Software helps users manage/monitor server clusters.
Press Release Summary:
Cluster Systems Management (CSM) v1.3.2 extends cluster management support to Linux on eserver pSeries®, helping to simplify tasks of installing, operating, and maintaining clusters of pSeries and xSeries® servers. It includes remote hardware control, utilities for administering software updates, cluster-wide resource monitoring tools, and automated triggers. Product also includes functionality of CSM v1.3.1 plus install scripts for administrators to set up customization during install.
Original Press Release:
IBM Cluster Systems Management V1.3.2 Expanded to Linux on IBM eserver pSeries Platform with Additional New Functions
At a glance
IBM Cluster Systems Management (CSM) V1.3.2 extends cluster management support to the Linux on pSeries platform in addition to the Linux on xSeries and AIX 5L platforms. CSM is a key component of IBM cluster offerings and allows mix-and-match CSM clusters.
IBM CSM V1.3.2 for AIX 5L and for xSeries Linux is designed to offer:
o New command provides a snapshot of status of nodes in the cluster.
o New scripts for backup and restore of data on the management server.
o Innovative diagnostic probes help verify correctness before installing the nodes in the cluster.
New for CSM for Linux on xSeries
o Runs on new hardware and additional Linux distributions
o Improved installation mechanism for SuSE and SuSE SLES distributions
New for CSM for AIX 5L
o Support for configuring secondary adapters at install time
o Ability to directly install the CSM management server
o Install scripts for administrators to set up any needed customization
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: RE001).
Overview
IBM Cluster Systems Management (CSM) V1.3.2 now extends cluster management support to Linux on pSeries®. CSM helps consolidate the management of large numbers of pSeries and IBM xSeries® servers. Originally introduced for Linux on xSeries, then AIX® on pSeries, CSM is now available for Linux on pSeries.
CSM is intended to simplify the tasks of installing, operating, and maintaining clusters of servers. It is designed to include remote hardware control, utilities for administering software updates across all servers in the cluster, cluster-wide resource monitoring tools, and automatic triggers that can be used to alert system managers or initiate corrective actions when problems occur.
New for CSM for Linux on pSeries
o Includes the functionality of CSM 1.3.1 plus install scripts for administrators to set up customization during install
o Runs on pSeries models 615, 630, 650, and 655, and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 8 and TurboLinux Enterprise Server (TLES) 8.
New for CSM for Linux on xSeries
o Runs on new hardware xSeries 445 and BladeCenter(TM) HS20 8832.
o Improved installation mechanism for SuSE and SuSE SLES distributions: CSM now uses AutoYaST, the native SuSE/SLES installer.
New for CSM for AIX 5L
o Support for configuring secondary adapters at install time, allowing the administrator to set up additional Ethernet adapters: increases efficiency and usability by allowing these additional adapters to be set up across multiple nodes when the cluster is installed.
o Use of the AIX geninstall command to directly install the CSM management server (instead of the CSM command installms )
o Increased usability and efficiency of CSM install by using the new AIX command nim_master_setup to automate NIM setup
o Install scripts for administrators to set up any needed customization during install
Key prerequisites
CSM for Linux on pSeries:
o SuSE SLES 8 or TurboLinux TLES 8
o Specified IBM eServer® Cluster 1600 or pSeries servers
CSM for Linux on xSeries:
o SuSE 8.1 or SuSE SLES 8; or Red Hat 8.0 or AS 2.1
o IBM eServer Cluster 1350 or specified xSeries servers
CSM for AIX 5L:
o AIX 5L V5.2 for management servers; V5.1 or V5.2 for any other servers
o IBM eServer Cluster 1600 or specified pSeries servers
Planned availability dates
November 14, 2003, except for:
October 14, 2003: Via Web download for CSM for Linux on pSeries and CSM for Linux on xSeries
December 19, 2003: Support of up to 128 operating system images for CSM for Linux on pSeries
December 19, 2003: CSM for Linux on pSeries to run on IBM eServer 615 and 655 servers
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