Manually set up the HMC to connect to service and support

Learn the steps to manually set up the HMC if you do not want to use the HMC Wizard.

Use this procedure if you do not want to use the HMC Guided Setup wizard to set up your HMC to connect to service and support. The following steps are required to set up service connectivity from the HMC to service and support:
Note: This set of steps is a subset of the larger group of tasks provided by the HMC Guided Setup wizard.
  1. Set up networking for your service environment. For details, see Networking for your service environment.
  2. Specify the connection method. For details, see Specifying the connection type from the HMC.
  3. Specify your company's contact and account information. For details, see Specifying your company's contact and account information.
  4. Configure the Electronic Service Agent™ on your HMC. For details, see Configuring Electronic Service Agent on your HMC.
  5. Specify the options that enable Electronic Service Agent and Service Focal Point to perform service tasks. For details, see Specifying options for connection monitoring.
Parent topic: Supporting information for setting up your service environment
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