IBM准备升级它的服务器管理软件

IBM readies upgrades of server management software

The next major revision of IBM's Director server management software will ship in the third quarter and will focus on ease of use and openness, a company official said last week.

IBM Director 5.1 will begin previews with a select group of customers this month and is expected to be released sometime after July, according to Rob Sauerwalt, IBM's global brand manager for systems management. In the meantime, a Director 4.22 upgrade is due to ship in mid-June with support for managing storage and networking devices, he said. Previous versions have been devoted to management and automation of IBM's eServer systems.

When it becomes available, Version 5.1 will be bundled with all of IBM's servers, including its mainframes, midrange servers, x86-based systems and BladeCenter devices, Sauerwalt said. Using standards such as the Simple Network Management Protocol, the Director software also can be used to manage hardware from multiple vendors, he said.

IBM准备升级它的服务器管理软件

AMTeam.org消息：一位IBM公司的官员说，IBM下一代的Director服务器管理软件（server management software）将在今年第三个季度推出，新的软件将主要在易用性和开发性上面进行升级。

IBM Director 5.1软件产品将在本月末在客户面前进行展示，预计今年7月的时候正式推出，同时Director 4.22升级版将会率先推出，Director 以前的版本已经被整合到IBM eServer系统中去。

当Director服务器管理软件升级版面世之后，它将会和IBM的主机绑定在一起，包括大型机，中型服务器和一些小型的服务器设备，使用简单网络管理协议（Simple Network Management Protocol），Director服务器管理软件能够管理由不同厂商提供的硬件。

市场上目前对该软件产品的升级版反响强烈。