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Systems Management
CA Server Automation is designed to manage virtual environments, but it also discovers and manages systems (managed nodes). CA Server Automation supports the following operating systems on managed nodes:
- AIX
- HP-UX
- Linux, zLinux
- Solaris (Intel, SPARC)
- Windows
Available management components for managed nodes are:
- SystemEDGE
- Advanced Encryption AIM
- Remote Monitoring AIM (Windows Servers only)
- Service Response Monitoring (SRM) AIM
- CA Performance Lite Agent

SystemEDGE is the base for systems management in CA Server Automation and provides the following benefits:
- Centralized remote agent deployment to all managed systems
- Centralized remote agent configuration
- Visualization of all monitored metrics, including status information from the object model of the agent
- Remote deployment and configuration of the Service Response Monitor AIM
- Enhanced agent security options
For details about agent functionality, see the SystemEDGE User Guide.
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SystemEDGE Features
Service Response Monitoring
Remote Monitoring
Agent Configuration
Agent Visualization
Security and Maintenance