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IBM Systems
IBM Director
Hardware and Software Support Guide
Version 5.20
GC30-4161-03
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IBM Systems
IBM Director
Hardware and Software Support Guide
Version 5.20
GC30-4161-03


Note
Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on
page 35.
This edition applies to version 5.20 of IBM Director for i5/OS (program number 5722-DR1), IBM Director for AIX
and Linux on POWER (program number 5765-DR1), IBM Director for AIX (program number 44E7846), IBM Director
for Linux on POWER (program number 44E7847), IBM Director for Linux on System z (program number 5648-DR1),
and IBM Director on x86 (program numbers 5765-DIR, 44E7845, 44E7841, 42D8237, and 42D8238) and to all
subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999, 2008.
US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract
with IBM Corp.

Contents
Tables ...............v
About this book ...........vii
Conventions and terminology ........vii
Related information ...........vii
How to send your comments .........x
Chapter 1. Hardware requirements for
IBM Director .............1
Hardware requirements for x86-compatible systems . 1
Hardware requirements for servers running AIX . . 2
Hardware requirements for servers running Linux on
POWER ................2
Hardware requirements for System i products . . . 3
Hardware requirements for IBM System z servers . . 3
Chapter 2. Supported hardware ....5
IBM BladeCenter products..........5
IBM eServer products ...........6
IBM IntelliStation workstations ........7
IBM iSCSI-attached System x servers ......7
IBM Netfinity servers ...........7
IBM SMI-S storage devices..........8
IBM SurePOS point-of-sale systems .......9
IBM Power Systems and System z products ....9
IBM System Storage Network Attached Storage
products ................9
IBM System x and xSeries servers .......9
IBM System x options for System i products . . . 11
ThinkCentre, NetVista, and PC desktop computers 11
ThinkPad mobile computers .........12
Hardware components ..........13
Chapter 3. Supported operating
systems and software ........17
Operating systems supported by IBM Director 5.20.3 17
Operating systems supported by IBM Director 5.20.2 21
Operating systems supported by IBM Director 5.20.1 25
Operating systems supported by IBM Director 5.20 29
Supported workgroup and enterprise
systems-management software ........32
Chapter 4. Limitations and performance
considerations ...........33
Notices ..............35
Trademarks ..............36
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Tables
1. x86-compatible systems: Minimum hardware
requirements ............1
2. Servers running AIX: Minimum hardware
requirements ............2
3. Servers running Linux on POWER: Minimum
hardware requirements .........3
4. System i products: Minimum hardware
requirements ............3
5. Minimum requirements for the LPAR or z/VM
guest virtual machine on System z servers . . 4
6. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System x systems, IBM and third-party
x86-based systems ..........20
7. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System i and System p products ....20
8. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System z systems .........21
9. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System x systems, IBM and third-party
x86-based systems ..........24
10. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System i and System p products ....24
11. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System z systems .........25
12. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System x systems; IBM and third-party
x86-based systems ..........26
13. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System i and System p products ....28
14. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System z systems .........28
15. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System x systems; IBM and third-party
x86-based systems ..........30
16. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System i and System p products ....31
17. Operating systems supported by IBM Director
on System z systems .........32
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About this book
This book provides the following information about IBM®Director 5.20:
vHardware requirements for running IBM Director components
vSupported IBM hardware
vSupported operating systems
vSupported workgroup and enterprise systems-management software
vLimitations and performance considerations
Conventions and terminology
These notices are designed to highlight key information:
Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid
inconvenient or difficult situations.
Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data.
An attention notice appears before the instruction or situation in which damage
can occur.
Related information
Besides this documentation, there is additional information related to IBM Director.
IBM Director resources on the World Wide Web
The following Web pages provide resources for understanding, using, and
troubleshooting IBM Director and other system-management tools.
IBM Director information center
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_5.20/
fqm0_main.html
This information center is updated periodically. It contains the most
current documentation on a wide range of topics.
IBM Director extension information centers
These information centers are updated periodically. They contain the most
current documentation on a wide range of topics.
vCapacity Manager:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/capman_5.20/
fqn0_main.html
vExternal Application Launch Wizard:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/ealwiz_5.20/
frj0_main.html
vHardware Management Console (HMC):
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/hmc_5.20/
frk0_main.html
vServeRAID™Manager:
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publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/serveraid_5.20/
fqy0_main.html
vSoftware Distribution Premium Edition:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/swdistpe_5.20/
frl0_main.html
vSystem Availability:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/sysavail_5.20/
fqq0_main.html
vz/VM®Center:
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/zvmcenter_5.20/
zvm0_main.html
IBM Director Web site on ibm.com®
www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/
The IBM Director Web site on ibm.com has links to downloads and
documentation for all currently supported versions of IBM Director.
Information on this site includes:
vDownloads and documentation for the following IBM Director releases:
– IBM Director 5.20.3
– IBM Director 5.20.2
– IBM Director 5.20.1
– IBM Director 5.20
– IBM Director 5.10.3
– IBM Director 5.10.2
– IBM Director 5.10.1
– IBM Director 5.10
– IBM Director 4.22
– IBM Director 4.22 Upward Integration Modules (UIMs)
– IBM Director 4.21
– IBM Director 4.20
vIBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide, which lists supported
IBM systems and all supported operating systems. It is updated every 6
to 8 weeks.
vPrintable documentation for IBM Director is available in Portable
Document Format (PDF) in several languages.
IBM Director Software Developers Kit information center
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dirinfo/toolkit/index.jsp
The IBM Director Software Developers Kit (SDK) information center
provides information about the IBM Director SDK, which is a set of tools
and documentation to help extend the capabilities of IBM Director by
using the APIs and CLIs, creating tasks, and launching tools from the IBM
Director user interface.
IBM Systems Software information center
www.ibm.com/servers/library/infocenter/
This Web page provides information about IBM Director, External
Application Launch Wizard, IBM Virtualization Manager, and other topics.
IBM ServerProven®page
www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
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