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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 Systems Performance LiteAgent

  

Note: RHEV and ADES are available for CA Virtual Assurance only.

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.

More Information

SystemEDGE Features

Service Response Monitoring

Interaction Between Remote Monitoring Components

Agent Configuration

Agent Visualization

Security and Maintenance