.5 GB of available
space in the /opt file system to contain the
agent packages that are copied from the
DVD at the end of the server installation.
The packages are copied to
/opt/ibm/director/packaging/agent on the
server. Installing IBM Systems Director
Server from AIX 6.2.1 DVD media does not
install the agents. This is an exception for
6.2.1. The
SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_platform.jar
files are provided in the agent subdirectory
of the DVD media.
Web download file 1350 MB
(SysDir6_2_Server_AIX.tar.gz)
This is the space that is required to contain
the files that are created when you extract
the downloaded IBM Systems Director
Server installation package. Note that this
does not include the disk space that is
required to contain the downloaded package
itself.
Space needed to extract Web downloaded 1550 MB
file (SysDir6_2_Server_AIX.tar.gz)
(*) If /tmp is a JFS2 file system, the file system can be shrunk after the installation.

Director Server running on Linux on Power Systems
supported IBM Power systems running Linux, including IBM Power JS21 and later
blade servers.

Small configuration
Large configuration

workload.
The following recommendations are based on a 64–bit Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
running on a 64–bit version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on IBM Power
Systems. The recommendations are comparable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on
IBM Power systems.
different-sized Linux on Power Systems environments
2 1
Small 2 processor, 3 GB 4 GB
POWER5, POWER6
or POWER7 or for
Entitlement = 1
Uncapped
Virtual processors
=4
Weight = Default
2
Medium 2 4 GB 8 GB
processors,POWER5,
POWER6 or
POWER7 or for
Entitlement = 2
Uncapped
Virtual processors
=4
Weight = Default

different-sized Linux on Power Systems environments (continued)
2 1
Large2 4 processors, 12 GB 16 GB
POWER5, POWER61
or POWER7 or for
Entitlement = 4
Uncapped
Virtual processors
=8
Weight = Default
1
Disk storage requirements are for running IBM Systems Director Server. The values
specified in the table are for the /opt filesystem, if Apache Derby is used. If Apache
Derby is not used, the disk storage value applies to wherever the database is located. It
is recommended to spread the disk space and paging space over multiple disks.
2
The processor (CPU) sizing is based on the IBM POWER6 processor. Older processors
may need higher numbers of cores to match the Java performance of newer processors.
Systems Director to take advantage of additional memory. On Linux, the Java heap
size setting is the following path: /opt/IBM/director/lwi/conf/overrides/
maxheap.javaopt. On 64-bit operating systems, the optimal heap size value is
typically in the range of 2 GB (-Xmx2g) to 8 GB (-Xmx8g), depending on the
systems being managed and the amount of physical memory available on the IBM
Systems Director server. Typically, the maximum heap size can be set to 2 GB plus
1 MB per system being managed by IBM Systems Director.
The following table provides information about disk storage requirements for
installing IBM Systems Director Server. These requirements include Common
Agent and Platform Agent, which are installed with IBM Systems Director Server.
These requirements do not include disk storage requirements for updating IBM
Systems Director Server or for downloading and staging updates with Update
manager. For more information about disk space requirements for updating IBM
Systems Director Server, Common Agent, or Platform Agent, as well as for
downloading and staging updates using Update manager, see the IBM Systems
Director Best Practices Wiki.
Table 6. Disk storage requirements for installing IBM Systems Director Server
/ 50 MB
/usr 194 MB
/var 512 MB

Table 6. Disk storage requirements for installing IBM Systems Director Server (continued)
/tmp 200 MB
Note: This space is only required during the
installation and is freed after the installation
is complete.
/opt 512 MB
Attention: If you use DVD media to install

IBM Systems Director Server, ensure that
you allot an additional 1.5 GB of available
space in the /opt file system to contain the
agent packages that are copied from the
DVD at the end of the server installation.
The packages are copied to
/opt/ibm/director/packaging/agent on the
server. Installing IBM Systems Director
Server from AIX 6.2.1 DVD media does not
install the agents. This is an exception for
6.2.1. The
SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_platform.jar
files are provided in the agent subdirectory
of the DVD media.
(SysDir6_2_Server_Linux_Power.tar.gz)
This is the space that is required to contain
the files that are created when you extract
the downloaded IBM Systems Director
Server installation package. Note that this
does not include the disk space that is
required to contain the downloaded package
itself.
Space needed to extract Web downloaded 1268 MB
file (SysDir6_2_Server_Linux_Power.tar.gz)

Director Server running on IBM System z servers
IBM Systems Director Server has certain hardware requirements to run on IBM
System z systems running Linux. These requirements can vary depending on the
size of your IBM Systems Director systems-management environment.
Small configuration
Large configuration
Common Agent managed systems.The database software is IBM DB2.

workload.
v The IBM DB2 software sizing should be comparable for Oracle® Database and
Microsoft SQL Server.
The following recommendations are based on a 64–bit JVM running on a 64–bit

version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on IBM System z systems. The
recommendations are comparable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM System z
systems.
Table 7. IBM Systems Director Server recommended hardware requirements for different Linux configuration sizes on
System z systems environments
Configuration Recommended hardware requirements
Processor Memory Disk storage2
Small 2 processor, IBM System z9 3 GB 4 GB (in /opt)
or above1 1 GB (in /tmp)
Medium3 2 processors, IBM System 4 GB 8 GB (in /opt)
z9 or above1 1 GB (in /tmp)
Large3 4 processors, IBM System 12 GB 16 GB (in /opt)
z9 or above1 1 GB (in /tmp)
1. The processor sizing is based on the IBM System z10 processor. You might required more processors if System
z9 EC processors are used. The processor usage by IBM Systems Director Server is high during certain tasks. It
is recommended that, if processors are shared, the partition that is used to run IBM Systems Director Server be
given a lower partition weight than production partitions.
2. Disk storage requirements are for running IBM Systems Director Server. For installing IBM Systems Director
Server, space is required in /opt. This requirement includes Common Agent and Platform Agent, which are
installed with IBM Systems Director Server. Also, during the installation, /tmp must have free space as specified.
This space is only required during the installation and is freed after the installation is complete.
Attention: If you use DVD media to install IBM Systems Director Server, ensure that you allot an additional 1.2
GB of available space on the system to contain the agent packages that are copied from the DVD at the end of
the server installation. The packages are copied to /opt/ibm/director/packaging/agent on the server.
3. Due to I/O requirements, SCSI adapters and multiple 10K RPM disks are recommended.
Hardware requirements for systems running Common Agent or

Platform Agent
Common Agent and Platform Agent have minimum processor speed, random
access memory (RAM), and disk space requirements.
Note: The disk space listed is the minimum requirement for an installation using
the default selections.
Systems running Windows or Linux on x86
Notes:

v The x86-compatible systems on which you install Common Agent must meet the
Wired for Management (WfM), version 2.0, specifications.
v System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) 2.1 or later is required for all
x86-compatible systems in an IBM Systems Director environment.
Table 8. Windows and Linux on x86-compatible systems: Minimum hardware requirements
Requirements Platform Agent Common Agent
Processor speed Pentium 1.5 Ghz or equivalent Pentium 1.5 Ghz or equivalent
Memory (RAM) 512 MB 512 MB
The following tables provide information about disk storage requirements for
installing Common Agent and Platform Agent on systems running Linux on x86.
Table 2 covers the space requirements for the actual installation. Table 3 covers
additional space requirements for deploying Platform Agent using the Agent
Installation Wizard.
Table 9. Disk storage requirements for installing Common Agent and Platform Agent on systems running Linux on
x86
Disk space required Disk space required
File system Common Agent Platform Agent
/var 110 MB 110 MB
/tmp (only if using 210 MB 50 KB
self-extracting script)
/opt 345 MB 101 MB
Note: The space in /tmp is only required during the installation and is freed after
the installation is complete.
Table 10. Additional disk storage requirement for deploying Platform Agent on Linux on x86 systems using the Agent
Installation Wizard
Disk space required
z/VM® MAP CIM instrumentation
File system with Platform Agent
Agent deployment with Agent Installation Wizard using:
SysDir6_2_Platform_Agent_Linux_x86.tar.gz
Server system: Web download file 200 MB
(SysDir6_2_Platform_Agent_Linux_x86.tar.gz)
Server system: Space needed to extract Web downloaded 227 MB
file (SysDir6_2_Platform_Agent_Linux_x86.tar.gz)
Target system: Deploy dir6.2_platform_agent_linux file 227 MB
Target system: Deploy dir6.2_platform_agent_linux into 42 MB
/tmp/platform.<identifier>
The following tables provide information about disk storage requirements for
installing Common Agent and Platform Agent on systems running Windows.

Table 11. Disk storage requirements for installing Common Agent on systems running
Windows
Disk space required
File system Common Agent
C:\Program Files\IBM\Director\Agent or 300 MB
custom install folder
C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Director\Aent 300 MB
on x64 systems
C:\Windows (size of log files) 200 KB
%TEMP% 200 MB
Note: The space in %TEMP% is only required during the installation and is freed
after the installation is complete.
Table 12. Disk storage requirements for installing Platform Agent on systems running
Windows
Disk space required
File system Platform Agent
C:\ 150 MB
C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM 36 MB
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ibm 45 MB
C:\Windows 53 KB
C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\ 0 MB
Temp\
C:\LSI 2 MB
C:\Program Files (x86) 91 MB
C:\Program Files 0 MB
C:\Users 0 MB
IBM Power systems running IBM i

Table 13. IBM Power systems running IBM i: Minimum hardware requirements
Requirements Common Agent
Relative system 150 commercial processing workload (CPW)
performance
Storage pool size 350 MB
Disk storage space 1 GB
Notes:
1. If you perform a manual installation, the install files can be deleted when the
installation is complete.
2. If you use the IBM Systems Director Server to install IBM i PTFs, during the
PTF install, those PTF updates are stored on the managed resource and require
additional storage space.

IBM Power systems running AIX
Note: On systems that do not provide display capability, such as IBM Power blade
servers, you must export IBM Systems Director Web interface using either the
xhost command or SSH tunneling. The IBM Systems Director Web interface
requirements apply to the receiving system.
Table 14. Servers running AIX: Minimum hardware requirements
Requirements Common Agent
Processor speed POWER5, POWER6 or POWER7
Memory (RAM) 512 MB (minimum)
Tables 8 and 9 provide information about disk storage requirements for installing
Common Agent. Table 8 covers the space requirements for the actual installation.
Table 9 covers additional space requirements based on the installation method. The
total disk storage requirement must be calculated by combining Table 8 and Table
9.
Table 15. Disk storage requirements for installing Common Agent (includes Platform Agent)
/ 50 MB
/usr 194 MB
/var 512 MB
/tmp 200 MB
/opt 512 MB
Note: The /tmp space is only required during the installation and is freed after the
Table 16. Additional disk storage requirement for installing Common Agent based on installation method
Manual installation using SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_Installp_AIX_VIOS.tar.gz
Web download file: 224 MB
SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_Installp_AIX_VIOS.tar.gz
(Location of your choice)
Space needed to extract Web downloaded file: 284 MB
SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_Installp_AIX_VIOS.tar.gz
Manual installation using SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_AIX.tar.gz
SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_AIX.tar.gz
Space needed to extract Web downloaded file 224 MB
SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_AIX.tar.gz
Space needed to extract dir6.2.1_commonagent_aix into /tmp/ 284 MB
DirectorAgentselfextract.<identifier>
Agent deployment with Agent Installation Wizard using SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_AIX.tar.gz
Server system: Web downloaded file 224 MB
(SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_AIX.tar.gz)

Table 16. Additional disk storage requirement for installing Common Agent based on installation method (continued)
Server system: Space needed to extract Web downloaded file 284 MB
(SysDir6_2_1_Common_Agent_AIX.tar.gz)
Target system: Deploy dir6.2.1_commonagent_aix file 284 MB
Target system: Space needed to extract dir6.2.1_commonagent_aix into 284 MB
/tmp/DirectorAgentselfextract.<identifier>
IBM Power systems running Linux
Note: On systems that do not provide display capability, such as IBM Power blade
servers, you must export the IBM Systems Director Web interface using either the
xhost command or SSH. The IBM Systems Director Web interface requirements
apply to the receiving system.
Table 17. Servers running Linux on Power Systems: Minimum hardware requirements
Requirements Platform Agent Common Agent
Processor speed POWER5, POWER6 or POWER7 POWER5, POWER6 or POWER7
Memory (RAM) 128 MB (minimum) 512 MB (minimum)
Common Agent and Platform Agent. Table 11 covers the space requirements for
the actual installation. Table 12 covers additional space requirements based on the
installation method. The total disk storage requirement must be calculated by
combining Table 11 and Table 12.
Table 18. Disk storage requirements for installing Common Agent and Platform Agent
/var 28 MB 28 MB
/tmp 240 MB n/a
/opt 290 MB 72 MB
Note: The /tmp space is only required during the installation and is freed after the
Table 19. Additional disk storage requirement for installing Common Agent and Platform Agent based on installation
method
Manual installation using:
SysDir6_2_Common_Agent_Linux_Power.tar.gz
SysDir6_2_Platform_Agent_Linux_Power.tar.gz
Web download file SysDir6_2_Common_Agent_ SysDir6_2_Platform_Agent_
(Location of your choice) Linux_Power.tar.gz: Linux_Power.tar.gz:
197 MB 42 MB
Space needed to extract Web SysDir6_2_Common_Agent_ SysDir6_2_Platform_Agent_
downloaded file Linux_Power.tar.gz: Linux_Power.tar.gz:
(Location of your choice) 200 MB 44 MB

Table 19. Additional disk storage requirement for installing Common Agent and Platform Agent based on installation
method (continued)
Space needed to extract install script /tmp/agent.<identifier>: /tmp/agent.<identifier>:
into /tmp 198 MB 44 MB
SysDir6_2_Common_Agent_Linux_Power.jar /
SysDir6_2_Platform_Agent_Linux_Power.jar
Server system: Web download file SysDir6_2_Common_Agent_ SysDir6_2_Platform_Agent_
(location of your choice) Linux_Power.tar.gz: Linux_Power.tar.gz:
197 MB 42 MB
Server system: Space needed to 200 MB 44 MB
extract Web downloaded file
Target system: Deploy install script dir6.2_commonagent_linux_ dir6.2_platform_agent_
to agent into /tmp pseries.sh: 198 MB linppc.sh: 44 MB
Target system: Space needed to /tmp/agent.<identifier>: /tmp/platform.<identifier>:
extract install script into /tmp 198 MB 44 MB
System z servers
Table 20. System z servers: Minimum hardware requirements
Common Agent with CIM
instrumentation for z/VM
manageability access point
Requirement Platform Agent Common Agent (MAP)
Processor speed Processor speeds provided by IBM System z and zSeries® servers are sufficient for IBM
Systems Director agents. These models are:
v IBM System z (IBM zEnterprise, System z10® Business Class, System z10 Enterprise Class,
System z9® Enterprise Class, and System z9 Business Class)
v IBM zSeries (IBM zSeries 990, 900, 890 and 800)
Memory 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Common Agent, Platform Agent, and z/VM MAP agent on System z servers
running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or SUSE Linux (SLES). Table 14 covers
the space requirements for the actual installation. Table 15 covers additional space
requirements for deploying z/VM MAP agent using the Agent Installation Wizard.
Table 21. Disk storage requirements for installing Common Agent, Platform Agent, and z/VM MAP agent on System z
servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or SUSE Linux (SLES)
z/VM MAP CIM
instrumentation with
Requirement Platform Agent Common Agent Platform Agent
/opt SLES: 135 MB SLES: 374 MB SLES: 155 MB
RHEL: 135 MB RHEL: 374 MB RHEL: 155 MB
/proc n/a SLES: 2 MB n/a
RHEL: 2 MB
/tmp SLES: 30 MB SLES: 439 MB SLES: 33 MB
RHEL: 30 MB RHEL: 439 MB RHEL: 33 MB

Table 21. Disk storage requirements for installing Common Agent, Platform Agent, and z/VM MAP agent on System z
servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or SUSE Linux (SLES) (continued)
z/VM MAP CIM
instrumentation with
Requirement Platform Agent Common Agent Platform Agent
1
/var SLES: 33 MB SLES: 6 MB SLES: 1 MB1
RHEL: 33 MB RHEL: 6 MB RHEL: 1 MB1
1
The z/VM MAP agent maintains a repository of virtual appliances that are
captured and deployed with VMControl. A symbolic link can be created from the
/var/opt/ibm/zvmmap/repository/images directory to another directory containing
the virtual appliances.
v The minimum size of the volume on which the repository resides depends on
the number of virtual appliances that will be maintained in the repository and
the size of the individual virtual appliances. The size of a virtual appliance
depends upon the "used" size of the file systems in the captured Linux image.
An average virtual appliance size is approximately 1 GB.
v It is further recommended that a non-striped LVM logical volume be used for
this storage so it may be non-disruptively expanded as necessary.
Table 22. Additional disk storage requirement for deploying z/VM MAP CIM instrumentation with Platform Agent using
the Agent Installation Wizard
Disk space required
z/VM MAP CIM instrumentation
File system with Platform Agent
SysDir6_2_1_zVM_Map_Agent_System_z.tar.gz
Server system: Web download file 6 MB
(SysDir6_2_1_zVM_Map_Agent_System_z.tar.gz)
Server system: Space needed to extract Web downloaded 6 MB
file (SysDir6_2_1_zVM_Map_Agent_System_z.tar.gz)
Target system: Deploy dir6.2.1-1_zvmmapagent_linux.sh 6 MB
and zvmmapagent.rsp files
Determining disk space requirements for applying updates

Before installing an update, you can determine the disk space required.
To determine disk space requirements for applying IBM Systems Director updates,
follow these steps to review the disk space information before downloading the
update.
1. In the IBM Systems Director Web interface navigation area, click Navigate
Resources.
2. Navigate to the system that you need to update.
3. Right-click the system and select Release Management > Show needed
updates.
4. On the Show Needed Updates page, select the required update.
5. Click Actions > Download The Download Updates window displays with the
Size of update and its Location.
6. Multiply the update size value by 250%. The resulting number will be the
approximate disk space required on the system to download and install the
update.

7. Click Cancel to close the Download Updates window.
8. Optional: Alternatively, if you plan to import the update from a disk location,
you can assume that the disk space size is approximately a multiple of 250% of
the size of the disk location.

Chapter 2. Supported IBM systems and products
IBM Systems Director 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 Power Systems (formerly System i® and System p® systems)
v IBM System Storage® Network Attached Storage (NAS) products
v System x servers
v System z systems
To determine whether a system meets the recommended hardware requirements

for your IBM Systems Director systems-management environment, see “Hardware
requirements.”
Notes:
1. The degree of support that IBM Systems Director provides on these systems
and products might vary. For this information, see the IBM Systems Director
Release Notes.
2. IBM Systems Director runs on IBM Power and System z systems when the
installed operating system is also supported by IBM Systems Director.
3. The IBM System Storage NAS products include an installation of Common
Agent.
4. Some systems and products might not be available in your area.

Chapter 3. Operating system and software requirements
IBM Systems Director has specific requirements for operating systems and
software. IBM Systems Director provides support for operating systems, database
applications, virtualization software, Web browsers, and screen readers.
Supported operating systems

This section lists the operating systems on which IBM Systems Director Server,
Common Agent, and Platform Agent are supported. This support can vary by
version, release, and update. Make sure you review the supported operating
systems for the version of IBM Systems Director in your environment.
Operating systems supported by IBM Systems Director 6.2.1

IBM Systems Director 6.2.1 provides support for many operating systems.
However, support varies depending on the selected hardware and IBM Systems
Director component.
IBM Systems Director supports only products that are currently supported by the
owners or manufacturers of that product. If a product is no longer supported by its
owner or manufacturer, it is implicit that IBM Systems Director also no longer
supports that product.
Starting in version 6.1, IBM Systems Director provides a Web interface for use with
IBM Systems Director Server. IBM Director Console is no longer required.
However, some tasks in the Web interface require the IBM Systems Director
Launched Tasks program. For information about the IBM Systems Director
Launched Tasks program and the tasks that require it, see “Launched tasks and the
IBM Systems Director Launched Tasks program.” For operating-system support,
see “Operating systems supported by the IBM Systems Director Launched Tasks
program.”
Unless stated otherwise, IBM Systems Director provides agentless support for all
operating systems listed in this topic.
Note: IBM Systems Director Server is supported on VMware ESX Server if IBM
Systems Director Server is supported on the selected guest operating system.
Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM
Systems Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware product
documentation for a list of supported operating systems.
Important: Installation of IBM Systems Director Server on third-party hardware is

not supported. Licensing requires that it be installed on IBM hardware only.
Table 23. Windows versions supported by IBM Systems Director on System x systems; IBM and third-party
x86-based systems
IBM
Systems
Director Common Platform
Operating system Server Agent Agent
Editions of Windows for 32-bit systems:

x86-based systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition, Release 2 (supports Service Pack 2) X X
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise and Standard Editions, Release 2 (supports X X X
Service Pack 2)
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition (supports Service Pack 2) X X
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise and Standard Editions (supports Service Pack 2) X X X
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (supports Service Packs 1 and 2) X X
Note: All Windows Server 2008 support is for Full install only.
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise and Standard Editions (supports Service Packs X X X
1 and 2)
Windows Vista, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate Editions X X
Windows XP Professional Edition (supports Service Packs 2 and 3) X X
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition, Release 2 (supports Service Pack 2) X X
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise and Standard x64 Editions, Release 2 (supports X X X
Service Pack 2)
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition (supports Service Pack 2) X X
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise and Standard x64 Editions (supports Service X X X
Pack 2)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition (supports Service Packs 1 and 2) X X
Packs 1 and 2)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition, Release 2 X X
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise and Standard x64 Editions, Release 2 X X X
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with X X
Hyper-V role enabled, Release 2
Notes:
1. Support for Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64
Editions with Hyper-V role enabled, Release 2, is based on coexistence testing
only. In coexistence testing, IBM Systems Director is installed and running in
parallel to Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64
Editions with Hyper-V role enabled, Release 2 in the same operating system.
2. All Windows Server 2008 support is for Full install only.

IBM
Systems
Hyper-V role enabled, (supports Service Packs 1 and 2)
Notes:
Editions with Hyper-V role enabled, (supports Service Packs 1 and 2), is
based on coexistence testing only. In coexistence testing, IBM Systems Director
is installed and running in parallel to Windows Server 2008, Enterprise,
Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled, (supports
Service Packs 1 and 2) in the same operating system.
See Table 26 on page 25 for guest operating system support for all hypervisors.
Windows Vista, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate x64 Editions X X
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (supports Service Packs 2 and 3) X X
Table 24. Linux versions supported by IBM Systems Director on System x systems; IBM and third-party x86-based
systems
IBM
Systems
Versions of Linux for 32-bit systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0 (supports Updates 5, 6, 7, and 8) X X X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES and WS, version 4.0 (supports Updates 5, 6, 7, and X X
8)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, version 5.0 (supports Updates 1, 2, X X X
3, 4, and 5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0 (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) X X X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop with Workstation option, version 5.0 (supports X X
Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, All Editions, version 5.0, with Xen Kernel (supports X
Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86 (supports Service Packs 1, 2, and 3) X X X
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, with Xen Kernel (supports Service Packs 1, 2, X
and 3)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 (supports Service Pack 1) X X X
Note: This support requires the IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 or later Common
Agent and IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 or later Platform Agent. Restriction: You
will no longer be able to manage the RSA in-band. You can manage it
out-of-band by connecting it to the network and discovering it with IBM Systems
Director.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for AMD64 and EM64T (supports X X X
Updates 5, 6, 7, and 8)
Chapter 3. Operating system and software requirements 23

systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES and WS, version 4.0, for AMD64 and EM64T X X
(supports Updates 5, 6, 7, and 8)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, version 5.0, for AMD64 and X X X
EM64T (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0, for AMD64 and EM64T (supports Updates X X X
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop with Workstation option, version 5.0, for X X
AMD64 and EM64T (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, All Editions, version 5.0, for AMD64 and EM64T, with X
Xen Kernel (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 and EM64T (supports Service Packs X X X
1, 2, and 3)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, for AMD64 and EM64T, with Xen Kernel X
(supports Service Packs 1, 2, and 3)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 and EM64T (supports Service Pack X X X
1)
Director.
Table 25. VMware ESX Server versions supported by IBM Systems Director on System x systems; IBM and
third-party x86-based systems
IBM
Systems
VMware ESX Server, versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, and 3.5.5 Console X X
Notes:
1. IBM Systems Director 6.1 Common Agent and IBM Director Core Services
5.20.3, Service Update 1, support VMware ESX Server versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2,
3.5.3, and 3.5.4.
2. IBM Systems Director 6.2.1Common Agent with IBM Systems Director
6.2.1Platform Agent supports VMware ESX Server versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2,
3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5. Restriction: You will no longer be able to manage the RSA
in-band. You can manage it out-of-band by connecting it to the network and
discovering it with IBM Systems Director.

Table 25. VMware ESX Server versions supported by IBM Systems Director on System x systems; IBM and
third-party x86-based systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
VMware ESX Server, versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1 Console X X
Notes:
1. IBM Systems Director 6.2.1Common Agent with IBM Systems Director
6.2.1Platform Agent supports VMware ESX Server versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2,
and 4.1. Restriction: You will no longer be able to manage the RSA in-band.
You can manage it out-of-band by connecting it to the network and
discovering it with IBM Systems Director.
2. You must turn off VMware ESX Server, version 4.0.x SLP, before installing
IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 or later Common Agent.
3. VMware ESX Server 4.x is 64-bit, and is supported by way of 32-bit
compatibility mode only.
Table 26. Support for guest operating systems

IBM
Systems
Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM X X X
Systems Director and the hypervisor. See the hypervisor product documentation
for a list of supported operating systems.
Table 27. AIX versions supported by IBM Systems Director on IBM Power systems
IBM
Systems
IBM AIX Version 5.3: X X
v AIX 53 TL06 SP09 or later SP levels
v AIX 53 TL09 or later TL levels
Note:
1. Agentless support includes only discovery, limited remote access, a limited
subset of the Agent Installation Wizard task, and the ability to launch the AIX
Management Console for IBM AIX Version 5.3 agents.
2. For IBM Systems Director Server or Common Agent support provided by
IBM AIX Version 5.3, newer TLs and Service Packs will be supported on the
day of their general availability (GA).
3. Common Agent is installed with AIX; it is started by default.

Table 27. AIX versions supported by IBM Systems Director on IBM Power systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
Note:
IBM AIX Version 7.1 X X
Note:
Management Console for AIX Version 7.1 agents.
2. For IBM Systems Director Server or Common Agent support provided by AIX
Version 7.1, newer TLs and Service Packs will be supported on the day of
their general availability (GA).
3. Common agent is installed with AIX operating system; it is started by default.
Table 28. IBM i versions supported by IBM Systems Director on IBM Power systems
IBM
Systems
IBM i 7.1 X X
Notes:
1. Platform Agent managed system support is provided by the IBM 5770–UME
product.
2. OS and LPP program temporary fix (PTF) updates for IBM i are supported
when they become available.
IBM i 6.1 (formerly i5/OS®, Version 6 Release 1) X X
Notes:
product.

Table 28. IBM i versions supported by IBM Systems Director on IBM Power systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
IBM i 5.4 (formerly i5/OS, Version 5 Release 4) X
Notes:
product.
2. The richer set of features and subagent tasks provided by Common Agent is
supported with the IBM Director Agent 5.20 for IBM i that is currently
available.
3. OS and LPP program temporary fix (PTF) updates for IBM i 5.4 (formerly
i5/OS, Version 5 Release 4) are supported when they become available.
Unless otherwise stated, the following table includes IBM Power systems and IBM
Power Blade Servers, but excludes Cell Blade Servers.
Table 29. Linux versions supported by IBM Systems Director on IBM Power systems
IBM
Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, versions 4.6, 4.7, and 4.8, on IBM Power Systems X X X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, versions 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5, X X X
on IBMPower Systems
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on IBM Power Systems (supports Service Packs X X X
1, 2, and 3)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on IBM Power Systems (supports Service Pack X X X
1)
Table 30. Linux versions supported by IBM Systems Director on System z systems
IBM IBM
Systems z/VM
Director Common Platform MAP
Operating system Server Agent Agent6 Agent1
Versions for 31-bit systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for IBM System z X X
(supports Update 8 and earlier)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IBM System z (supports X X
Service Pack 4 and earlier)
Versions for 64-bit2 systems:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0, for IBM System z X X X
(64-bit Edition) (supports Update 8 and earlier)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, version 5.0, for X X X X3
IBM System z (64-bit Edition) (supports Update 5 and earlier)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IBM System z (64-bit Edition) X X X X4
(supports Service Pack 4 and earlier)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for IBM System z (64-bit X X X X5
Edition) (supports Service Pack 3 and earlier)

Table 30. Linux versions supported by IBM Systems Director on System z systems (continued)
IBM IBM
Systems z/VM
Operating system Server Agent Agent6 Agent1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for IBM System z (64-bit X X X
Edition) (supports Service Pack 1)
1
The IBM z/VM Manageability Access Point Agent (MAP Agent) is used by 6.x to monitor the virtual machines
and associated resources known as a z/VM system. The agent must be running in a virtual machine within the
IBM z/VM version 5.4 or 6.1 system that is to be monitored.
2
For Common Agent, Platform Agent, and z/VM MAP Agent, 64-bit support is by way of 31-bit compatibility
mode only.
3
IBM z/VM Manageability Access Point Agent requires Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, version
5.0, for IBM System z (64-bit Edition), Update 3 or later.
4
IBM z/VM Manageability Access Point Agent requires SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IBM System z
(64-bit Edition), Service Pack 4.
5
(64-bit Edition), Service Pack 2 or later.
6
Platform Agent 5.20.32 is intended for systems that are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4 and on
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for IBM System z. Platform Agent 6.2.1 is intended for systems that are running
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, version 5 and on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System z,
versions 10 and 11.

Director component.
program.”
Unless stated otherwise, IBM Systems Director provides agentless support for all


x86-based systems
IBM
Systems
Service Pack 2)
1 and 2)
Service Pack 2)
Pack 2)
Packs 1 and 2)
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter x64 Edition, Release 2 X X
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise and Standard x64 Editions, Release 2 X X X
Notes:

IBM
Systems
Notes:
systems
IBM
Systems
8)
3, 4, and 5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0 (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) X X X
Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
and 3)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 (supports Service Pack 1) X X X
Director.

systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
VMware ESX Server, versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1, X X
Console
Notes:
5.20.3, Service Update 1, support VMware ESX Server versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2,
3.5.3, and 3.5.4.
2. IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 Common Agent installed with default IBM
Systems Director 6.1.1 Platform Agent supportsVMware ESX Server versions
3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, and 4.0. Restriction: You will no longer be able to
manage the RSA in-band. You can manage it out-of-band by connecting it to
the network and discovering it with IBM Systems Director.
3. IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 Common Agent upgraded with IBM Systems
Director 6.1.2 Platform Agent supports VMware ESX Server versions 3.5, 3.5.1,
3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 4.0, and 4.0.1. Restriction: You will no longer be able
to manage the RSA in-band. You can manage it out-of-band by connecting it
to the network and discovering it with IBM Systems Director.
4. IBM Systems Director 6.2 Common Agent with IBM Systems Director 6.2
Platform Agent supports VMware ESX Server versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3,
3.5.4, 3.5.5, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, and 4.1. Restriction: You will no longer be able to
the network and discovering it with IBM Systems Director
IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 or later Common Agent.
EM64T (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0, for AMD64 and EM64T (supports Updates X X X
1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
AMD64 and EM64T (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
Xen Kernel (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5)
1, 2, and 3)

systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 and EM64T (supports Service Pack X X X
1)
Director.

IBM
Systems
IBM
Systems
Note:

IBM
Systems
Note:
Note:
2. For IBM Systems Director Server or Common Agent support provided by AIX
Version 7.1, newer TLs and Service Packs will be supported on the day of
their general availability (GA).
IBM
Systems
IBM i 7.1 X X
Notes:
product.
IBM i 6.1 (formerly i5/OS, Version 6 Release 1) X X
Notes:
product.

IBM
Systems
Notes:
product.
available.
IBM
Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, versions 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 X X X
on IBM Power Systems
1, 2, and 3)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on IBM Power Systems (supports Service Pack X X X
1)
IBM
Systems IBM z/VM
Operating system Server Agent Agent Agent1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, version 5.0, for IBM X X X X3
System z (64-bit Edition) (supports Update 5 and earlier)

IBM
Systems IBM z/VM
1
The IBM z/VM Manageability Access Point Agent (MAP Agent) is used by IBM Systems Director 6.x to
monitor the virtual machines and associated resources known as a z/VM system. The agent must be running in
a virtual machine within the IBM z/VM version 5.4 or 6.1 system that is to be monitored.
2
For Common Agent, Platform Agent, and z/VM MAP Agent, 64-bit support is by way of 31-bit compatibility
mode only.
3
5.0, for IBM System z (64-bit Edition), Update 3 or later.
4
5
(64-bit Edition), Service Pack 2 or later.

Director component.
program.”
When preparing to install IBM Systems Director, consider the following

information:
v For System z systems, the version 6.1.2 Platform Agent is the same as IBM
Director Core Services version 5.20.3.
v Unless stated otherwise, IBM Systems Director provides agentless support for all


x86-based systems
IBM
Systems
Service Pack 2)
1 and 2)
Service Pack 2)
Pack 2)
Packs 1 and 2)
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions, Release X X
2
Notes:

IBM
Systems
Notes:
Other editions of Windows operating systems:
Microsoft Virtual Server (guest operating system) (Release 2 required, supports X X
Service Pack 1)
Note: Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both
IBM Systems Director and the specified version of Microsoft. See the Microsoft
product documentation for a list of supported operating systems.
systems
IBM
Systems
8)
3, and 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0(supports Updates 1, 2, 3, and 4) X X X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop with Workstation option, version 5.0(supports X X
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 (supports Service Packs 3 and 4) X X X
and 3)

systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 X X
Note: This support requires the IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 Common Agent and
IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 Platform Agent. Restriction: You will no
longer be able to manage the RSA in-band. You can manage it out-of-band by
connecting it to the network and discovering it with IBM Systems Director.
Console
Notes:
5.20.3, Service Update 1, support VMware ESX Server versions 3.0.x, 3.5, 3.5.1,
3.5.2, 3.5.3, and 3.5.4.
2. IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 Common Agent installed with default IBM
Systems Director 6.1.1 Platform Agent supportsVMware ESX Server versions
3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, and 4.0. Restriction: You will no longer be able to
the network and discovering it with IBM Systems Director.
3. IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 Common Agent upgraded with IBM Systems
Director 6.1.2 Platform Agent supports VMware ESX Server versions 3.5, 3.5.1,
3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 4.0, and 4.0.1. Restriction: You will no longer be able
to manage the RSA in-band. You can manage it out-of-band by connecting it
to the network and discovering it with IBM Systems Director.
IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 Common Agent.
EM64T (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, and 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0, for AMD64 and EM64T(supports Updates X X X
1, 2, 3, and 4)
AMD64 and EM64T(supports Updates 1, 2, 3, and 4)
Xen Kernel (supports Updates 1, 2, 3, and 4)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and EM64T (supports Service Packs 3 X X X
and 4)
1, 2, and 3)

systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 and EM64T X X
Note: This support requires the IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 Common Agent and
IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 Platform Agent. Restriction: You will no
longer be able to manage the RSA in-band. You can manage it out-of-band by
connecting it to the network and discovering it with IBM Systems Director.

IBM
Systems
IBM
Systems
v AIX 53 TL06 SP09 or later
v AIX 53 TL09 or later
Note:

IBM
Systems
Note:
IBM
Systems
IBM i 6.1 (formerly i5/OS, Version 6 Release 1) X X
Notes:
1. Platform Agent managed system support is not provided by the Platform
Agent but by the 5722–UME product.
2. Agentless support includes only Discovery, Remote Session and a limited
subset of the Agent Installation Wizard task.
available.
Notes:
product.
available.

IBM
Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, versions 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4, on X X X
IBM Power Systems
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on IBM Power Systems (supports Service Packs 3 X X X
and 4)
1, 2, and 3)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on IBM Power Systems X X
IBM
Systems IBM z/VM
1
The IBM z/VM Manageability Access Point Agent (MAP Agent) is used by IBM Systems Director 6.1.x to
a virtual machine within the IBM z/VM version 5.4 or 6.1 system that is to be monitored.
2
64-bit support is by way of 31-bit compatibility mode only.
3
5.0, for IBM System z (64-bit Edition), Update 3.
4
5

Director component.

program.”

information:
v For Power Systems and System z systems, the version 6.1.1 Platform Agent is
the same as IBM Director Core Services version 5.20.3.

x86-based systems
IBM
Systems
Service Pack 2)
1 and 2)
Service Pack 2)
Pack 2)

IBM
Systems
Packs 1 and 2)
Hyper-V role enabled
Attention: Support for Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and

Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled is based on coexistence
testing only.
Service Pack 1)
systems
IBM
Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0 (supports Updates 5, 6, and 7) X X X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES and WS, version 4.0 (supports Updates 5, 6, and 7) X X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, version 5.0 (supports Updates 1, 2 X X X
and 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Desktop with Workstation option, version 5.0 X X
(supports Updates 1, 2 and 3)
Updates 1, 2 and 3)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, with Xen Kernel (supports Service Packs 1 and X
2)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 X X
Note: This support requires the IBM Systems Director, version 6.1.1, Platform
Agent. Restriction: You will no longer be able to manage the RSA in-band. You
can manage it out-of-band by connecting it to the network and discovering it
with IBM Systems Director.

systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
Console
Notes:
5.20.3, Service Update 1, support VMware ESX Server versions 3.0.x, 3.5, 3.5.1,
3.5.2, 3.5.3, and 3.5.4.
2. IBM Systems Director 6.1.1 Common Agent and IBM Systems Director 6.1.1
Platform Agent support VMware ESX Server versions 3.5.x and 4.0.
Restriction: You will no longer be able to manage the RSA in-band. You can
manage it out-of-band by connecting it to the network and discovering it with
IBM Systems Director.
3. You must turn off VMware ESX Server, version 4.0 SLP, before installing IBM
Systems Director 6.1.1 Common Agent.
VMware ESX Server, versions 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, 3.5.5, 4.0, 4.0.1 guest X X X
operating systems
Notes:
1. Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM
Systems Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware
2. IBM Systems Director Server is supported on VMware ESX Server if IBM
Updates 5, 6, and 7)
(supports Updates 5, 6, and 7)
EM64T (supports Updates 1, 2, and 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Desktop with Workstation option, version 5.0, for X X
AMD64 and EM64T (supports Updates 1, 2, and 3)
Xen Kernel (supports Updates 1, 2, and 3)
and 4)
1 and 2)
(supports Service Packs 1 and 2)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64 and EM64T X X
Note: This support requires the IBM Systems Director, version 6.1.1, Platform
Agent. Restriction: You will no longer be able to manage the RSA in-band. You
can manage it out-of-band by connecting it to the network and discovering it

IBM
Systems
Note:
v AIX 61 TL02 and later
v AIX 61 TL03 and later
Note:
IBM
Systems
Notes:
Agent but by the 5722–UME product.
available.

IBM
Systems
Notes:
product.
available.
IBM
Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, versions 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4, on X X X
IBM Power Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, version 5.2, on IBM Power X X
systems (on IBM BladeCenter QS21 and QS22 Blade Servers)
and 4)
1 and 2)
IBM
Systems IBM z/VM

IBM
Systems IBM z/VM
1
The IBM z/VM Manageability Access Point Agent (MAP Agent) is used by IBM Systems Director 6.1.0 to
a virtual machine within the IBM z/VM, version 5.4 system that is to be monitored.
2
3
4
5
Table 51. Virtual I/O Server versions supported by IBM Systems Director on IBM Power systems
IBM
Systems
Virtual I/O Server 2.1.0.10, fix pack 20.1 X

Director component.
program.”

information:
v Platform Agent, version 6.1.0 and IBM Director Core Services version 5.20.3 are
the same agent.


x86-based systems
IBM
Systems
Service Pack 2)
Service Pack 2)
Pack 2)
Pack 1)
Service Pack 1)
systems
IBM
Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, version 4.0 (supports Updates 5, 6, and 7) X X X

systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES and WS, version 4.0 (supports Updates 5, 6, and 7) X X
and 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0 (supports Updates 1, 2, and 3) X X X
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, with Xen Kernel (supports Service Packs 1 and X
2)
VMware ESX Server, versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4 Console X X
VMware ESX Server, versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4 guest X X X
operating systems
Notes:
1. Supported guest operating systems are those that are supported by both IBM
Systems Director and the specified version of VMware. See the VMware
2. IBM Systems Director Server is supported on VMware ESX Server if IBM
(supports Updates 5, 6, and 7)
EM64T (supports Updates 1, 2, and 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0, for AMD64 and EM64T(supports Updates X X X
1 and 2)
AMD64 and EM64T (supports Updates 1, 2, and 3)
Xen Kernel (supports Updates 1, 2, and 3)
and 4)
1 and 2)
(supports Service Packs 1 and 2)

IBM
Systems
IBM AIX Version 5.3 (supports TL06 Service Pack 4 or later) X X
Note: Agentless support includes only discovery, limited remote access, a limited
IBM AIX Version 6.1 (supports TL01 Service Pack 1, or later) X X
Note: Agentless support includes only discovery, limited remote access, a limited
IBM
Systems
Notes:
Agent but by the 5722UME product.
available.
Notes:
Agent but by the 5722UME product.
available.
IBM
Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, versions 4.6, 4.7, on IBM Power Systems X X X
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, versions 5.1 and 5.2, on IBM X X X
Power Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, version 5.2, on IBM Power X X
systems (on IBM BladeCenter QS21 and QS22 Blade Servers)

Table 56. Linux versions supported by IBM Systems Director on IBM Power systems (continued)
IBM
Systems
and 4)
1 and 2)
IBM
Systems IBM z/VM
1
The IBM z/VM Manageability Access Point Agent (MAP Agent) is used by IBM Systems Director 6.1.0 to
a virtual machine within the IBM z/VM, version 5.4 system that is to be monitored.
2
3
4
5
Operating systems supported by the IBM Systems Director

Launched Tasks program
IBM Systems Director Launched Tasks program.”

Important: The launched-tasks feature in IBM Systems Director requires Java Web
Start (JWS).
JWS is not supported on System z operating systems. Therefore, the launched-tasks

feature is not supported on System z operating systems.
The launched-tasks feature is not supported on the IBM i operating system.
The following operating systems are supported by the IBM Systems Director
Launched Tasks program on System x systems; IBM and third-party x86 and
x64-based systems:
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 4.0
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, version 4.0, for AMD64 and EM64T
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux, version 5.0
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux, versions 5.0 and 5.1, for AMD64 and EM64T
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux, All Editions, version 5.0, for AMD64 and EM64T, with
Xen Kernel
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for AMD64 and EM64T
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for AMD64 and EM64T
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, for AMD64 and EM64T, with Xen Kernel
v VMware ESX Server, versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4 guest
operating systems
v Microsoft Virtual Server (guest operating system)
v Windows Server 2003, Enterprise and Standard Editions
v Windows Server 2003, Enterprise and Standard x64 Editions
v Windows Server 2008, Enterprise and Standard Editions
v Windows Server 2008, Enterprise and Standard x64 Editions
v Windows Vista, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate Editions
v Windows Vista, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate x64 Editions
v Windows XP Professional Edition
v Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
The following operating systems are supported by the IBM Systems Director
Launched Tasks program on IBM Power systems:
v IBM AIX Version 5.3
v IBM AIX Version 6.1
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, versions 4.6, 4.7, on IBM Power Systems
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform, versions 5.1 and 5.2, on IBM
Power Systems
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on IBM Power Systems
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on IBM Power Systems
Virtualization software supported by IBM Systems Director

This topic lists the supported virtualization software for IBM Systems Director.
Hardware Management Console (HMC)

v Hardware Management Console Version 7 R3.3.0 SP2, PTF MH01146; Version 7
R3.4.0 and SPs; Version 7 R3.5.0 SP1; Version 7 R7.1.0, R7.1.1, R7.2.0
Notes:
– It is recommended that you always apply the latest available service pack.
The minimum service pack prerequisite is listed here
– IBM Systems Director 6.2.x provides IPv6 support for Hardware Management
Console V7 R7.1.0 SP2 and later.
Power Systems Firmware

v Power Systems Firmware: POWER51, POWER6, and POWER7
Notes:
– 1Power Systems firmware updates for POWER5, via the Power Systems
firmware Update manager extension, can only be installed for SF240_338 or
later.
– It is recommended that you always apply the latest firmware level. The
minimum firmware level is listed here.
Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM)

v Integrated Virtualization Manager Version 1.5.2.1 and later fix packs; Version
2.1.0.10, fix pack 20.1 and later fix packs; Version 2.1.1 and later
Notes:
– IBM Systems Director VMControl requires that Integrated Virtualization
Manager be at a minimum version of 2.1.0.10.
– It is recommended that you always apply the latest available service pack.
The minimum service pack prerequisite is listed here.
Virtual I/O Server

v Virtual I/O Server Version 2.1.0.10, fix pack 20.1 and later fix packs, Version 2.1.1
and later, and Version 2.2
Notes:
– The Common Agent is installed with Virtual I/O Server 2.1.1 and later; it is
not started per default. For more information, see the IBM Systems Director
Best Practices wiki - "IVM and VIOS topics".
– IBM Systems Director version 6.2.x provides IPv6 support for Virtual I/O
Server 2.1.3 and later.
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with
Hyper-V role enabled
v Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with
v Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and Datacenter x64 Editions with
Hyper-V role enabled (supports Service Packs 1 and 2)
Notes:
1. Only IBM Systems Director 6.1.2 or 6.2.x Common Agent and 6.1.2 or 6.2.x
Platform Agent support Windows Server 2008, Enterprise, Standard, and
Datacenter x64 Editions with Hyper-V role enabled, Release 2.

Editions with Hyper-V role enabled is based on coexistence testing only.
3.
VMware ESX Server

v VMware ESX Server 3.5.x Service Console
v VMware ESX Server 4.0.x Service Console
v VMware ESX Server 4.1 Service Console
v VMware ESX Server 4.x is 64-bit, and is supported by way of 32-bit
VMware ESXi
v VMware ESXi versions 3.5 Update 2, 3, 4, and 5, under the control of VMware
VirtualCenter
v VMware ESXi versions 4.0 Update 1 and 2, under the control of VMware
vCenter
v VMware ESXi version 4.1, under the control of VMware vCenter
VMware VirtualCenter
v VMware VirtualCenter V2.5.x
VMware vCenter
v VMware vCenter 4.x
Xen virtualization
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1, with Xen 3.1
v Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2, with Xen 3.1.2
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, with the Xen Virtual Machine Host Server
option installed (XEN 3.0)
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1, with the Xen Virtual Machine Host Server
option installed (XEN 3.0.4)
v SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2, with the Xen Virtual Machine Host Server
option installed (XEN 3.2)
z/VM virtualization
Ensure that the following PTFs for z/VM are installed:

Table 58. z/VM 5.4 and 6.1 PTFs
PTF number for PTF number for
APAR number Component name z/VM 5.4 z/VM 6.1
VM64514 CMS UM32505 Not required
VM64677 CMS UM32765 UM32766
VM64595 DIRM UV61088 Not required

Table 58. z/VM 5.4 and 6.1 PTFs (continued)
PTF number for PTF number for
APAR number Component name z/VM 5.4 z/VM 6.1
VM64762 DIRM UV61099 UV61100
VM64813 CMS Not required Required. See the
APAR for the PTF
number.
Note: z/VM 6.1 supports host and virtual server performance related monitors
with APAR VM64813. However, host and virtual server performance related
monitor support is not available for systems running z/VM 5.4
Virtualization software supported on Agentless managed systems

IBM Systems Director provides support for the following virtualization software
products on Agentless managed systems.
Table 59. Integrated Virtualization Manager versions supported by IBM Systems Director on
Agentless managed systems
Operating system
Integrated Virtualization Manager Version 1.5.2.1 and later fix packs
Integrated Virtualization Manager Version 2.1.0.10, fix pack 20.1 and later fix packs
Integrated Virtualization Manager Version 2.1.1 and later
Table 60. VMware ESXi versions supported by IBM Systems Director on Agentless
managed systems
Operating system
VMware ESXi versions 3.5, 3.5.2, 3.5.3, 3.5.4, and 3.5.5
VMware ESXi versions 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, and 4.1
Supported Web browsers

IBM Systems Director Server. The Web interface requires that you use a supported
Web browser.
The following Web browsers are supported by IBM Systems Director for use with
the IBM Systems Director Web interface:
v Firefox, version 3.6
v Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 8.0
v Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 7.0
Tip: If Firefox rejects a self-signed certificate and does not give you and option to
add an exception directly in the alert box, you can add the exception by selecting
Tools > Options > Advanced > Encryption > View Certificates. After you click
View Certificates, the Certificate Manager window opens. In the Certificate
Manager window, select the Servers tab and highlight the Certificate Name for

your IBM Systems Director Server. Click Add Exception.... The Add Security
Exception window opens. Verify the information in the Location field and click
Confirm Security Exception.
Supported screen readers

The IBM Systems Director Web interface provides support for JAWS version 9.0.
Supported database applications

IBM Systems Director Server provides a default database, Apache Derby, that is
configured to store inventory data for the discovered systems in the environment.
You can either use Apache Derby or configure any of the other supported database
applications, which are IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, or Oracle® Database.
Database installation types
Depending on the database application selected and the operating system of the
management server, the database management system (DBMS) might be
embedded, local, or remote. The three installation types are described below.
Embedded DBMS
The DBMS is installed on the management server as part of the IBM
Systems Director Server installation, and shares the Java Virtual Machine
Local DBMS
The DBMS is installed on the management server on which IBM Systems
Director Server is installed.
Remote DBMS
The DBMS is installed on a different server than the management server,
and accessed remotely by IBM Systems Director Server.
See “Choosing the IBM Systems Director database application” for additional
information about these installation types.
Database versions supported by IBM Systems Director Server
The following table lists the database versions supported by IBM Systems Director
Server on different management servers and provides information about whether
the database server is embedded or can be installed locally or remotely.
Note: The database versions that are listed represent both the database server and
the database client where applicable.
Table 61. Database versions supported by IBM Systems Director
Database Supported database versions AIX Linux Windows
Apache Derby v V10.5.3.1 (included with IBM Embedded Embedded Embedded
Systems Director Server on AIX,
Linux, and Windows)

Table 61. Database versions supported by IBM Systems Director (continued)
Database Supported database versions AIX Linux Windows
®
IBM DB2 v Express version 9 Local or remote Local or remote Local or remote
v Version 9.1 with Fix Pack 4 or
later
later
later
Notes:
1. An IBM DB2 Version 9.5 or later
client is required.
2. A 64-bit client is required to
access an IBM DB2 database
from 64-bit IBM Systems Director
Server.
Microsoft SQL v Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with — — Local or remote
Server Service Pack 3
v Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with
Service Pack 1
Note: Requires Microsoft SQL
Server JDBC Driver 2.0 or later.
v Microsoft SQL Server 2005 — — Local

Express Edition with Service Pack
2
v Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Express
Note: Requires Microsoft SQL
Server JDBC Driver 2.0 or later.
Oracle® Database v Version 9.2 Local or remote Local or remote Local or remote
v Version 10g release 1 (10.1.0.3 or
later)
v Version 10g release 2
v Version 11g release 2
Notes:
1. Oracle Cluster configuration is
not currently supported.
2. A 64-bit client is required to
access an Oracle® Database
database from 64-bit IBM
Systems Director Server.

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Hardware requirements for running IBM Systems Director Server

Recommended hardware requirements for IBM Systems

When reviewing these recommendations, consider the following information:

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When reviewing these recommendations, consider the following information:

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Attention: If you use DVD media to install

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The following recommendations are based on a 64–bit JVM running on a 64–bit

Hardware requirements for systems running Common Agent or

Systems running Windows or Linux on x86

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IBM Power systems running IBM i

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IBM Power systems running Linux

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Determining disk space requirements for applying updates

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These systems and products include:

To determine whether a system meets the recommended hardware requirements

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Supported operating systems

Operating systems supported by IBM Systems Director 6.2.1

Important: Installation of IBM Systems Director Server on third-party hardware is