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4 IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview
See Figure 1-2 for an overview of how the SDMC is placed in an enterprise-wide
administration framework.
Figure 1-2 SDMC administrative framework
The SDMC is positioned to unify platform management for IBM Systems,
providing a consistent look-and-feel for common management tasks. By
integrating Power Systems management into the IBM Systems Director
framework, it allows for easy management of many systems of different types. It
addresses the administration and management challenges that show up where
server scale-out introduces economies of scale. It also enables the integration of
Power Systems into data center management tools from Tivoli® and other third
parties.
Upward Integration and
Service Management Software
Service Management
End-to-End
Management
Optional
System Integration
IBM Systems Director
(Hierarchical)
Optional Advanced
Management via
Global Director
Domain specific
management via
a robust appliance
Private Mgmt
Network
HMC
IVM
POWER servers Stand alone servers BladeCenter
IVM
IVM
IBM Systems Director
Management Console
Appliance