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Which system management tool could be used to deploy corrective service to multiple HMCs?
The correct answer is C. IBM Systems Director. IBM Systems Director is a centralized management platform capable of deploying corrective service and firmware updates to multiple IBM Hardware Management Consoles simultaneously.
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Which system management tool could be used to deploy corrective service to multiple HMCs?
Options
- ADistributed Systems Manager
- BNetwork Installation Manager
- CIBM Systems Director
- DCluster Systems Manager
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- B8% (2)
- C79% (19)
- D8% (2)
Why each option
IBM Systems Director is a centralized management platform capable of deploying corrective service and firmware updates to multiple IBM Hardware Management Consoles simultaneously.
Distributed Systems Manager is used for managing distributed AIX nodes and workloads and does not specifically support HMC corrective service deployment.
Network Installation Manager is designed for OS and software installation on AIX client systems, not for deploying corrective service to HMCs.
IBM Systems Director provides centralized, automated management of IBM systems infrastructure including Hardware Management Consoles, and supports deploying corrective service updates to multiple HMCs from a single management interface, making it the appropriate tool for this task.
Cluster Systems Manager is designed for managing high-availability cluster environments, not for deploying corrective service to HMCs.
Concept tested: IBM Systems Director multi-HMC corrective service deployment
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/systems-director
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