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48 IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview
Support file management
SSM provides the following capabilities for managing support files such as
extended error data collected along with serviceable events or system dumps:
򐂰 Collection of support files
򐂰 Transmission of support files to IBM
򐂰 Copying of support files to removable media devices
򐂰 Removal of support files from SDMC
򐂰 Space management of support files
Dumps
You can collect the following dumps using SSM:
򐂰 System
򐂰 System controller
򐂰 Node controller
򐂰 Resource controller
򐂰 Power
SSM tasks
SSM defines a number of tasks that can be performed on a periodic basis. These
tasks include:
򐂰 Heartbeat task
򐂰 Inventory task
򐂰 Performance task
3.1.7 Hierarchical management
Hierarchical management is an environment where a global IBM Systems
Director can discover and manage a SDMC and perform tasks on its managed
systems. You have to enable the hierarchical management setting on the global
IBM Systems Director and discover the SDMCs that you want to manage. This
environment is useful when you want to use IBM Systems Director to manage
multiple SDMCs and its managed systems at the same time.
3.1.8 Update management
The Update Manager is part of IBM Systems Director and provides tools for
maintaining current versions of operating systems, device drivers, firmware, and
BIOS, and IBM Systems Director code. Use the Update Manager to update your
SDMC appliance. The update could be an update, upgrade, or an interim fix. You
can use the Update Manager to perform firmware code updates.