{{refimprove|date=September 2014}} '''IBM Systems Director''' is an [[element management system]] (EMS) (sometimes referred to as a "workgroup management system") first introduced by [[IBM]] in 1993 as NetFinity Manager. The software was originally written to run on [[OS/2]] 2.0. It has subsequently gone through a number of name changes in the interim. It was changed in 1996 to [[IBM Personal Computer|IBM PC]] SystemView. Later that same year, it was renamed to TME 10 NetFinity. The following year, it reverted to a slightly altered version of its original name: IBM Netfinity Manager (note the lowercase 'f').
In 1999, IBM announced Netfinity Director; a new product based on Tivoli IT Director. It was intended as a replacement for IBM Netfinity Manager. When IBM renamed its Netfinity line of enterprise servers to [[IBM System x|x]]Series, the name was changed to IBM Director.
With the release of version 6.1, the product was renamed from IBM Director to IBM Systems Director.
IBM Director consists of 3 components: an agent, a console and a server. To take full advantage of IBM Director's capabilities, the IBM Director Agent must be installed on the monitored system. Inventory and management data are stored in an [[SQL]] database ([[Oracle Database|Oracle]], [[Microsoft SQL Server|SQL Server]], [[IBM DB2]] Universal Database or [[PostgreSQL]]) which can be separate or on the same server where IBM [[Global Directory Server|Director Server]] resides. Smaller deployments can also utilize [[Jet Database Engine|Microsoft Jet]] or [[MSDE]]. The server is configured and managed using the IBM Director Console from any [[Linux]] or [[Microsoft Windows]] [[workstation]].
IBM Systems Director has been removed from marketing and is scheduled to reach end of service in April 2018.
== IBM Director is composed of these major tasks == * Asset ID * BladeCenter Management * CIM Browser * Command Automation * Configure [[Simple Network Management Protocol|SNMP]] Agent * Data Capture Policy Manager * Event Action Plans * Event Log * External Application Launch * File Transfer * Hardware Status * Inventory * JMX Browser * Microsoft Cluster Browser * Network Configuration * Process Management * Rack Manager * Remote Control * Remote Session * Retail Peripheral Management (needs Retail Extensions) * RMA Software Distribution * Resource Monitors * Scheduler * Server Configuration Manager * Service and Support Management * SNMP Browser * Software Distribution * System Accounts * Update Manager * User Administration
== Major releases == * IBM Systems Director 6.3 (out of service) * IBM Systems Director 6.2 (out of service) * IBM Systems Director 6.1 (out of service) * IBM Director 5.20.3 (out of service) * IBM Director 5.20.2 (out of service) * IBM Director 5.20.1 (out of service) * IBM Director 5.20.0 (out of service) * IBM Director 5.10.3 (out of service) * IBM Director 5.10.2 (out of service) * IBM Director 5.10.1 (out of service) * IBM Director 5.10.0 (out of service) * IBM Director 4.22 (out of service) * IBM Director 4.21 (out of service) * IBM Director 4.20 (out of service) * IBM Director 4.12 (out of service) * IBM Director 4.11 (out of service) * IBM Director 4.10 (out of service) * IBM Director 3.1.1 (out of service)
== See also == * [[IBM Systems Director Console]] for AIX * [[System Center Operations Manager]] * [[Oracle Enterprise Manager]] ==References== * IBM Official Director Forums[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=759&start=0]
== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070913104806/http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/director/ IBM Director home page] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150724023356/http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/director/downloads/ IBM Systems Director download page] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150724023356/http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/director/downloads/ An Introduction to Using IBM Systems Director to Manage IBM i ]
IBM Systems Director 6.3.x * [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/topic/com.ibm.director.main.helps.doc/dir6.3_relnotes.pdf IBM Systems Director Release Notes] * [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/pubs/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.director.main.helps.doc%2Ffqm0_main.html IBM Software Information Center]
IBM Systems Director 6.2.x * [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/topic/com.ibm.director.main.helps.doc/dir6.2.1_relnotes.pdf IBM Systems Director Release Notes] * [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/director/v6r2x/index.jsp IBM Software Information Center]
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