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What are the requirements to monitor IBM System X?

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I would like to monitor my IBM System X servers with the available SNMP sensors. What do I need for this purpose and where can I get the required components?

ibm prtg requirements snmp system-x systems-director

Created on Oct 23, 2013 3:50:25 PM by Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]

Last change on Mar 10, 2022 2:27:33 PM by Frank Hadasch [Paessler Support] (0) ●1



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This article applies as of PRTG 22

Monitoring IBM System X

To monitor IBM System X servers, add one of the following sensors to the corresponding device in PRTG:


To use the sensors, follow these steps:

  • Install the |IBM Systems Director Platform Agent on the IBM target device.
  • Enable and configure SNMP for Windows.

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Created on Oct 23, 2013 3:52:16 PM by Gerald Schoch [Paessler Support]

Last change on Jan 3, 2023 9:42:15 AM by Brandy Greger [Paessler Support]



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Do you only need the IBM Systems Director Platform Agent installed or do you need also the Management Server installed to work with the Platform Agent? Do I also need IMM enabled/configured or the Systems Director works independently? I have SNMP enabled on the server and monitoring various sensors but need hardware health sensors . I did run the pre-installation utility on the server and it was compatible.

Created on Feb 23, 2018 7:36:12 PM



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Dear aazam,

Thank you very much for the information.

Usually, the IBM Systems Director Platform Agent is sufficient.
However, the SNMP IBM System X Sytem Health sensor can also run directly on an Integrated Management Module (IMM) network port and can show the overall health on IMMs.

Best regards,
Sebastian

Created on Feb 27, 2018 7:06:03 AM by Sebastian Kniege [Paessler Support]




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