Director 6 Install & Update Mind Set

Director 6 is platform agnostic

• AIX, Mainframe, IBM i, Linux many platforms, Windows
• Java based
• Install files are Large and its Slow to install as it uses Java to initialise

Director 6 update to current release immediately after installing the GA version

• Install files are an GA ancient version
• The Director 6 way
• Complex but good to learn

Director 6 version tracking

• Not the AIX way
• Not the Director 6 software way
• See Director 6 software feature way

The peaky Director 6 CPU use it idea for Shaped Processor CPUS LPARS available on Power5 and Power6

• Entitlement = 0.4+
• Uncapped
• Weight = default
• Virtual CPU = 4

Director 6 is large Java application running out of memory is very bad news

• Paging space = 2 GB or more (note the default AIX 0.5 GB is too small)
• Documents say 2.5 GB this is OK
• But I am using I'm using 4 GB under AMS

The Director 6 database is fairly small but the recommended file system sizes are too small

• I have seen a single disk 100% busy for 20 minutes I suggest a min of 4 disks (or Fibre Channel SAN disks to spread the I/O across spindles)
• On basic install and update my /opt 3.5 GB (greater than the recommended 3 GB!!!) - I recommend 8 GB minimum or it will catch you out later.
• For insane reasons some update files go in the root filesystem. So make sure you have 1 GB free space in / and 1GB free space in /tmp

Final slide:

1. Download early as its 900 MB
2. Install & update before using Director 6
3. Follow my additional requirements
   • Uncapped, 4 virtual CPUs, paging space+, disks, fs+
4. We installed on AIX 6.1 TL03 + service pack
   • If installing on an earlier AIX
   • Check if expect, tcl & tk pre-installed
   • Check if Common Agent pre-installed
   • If using AIX 6 exclude xlC.aix50
   • Edit down installp/ppc/DirServer.bnd for AIX 6.1 TL03 service pack 1 ONLY to:

     #Director Server
     
     I:ICU4C.rte
     I:xlC.rte
     I:tivoli.tivguid
     I:sysmgt.cim.providers
     I:sysmgt.cim.smisproviders
     I:sysmgt.cimserver.pegasus
     I:Director.CimCore
     I:Director.CimExtension
     I:Director.DirectorCimCore
     I:DirectorServer
     I:cas.agent
     I:DirectorCommonAgent
     R:bash-3.2-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm

   • Removed lines were:

     I:xlC.aix50
     ...
     R:expect-5.42.1-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
     R:tcl-8.4.7-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
     R:tk-8.4.7-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm

   • Copy the "improved" file to /usr/sys/inst.data/sys_bundles/DirServer.bnd
   • smitty installp but take "Install software Bundles" from the menu
   • the source files are in the current directory and then select DirServer Bundle
   • Sit back and make a cup of tea, this could take a while
   • Remember you have to install openssh for the remote install of the Common Agent to work.
5. Next you have to run the Agent Manager Config script - this is detailed at the bottom of the installp output.
   • To configure the agent manager, runs: /opt/ibm/director/bin/configAgtMgr.sh
     • Enter: root
     • Enter: root's password four times
     • Enter: no
   • This bit does not take too long
   • To start the server manually: /opt/ibm/director/bin/smstart
   • To find the status of the server: /opt/ibm/director/bin/smstatus -r
   • Now kick back a ponder a mystery of life or two
   • Later on this might be useful, to stop the server manually: /opt/ibm/director/bin/smstop
   • Put /opt/ibm/director/bin in your root user's $PATH
   • Login in to Director 6 with - https://<your-Direccotr6-6-Server_homename>:8422/ibm/console

Other points:

1. Do not sit & watch back-ground Tasks complete
   • Could be dangerous to your health & career
2. Have a performance monitor running
3. Don't forget to install openssh
4. If you reinstall Director 6 Server or change the LPAR you are using for it, then you need to run the follwoing command to get the Common Agents on AIX endpoints to "talk" to the new server
   • /opt/ibm/director/agent/runtime/agent/toolkit/bin/configure.sh -unmanaged -force
5. Useful Common Agent on AIX endpoint commands
   1. /var/opt/tivoli/ep/runtime/agent/bin/endpoint.sh stop
   2. /var/opt/tivoli/ep/runtime/agent/bin/endpoint.sh start
   3. /var/opt/tivoli/ep/runtime/agent/bin/endpoint.sh status
   4. /var/opt/tivoli/ep/runtime/agent/bin/endpoint.sh version

Director 6 home page

• http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/director
• Includes: Downloads, articles, White-papers & Demo Movies

Director 6 Redbook

• http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247694.html

Redbook Wiki for the latest new information

• http://www-01.ibm.com/redbooks/community/display/director/Home

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