This topic provides an overview of IBM Director.
IBM Director is
a comprehensive systems-management solution. Based on industry standards,
it can be used with most Intel-microprocessor-based systems and certain IBM® iSeries™, pSeries®, and zSeries® servers.
A powerful suite of tools and utilities, IBM Director automates many of the processes that are required to manage systems proactively, including capacity planning, asset tracking, preventive maintenance, diagnostic monitoring, troubleshooting, and more. It has a graphical user interface that provides easy access to both local and remote systems.
IBM Director can be used in environments with multiple operating systems (heterogeneous environments) and integrated with robust workgroup and enterprise management software from IBM (such as Tivoli® software), Computer Associates, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft®, NetIQ, and BMC Software.
IBM Director is designed to manage a complex environment that contains numerous servers, desktop computers, workstations, mobile computers (notebook computers), and assorted devices. IBM Director can manage up to 5000 systems.