Driver lifecycle

You can use the Systems Manager to access, manage, and control multiple servers and drivers. Your window displays only those system resources for which you have authorization for display or control.

Before you begin

The Systems Manager is only accessible if the user is a member of a group with the View System activity. Any user wishing to make changes to System Manager must belong to a group with the Manage System activity.

About this task

Use this procedure to access the Drivers component within Systems Manager.

Procedure

  1. Select the Systems Manager in the navigation tree.
  2. The Systems Manager displays.
  3. Navigate to the Drivers component.
  4. All drivers available on the system display.
  5. Use the following table as a guide to understand the information displayed:
    Field Name Description
    UUID Unique ID to identify the driver.
    Vendor/Type/Model/OS VTMOS of the device associated with the driver.
    Version Driver versions are date based
    In Use Those drivers "In Use" will be denoted by a green checkmark. This indicates that it has been created, or imported.
    Status Indicates the state of the driver. Options are: active and inactive.
    Created Date Date the driver was created.
    Custom Driver Used to differentiate between IBM drivers and custom drivers. Values available are: True and False.
    Display name Alias.