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AIX 6.1

IBM Systems Director Console for AIX

SC23-5242-00

AIX 6.1

IBM Systems Director Console for AIX

SC23-5242-00

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IBM Systems DirectorConsole for AIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
IBM Systems Director Console for AIX overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Operational modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
IBM Systems Director Console for AIX accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1
IBM Systems Director Console for AIX installation and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing IBM Systems Director Console for AIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Enabling the runtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Changing port values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Starting IBM SystemsDirector Console for AIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
IBM Systems Director Console for AIX user interface layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Navigating the IBM Systems Director Console for AIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Authorization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Logging in to IBM Systems Director Console for AIX . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Authorizing console users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Console administrator role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
User authority task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Add page . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Modify page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Configuring Secure Sockets Layer between the IBM Systems Director Console for AIX and the Web
browser client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Configuring Secure Sockets Layer between the IBM Systems Director Console for AIX and the
Webbrowser client using CA-signed certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Configuring Secure Sockets Layer between the IBM Systems Director Console for AIX and the
Web browser client using self-signed certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Troubleshooting IBM Systems Director Console for AIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....