Why does the IBM Systems Director 6.1 management server not run on IBM i?
IBM i is focusing on additional management value for IBM i customers. Regardless of where the management server runs, IBM i may be managed more effectively than ever before. Specific IBM i portlets are included with IBM Systems Director 6.1 to deliver a simple but powerful management tool for i operating environments. These portlets allow the managing server to manage the IBM i systems and partitions at a deeper level from the same IBM Systems Director 6.1 console. The customer gets the added value of common cross-platform management through IBM Systems Director 6.1, with the addition of deeper IBM i management through the IBM Systems Director Navigator for i5/OS portlets. Is there a Common Agent for IBM i? For IBM i 5.4 and IBM i 6.1, this richer set of features and subagent tasks provided by the Common Agent is supported with the Director 5.20 Level 2 Agent for IBM i that is currently available.