Before you install BMC Performance Manager Express for Hardware ensure that following prerequisites are fulfilled before installation.
BMC Portal version 2.3 should be installed on one computer.
Remote Service Monitor program (RSM) must be installed on at least one computer. This could be the same computer as Portal in small environments.
More info about installing BMC Portal and BMC Performance Manager Portal can be found at BMC Software Web site at http://www.bmc.com/
Warning
BPM Express for Hardware 2.3.00 is not compatible with any version of the Portal prior to 2.3
Prerequisites for managed systemsOperating system must be one the following:
IBM AIX 4.3, 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or greater , with the latest [Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)], [WBEM], [Windows Scripting Host (WSH)] and [VBScript] components installed.
Microsof t Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or greater
Microsof t Windows XP (any Service Pack)
Microsof t Windows Server 2003 (any Service Pack)
RedHat Enterpr ise Linux 2.1 or greater
SUSE/Novel l Linux 8 or greater
A complete list of managed systems supported can be found at BMC Software Web site at http://www.bmc.com/
BMC Performance Manager Express for Hardware requires a specific hardware agent to collect information from the managed node. Depending on the platform different components are required.
IBM [xSeries], [Netfinity servers] requires that the IBM Director Agent installed for BMC Performance Manager Express for Hardware to function properly.
The IBM Director agent can be downloaded for free on the IBM Web site at the following address:http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/director/downloads.html
IBM [RS/6000], [pSeries] and [eServer p5] don't require any agents.
More info can be found at BMC Software Web site at http://www.bmc.com/
Warning
It is required that you install the full IBM Director Agent (Level 2) for BMC Performance Manager Express for Hardware to work properly.BMC Performance Manager Express for Hardware does not and will not support IBM Director Agent version 5.10 and 5.10 Update 1.Currently supported versions of the Director Agent are 3.11, 4.2x and 5.10 Update 3.