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Configuring the IBM Director agent

You can configure and start the IBM® Director agent on the Virtual I/O Server.

Before you start, use the ioslevel command to verify that the Virtual I/O Server is at Version 2.1.0.1-FP-20.1, or later.

With Virtual I/O Server 2.1.0.1-FP-20.1, you can configure the IBM Director agent on the Virtual I/O Server. Using the IBM Director agent, you can view and track hardware configuration details of the system and monitor performance and use of critical components, such as processors, disks, and memory.

To configure and start the IBM Director agent, complete the following steps:

List the available IBM Director using the lssvc command. For example,
```
$lssvc
DIRECTOR_agent
```
Configure the IBM Director agent to be started per default:
```
cfgsvc DIRECTOR_agent -attr RESTART_ON_REBOOT=TRUE 
```
RESTART_ON_REBOOT designates whether the IBM Director agent restarts if the Virtual I/O Server is rebooted.
Start the IBM Director agent using the startsvc command. To start the DIRECTOR_agent agent, run the following command:
```
startsvc DIRECTOR_agent
```

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Last updated: Thu, April 05, 2018