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IBM Director and PowerExecutive

IBM Director and PowerExecutive. Martin McDermott Josh Newell. Overview. Where do we get Director and PowerExec? Where do we run the software? How do we set up Director and PE? What information can we get?. Where to get Director and PowerExecutive.

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IBM Director and PowerExecutive

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  1. IBM Director and PowerExecutive Martin McDermott Josh Newell

  2. Overview • Where do we get Director and PowerExec? • Where do we run the software? • How do we set up Director and PE? • What information can we get?

  3. Where to get Director and PowerExecutive • Director CDs we have in lab are not correct version for PowerExecutive (too old) • IBM Director v5.20 available at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/director/downloads.html • IBM PowerExecutive v2.10 available at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/director/extensions/powerexec.html

  4. Where to Install Director and PE • IBM Director Agent on BladeServer (vmware-server) • IBM Director Server on PC to manage BladeCenter and individual Blades using Director Console (our server running on Windows, more setup required with Linux) • PowerExecutive as a plug-in to Director (Agent and Server)

  5. Setup • Once install in complete, Plug Director Server into server room network • Director will then “Discover” BladeCenter and Blades automatically (and SNMP enabled devices) • Can also enter IPs manually • BladeCenter has management software preinstalled which allows you to see all of the blades contained within

  6. What information can we get from PowerExecutive? • For BladeCenter: • Wattage • Temperature (Exhaust and Ambient) • All Blades: • Wattage • Fans, Power Supplies, Drives • Wattage • Graphs/Tables of activity

  7. What can we do with Director and PE? • Power On/Off/Restart • Scaling • Power Limits

  8. Types of Management • Level 2 – IBM supported server with IBM Director Agent installed (vmware-server) • Offers all management capabilities • Level 1 – IBM Director Core Services software installed (non-supported/generic servers) • Level 0 – SNMP enabled devices

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