Limitations
 

  • The 'All Users' and 'All Groups' plugins only work with locally defined users and groups. Users and groups defined in NIS, NIS+ and other similar services are ignored.

  • Recommendations

    Users may use Web-based System Manager in one of the following Client-Server management modes: Two new installation bundles are available to automatically complete configuration of the Web-based System Manager online extended helps and fully enable remote management from a Windows system: To use a web server other than IBM HTTP Server, refer to the Web-based System Manager FAQ for more information.

    The suggested minimum memory configuration to run a Web-based System Manager session is 256 MB. You may require additional memory if you run more sessions simultaneously, such as multiple Web-based System Manager sessions running the Monitoring plugin.

    Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology (RSCT), which includes the Web-based System Manager Monitoring application, is contained in a separate software package, rsct.core, which is installed by default. For more information about the Monitoring application, refer to the file: /usr/sbin/rsct/README/rsct.core.README.


    Known Problems

    Following are problems that have been identified and are being addressed. Current workarounds, recommendations, and problems identified after this version of the product is released will be posted to the Web-based System Manager FAQ.


    Other Useful Information

    See: http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/os/wsm51/index.html for information about Web-based System Manager.

    Vendors needing information about how to integrate their product with Web-based System Manager can contact their IBM representative for more details.
     


    Hardware Management Console (HMC)
     

    Starting with AIX Release 51C, there will be support for management of the HMC, or Hardware Management Console system.  This system is the controlling hardware for the eServer p690 system. The HMC system provides the basic functionality needed to configure and manage the eServer p690 system. The HMC provides partition management, service, and problem determination software for maintaining the eServer p690 system.


    HMC Remote Management

    HMC/eServer p690 server systems may be managed remotely, provided that the HMC or the Web-based System Manager framework of the client is at a compatible level. For remote management of the HMC server from a client HMC system,  the client must have an HMC framework level at Level 1 Release 1 or above. This information may be found under the Help menu of the client in the "about Hardware Management Console for pSeries" menu item. For remote management of an HMC system from a Web-based System Management client, the client must have a Web-based System Manager framework with a build date of October 24, 2001 or later. This information may be found under the Help menu of the client in the "about Web-based System Manager" menu item.

    Possible remote managment scenarios involving HMC systems are as follows:


    HMC Known Problems


    Hardware Management Console and Web-based System Manager are products of International Business Machines (IBM) Inc.
     

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