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Chapter 3. Installation of Red Hat Linux 7.3 and IBM Director Agent 53
򐂰 IBM Director Server
򐂰 IBM Director Agent
򐂰 IBM Director Console
A different combination of these components is required for each of the hardware groups in
your IBM Director environment. The management server must contain all three of these
components. The IBM Director Console must be installed on the management console or any
system from which a system administrator will remotely access the management server. The
IBM Director Agent must be installed on each system you intend to manage.
IBM Director Server
The IBM Director Server is the main component of IBM Director software. The server
component contains the management data, the server engine, and the application logic. IBM
Director Server provides basic functions such as:
򐂰 Discovery of the managed systems
򐂰 Storage of configuration and management data
򐂰 Inventory database
򐂰 Event listening
򐂰 Security and authentication
򐂰 Management console support
򐂰 Administrative tasks
IBM Director comes with the Microsoft Jet database engine, however other database
applications can be used in larger IBM Director management solutions. The IBM Director
Console and IBM Director Agent are automatically installed when you install the IBM Director
server. Every IBM Eserver xSeries comes with an IBM Director Server license.
IBM Director Agent
The IBM Director Agent allows the Director server to communicate with systems on which it is
installed. The agent provides the server with management data which can be transferred
using TCP/IP, NetBIOS and IPX protocols. The IBM Directors Agent Web-based access can
only be enabled on Windows operating systems. All IBM systems come with an IBM Director
Agent license. Additional licenses can be purchased for non-IBM systems.
IBM Director Console
The IBM Director Console enables systems administrators to manage all systems which have
an agent installed. This is done easily via the graphical user interface (GUI) by either a
drop-and-drag action or a single click. Unlike the agent, the console and server communicate
and transfer data using TCP/IP. The IBM Director Console does not require the Director agent
to be installed unless you want to manage this system as well, in which case the agent must
be installed separately. IBM Director Console does not require a license and can be installed
on as many systems as needed.
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