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5.1 SDMC Introduction
The SDMC is an extension to IBM Systems Director. The SDMC is available in two appliance
versions, hardware and software. The SDMC is designed to replace both the HMC and IVM
for POWER-based systems management. POWER-based blades managed by SDMC have
their features and functionality brought into line with other POWER-based systems that have
been managed by HMC in the past. The use of a this new management console also brings a
new set of terminology; these terms are covered in this section.
The SDMC is designed to be integrated into the administrative framework of IBM Systems
Director and has the same look and feel. It provides a common interface for systems
administration across the data center.
5.1.1 Hardware appliance
The hardware appliance is required for midrange and high-end Power Systems, but can also
manage low-end systems.
The hardware appliance consists of a virtual image that resides on a host system running
Red Hat Linux. Login to the host system or access to the hypervisor is not permitted. All
communication is accomplished through a special channel from the guest to the host.
5.1.2 Software appliance
The SDMC software appliance can be installed in an existing x86 virtualized infrastructure.
Virtualization hypervisor options include VMware (vSphere server and ESXi Version 4 or
later; at least Version 4.1 is required if USB support is desired) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) Enterprise KVM Version 5.5 or later.
The supported host operating systems and hypervisors are:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 with KVM (kvm-83-164.el5) or later; requires at least one
network bridge.
VMware ESXi 4.01or later.
VMware ESX 4 or later.
The VMware hypervisor requires another machine to be configured with either:
Windows XP with VMware Virtual Infrastructure Client or VMware OVF Tool installed
Linux (preferably Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5) with VMware OVF Tool installed
5.1.3 IVM, HMC, and SDMC support
The SDMC can replace both HMC and IVM management methods, or it can work in
conjunction with an HMC during a transition. Table 5-1 and Table 5-2 show the current system
management types and the possible SDMC appliance type they can support. There is no
SDMC support for POWER5 and earlier and there is currently no plan to support HMC or IVM
on platforms beyond POWER7.
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