IBM Endpoint Manager for Server Automation 9.2, update SA4.1 released December 12, 2014

Usage and Config Server Automation
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IBM Endpoint Manager for Server Automation now includes support to manage AIX virtual machines on Power Systems!
This can assist customers in consolidating even more toolsets and lower their total operational costs.
In addition, we’ve provided an automated way to further accelerate Windows cluster patching beyond the average 70% savings delivered in the past.

New Major Features & Enhancements:

  1. Virtualization Support for PowerVM:

    a. Management Extender Functionality on PowerVM and AIX NIM ( Install, Remove, Configure, Upgrade)
    b. Ability to discover : HMCs, Managed Systems, LPARs, VIOS and NIMs
    c. Ability to Netboot with object types - lpp source, mkSysb
    d. Ability to add disk with storage types - NPIV and vSCSI that are SAS, SAN and Logical Volume based. MPIO support for all SAN disks.
    e. Ability to perform the following LPAR operations:
    i- Create LPARs with fikkiwubg storage types (NPIV, SCSI). MPIO supported on all SAN based disks
    ii- Delete LPAR
    iii- Modify LPAR
    iv- Power on LPAR
    v- Power off LPAR
    vi- Create additional LPAR profiles
    vii- Netboot an LPAR (PowerVM support)
    viii- Add additional storage to an LPAR (PowerVM support).
    The additional storage can be NPIV or vSCSI (SAS, SAN and Logical Volume). It can be configured for MPIO if it is SAN based.
    f. Support for the following on the AIX NIM:
    i- Add a NIM client for an LPAR
    ii- Remove a NIM client
    iii- Capture an image of an LPAR

  2. Quality improvements and enhancements

  3. An enhanced Microsoft Windows cluster patching solution for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and later

For clusters on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and later operating systems, there is a more advanced solution available to enable you to automate cluster patching. This solution is faster and more efficient, as it maintains the state of the cluster for the maximum possible time during patching, and minimizes the moving of groups from node to node to the minimum possible number of moves. See Automating patching of operating systems in Microsoft Windows clusters for further information.

.4. An enhanced Microsoft Windows cluster patching solution for Microsoft Hyper-V clusters

For Microsoft Hyper-V clusters, there is an advanced solution available to enable you to automate cluster patching. This solution lets you choose how to failover VMs hosted on the cluster - live or quick migrate. The solution is also faster and more efficient, as it maintains the state of the cluster for the maximum possible time during patching, and minimizes the moving of groups from node to node to the minimum possible number of moves. See Automating patching of operating system servers in a Microsoft Hyper-V cluster for further information.

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