Course Description
IBM Systems Director 6.x is a platform management foundation that
streamlines the way physical and virtual systems are managed across a
heterogeneous environment. By using industry standards, IBM Systems
Director supports multiple operating systems and virtualization
technologies across IBM and non-IBM x86 platforms.
Through a single user interface, IBM Systems Director provides
consistent views for viewing managed systems, determining how these
systems relate to one another, and identifying their statuses, thus
helping to correlate technical resources with business needs. 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.
The course will include a review of IBM Systems Director
installation, navigating the web console interface, working with status
management, working with update management, working with automation
management and System x platform management. Hands on lab will be
included.
What You'll Learn
After completing this Course you should be able to:
- Implement an IBM Systems Director 6.3 environment on System x platforms
- Learn how to exploit IBM Systems Director 6.3 base functions
Who Needs to Attend
This is an intermediate course for individuals who are involved in
the planning, installation, configuration and upgrading of System x
servers and individuals who use IBM Systems Director management
software.
Prerequisites
You should complete:
- IBM System x Technical Principles (XTR11) (XTV11)
- IBM Systems Director 6.3 Introduction (XTR46) (XTV46)
Course Outline
Course administration and introduction
- Unit 1 - IBM Systems Director 6.3 overview
- Unit 2 - Planning and installation
- Lab period 1
- Unit 3 - Tasks (1 of 2)
- Lab period 2
Day 2
- Unit 3 - Tasks (2 of 2)
- Unit 4 - BladeCenter and System x Management
- Lab period 3