Port and operating system requirements

IBM® Flex System Manager management software has specific requirements for management node ports and operating systems that are installed on managed compute nodes. These requirements comprise the specified operating environment for the management software and the resources that it manages.

Port availability
IBM Flex System Manager processes require access to a number of ports in the installation and systems-management environment. If these ports are blocked by a firewall or used by another process, some management software functions might not work.
Preparing firewalls and proxies for IBM Flex System Manager
You must configure the firewalls and proxy server to enable operation of IBM Flex System Manager if you have firewalls in your network, or if the management node must use a proxy server to access the internet.
Operating systems supported by IBM Flex System Manager
IBM Flex System Manager 1.3.4 provides support for many operating systems. However, support varies depending on the selected hardware.
IBM Flex System Manager task support for VMware ESXi (vSphere) systems
IBM Flex System Manager tasks provide limited task support for both the standard VMware ESXi (vSphere) product and an IBM customized version of VMware ESXi (vSphere). The customized version offers in-band alerting of hardware events.

Parent topic: Overview of the IBM Flex System management node