IBM System x3550 M3 Management Node with Software Preload Quick Start Guide - v1.72
IBM Confidential 06/21/2012 Page 3 of 9
As illustrated in Figure 2, the x3550 M3 Management Node with Software Preload comes
preinstalled with the components shown in Table 1. In the table, column 3 cites references at the
end of this document. Column 4 describes the function of each component.
This Quick Start Guide describes the steps required to setup the IBM System x3550 M3
Management Node with Software Preload. For additional information not contained here, refer to
the documents for each respective component as cited in Table 1 and the reference section.
Windows Server 2008 R2 64-
bit
Baremetal Operating System
IBM Systems Director (ISD)
Server and Console with DB2
for management database
Platform Management Services (i.e.,
monitoring, inventory, hardware status, update
management) ā includes DB2 9.7 64-bit
Database Server, Storage Manager to monitor
DS3524, Update Manager, and Service and
Support Manager
Power Management ISD plugin (i.e.,
complements ISD to support monitoring of
wattage, power capping and throttling, and
savings potential)
IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent
Power Management Agent used by AEM/ITM
DS 3xxx Storage Management
System x ToolsCenter System Health
System x ToolsCenter Setup/Configuration
System x ToolsCenter Systems Updates
H22/BCCH Hardware Setup/Configuration
IBM FastSetup System
Templates
H22/BCCH Hardware profiles for automated,
rapid, and simple hardware setup and
configuration
VMware Virtualization Management Console
Setup and Configuration GUI
Utility with documentation
Automatic setup/configuration of management
Server (C:\IBM)
User startup instructions
Table 1 - x3550 M3 Software Preload Components