IBM Systems Director Server 6.3.3 is the latest release of IBM Systems Director. IBM Systems Director Server 6.3.3 can be installed on management servers running Windows®, AIX®, Linux® on x86, Linux on Power Systems, and Linux on System z.

Note: To download IBM Systems Director 6.3.3 management server, you must install a previous version of IBM Systems Director 6.3.x management server and then use the IBM Systems Director update manager to update the IBM Systems Director management server to version 6.3.3.

Beginning with IBM Systems Director 6.3, the following plug-ins are packaged and installed with the installation of IBM Systems Director management server: Active Energy Manager, Service and Support Manager, VMControl.

• Compatibility considerations

  There are compatibility considerations for IBM Systems Director Server 6.3.x and its supported plug-ins. See the plug-ins download page for details on the compatibility requirements for each plug-in.

• Pre-installation and sizing tools

  Use the following resources to assist you before you install, and to help you with sizing, scaling, and performance tuning for IBM Systems Director 6.3.x:

  • IBM Systems Director Pre-Installation Utility
    Performs prerequisite checks to ensure that your environment satisfies the requirements for installing IBM Systems Director.
  • IBM Systems Director Sizing Tool
    Web-based sizing tool which can be used to size a new system, to size an upgrade to an existing system, or to size a consolidation of several systems.

Downloads

There are two types of download packages available for you to use to install IBM Systems Director Server:

• Installation package
  You can install this release using the installation package files. Additional information and installation instructions are in a readme file that is included in each stand-alone installation package.
• DVD image
  You can create a DVD that you can use to install IBM Systems Director Server 6.3.x.

IBM Systems Director Server 6.2 and 6.2.1 can be installed on management servers running Windows®, AIX®, Linux® on x86, Linux on Power Systems, and Linux on System z.

• Compatibility considerations

  There are compatibility considerations for IBM Systems Director Server 6.2.x and its supported plug-ins. See the plug-ins download page for details on the compatibility requirements for each plug-in.

• Pre-installation and sizing tools

  Use the following resources to assist you before you install, and to help you with sizing, scaling, and performance tuning for IBM Systems Director 6.2.x:

  • IBM Systems Director Pre-Installation Utility
    Performs prerequisite checks to ensure that your environment satisfies the requirements for installing IBM Systems Director. To run the utility for V6.2.1, specify checkds -r 6.2.1, as documented in the README.
  • IBM Systems Director 6.2.x Sizing Tool
    Web-based sizing tool which can be used to size a new system, to size an upgrade to an existing system, or to size a consolidation of several systems. For assistance using the tool, as well additional performance tuning and scaling considerations, see the Performance Tuning and Scaling Guide for IBM Systems Director 6.2 (PDF, 1.15MB)

Downloads

There are two types of download packages available for you to use to install IBM Systems Director Server:

• Installation package
  You can install this release using the installation package files. Additional information and installation instructions are in a readme file that is included in each stand-alone installation package. Note: To install IBM Systems Director Server 6.2.1, you must first have version 6.2 installed, then use IBM Systems Director update manager to update to version 6.2.1.
• DVD image
  You can create a DVD that you can use to install IBM Systems Director Server 6.2 and 6.2.1.

IBM Systems Director Server 6.1.2 can be installed on management servers running Windows®, AIX®, Linux® on x86, Linux on Power Systems, and Linux on System z.

The downloads for the IBM Systems Director 6.1.x products across all platforms will be removed from this site soon after September 30, 2013.

• As of April 30, 2013 IBM will no longer support the IBM Systems Director 6.1.x for System z product, including associated plug-ins. See the IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 912-009 (PDF, 78KB).
• As of September 30, 2013 IBM will no longer support the IBM Systems Director 6.1.x for System x product, including associated plug-ins. See IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 912-146 (PDF, 51KB).
• As of September 30, 2013 IBM will no longer support the IBM Systems Director 6.1.x for Power Systems product, including associated plug-ins. See the IBM United States Withdrawal Announcement 912-125 (PDF, 53KB).

Downloads

You can install this release using stand-alone installation package files. These files enable you to install IBM Systems Director Server 6.1 and then immediately update the server to 6.1.2, including the latest version of Common Agent. Additional information and installation instructions are in a readme file that is included in each stand-alone installation package.