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Front cover Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1 Practical guide to getting the most out of the next generation of IBM Director Detailed rationale for the use of each management operation Useful real-world scenarios put it all together David Feisthammel Lesley Bain Paul Engel Shripad Nadgowda Jesus Sahagun David Watts ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1 May 2009 SG24-7694-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page xiii. First Edition (May 2009) This edition applies to Version 6.1 of IBM Systems Director. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2009. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . xiii Trademarks . xiv Preface . xvii The team that wrote this book . xvii Become a published author . xx Comments welcome. xxi Chapter 1. Introduction. 1 1.1 Overview . 2 1.2 Industry standards. 3 1.2.1 Common Information Model . 3 1.2.2 Intelligent Platform Management Interface . 4 1.2.3 Platform Event Trap . 4 1.2.4 Predictive Failure Analysis . 4 1.2.5 Service Location Protocol . 5 1.2.6 Simple Network Management Protocol. 5 1.2.7 Storage Management Initiative Specification . 6 1.2.8 System Management Bus . 7 1.2.9 System Management BIOS. 7 1.2.10 Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware. 8 1.2.11 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface . 8 1.2.12 Integrated Management Module . 9 1.3 IBM Systems Director . 9 1.3.1 Features of IBM Systems Director 6.1 . 10 1.3.2 IBM Systems Director components. 11 1.3.3 Licensing . 16 1.4 What is new in IBM Systems Director 6.1 . 17 1.4.1 Functional enhancements . 17 1.4.2 Enhanced plug-in architecture . 22 1.4.3 Terminology changes . 24 1.4.4 Withdrawn operating system support . 26 1.4.5 Discontinued functions . 27 1.4.6 How to . 29 1.5 Common Agent Services. 35 1.5.1 CAS in an IBM Systems Director environment . 40 1.5.2 Agent Manager registration. 44 1.6 Systems Director resources . 46 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. iii 1.6.1 Web sites . 46 1.6.2 Forums . 47 1.6.3 IBM Systems Director publications . 48 1.6.4 Information Centers and topic collections . 49 1.6.5 IBM Redbooks. 50 1.6.6 IBM Service and support offerings . 51 1.7 This book. 52 Chapter 2. Planning. 55 2.1 New terminology in IBM Systems Director 6.1 . 56 2.2 What you need before you start . 58 2.2.1 The size of your deployment . 58 2.2.2 Consider how you will deploy your solution . 59 2.3 Hardware and infrastructure requirements . 62 2.3.1 IBM Systems Director Server . 62 2.3.2 Agents . 65 2.3.3 BladeCenter and service processors . 69 2.3.4 Storage . 69 2.3.5 Networks . 69 2.3.6 Discovery . 70 2.4 Operating system support . 72 2.5 Features to consider . 73 2.5.1 User accounts . 73 2.5.2 LDAP support . 74 2.5.3 Database. 75 2.5.4 Agent Manager . 77 2.5.5 Backups and disaster recovery . 77 2.5.6 Migration versus upgrading. 78 2.5.7 Groups . 79 2.5.8 Update Manager . 80 2.5.9 Event automation . 80 2.5.10 Upward integration . 82 2.5.11 Implementation timetables . 83 2.6 Performance recommendations . 84 Chapter 3. Security . 85 3.1 Security basics . 86 3.1.1 Authentication . 86 3.1.2 Encoding . 86 3.1.3 Encryption . 86 3.1.4 Security protocols . 89 3.1.5 Standard systems management protocols . 91 3.2 Planning and implementing a secure environment . 94 iv Implementing IBM Systems Director 6.1 3.3 Configuring SSL . 95 3.4 User authentication and authorization. 96 3.5 Authenticating users . 98 3.5.1 User authentication . 99 3.5.2 Users and user groups in Systems Director . 99 3.5.3 Authenticating users stored in the local operating system . 101 3.5.4 Authenticating users stored in the domain server . 101 3.5.5 Authenticating users stored in LDAP . 105 3.5.6 Editing user properties . 117 3.6 Authorizing users. 119 3.6.1 User authorization . ..