
118 IBM CSM to IBM Systems Director Transformation Guide
NIM servers used by both Update Manager and VMControl
The base IBM Systems Director contains a built-in function known as the Update Manager.
The Update Manager is used for documentation, compliance policy management, and
installation of various types of updates, including AIX Technology Level (TL) and Service Pack
(SP) updates. The updating of AIX requires that a single, designated NIM Server running the
Common Agent be configured to provide support for this capability. This NIM server can also
be an Image Repository for virtual appliances.
The Update Manager stores the AIX update filesets ...