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For communication with the Common Agent on the VIOS, the agent needs to be started with
the startsvc director_agent command before being successfully discovered.
2.8.2 Update Manager
The Update Manager available with IBM Systems Director helps to acquire, install and
manage the updates on the systems. It can automatically receive new update information,
provide the update documentation and determine the appropriate updates for managed
systems. In addition, the compliance policies defined can notify the administrator when
requested updates are missing.
The Update Manager can be used to update ...