Managing resources with the IBM Flex System Manager management software

IBM® Flex System Manager management software is capable of managing different types of endpoints, or resources. The scope of management capabilities varies, depending on the type of resource. Systems-management concepts like discovery, collecting inventory, updating, and monitoring status apply to all types of managed resources.

This information describes basic management software functions that apply to many types of managed Flex System resources (including chassis, compute nodes, storage nodes). For information about managing specific types of resources, see one of the following:

• Managing a chassis
• Managing compute nodes
• Managing storage nodes
• Managing storage resources
• Managing virtualized resources
• Managing network resources

For educational information about resource management with the IBM Flex System Manager management software, see Resource management.

The topics in this section describe procedures and methods for managing resources in up to four Flex System Enterprise Chassis.