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IBM Director v5.20

Release Notes

Release Notes v5.20 (520KB)
Release Notes v5.20 Update 1 (520KB)
Release Notes v5.20.2 (278KB)
Release Notes v5.20.3 (321KB)

Quick Start Guides

IBM Director on AIX® Quick Start Guide (154KB)
IBM Director on i5/OS® Quick Start Guide (153KB)
IBM Director on Linux® on POWER™ Quick Start Guide (165KB)
IBM Director on Linux for System x™ Quick Start Guide (164KB)
IBM Director on Linux for System z™ Quick Start Guide (164KB)
IBM Director on Windows® Quick Start Guide (172KB)

Product documents

IBM Director v5.20 Information Center
Hardware and Software Support Guide (239KB)
Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide (5.23MB)
Express Planning, Installation, and Configuration Guide (2.90MB)
Systems Management Guide (6.74MB)
Troubleshooting and Support Guide (1.27MB)
Events Reference (4.25MB)
Commands Reference (2.06MB)

Upward integration modules (UIMs)

UIM for CA Unicenter Network and Systems Management r11 Installation and User's Guide (578KB)
UIM for CA Unicenter Network and Systems Management 3.1 Installation and User's Guide (488KB)
UIM for HP OpenView Network Node Manager Installation and User’s Guide (560KB)
UIM for Tivoli Management Framework Installation and User’s Guide (68KB)
UIM for Tivoli NetView Installation and User’s Guide (167KB)
UIM for Microsoft Systems Management Server Installation and User's Guide (67KB)
IBM Director Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Installation and User's Guide (1MB)
IBM Hardware Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Installation and User's Guide (3MB)
IBM BladeCenter Chassis Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Installation and User's Guide (63KB)
IBM Director Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Installation and User's Guide (66KB)

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IBM Director v5.10

Hardware and software support

IBM Director Compatibility v5.10 Update 2 (250KB)
IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide v5.10 Update 3 (formerly named the IBM Director Compatibility) (299KB)

Release Notes

IBM Director Release Notes v5.10 (347KB)
IBM Director Release Notes v5.10 Update 1 (470KB)
IBM Director Release Notes v5.10 Update 2 (459KB)
IBM Director Release Notes v5.10 Update 3 (738KB)

Product documents

IBM Director Information Center
IBM Director Systems Management Guide (8.96MB)
IBM Director Installation and Configuration Guide (6.30MB)
IBM Director Events Reference (4.62MB)
Upward Integration Modules Installation Guide (1.02MB)

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IBM Director extensions

Active Energy Manager V3.1

Release Notes (182KB)
Information center
Installation and User’s Guide (1.21MB)

Capacity Manager v5.10

Release Notes v5.10 (151KB)
Installation and User’s Guide (722KB)

Capacity Manager v5.20

Release Notes v5.20 (180KB)
Release Notes v5.20.2 (182KB)
Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide (1.31MB)

External Application Launch Wizard v5.10

Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide

External Application Launch Wizard v5.20

Release Notes v5.20 (122KB)
Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide (788KB)

Hardware Management Console v5.10

Release Notes v5.10 Update 1 (173KB)
Release Notes v5.10 Update 3 (185KB)

Hardware Management Console v5.20

Release Notes v5.20 (198KB)
Release Notes v5.20 Update 1 (198KB)
Release Notes v5.20.2 (195KB)
Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide (705KB)

IBM Management Processor Command-Line Interface (MPCLI) v5.10

User’s Guide (1.00MB)

IBM Management Processor Command-Line Interface (MPCLI) v5.20

User’s Guide (1.03MB)

IBM Remote Deployment Manager 4.20

White papers

IBM Remote Deployment Manager 4.30

Publications
White Papers

IBM Remote Deployment Manager 4.40

Publications

ServeRAID Manager v5.10

Release Notes v5.10 (151KB)

ServeRAID Manager v8.25

Release Notes v8.25 (156KB)

ServeRAID Manager v8.30

Release Notes v8.30 (196KB)
Installation and User’s Guide (3.30MB)

ServeRAID Manager v8.40

Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide (1.47MB)

Software Distribution Premium Edition v5.20

Release Notes v5.20 (150KB)
Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide (1.18MB)

IBM Server Storage Provisioning Tool v5.20

Release Notes v5.20 Update 1 (215KB)
Release Notes v5.20.2 (191KB)
Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide (568KB)

System Availability v5.10

Release Notes v5.10 (153KB)
Installation and User’s Guide v5.10 (568KB)

System Availability v5.20

Release Notes v5.20 (177KB)
Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide (737KB)

IBM Virtualization Manager v1.2

Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide (2.43MB)

IBM Director Web-based Access v5.10

Release Notes (142KB)
Installation and User’s Guide (633KB)

z/VM Center v5.10

Release Notes 5.10 (161KB)
Release Notes v5.10 Update 1 (215KB)
Release Notes v5.10 Update 3 (261KB)

z/VM Center v5.20

Release Notes v5.20 (205KB)
Release Notes v5.20 Update 1 (205KB)
Release Notes v5.20.2 (222KB)
Information Center
Installation and User’s Guide (3.98MB)

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Forums
IBM Director User Forum

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White papers and RedPapers

IBM Director solutions

Software Distribution with IBM Director (1.36MB)
Managing IBM System x and IBM BladeCenter firmware and driver updates using Update Manager in IBM Director 5.20 (992KB)
IBM Director Security Best Practices: authorization (98KB)
IBM Director SNMP Support (250KB)
Managing Linux Guests Using IBM Director and z/VM Center
Monitoring Redundant Uninterruptible Power Supplies Using IBM Director (454KB)
Using the IBM Director cimsubscribe Utility (143KB)

BladeCenter solutions

BladeCenter systems management software (320KB)
BladeCenter Solutions (IBM Journal of Research and Development)

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Redbooks
Implementing IBM Director v5.20
IBM Director for System p5 v5.20 (1.67MB)
IBM eServer iSeries Systems Management Handbook (2.41MB)
Virtualization on the IBM System x3950 Server
Managing IBM TotalStorage NAS with IBM Director (892KB)
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Demonstrations and education

In-person

XSR04: Up to Speed on xSeries, Topic: Smart Systems Management
Hand-on classroom

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