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Appendix B. IBM Systems Director base functions 391
Configuration Manager
The Configuration Manager is used to integrate new hardware into
your environment, configure systems after installation, or do one-off
configurations for problem resolution. The configuration manager
uses a set of well defined templates that can be applied to servers,
storage, and network resources even if the resources are composed
of very different technologies.
Automation Manager
The Automation Manager provides tools to notify an administrator or
run a predefined tasks automatically when a certain event occurs.
Update Manager
The Update Manager provides tools for maintaining current versions
of operating systems, device drivers, firmware and BIOS, and IBM
Systems Director agent and server code on managed systems
without an upgrade or migration of the installed product.
Remote Access Manager
The Remote Access Manager provides tools that support running
and monitoring applications and services running on remote
systems.
Virtualization Manager
The Virtualization Manager provides tools for managing the life cycle
of virtual resources.
Network Management
Network Management provides management functions for network
devices, including discovery, inventory, health and status monitoring,
and configuration.
IBM BladeCenter and System x management
IBM BladeCenter and System x management provides life cycle
management of your modular IBM System x and BladeCenter
systems and related resources, including discovery, health and
status monitoring, configuration, updates, and virtualization. It also
provides platform-specific functions.
IBM System z® managementI
IBM System z management provides the capability to discover
System z hosted Virtual Servers, and to access status information
about them.