IBM Systems IBM Systems Director Release Notes Version 6.3.0  IBM Systems IBM Systems Director Release Notes Version 6.3.0  Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 29. © Copyright IBM Corporation 2011. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Chapter 1. Description 1 Chapter 2. Compatibility with earlier releases 3 Chapter 3. System requirements 7 Chapter 4. Installing IBM Systems Director 6.3 9 Chapter 5. Known problems 11 Appendix A. Publications and related information 13 Appendix B. Troubleshooting and support for IBM Systems Director . . . 17 Techniques for troubleshooting problems 17 Searching knowledge bases (Web search) 19 Getting fixes from Fix Central 20 Contacting IBM Support 21 Exchanging information with IBM 22 Sending information to IBM Support 22 Receiving information from IBM Support . . . 25 Subscribing to Support updates 26 Searching messages 27 Known problems and solutions 28 Notices 29 Trademarks 31 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2011 iii iv IBM Systems Director Version 6.3 Release Notes Chapter 1. Description IBM ® Systems Director 6.3 includes the following changes: v Support for additional operating systems v Fixes for Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) and known problems. A detailed description of the changes in version 6.3 is available in the “What's new in version 6.3” topic in the information center. Related information: "What's new in version 6.3" in the IBM Systems Director Information Center © Copyright IBM Corp. 2011 1 2 IBM Systems Director Version 6.3 Release Notes Chapter 2. Compatibility with earlier releases Important: v The version of IBM Systems Director Server must almost always be the same as or later than the version of any Common Agent or Platform Agent that is installed on the managed systems. For example, you must install and use IBM Systems Director Server 6.3 to manage Common Agent 6.3 that is installed on managed systems, or you must install and use IBM Systems Director Server 6.3 to manage Platform Agent 6.3 that is installed on managed systems. Note: The only exception to this rule is for AIX ® . If you update AIX on the management server, the agent that is installed with the new AIX version might be newer than the existing version of IBM Systems Director Server. In this case, ensure that you update IBM Systems Director Server immediately after updating AIX so that IBM Systems Director Server is again at a level that is the same as or later than the version of the agent. v IBM Systems Director version 6.1 or later is not compatible with any versions of IBM Director Server extensions, IBM Director Console extensions, or IBM Director Agent extensions that are supported by IBM Director version 5.20.x or earlier. Therefore, you must first uninstall those extensions before you install or upgrade an IBM Systems Director component from version 5.20.x to version 6.1.x, 6.2.x, or 6.3.x. For detailed information, see What's new in version 6.3.2. v If you must run a version of IBM Director or IBM Systems Director that is older than the version that is currently installed, you cannot update or migrate to it. You must instead uninstall your current version and then install the older version. See the following table for a complete listing of previous agent versions that are compatible with and can be managed by IBM Systems Director Server. Table 1. Compatibility of IBM Systems Director Server with previous agent versions For Power Systems ™ servers: Compatible Agent- managed systems IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.2 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.0 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.0 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.2.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.1.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1 Common Agent for AIX 6.1.0.x - 6.1.2.x 6.2.0.x - 6.2.1.x 6.3 5.20.2 6.1.0.x - 6.1.2.x 6.2.0.x - 6.2.1.x 6.3 5.20.2 6.1.0.x - 6.1.2.x 6.2.0.x - 6.2.1.x 6.3 5.20.2 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20.2 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 5.20.2 6.1 - 6.1.2 5.20.2 6.1.0.3 - 6.1.1.x 5.20.2 6.1 Common Agent for VIOS 6.1.0.3 - 6.1.2.x 6.2.0.x - 6.2.1.x 6.3 6.1.0.3 - 6.1.2.x 6.2.0.x - 6.2.1.x 6.3 6.1.0.3 - 6.1.2.x 6.2.0.x - 6.2.1.x 6.3 6.1.0.3 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.1.0.3 - 6.1.2 6.2 6.1.0.3 - 6.1.2 6.1.0.3 - 6.1.1.x6.1.0.3 Platform Agent for AIX n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Common Agent for Linux on Power Systems 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 5.20.2 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 5.20.2 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 5.20.2 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20.2 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 5.20.2 6.1 - 6.1.2 5.20.2 6.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20.2 6.1 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2011 3 Table 1. Compatibility of IBM Systems Director Server with previous agent versions (continued) For Power Systems ™ servers: Compatible Agent- managed systems IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.2 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.0 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.0 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.2.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.1.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1 Platform Agent for Linux on Power Systems 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 - 6.3.1 5.20.3 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 - 6.3.1 5.20.3 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20.3 6.1 Common Agent for IBM i 1 6.1.2 (5722-UME V1R2) 6.2.x (5770-UME V1R3) 6.3 (5770-UME V1R3) 6.3.2 (5770-UME V1R3) 6.1.2 (5722-UME V1R2) 6.2.x (5770-UME V1R3) 6.3 (5770-UME V1R3) 6.1.2 (5722-UME V1R2) 6.2.x (5770-UME V1R3) 6.3 (5770-UME V1R3) 5.20.2 6.1.2 (5722-UME V1R2) 6.2 - 6.2.1 (5770-UME V1R3) 5.20.2 6.1.2 (5722-UME V1R2) 6.2 (5770-UME V1R3) 5.20.2 6.1.2 (5722-UME V1R2) 5.20.2 5.20.2 IBM i Platform Agent 1 IBM i 5.4: 5722-UME V1R2 IBM i 6.1: 5770-UME V1R3 IBM i 7.1: 5770-UME V1R3 IBM i 5.4: 5722-UME V1R2 IBM i 6.1: 5770-UME V1R3 IBM i 7.1: 5770-UME V1R3 IBM i 5.4: 5722-UME V1R2 IBM i 6.1: 5770-UME V1R3 IBM i 7.1: 5770-UME V1R3 5722–UME V1R2 5770-UME V1R3 5722–UME V1R2 5770-UME V1R3 5722–UME V1R2 5770-UME V1R3 5722–UME V1R2 5722–UME V1R2 For System x ® servers: Compatible Agent- managed systems IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.2 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.0 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.0 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.2.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.1.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1 Common Agent for Windows 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.x 6.3 - 6.3.2 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.x 6.3 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.x 6.3 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 Platform Agent for Windows 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.x 6.3 - 6.3.2 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.x 6.3 - 6.3.1 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.x 6.3 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20 - 5.20.31 Common Agent for Linux on System x 5.20.31-5.20.32 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 - 6.3.2 5.20.31-5.20.32 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 5.20.31-5.20.32 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.2 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20 - 5.20.3 6.1 Platform Agent for Linux on System x 5.20.31-5.20.32 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 - 6.3.2 5.20.31-5.20.32 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 - 6.3.1 5.20.31-5.20.32 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 6.3 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 - 6.2.1 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 6.2 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.2 5.20 - 5.20.31 6.1.1 - 6.1.1.x 5.20 - 5.20.31 For System z ® servers: 4 IBM Systems Director Version 6.3 Release Notes [...]... 6.2.1 6.2 6.1.1 6.1.1 6.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.2 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.0 Compatible Agentmanaged systems IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.2 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.1 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.3.0 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.1 Common Agent...Table 1 Compatibility of IBM Systems Director Server with previous agent versions (continued) For Power Systems servers: IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.2.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.1.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.0 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.2.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1.1.x IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1 5.20.32 6.1 - 6.1.2... Agentmanaged systems IBM z/VM® 6.3.2 Manageability Access Point Agent for System z IBM Systems Director Server version 6.2.0 IBM Systems Director Server version 6.1 1 For more information about the compatibility of IBM Systems Director Server with IBM i agent versions, see Using IBM i resources with an IBM Systems Director Server Chapter 2 Compatibility with earlier releases 5 6 IBM Systems Director Version. .. release notes for that specific version Notes: 1 Printable PDFs for the different versions of the IBM Systems Director documentation are available on the Resources tab of the IBM Systems Director Web page: www .ibm. com /systems/ management /director/ 2 IBM Director versions 4.22 and earlier and all versions of 5.10.x are no longer supported IBM Systems Director version Information center 6.2.x IBM Systems Director. .. 7 8 IBM Systems Director Version 6.3 Release Notes Chapter 4 Installing IBM Systems Director 6.3 For step-by-step installation instructions, see these topics in the information center Planning Planning to install IBM Systems Director Planning to update IBM Systems Director Installing Installing IBM Systems Director on the management server Installing agents Upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director. .. have an internet connection, use “Update IBM Systems Director in the IBM Systems Director Web interface to automatically obtain and install all types of updates for IBM Systems Director See “Updating systems for more information 20 IBM Systems Director Version 6.3 Release Notes If your IBM Systems Director environment has a problem that is not fixed by a new release or update, contact the Technical... for running IBM Systems Director components, supported IBM Systems Director hardware, operating systems, databases, and workgroup and enterprise systems- management software PDF files for installing IBM Systems Director Server Provides detailed instructions to prepare for, install, and configure the IBM Systems Director Server © Copyright IBM Corp 2011 13 PDF files for installing IBM Systems Director agents... and workaround information can be found in the "IBM Systems Director Tech Notes" on the support site Related information: Troubleshooting and support IBM Systems Director Tech Notes © Copyright IBM Corp 2011 11 12 IBM Systems Director Version 6.3 Release Notes Appendix A Publications and related information You can view the same content in the IBM Systems Director Information Center as PDF documents To... collections v IBM Systems http://publib.boulder .ibm. com/eserver/ View the IBM Systems information center landing page, which provides integrated information for multiple IBM Systems products v IBM Systems Director publib.boulder .ibm. com/infocenter /director/ pubs/index.jsp Updated periodically, the IBM Systems Director topic collection contains the most up-to-date documentation available for IBM Systems Director. .. install IBM Systems Director agents on your managed systems, as well as, prepare for agentless managed systems PDF files for upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director Server Provides detailed instructions to upgrade and migrate the IBM Systems Director Server PDF files for upgrading and migrating IBM Systems Director agents Provides detailed instructions to upgrade and migrate IBM Systems Director . 6. 2.1.x 6. 3 6. 1 .0 .3 - 6. 1.2.x 6. 2 .0. x - 6. 2.1.x 6. 3 6. 1 .0 .3 - 6. 1.2.x 6. 2 .0. x - 6. 2.1.x 6. 3 6. 1 .0 .3 - 6. 1.2 6. 2 - 6. 2.1 6. 1 .0 .3 - 6. 1.2 6. 2 6. 1 .0 .3 - 6. 1.2 6. 1 .0 .3. x 5. 20 .31 -5. 20 .32 6. 1 - 6. 1.2 6. 2 - 6. 2.1 6. 3 - 6. 3. 2 5. 20 .31 -5. 20 .32 6. 1 - 6. 1.2 6. 2 - 6. 2.1 6. 3 5. 20 .31 -5. 20 .32 6. 1 - 6. 1.2 6. 2 - 6. 2.1 6. 3 5. 20 - 5. 20 .3 6. 1