Network Control

IBM® Systems Director Network Control provides integration of server, storage, and network management for virtualisation across multiple platforms. Leveraging existing IBM Systems Director functionality and the integration of vendor applications, Network Control can manage, monitor, and configure vendor-based network devices.
Network Control can help protect your IT investment through its open design and support for industry standards, enabling heterogeneous physical and virtual management with support for multiple platforms and operating systems.

By utilising network management capabilities, along with existing server and storage management capabilities, you can effectively control your computing environment with a single integrated management tool while reducing your cost of computing.

Benefits

Reduces network management costs by consolidating all management functions into a single product
Improves productivity and service levels by simplifying and streamlining management tasks
Increases asset utilisation through more efficient management
Provides higher bandwidth and converged fabrics eliminating server, storage and network sprawl

Features

Basic lifecycle management of network switches
Integration of vendor-based device management tools
Converged Ethernet network device support (FCoCEE) via native support and vendor tools
Ability to view systems according to VLAN
Network device topology collection and visualisation (virtual and physical)
IBM Systems Director Network Control supports these and other network devices:
- IBM BladeCenter supported switches and Blade NICs
- Brocade® Converged Ethernet network switches (FCoCEE), Ethernet switches and routers
- QLogic® converged network adapters
- Cisco® FCoCEE and Ethernet switches
- Juniper® Ethernet switches, routers and appliances
Virtual switch discovery and inventory for:
- VMware ESXi and ESX4
- PowerVM
- RHEV-H

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Requirements:

Network Control is included with IBM Systems Director Editions, or available separately as a plug-in option for IBM Systems Director. IBM Systems Director Network Control V1.2.1 requires IBM Systems Director version 6.2.1. If you attempt to install this product on an older version of IBM Systems Director, it will not install and you will have to perform an upgrade before accessing this functionality. Consult the Installation and User's Guide (PDF, 294KB) for full plug-in requirements.

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The latest version of Network Control is available for download via this site. Take advantage of the 60-day trial opportunity to see for yourself how this solution will enable you to simplify and automate network management tasks while providing a single unified view of your server, storage and network devices. For continued use of IBM Systems Director Network Control functions beyond the 60-day trial, the offering must be purchased.

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