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Systems management
Learn how to distribute and group system resources, plan backup and recovery situations, secure your system, manage multiple systems, and analyze or troubleshoot any performance problems that might occur on your system.
IBM Systems Director
IBM Systems Director is the platform management foundation for achieving Smarter Systems. An integral component of IBM’s Smarter Systems portfolio, IBM Systems Director enables integration with Tivoli, and third party management platforms, providing the building block for virtualization and integrated services management.
IBM Active Energy Manager
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager measures, monitors, and manages the energy components built into IBM systems enabling a cross-platform management solution. Active Energy Manager extends the scope of energy management to include facility providers to enable a more complete view of energy consumption within the datacenter.
Connecting to System i
Learn about the variety of clients, interfaces, and applications for connecting to your IBM i operating system. Choose from several different ways to connect to your IBM i operating system, depending on the needs of your business environment. You can access, administer, and use your system from a Web client, Windows client, Linux client, or a wireless client.
Hardware Management Console (HMC)
The HMC is a system that controls managed systems. Using service applications, the HMC communicates with managed systems to detect, consolidate, and send information to IBM for analysis.
Additional resources
Strategy and products for managing systems
Resources to manage systems and environments in the event of power outages, plan for seasonal computational needs, monitor key resources, and help information systems staff work efficiently.
IBM Systems Director Navigator for i
Beginning with IBM i 6.1, IBM Systems Director Navigator for i enables management of IBM i from a browser interface. This web-based management tool covers user management, backups, database management and much more with over 300 tasks in all. IBM Systems Director Navigator for i is the strategic tool for IBM i management and will work in concert with future IBM Systems Director products that enable heterogeneous system management.
Navigator for i
The Navigator for i family of products provide a comprehensive set of system management features for IBM i. Using rich graphical user interfaces, maintaining your IBM i has never been easier! Tasks included in the consoles cover everything from basic system’s control to DB2 for i database control and beyond.
Attachment of Networked Storage Systems to IBM System i platforms
This article provides a basic understanding of firmware concepts and terminology. It includes system firmware components, firmware distribution concepts, and current firmware maintenance information.
So You've Moved to an i5 Platform? August 2005 (517 KB)
This article provides information on how to install firmware fixpacks and firmware releases. It also explains how to determine if the fixpack installation will be disruptive or concurrent.
Installing and Updating System Firmware August 2005 (174 KB)
Security
Learn the language of security and how to set up and plan the security for your system. Learn how to secure your network and communications applications, and how to add cryptographic processing capability to your system. Find information about object signing and signature validation, identity mapping, and solutions to Internet security risks.
Availability
Availability is the measure of how often your data and applications are ready for you to access them when you need them. In today's fast-paced Internet economy, availability is a critical aspect of your computing environment. Decide what level of availability you need and the technologies and techniques you can use to achieve your availability goals.
High Availability
High availability is the ability for businesses to withstand outages, including scheduled downtime and site-wide disasters. Learn about determining your high-availability objectives and goals, understanding the different high-availability technologies that are supported on System i products, and implementing a high-availability solution for your business.
Managing fixes
Keep your IBM i operating system and other software current with fixes (or program temporary fixes, PTFs). Fixes play an important part in your system's maintenance strategy. Your maintenance strategy can reduce system downtime, add functionality, and provide optimal availability.
For more information on planning your maintenance strategy, see Planning: Maintenance.
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