MagniComp(tm)'s SysInfo(tm) 5.1

NEW PLATFORM SUPPORT

Support for the following platforms is introduced in this release:

• SuSe Linux from Novell is now officially supported on 32-bit X86 and 64-bit AMD64/EM64T systems.
• Linux 2.6 kernel based systems such as Fedora Core 2 on x86 (IA32).
• Linux on AMD64 (Opteron and Athlon 64) based systems.
• Linux on IA64 (Itanium-2) based systems.
• HP-UX 11i on IA64 (Itanium-2) based systems.

NEW FEATURES

The SysInfo 5.1 release introduces support for new features focusing on storage reporting of local disk, Network Attached Storage (NAS), and Storage Area Network (SAN) storage systems. Additionally this release supports new functionality such as the SiteInfo site specific class, primary user of a system, and improved hardware data.

The major new features are:

• Storage System class data has been introduced. This class provides extremely detailed data on Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems and Storage Area Network (SAN) systems which are known to the host SysInfo is run on. The data reported includes the storage system's make, model, serial number, and internal hardware including disk drive make, model, and serial number. This release supports Network Appliance Filer (FAS) systems and EMC Symmetrix and Clariion systems. Visit the Storage System site online for more details.
• Storage Volume class data has been introduced. This class reports on the local configuration of disk and volumes managed by Logical Volume Manager (LVM) software. The data reported includes a list of what disks are managed by each LVM software, and a hierarchy list of meta (virtual) devices, their sizes and usage. This release supports Veritas Volume Manager, IBM AIX Logical Volume Manager (LVM), and the Linux Software RAID (MD) software. Future releases will support other LVM software.
• Dynamic Drivers support has been introduced in this release. Certain data classes use Dynamic Drivers to acquire data. Dynamic Drivers are essentially standalone binary executables which adhere to the SysInfo Dynamic Drivers command line protocol. The primary benefit of Dynamic Drivers is to allow for expansion of support for new data sources for a given class without having to build, test, and distribute an entire new SysInfo product. Instead, new drivers can be distributed in a Feature Pack which overlays an existing product release. Dynamic Drivers also provide fault and dependency isolation between the main SysInfo Engine (SIE) and data discovery sources.
• Filesystem class data is new in this release. It provides details of all mounted filesystems (local, NFS, psuedo, etc) similiar to the df command included with most versions of UNIX and Linux. This much requested feature provides its data in the normal SysInfo platform independent manner.
• Site Info class data is new in this release. It allows customers to set arbitrary, site specific data on a computer and have it reported by SysInfo in the Site Info class. This frequently requested feature can be used to allow a customer to store and display data such as a company specific asset tag, owner of a computer, and physical location.
• The Primary User of a system is now reported in the General class data. This value is calculated based on who has logged into the system the most number of times.
• The TimeZone of a system is now reported in the General class data.
• CPU Information has been augmented to include the CPU Model and number of CPU's online and offline.
• Hardware detection on Solaris has improved on Solaris 8 and later systems through use of the Solaris libdevinfo(3) API.
• Documentation has been improved with a conversion of the documentation source to DocBook format and the addition of a SysInfo User Guide.

Please see the Release Notes at http://www.magnicomp.com/sysinfo/5.1/doc/ReleaseNotes/html for more details.

LICENSING

This release will run in demo mode with full functionality for thirty (30) days. Permanent licenses are available for purchase from the MagniComp Customer Service Center online at

	http://www.magnicomp.com/cgi-bin/mcservices.cgi

The Storage System class requires a license in order to use this feature. A Storage System Base license is built into the SysInfo product and provides basic storage system data such as make, model, serial number, and storage capacity. A Storage System Professional license is required to receive the full spectrum of storage system data. Storage System Professional licenses must be purchased either with a SysInfo product license purchase or seperately. For a comparison of Base vs. Professional, please see

	http://www.magnicomp.com/storsys/compare.shtml.

DOWNLOAD

To download, please visit:

	http://www.magnicomp.com/cgi-bin/mcdownload.cgi

INSTALLATION

Instructions on how to install SysInfo are available as:

 	http://www.magnicomp.com/sysinfo/5.1/doc/InstallGuide/html

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