XTRD2G: IBM Systems Director 6.3 for IBM BladeCenter and blade servers

$1,795.00


  • Virtual Classroom

  • Onsite
Duration: 2 Days

IBM Systems Director is the platform management foundation for achieving Smarter Systems. IBM Systems Director enables integration with Tivoli and third party management platforms providing the building block for virtualization and integrated services management. IBM Systems Director provides systems management personnel with a single-point-of-control, helping reduce IT management complexity and cost. With IBM Systems Director, IT personnel are able to optimize computing and network resources, quickly respond to business requirements with greater delivery flexibility, and attain higher levels of services management with streamlined management of physical, virtual, storage, and network resources. A set of common tasks included with IBM Systems Director provides many of the core capabilities required for basic management, which means instant out-of-the-box business value. These common tasks include discovery, inventory, configuration, system health, monitoring, updates, event notification, and automation across managed systems. This course discusses the features, functions, and usage of IBM Systems Director 6.3 to manage System x and BladeCenter equipment. Discussions and exercises will focus on implementations for BladeCenter and System x blade servers. The course will include a review of IBM Systems Director installation, navigating the Web console interface, working with status management, and working with update maparticiapnagement. Hands-on labs will be included.

What You Will Learn

  • List the key features and functions of IBM Systems Director 6.3
  • Install and configure IBM Systems Director 6.3
  • Use the base plug-ins of IBM Systems Director 6.3

Audience

Enrollment in this course is not restricted. However, this intermediate course is typically for technical IBM personnel from the FTSS, ATS, and Techline organizations as well as business partner and customer technical personnel involved with planning, installation, configuration, and upgrading of System x servers and use of IBM Systems Director systems management software.

Prerequistes

You should have taken:

  • System x Technical Principles (XTR11)
  • IBM Systems Director 6.3 - Introduction (XTR46) / IBM Systems Director 6.3 - Introduction Instructor Led Online - ILO (XTV46)

Course Outline

Day 1

  • Course administration and introduction
  • Unit 1: Overview
  • Unit 2: Planning and installation
  • Exercise 1: Install IBM Systems Director 6.3.x
  • Unit 3: Base tasks
  • Exercise 2: Getting started with IBM Systems Director

Day 2

  • Exercise 3: Work with Common Agent
  • Exercise 4: Work with Status Manager
  • Exercise 5: Work with Update Manager
  • Unit 4: BladeCenter and System x management
  • Exercise 6: BladeCenter management with IBM Systems Director
  • Exercise 7: Update Manager and the AMM

Course Labs