Deploying a PowerVM Management Extender

Using the Deploy Management Extender for PowerVM task, you can deploy a management extender to an IBM® Endpoint Manager server. You can then configure the Management Extender to communicate with a PowerVM® system.

Before you begin

Important: Before you install the management extender plug-in, you must install the latest version of the proxy agent with a separate Fixlet. In the BES Support site, run the latest version of the Install Proxy Agent Fixlet to install the proxy agent.

You must activate the following analysis:

Management Extender Status

To activate the analysis, navigate to the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain and select Virtualization > Management Extender Analyses. In the Management Extender Analyses list, select Management Extender Status and click Activate.

Procedure

Open the Server Automation domain.
In the Domain Panel, select Virtualization > PowerVM > Setup and Maintenance > Deploy PowerVM Components and select the Deploy Management Extender for PowerVM task.
From the Management Extender Host list, select the host on which you want to deploy the management extender.
In the Management Extender Plugin Name field, enter a name that you want to associate to this PowerVM managed system plug-in instance. You cannot use the following characters: *?<>\/:|. The name can be up to 32 characters in length and cannot include any spaces. You must enter a unique name for any plug-in deployed to a relay.
Click Take Action. In the Take Action dialog box, target the host on which you want to deploy the management extender and click OK.

Results

In the Action: Deploy Management Extender for PowerVM window, you can view the progress of the action. When the Status changes to Complete, the management extender for PowerVM is deployed.

What to do next

To work with the management extender plug-in for PowerVM, you must configure the plug-in with a PowerVM Hardware Management Console. For more information, see Configuring a PowerVM management extender.