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Chapter 1. Overview 3
The characteristics of those management consoles are as follows:
򐂰 Hardware Management Console:
– Is implemented as an external, independent appliance
– Administers entry level up to high-end systems
– Can administer more than one managed system
– Allows for more than one Virtual I/O Servers per managed system
򐂰 Integrated Virtualization Manager:
– Runs directly on top of a Virtual I/O Server
– Administers POWER processor-based blades up to entry level servers
– Administers only one managed system per IVM
– Allows for only one Virtual I/O Server installed on the system
1.2 Positioning the Systems Director Management
Console
The SDMC represents the next generation of management appliances for Power
Systems. The IBM Systems Director approach required changes to functions that
were available in the management consoles before. The SDMC is designed to
replace both Hardware Management Console and Integrated Virtualization
Manager in Power Systems administration. Thus, it can manage Power Systems
directly, but can also work with the Hardware Management Console and
Integrated Virtualization Manager side-by-side to ease transition.
The SDMC is designed to be integrated into the administrative framework of IBM
Systems Director and has the same look and feel. It provides a common interface
for systems administration across the data center. It is designed to administer
Power Systems the way you did it in the past using the Hardware Management
Console. The only exception is administering systems previously managed by
the Integrated Virtualization Manager.