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Software distribution using IBM Director can be deployed to a single IBM Director
client, all IBM Director clients, or some combination in between. The administrator
has complete control over which IBM Director clients receive any given package. By
default, software distribution packages automatically install themselves immediately
following delivery to the IBM client. Delivery of the package can be done manually
or scheduled for a later, more convenient time.
Real-time diagnostics
Real-time diagnostics provides nondisruptive testing of the agent. This is an add-in
provided automatically on all IBM NAS appliances, but you must also install it on
the IBM Director Management Server and Console. When installed, this function
appears in the Tasks column with the name Diagnostics.
To use Real-time diagnostics:
1. From the IBM Director Console, in the Tasks column, select Diagnostics. Then,
2. In the Component field, select the component to test.
3. In the Action field, select the action for the component.
4. Click Start Action.
5. The action results are displayed in the Results window.
6. You can then highlight the text, right-click the mouse, and copy and paste the
Some results might require that you take specific action. For details on correcting a
failed device, consult the documentation that comes with the NAS appliance.
You can also run all tests by selecting All Components for the Component, and All
Non-Destructive Actions for the Action. Depending on the number and size of
hard disks present, this full test suite can take considerable time to complete. Even
though this is a nondisruptive diagnosis, testing might impact performance.
Rack Manager and inventory enhancements
The Rack Manager task has been updated to include all of the IBM NAS
components. A new component category, NAS, includes all of the IBM NAS
appliance engines. All IBM NAS appliances are automatically discovered by the
Rack Manager task for drag-and-drop rack construction. The following component
categories have been updated to include the new IBM NAS appliance components:
Racks Includes the new component, NAS Rack Model 36U
Storage
Fibre Channel
NAS
drag and drop Diagnostics onto the system that you want to diagnose.
results into a text editor.
Includes these new components:
v NAS Storage Expansion Unit Model 0RU
v NAS Storage Expansion Unit Model 1RU
Includes these new components:
v NAS 8-port Fibre Channel Hub Model 1RU
v NAS Raid Storage Controller Model EXP
v NAS Raid Storage Controller Model 0RU
v NAS Raid Storage Controller Model 2RU
v NAS Raid Storage Controller Model EXU
Is a new component category that includes these components:
v NAS 100 Engine Model R12
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