Chapter 2. Planning and preparation 9
Platform Agent
Also IBM-provided software that provides a subset of Common Agent functions. Used to
communicate with and administer managed systems, including hardware alerts and status
information.
Managed System
Systems discovered, managed and monitored by the Management Server. Can refer to a
virtual operating system instance, a standalone server, a physical server that hosts virtual
servers, and more.
Agentless managed systems
Systems managed by the Management Server without Common Agent or Platform Agent
installed. Communication with these systems uses native protocols such as Secure Shell
(SSH), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Common Information Model
(CIM), and more.
2.2.2 Manageable ...