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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
Systems Director is IBM's platform management family that provides information technology professionals with the tools they need to better coordinate and manage all of their virtual and physical resources in the data center. Systems Director provides cross-platform and cross-system management capabilities for more complete management of System i and i5/OS within an enterprise.
Active Energy Manager
Active Energy Manager will measure, monitor, and manage the energy components built into IBM systems enabling a cross-platform management solution. This solution helps customers monitor, allocate and manage energy consumption to allow better utilization of available energy resources.
Connecting to System i
Learn about the variety of clients, interfaces, and applications for connecting to your i5/OS operating system. Choose from several different ways to connect to your i5/OS 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 i5/OS
Beginning with i5/OS V6R1, IBM Systems Director Navigator for i5/OS enables management of i5/OS 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 i5/OS is the strategic tool for i5/OS management and will work in concert with future IBM Systems Director products that enable heterogeneous system management.
System i Navigator
A graphical user interface for managing and administering your i5/OS system from a Windows®, PDA, or Web browser client. System i Navigator makes operation and administration of systems easier and more productive.
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 i5/OS 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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