System i and System p

Operations Guide for the Hardware Management Console and Managed Systems

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Introduction to the Hardware Management Console

The HMC is a system that controls managed systems, logical partitions, Capacity on Demand (CoD), and updates. To provide flexibility and availability, you can implement HMCs as a local HMC or a redundant HMC.

Local HMC

A local HMC is an HMC that is physically located close to the system it manages and is connected by either a private or public network. An HMC in a private network is a DHCP server for the service processors of the systems it manages. An HMC may also manage a system over an open network, where the managed system's service processor IP address has been assigned manually using the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI).

Remote HMC

A remote HMC is an HMC that is not physically located near its managed systems. This could be in another part of the same room or data center, in another building, or even on another site. Typically, a remote HMC would be attached to its managed servers via a public network, but configurations with a remote HMC attached to a private network are also possible. Prior to HMC version 7, at least one local HMC was required. With Version 7, any or all HMCs may be remote.

Redundant HMC

A redundant HMC manages a system that is already managed by another HMC. When two HMCs manage one system, they are peers, and each can be used to control the managed system. One HMC can manage multiple managed systems, and each managed system can have two HMCs. If both HMCs are connected to the server using private networks, each HMC must be a DHCP server set up to provide IP addresses on two unique, nonroutable IP ranges.

The IBM® 7042-C06 Desktop Hardware Management Console and the IBM 7042-CR4 Rack-Mounted Hardware Management Console provide dedicated workstations designed to allow you to configure and manage POWER5, POWER5+, and POWER6 processor-based servers. One HMC can manage multiple servers, and dual HMCs can provide redundant support by managing the same system. To help ensure consistent function for all 7042-C06 and 7042-CR4 HMC models, each HMC is shipped preloaded with the Hardware Management Console Licensed Machine Code Version 7 (#0962).

The Hardware Management Console Licensed Machine Code Version 7 (#0962) may also be ordered via MES for 7310 HMCs for environments that may include POWER5, POWER5+, and POWER6 processor-based servers. Version 7 is not available for the 7315-C03 HMCs.

User interface style for the HMC

See Using the Web-based user interface for detailed information on how to use this HMC interface.

You also have the option of using the HMC Command Line Interface (CLI). See the Command Line Support education module (http://www.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/lib03030.nsf/page) for information on how to use the command line interface and see Appendix D. HMC commands for descriptions of all the commands you can use to perform the HMC and server tasks.

Predefined user IDs and passwords

The following predefined user IDs and passwords are included with the HMC:

Tasks and roles

The roles discussed in this section refer to HMC users; operating systems running on logical partitions have their own set of users and roles. When you create an HMC user, you must assign that user a task role. Each task role allows the user varying levels of access to tasks available on the HMC interface. For more information about the tasks each HMC user role can perform, see Appendix A. HMC tasks and user roles/IDs.

You can assign managed systems and logical partitions to individual HMC users. This allows you to create a user that has access to managed system A but not to managed system B. Each grouping of managed resource access is called a managed resource role. To learn more about managed resource roles and how to create them, see Manage Task and Resource Roles.

The predefined HMC roles, which are the default on the HMC, are as follows:

You can create customized HMC roles by modifying predefined HMC roles. Creating customized HMC roles is useful for restricting or granting specific task privileges to a certain user. For more information about creating customized HMC roles, see Manage Task and Resource Roles.

Starting the HMC

When initialization is complete, the pre-login window is displayed as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. HMC pre-login window

To log in to the HMC, click Log on and launch the Hardware Management Console web application. from the pre-login window.

The Logon window is displayed as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. HMC login window

To log in, enter the user ID and password combination assigned to you. Then click Logon.

After you log in, the HMC workplace window is displayed and, if enabled, the Tip of the Day window appears. For more information, see Tip of the Day.

The HMC workplace window allows you to work with tasks for your console and managed systems. Not all tasks are available for each user ID. The user role assigned to your user ID determines what tasks you are able to perform. For example, if you are assigned a user ID with the operator role, you will have access to all the tasks that have operator access. See Appendix A. HMC tasks and user roles/IDs for a listing of all tasks and the user roles for which the tasks are available.

If at any time you do not know or remember what user ID you are currently logged in to the HMC, look at the task bar on the top of the Welcome page or you can open the HMC Management node in the navigation pane, then select the Manage Users and Tasks task from the work pane (see Manage Users and Tasks for more information).

What's new in HMC Version 7.3.1

This section highlights some of the new features and functions that can be found on the Version 7.3.1. Hardware Management Console and the POWER6 platform. You can also click HMC Readme from the HMC workplace Welcome pane for more information.

Interface features

The following new Interface features include:

Web-based user interface:

The HMC User Interface (UI) has changed from a Java Swing implementation to a standard HTML (Web browser) implementation. The primary implication is that there no longer is a requirement to download a separate WebSM client to remotely connect to the HMC. When the HMC has been enabled to accept remote connections, any supported Web browser (i.e. IE 6.0+ or FireFox 1.5.2.0+) can be pointed at the HMC and used as the remote console.

The new UI also provides greater flexibility in how data is represented for managed systems and partitions through the sorting and filtering functions. In addition, custom groups can be created to provide essentially any structure the administrator wishes to construct over the managed objects (servers, frames, and partitions). For more information, see Using the Web-based user interface.

Status bar

This feature provides quick visual feedback of the overall system status, including serviceable events and System Attention indicators. For more information, see Status bar.

User task management

This task displays all of the users that are currently logged on to the HMC and which tasks they are running. A user with hmcsuperadmin privileges can cancel the running tasks of other users and may also logoff other users on the system. For more information, see Manage Users and Tasks.

Disconnect/Logoff

This feature allows a user to either logoff of the HMC or disconnect temporarily. When a user chooses the logoff option all of the currently running task for that user are terminated, however if a user chooses the disconnect option all currently running tasks for that continue to run without interruption. When that user logs back into the HMC they will have the option of returning (reconnecting) to that previously disconnected session or starting a new session. For more information, see Logoff or Disconnect.

Test Network Connectivity

This task allows a user to view network diagnostic information for the HMC. The task provides an interface to ping other IP addresses or hostnames and view various network protocol settings. For example, the routing information for the HMC can be accessed using this task. For more information, see Test Network Connectivity.

Manage Data Replication

This task enables or disables customized data replication. Customized data includes the following HMC configuration settings: Customer information data, user defined custom group data, modem configuration data, and outbound connectivity data. For more information, see Manage Data Replication.

POWER6 specific functions

The following new POWER6 specific functions include:

Host Ethernet Adapters:

Host Ethernet Adapters (Integrated Virtual Ethernet Adapters) are a new feature of the POWER6 platform. They provide the ability to allow multiple partitions to share a single physical Ethernet adapter. For more information, see Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA).

Partition Availability Priority

Partition availability priority is used in the case of processor failure. If a processor fails on a logical partition, and there are no unassigned or spare processors available on the managed system, the logical partition is assigned a replacement processor from a logical partition with a lower partition-availability priority. For more information, see Partition Availability Priority.

Utility CoD for Processors

Utility CoD is essentially a replacement for the POWER 5 Reserve CoD function. Utility CoD tracks processor usage on a processor-minute basis. Like Reserve CoD, Utility CoD provides additional processor capacity for uncapped partitions assigned to the shared pool. Utility CoD capacity is only charged when a partition exceeds its assigned maximum capacity. For more information, see Utility Capacity on Demand.

LPAR support for Barrier Synchronization Register (BSR)

The HMC will allow BSR assignment to LPAR types (such as, AIX, Linux, VIOS, i5/OS). The BSR attributes are displayed from the Properties task if the managed system is BSR capable. Use the Properties task for managed systems to set the capability. See Properties for more information.

Dump facility enhancements

These enhancements will reduce unplanned customer outages and improve platform serviceability, by eliminating unneeded and duplicate hardware data from platform system dump, and moving all formatting of dump data to the post-collection analysis phase. This improves dump runtime performance and frees up FSP control store to allow more problem-specific hardware data to be collected. See Manage Dumps for more information.

Shared pool usage of dedicated capacity

This feature provides the ability for partitions that normally run as dedicated processors partitions to contribute unused processor capacity to the shared processor pool. You can use some of the capacity this is formerly locked up in dedicated processor partitions to satisfy peak needs for the shared processor pool without restoring to using utility on-demand processors. Use the Properties task for partitions to set the capability. SeeProperties for more information.

Virtual Server (VS) model instrumentation

This feature provides a common interface for server system management. It is the first phase of work for the HMC to provide the standardized VS model as the common interface for third parties to manage the server system and their hardware resources.

Electronic Error Reporting

This feature allows automatic call-home for i5/OS partitions. Use the Properties task for partitions to enable the option to electronically report errors that cause partition termination or required attention. See Properties for more information.

Partition processor compatibility mode

This features defines the compatibility of a partition with the given processor architecture (processor mode). Use the Properties task for partitions to set the capability. See Properties for more information.

HMC Version 6 to HMC Version 7.3.1 task mappings

This information is used to aid HMC Version 6 users in locating the equivalent WebSM HMC task in the new Web-based HMC UI. Each navigation node in the WebSM UI is broken out to a table listing the location of the WebSM task on the left hand side and then indicating the new location for the task in the Web UI on the right hand side. Where possible, a non-targeted task has been moved (no object is selected to perform the task on ) to a targeted task (a objected is selected first) to help make tasks readily available. These tasks are referred to as “Targeted” tasks and are denoted with a T[S-System, P-Partition, H-HMC, U-Updates, SP-System Plan], if a target is not listed then HMC is the assumed target.

Server and partition management

The tasks for managed system and partitions have been grouped into consistent categories for each of the object types. Instead of one long list of tasks when you select an object, there is categories of tasks to choose from. The major change in the overall Server and Partition management approach is that System Profiles and Partition Profiles are now viewed and worked with in their own separate tasks. They are no longer displayed in the container underneath a system or partition, respectively. The new task used to manage System Profiles is found by selecting a server then Configuration > Manage System Profiles and the new task used to manage Partition Profiles is found by selecting a partition then Configuration > Manage Profiles. Each of those two tasks allows you to view and work with the profiles created on the system and contain the same tasks as the WebSM UI had provided when either one of those object types were selected.

Manage on demand activations

Manage On Demand Activations has more categorization of tasks and is located under Capacity On Demand (CoD). The different CoD types are separated out from each other and placed in their own category. For instance, instead of having one task called “Capacity Settings” that contained all of the information for the different CoD types (which retrieving all of that information to view one particular type is not the most efficient approach for performance), now each type of CoD has its own Capacity Settings task. This new categorization also allows you to easily see all of the tasks that are associated with each CoD type.

Frame management

Frame Management has remained unchanged. Only a couple of the task names have changed and the tasks have been categorized not unlike the managed system and partition tasks.

Utilization data management

The Utilization Data Management node has been completely removed and the tasks are now strictly targeted on a managed system basis. You will find the utilization data tasks located in the “Operations” category of your managed systems.

System plans

System plan tasks have become, for the most, part targeted tasks. You can work with all of the system plans on the HMC in one view. There are also additional system plan tasks available at the server level. For example, in the server container you can select a managed system and create a system plan by selecting the Configuration > System Plans > Create task.

The newly implemented System Plans container replaces the Manage System Plans task found in the WebSM System Plans container. You can now manage all of your system plans and perform actions on them from one view.

Licensed internal code maintenance

Licensed Internal Code Maintenance has been combined into one Updates node which not only allows you to update the HMC with one click, but also all of the systems and frames being managed are seen along with their current code levels in one view. An Update task category has been created for managed systems in the servers container that will also allow you to perform code update/upgrade type of tasks.

The Backup HMC Data, Save Upgrade Data, Format Media, types of tasks have been moved away from the LIC categories into the HMC Management node. Also, there are a number of places where you can view the entire HMC versioning information by simply pointing to HMC Version at the top of the Service Management, HMC Management, and Welcome work panes.

HMC management

The HMC Management container, much like the Service Applications container, has been flattened out and all of the task are available with one click. One major change here is that the “Schedule Operations” task has been altered to become a targeted task so that you can simply select a managed system or partition in the work area and start working with scheduled operations for that object.

Service applications

The Service Applications container has been renamed to Service Management and contains the majority of tasks that were found under the Service Applications nodes. The majority of tasks that are located in the Service Focal Point > Service Utilities dialogs have been moved to be targeted tasks located within the Serviceablity task category for managed systems and partitions. You can select a managed system or partition, then select Manage Serviceable Events or select a system and perform a Add FRU task.

DLPAR changes

The following dynamic LPAR changes include:

Memory and Processors

The DLPAR operations have changed slightly in the V7.3.1.0 HMC. An overall change is that the Add and Remove operations for memory and processor resources have been combined into one task. For example, when you want to change the amount of memory that is assigned to the partition you simply launch the Add/Remove memory task and enter in the amount of memory you would like to have assigned to the LPAR. When you want to move resources from one partition to the other there is a separate task to facilitate that function which is very similar to the WebSM move operation.

Physical I/O

For Physical I/O resources we have combined the move and remove operation into one task so that you can optionally move the I/O resource that you are trying to remove to another partition. The Add operation for I/O resources has basically stayed the same.

RMC-less DLPAR for AIX/Linux Partitions

POWER5 WebSM HMC supported DLPAR operations between two AIX or Linux partitions that do not have RMC connections. This function has been removed from the UI because these types of operations require multiple steps for the user in order to be successful. You can still remove or add resources to a partition that does not have an RMC connection, however you will not be able to move resources between two AIX or Linux partitions that do not have active RMC connections.

Another change that has been implemented for DLPAR operations is that the task will display an indicator within the dialog for AIX and Linux partitions that alerts you that an RMC connection is missing. This is to let you know you are about to perform an RMC-less DLPAR operation before you start entering data into the fields in the dialog. If you would still like to move resources between two AIX or Linux partitions that do not have RMC connections the command line chhwres command can still be used to facilitate the move operation.

Using the Web-based user interface

This chapter explains how to use the web-based user interface to perform tasks on the Hardware Management Console (HMC) or on your managed resources. This user interface comprises several major components as shown in Figure 3: the banner, the task bar, the navigation pane, the work pane, and the status bar.

The banner, across the top of the workplace window, identifies the product and logo. It is optionally displayed. Use the Change User Interface Settings task to change the setting.

The task bar, located below the banner, displays the names of any tasks that are running, the user ID you are logged in as, online help information, and the ability to logoff or disconnect from the console.

The navigation pane, in the left portion of the window, contains the primary navigation links for managing your system resources and the HMC. The items are referred to as nodes.

The work pane, in the right portion of the window, displays information based on the current selection from the navigation pane. For example, when Welcome is selected in the navigation pane, the Welcome window content is displayed in the work pane, as shown in Figure 3.

The status bar, in the bottom left portion of the window, provides visual indicators of current overall system status. It also contains a status overview icon which may be selected to display more detailed status information in the work pane.

Figure 3. Web-based user interface HMC workplace window

You can resize the panes of the HMC workplace by moving the mouse pointer over the border that separates the navigation pane from the work pane until the mouse pointer changes to a double-pointed arrow. When the pointer changes shape, press and hold the left mouse button while dragging the mouse pointer to the left or right. Release the button and your navigation pane or work pane is now larger or smaller in size. You can also do this within the work pane border that separates the resources table from the tasks pad.

Task bar

The task bar provides the capability of an active task switcher. The task bar can be used as a navigation aid to move between tasks that were launched and have not yet been closed. The task switcher does not pause or resume existing tasks. Clicking on a task in the task bar brings that task's window forward and gives it focus.

Note:Applet based tasks such as AIX terminal windows, 5250 console windows, or restricted shell windows do not support the task bar switching capabilities. Please use the window switching capabilities for local windows to switch to the windows for these tasks.

The right end of the task bar also contains the following information as shown in Figure 4:

• user ID that you are logged in as. By clicking the user ID, you open the Change User Interface Settings task.
• Help displays information about all the tasks on the HMC and how to use the Web-based user interface on the HMC.
• Logoff opens the Logoff or Disconnect task.

Figure 4. Task bar

Navigation pane

The navigation pane, as shown in Figure 3, contains the primary navigation links for managing your system resources and the HMC. These include:

• Welcome
• Systems Management
• System Plans
• HMC Management
• Service Management
• Updates

Welcome

Welcome is the initial window that is displayed when you log on to the HMC. The Welcome work pane lists the nodes of the navigation pane and their descriptions. It also includes the following Additional Resources:

• Guided Setup Wizard - provides a step-by-step process to configure your HMC.
• HMC Operations Guide - provides an online version of the Operations Guide for the Hardware Management Console and Managed Systems for system administrators and system operators using the HMC.

  If you are accessing the HMC remotely, you can view the publication in PDF format or in HTML format (click View as HTML). If you are accessing the HMC locally, you can view the publication in HTML format.

• HMC Readme - provides hints and errata information about the HMC.
• Online Information
  Note:
  This information is only available when you are accessing the HMC remotely.
  • IBM System Support - supplies support and technical information for IBM Systems
  • HMC Support - supplies support and technical information for the HMC
  • Education and Tutorials - supplies course materials for training and updating HMC skills

To see what level of the HMC you are currently working with, point your mouse over HMC Version found at the top of the work pane.

Systems Management

Systems Management contains a tree view of managed resources. Resources may include:

• Servers
• Frames
• Custom Groups

Servers

The Servers node represents the servers that are managed by this HMC. To add servers you can use the Add Managed System task under the Connections category in the tasks pad.

When you click Servers from the navigation pane a listing of individually defined servers is displayed in table form in the work pane and under the Servers node in the navigation pane, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. Systems Management servers window

Selecting a server

To work with a server, you can perform one of the following actions:

• Select a server under the Servers node from the navigation pane.
• Click on a server name from the work pane table.
• Click in the Select column next to the server name in the work pane table.

The Servers work pane table displays the following attributes by default.

Name

Specifies the user-defined name of the managed system.

Status

Displays the current status of the managed system (for example, Operating, Power off, Initializing) and, in addition, displays icons representing an unacceptable state or an active Attention LED. See Status: Unacceptable or Status: Attention LEDs for more information.

Available Processing Units

Displays the number of processing units that are available for assignment to logical partitions on the managed system. This is the total number of processing units that are activated on the managed system minus the number of processing units that are assigned to the logical partitions, including the logical partitions that are shut down, on the managed system. This number does not include any processing units that have not yet been activated with Capacity on Demand (CoD).

Available Memory

Displays the amount of memory that is available for assignment to logical partitions on the managed system. This is the total amount of memory that is activated on the managed system minus the amount of memory needed by managed system firmware minus the amount of memory that is assigned to the logical partitions, including the logical partitions that are shut down, on the managed system. This number does not include any memory that has not yet been activated with Capacity on Demand (CoD). The available memory amount can be shown in MB or GB. Click MB or GB in the Available Memory column title.

Reference Code

Displays the system reference codes for the server. Click the reference code in the table for a detailed description.

The Servers work pane table can also display the following optional attributes in the table.

Configurable Processing Units

Displays the configured processing units. Configured - Licensed and usable (not guarded) processing units.

Configurable Memory

Displays the configured memory. Configured - Licensed and usable (not guarded) memory.

Serial Number

Displays the serial number of the managed system.

Type-Model

Displays the type and model number of the managed system (for example, 9117-MMA).

CoD Processor Capable

Displays whether the managed system supports Capacity on Demand (CoD) for processors.

CoD Memory Capable

Displays whether the managed system supports CoD for memory.

Permanent Processors

Specifies the number of permanent licensed processors.

On/Off CoD Processors State

Displays the On/Off CoD processor state.

Trial CoD Processor State

Displays the Trial CoD processor state.

Reserved CoD Processor State

Displays the Reserved CoD processor state.

Utility CoD Processor State

Displays the Utility CoD processor state.

Permanent Memory (GB)

Displays the amount of permanent activated memory.

On/Off CoD Memory State

Displays the On/Off CoD memory state.

Trial CoD Memory State

Displays the Trial CoD memory state.

Optional attributes can be displayed when you select the Column configuration icon on the table toolbar. This function allows you to select additional attributes that you want displayed as columns in the table. It also allows you to reorder the columns, see Column configuration for more information.

You can also use Views from the table toolbar to display the Default server attributes in the table or to display the Capacity On Demand server attributes in the table. See Figure 6 for a sample of using the Capacity On Demand view and Views menu for more information.

Figure 6. Capacity On Demand attributes

Displaying server details

To display details (properties) about a server you can select the server by clicking in the Select column in the work pane table. Then you can either, click Properties from the tasks pad or click on the double-arrow icon next to the server name and click Properties from the context menu. In both cases the Properties window is displayed.

Launching tasks for managed objects

After you have chosen the objects to work with you are ready to perform the appropriate tasks on them. The tasks the objects can perform include the following task groups. Task groups are simple "categorization nodes" and are not tasks themselves.

• Operations
• Configuration
• Connections
• Hardware (Information)
• Dynamic Logical Partitioning
• Updates
• Serviceability
• Capacity on Demand

You can select a task from these task groups in a variety of ways. Some of these categories may also include sub categories before you get to the actual task you want to perform, see Figure 7. Appropriate tasks for a selected object are listed in the tasks pad, in context menus, and in the Tasks menu.

Tasks pad

The tasks pad appears below the work pane when you have selected an object you want to work with (see Figure 7). This view contains available tasks for selected managed objects.

Figure 7. Tasks pad

The tasks contained in this view meet the following characteristics:

• Tasks are available for the currently selected target objects in the navigation pane or the work pane table view. If multiple objects are selected in the work pane table, the intersection of the selected objects' tasks is displayed. If there are no selections in the table, tasks are displayed for the object selected in the navigation pane.
• Tasks available are limited by the role of the user who is currently logged in.

An example of using the tasks pad method:

1. Select a server in the work pane table (click the Select column).
2. Select a task group from the tasks pad (click the expand button or click the group name).
   Note:
   After you have expanded the task groups those groups remain open so that you can repeatedly open other tasks without having to reopen the task groups again.
3. Select a task that is displayed under the task group that you want to perform on that server.
4. The task window is displayed.

Context Menu

The Context menu is a pop-up menu that lists the task groups appropriate for the selected object. Context menus are only available for table selections. For example, in the Select column of the Servers Work pane table, select the object you want to work with (a check mark appears). The Context menu button (double right arrows) appears next to the object name you have selected. Click the button and the task groups menu appears for that particular object, as shown in Figure 8. Then select a task to launch for the object. If more than one object is selected, the tasks that appear in the Context menu(s) apply to all selections.

Figure 8. Context menu

Tasks menu

The tasks menu is displayed on the table toolbar, as shown in Figure 9. The tasks menu is only available for table selections. For example, in the Select column of the Servers work pane table, select the object you want to work with. Click Tasks for the list of the applicable task groups for the selected objects in the table. Select a task group, then select a task to open for the object. If more than one object is selected, the tasks that are displayed in the tasks menu apply to all selections.

Figure 9. Tasks menu

Partitions

When you select a managed server in the navigation pane, the work pane displays the list of partitions defined on the server as shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10. Partitions work pane

The Partitions work pane table displays the following attributes by default.

Name

Specifies the user-defined name of the logical partition.

ID

Specifies the ID of the partition

Status

Displays the current status of the partition (for example, running, not activated) and, in addition, displays icons representing an unacceptable state or active Attention LED. See Status: Unacceptable or Status: Attention LEDs for more information.

Processing Units

Displays the unit of measure for shared processing power across one or more virtual processors. Processing power can be specified in fractions of a processor.

Memory

Specifies the amount of memory allocated to the partition currently. The memory amount can be shown in MB or GB. Click MB or GB in the Memory column title.

Active Profile

Specifies the profile that was used to activate the partition last.

Environment

Specifies the type of object, logical partition, server, frame (for example, i5/OS, AIX/Linux, Virtual I/O Server).

Reference Code

Displays the system reference codes for the partition. For POWER6 systems, click the reference code in the table for a detailed description.

The Partitions work pane table can also display the following optional attributes in the table.

Processor

If the partition is using dedicated processors, this value indicates the number of processors currently allocated to the partition. If the partition is using shared processors, this value represents the virtual processors currently allocated to the partition.

Service Partition

Specifies whether the partition has service authority.

Configured

Specifies whether a partition is configured with all the required resources to power on.

Default Profile

Specifies the profile that is configured as the default profile. When users perform the Activate task from the partition, this profile is selected by default.

Optional attributes can be displayed when you select the Column configuration icon on the table toolbar. This function allows you to select additional attributes that you want displayed as columns in the table. It also allows you to reorder the columns, see Column configuration for more information.

Displaying partition details

To display details (properties) about a partition you can select the partition by clicking in the Select column in the work pane table. Then you can either, click Properties from the tasks pad or click on the double-arrow icon next to the partition name and click Properties from the context menu. You can also click on the partition name. In all cases the Properties window is displayed.

Frames

The Frames node identifies the frames managed by this HMC.

The Frames work pane table includes the following attributes.

Name

Displays the defined name of the Frame.

Status

Displays the status of the frame object. A frame is in an unacceptable state when it is in No Connection or Incomplete state. When either of these conditions occurs, a red X is displayed in the status cells next to the status text which identifies the state. Clicking on either the X or the status text opens information describing the unacceptable state and potential remedies.

Frame Number

Displays the number of the managed frame. You can modify the number.

Connection Status

Displays connection status of the frame (side A and B).

Custom Groups

The Custom Groups node provides a mechanism for you to group system resources together in a single view. In addition, groups may be nested to create custom "topologies" of system resources.

Custom groups include the predefined groups All Partitions and All Objects and any user-defined groups that you created using the Manage Custom Groups task under the Configuration category in the tasks pad. The All Partitions group includes all the partitions defined to all servers managed by the HMC. The All Objects group is a collection of all the managed servers, partitions, and frames.

These system-defined groups (All Partitions and All Objects) cannot be deleted. However, if you do not want All Partitions or All Objects displayed under Custom Groups, do the following:

1. Open the Change User Interface Settings task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. Deselect All Partitions node and All Objects node in the User Interface Settings window.
3. Click OK to save the changes and close the window. Those groups are no longer displayed under Custom Groups in the navigation pane.

You can use the Views menu on the table toolbar to display your preferred table column configuration, see Views menu for more information.

User-defined groups

You can use the Manage Custom Groups task under the Configuration category from the tasks pad to create your own group that you want to work with. This task allows you to create new groups and manage existing ones. To create a group:

1. Select one or more resources (for example: servers, partitions, frames) that you want to include in the group you want to work with.
2. Open the Manage Custom Groups task.
3. From the Manage Groups window, select Create a new group, specify a group name and description, click OK to complete. The new user-defined group is displayed in the navigation pane under the Custom Groups node.

You can also create a group by using the pattern match method:

1. Without selecting an object you can open the Manage Custom Groups task from the Custom Groups or Systems Management tasks pad.
2. From the Create Pattern Match Group window, select one or more group types that you want to create, specify a group name, description, and the pattern used to determine if an object should be part of the group, click OK to complete. The new user-defined group is displayed in the navigation pane under the Custom Groups node.
   Note:
   Patterns specified in the Managed Resource Pattern input field are regular expressions. For example, if you specified abc.*, all the resources that begin with abc will be included in that group.

See Manage Custom Groups for more information.

System Plans

System Plans displays the plans and the tasks to deploy system plans to managed systems. A system plan contains a specification of the logical partition configuration of a single managed system. You can also use this node to import, export, and manage the files containing these system plans.

To display the plans and tasks:

1. Select the System Plans node in the navigation pane.
2. From the work pane, select a plan you want to work with by clicking in the Select column.
3. From the tasks pad, click one of the following tasks:
   • Create System Plan
   • Deploy System Plan
   • Export System Plan
   • Import System Plan
   • Remove System Plan
   • View System Plan

These tasks are described in further detail in System Plans. The table in the work pane displays the system plans that the HMC manages and attributes related to the system plans.

The following attributes are set as the defaults. However, you can select or deselect the attributes that you want displayed in the table by clicking the Column configuration icon on the table toolbar. You can also reorder the columns, see Column configuration for more information.

Name

Displays the system plan file name.

Description

Specifies a description of the system plan.

Source

Displays how the system plan was created.

Version

Displays version information about the system plan.

Last Modified Date

Specifies the date when the system plan was last modified.

The create and deploy System Plans tasks are also displayed for a server under the Configuration task group.

If there are no system plans available when you select the System Plans node, you can create or import a plan from the tasks listed in the tasks pad as shown in Figure 11.

Figure 11. System Plans

HMC Management

HMC Management contains a categorized or alphabetic view of HMC management tasks and their descriptions. These tasks are used for setting up the HMC, maintaining its internal code, and securing the HMC.

To display the tasks in the work pane:

1. Select the HMC Management node in the navigation pane.
2. From the work pane, click on the task you want to perform.
3. By default, a categorized listing of the tasks appear. The categories include:
   • Operations
   • Administration

To see what level of the HMC you are currently working with, point your mouse over HMC Version found at the top of the work pane.

If you want an alphabetic listing of the tasks, click Alphabetical List in the upper right corner of the work pane. Click Categorized List to go back to the task categories.

The following alphabetic list of HMC Management tasks are displayed in the work pane depending on the task roles defined to your user ID. They are described in further detail in HMC Management tasks and a listing of the tasks and the default user roles that can use them are shown in Table 10.

• Back up HMC Data
• Change Date and Time
• Change Language and Locale
• Change Network Settings
• Change User Interface Settings
• Change User Password
• Create Welcome Text
• Format Media
• Launch Guided Setup Wizard
• Launch Remote Hardware Management Console
• Lock HMC Screen
• Manage Certificates
• Manage Data Replication
• Manage Task and Resource Roles
• Manage User Profiles and Access
• Manage Users and Tasks
• Open 5250 Console
• Open Restricted Shell Terminal
• Remote Command Execution
• Remote Operation
• Remote Virtual Terminal
• Restore HMC Data
• Save Upgrade Data
• Schedule Operations
• Shut Down or Restart
• Test Network Connectivity
• Tip of the Day
• View HMC Events
• View Licenses
• View Network Topology

Service Management

Service Management contains a categorized or alphabetic view of tasks and their descriptions used to service the HMC.

To display the tasks in the work pane:

1. Select the Service Management node in the navigation pane.
2. From the work pane, click on the task you want to perform.
3. By default, a categorized listing of the tasks appear. The category is Connectivity.

To see what level of the HMC you are currently working with, point your mouse over HMC Version found at the top of the work pane.

If you want an alphabetical listing of the tasks, click Alphabetical List in the upper right corner of the work pane. Click Categorized List to go back to the task categories.

The following alphabetic list of Service Management tasks are represented in the work pane depending on the task roles defined to your user ID. They are described in further detail in Service Management tasks and a listing of the tasks and the default user roles that can use them are shown in Table 10.

• Create Serviceable Event
• Format Media
• Load Serviceable Events
• Manage Connection Monitoring
• Manage Customer Information
• Manage Dumps
• Manage eService Registration
• Manage Inbound Connectivity
• Manage Outbound Connectivity
• Manage POWER4 Service Agent
• Manage Remote Connections
• Manage Remote Support Requests
• Manage Serviceable Event Notification
• Manage Serviceable Events
• Manage Systems Call-Home
• Transmit Service Information

Updates

Updates provides a way for you to access information on both HMC and system firmware code levels at the same time without running a task. The Updates work pane displays the HMC code level, system code levels, and the ability to install corrective service by clicking Update HMC. Note: Before performing HMC updates, see Update HMC.

To display the tasks:

1. Select the Updates node in the navigation pane.
2. Select a managed object to apply updates on.
3. From the tasks pad, click on the task you want to perform.
4. The tasks pad provides the following tasks required to install corrective service:
   • Change Licensed Internal Code for the current release
   • Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a new release
   • Flash Side Selection
   • Check system readiness
   • View system information

See Figure 12 for an example of the Updates work pane and tasks pad. The Updates tasks can also be displayed under the Updates task group when you are working with managed objects from the Systems Management node of the navigation pane.

Figure 12. Updates

Work pane

The work pane displays a table of information based on the current selection in the navigation pane or status bar. Selecting an object displays a configurable table in the work pane as shown in Figure 13. The following figure also identifies some of the areas of the work pane table.

Figure 13. Work pane table

Working with Tables

The tool bar at the top of the table contains buttons used to select, filter, sort, and arrange the entries in the table. Hovering over the toolbar buttons displays their functions. The toolbar also includes menus that are used with the information displayed in the tables. See Tasks menu and Views menu for more information.

Selecting Rows

You can select more than one table row at any given time. Rows can be individually selected or a block of rows can be selected at once by first left-clicking the selection box of the first row in the desired block and then shift-clicking the selection box of the last row in the desired block. The Select All or Deselect All buttons can be used to select or deselect all objects in the table. The table summary at the bottom of the table includes the total number of items that are selected.

Filtering

If you select the Filter Row button a row appears under the title row of the table. Select Filter under a column to define a filter for that column to limit the entries in a table. Tables can be filtered to show only those entries most important to you. The filtered view can be toggled on and off by selecting the check box next to the desired filter in the filter row. Select the Clear All Filters button to return to the complete listing. The table summary includes the total number of items that pass the filter criteria in addition to the total number of items.

Sorting

The Edit Sort and Clear All Sorts buttons are used to perform multi-column sorts of objects in the table in ascending or descending order. Click Edit Sort to define sorts for columns in a table. Alternatively, single column sorting can be performed by selecting the ^ in the column header to change from ascending to descending order. Click Clear All Sorts to return to the default ordering.

Column configuration

The column configuration buttons give you the ability to select which columns to display for folders in the Systems Management tree view. Click the Configure Columns button to arrange the columns in the table in a desired order or hide columns from view. All available columns are listed in the Columns list box by their column name. You select the columns you want displayed or hidden by checking or unchecking the box next to the column names. The column order is manipulated by clicking on a column name from the list box and using the arrow buttons to the right of the list to change the order of the selected column. When you have completed the configuration of the columns, click OK. The columns appear in the table as you specified. If you want to go back to the original layout of the table, click the Reset Column Order, Visibility, and Widths button from the table toolbar. Select one or more of the properties to be reset back to their original layout, click OK to save.

Views menu

The views menu is displayed on the toolbar and is only available for table selections when working with servers, custom groups, exceptions view, or attention LEDs view. This table option allows you to display different sets of attributes (columns) in the table. Figure 14 displays an example of the Views options when you are working with servers. Figure 15 displays an example of the Views options when you are working with user-defined custom groups.

You can also change the attributes for each view. For example, if you choose Default from the views menu and you do not want Available Processing Units appearing in the table, use the Configure columns table toolbar button and deselect Available Processing Units, then click OK. Now, when you choose the Default view the view displays the table without the Available Processing Units column. To go back to the original default view for any of the views use the Reset Column Order, Visibility, and Widths table toolbar button (see Column configuration).

Figure 14. Views menu for servers

Figure 15. Views menu for user-defined custom groups

Status bar

The status bar in the bottom left pane, as shown in Figure 16, provides a view of overall system status, including managed system resources and the HMC. A status-sensitive title, background color, and indicator icons are part of the status bar. The status indicators (icons) appear in color when one or more objects go into unacceptable status, have attention LEDs, or have open serviceable events. Otherwise, the status icon is not available.

Figure 16. Status bar

Click any of the individual icons in the status bar to view a listing of resources with specific status. For example, select the Unacceptable icon to view all resources in an unacceptable state. The results are displayed in a table in the work pane.

Status: Unacceptable

If any managed object is in unacceptable state, the Unacceptable indicator (icon) is activated on the status bar. When you select the Unacceptable indicator (icon) it displays a table in the work pane of only the objects in an unacceptable state. By clicking on the icon, help information is opened describing unacceptable status (Error state) of the server or partition. You can also use the Views menu to display your preferred table column configuration for these objects, see Views menu.

Status: Attention LEDs

If any managed object's Attention LED is activated, the Attention LED (icon) is activated in the status bar. When you select the Attention LED indicator (icon) it displays a table in the work pane of only the objects in Attention LED. By clicking on the icon, help information is opened guiding you in problem determination. You can also use the Views menu to display your preferred table column configuration for these objects, see Views menu for more information.

Status: Serviceable Events

If at least one serviceable event for the HMC or a managed object is in open state, the serviceable event icon, is activated in the status bar. By clicking on the icon the Manage Serviceable Events task is accessed with the filter set to view all open events.

Status Overview

When you select the Status Overview icon, it displays a highly visible and detailed summary of system status in the work pane, as shown in Figure 17. It displays details about any errors (objects with unacceptable state), attention LEDs active, or open serviceable events found for the HMC or managed objects. It also summarizes the total number of errors, attention LEDs, and open serviceable events by object type. Object types include the server, partition, frames, and the HMC. When any of these conditions are present, links are available to drill down and display all objects with the particular state in the work pane.

Figure 17. Status overview

Systems Management - Servers

This chapter describes the tasks used when a server is selected.

To launch these tasks, see Launching tasks for managed objects. The following sets of tasks are represented in the tasks pad, tasks menu,

• Operations
• Configuration
• Connections
• Hardware (Information)
• Dynamic Logical Partitioning
• Updates
• Serviceability
• Capacity on Demand

or context menu. The tasks listed in the tasks pad change as selections are made in the work area. The context is always listed at the top of the tasks pad in the format Task: Object. These tasks are listed when a managed system is selected and the context is Tasks: Server-9117-MMA-SN1234ABC.

Properties

The Properties task displays the selected managed system's properties. This information is useful in system and partition planning and resource allocation. These properties include:

General

The General tab displays the system's name, serial number, model and type, state, attention led state, service processor version, maximum number of partitions, assigned service partition (if designated), and power off policy information.

Processor

The Processor tab displays information about the managed system's processors including maximum number of processors per partition, installed processing units, deconfigured processing units, available processing units, configurable processing units, minimum number of processing units per virtual processor and maximum number of shared processor pools. A table displays partition processor usage.

Memory

The Memory tab displays information about the managed system's memory including installed memory, deconfigured memory, available memory, configurable memory, memory region size, current memory available for partition usage, and system firmware current memory. A table displays partition memory usage.

I/O

The I/O tab displays the physical I/O resources for the managed system. The assignment of I/O slots and partition and adaptor-type information are displayed, grouped by units. Select the link in the Slot column to display the physical I/O properties of each resource. Select I/O Pools to display all of the I/O pools found in the system and the partitions that are participating in the pools.

Power-On Parameters

The Power-On Parameters tab displays both the default manufacturing settings and the current managed system settings for boot mode. Changing these setting in the Next column will take effect on the next restart of the managed system.

Capabilities

The Capabilities tab displays the runtime capabilities of this server, such as Capacity On Demand, Micro-Partitioning, Huge Page memory, etc. Select Help for more information on the capabilities listed.

Advanced

The Advanced tab displays huge page memory capabilities on the managed system, including available huge page memory, configurable huge page memory, current page size, and current maximum huge page memory. To change memory allocation on systems with huge page table support, set the Requested huge page memory (in pages) field to the desired memory. To change the requested value for huge page memory, the system must be powered off.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhwres
• chsyscfg
• lshwres
• lsled
• lssyscfg

Update Password

The first time you access a managed system using an HMC, the system prompts you to enter passwords for each of the following:

• Hardware Management Console: HMC access
• Advanced System Management Interface: General
• Advanced System Management Interface: Admin

If you are using an HMC to access the managed system before all required passwords have been set, enter the appropriate password for each password that is presented in the Update Password task.

If another HMC subsequently needs access to this managed system, upon attempting to access this HMC the user is presented with the Update Password Failed Authentication window, which will prompt for the HMC access password you entered.

In the event that the HMC access password changes while you are logged in to the managed system, your HMC will discover that it can no longer authenticate after it attempts to reconnect to that managed system. This will result in a state of Failed Authentication for that managed system. You will be required to enter the new password before any actions can be performed.

Operations

Operations contains the tasks for operating servers. The following are represented in the Operations tasks.

• Restart
• Shut Down
• Power Off
• LED Status
• Schedule Operations
• Advanced System Management (ASM)
• Utilization Data
• Rebuild
• Change Password

Power On

Choose from three different options to start your managed system:

• Partition standby: When the Partition standby power-on is completed, the system will be in standby mode. Partition standby mode allows you to create and activate logical partitions.
• System profile: Powers on the system according to a predefined set of system profiles. Select the system profile that you want to use from the list.
• Partition auto start : Powers on the managed system to partition standby mode and then activates all partitions that are marked as auto start or those partitions that were running when the system shut down. For example, if you create a partition with four processors, dynamically remove one processor from the logical partition, and then shut down the system, the partition auto start option activates this partition with three processors because the three-processor configuration was the last configuration used. The Hardware Management Console (HMC) ignores whatever is specified in the profile for the partition. You can create and activate logical partitions in partition auto start mode.

Power Off

This task shuts down the managed system. Powering off the managed system will make all partitions unavailable until the system is again powered on.

Before you power off the managed system, ensure that all logical partitions have been shut down and that their states have changed from Running to Ready. For more information on shutting down a logical partition, see Shut Down

If you do not shut down all logical partitions on the managed system before you power off the managed system, the managed system shuts down each logical partition before the managed system itself powers off. This can cause a substantial delay in powering off the managed system, particularly if the logical partitions are not responsive. Further, the logical partitions might shut down abnormally, which could result in data loss and further delays when you activate the logical partitions once more.

Choose from the following options:

Normal power off

The Normal power off mode shuts down the system's operations in a controlled manner. During the shutdown, programs running active jobs are allowed to perform cleanup (end-of-job processing).

Fast power off

The Fast power off mode shuts down the system by stopping all active jobs immediately. The programs running those jobs are not allowed to perform any cleanup. Use this option when you need to shut down the system because of an urgent or critical situation.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsysstate

LED Status

This task contains the tasks for viewing system attention LED information, lighting specific LEDs to identify a system component, and testing all LEDs on a managed system.

The system provides several LEDs that help identify various components, such as enclosures or field replaceable units (FRUs), in the system. For this reason, they are called Identify LEDs. Individual LEDs are located on or near the components. The LEDs are located either on the component itself or on the carrier of the component (for example, memory card, fan, memory module, or processor). LEDs are either green or amber. Green LEDs indicate either of the following:

• Electrical power is present.
• Activity is occurring on a link. (The system could be sending or receiving information.)

Amber LEDs indicate a fault or identify condition. If your system or one of the components on your system has an amber LED turned on or blinking, identify the problem and take the appropriate action to restore the system to normal. For more information on troubleshooting an amber LED indicating a fault, see System p Problem Analysis, SA76-0111.

You can activate or deactivate the following types of identify LEDs:

Identify LED for an enclosure

If you want to add an adapter to a specific drawer (enclosure), you need to know the machine type, model, and serial number (MTMS) of the drawer. To determine whether you have the correct MTMS for the drawer that needs the new adapter, you can activate the LED for a drawer and verify that the MTMS corresponds to the drawer that requires the new adapter.

Identify LED for a FRU associated with a specified enclosure

If you want to hook up a cable to a specific I/O adapter, you can activate the LED for the adapter which is a field replaceable unit (FRU), and then physically check to see where to hook up the cable. This can be especially useful when you have several adapters with open ports.

You can deactivate a system attention LED or a logical partition LED. For example, you might determine that a problem is not a high priority and decide to repair the problem at a later time. However, you want to be alerted if another problem occurs, so you must deactivate the system attention LED so that it can be activated again if another problem occurs.

Choose from the following options:

View System Attention LED

Displays the current system attention LED and corresponding partition LED states for the selected system. From this task, you can activate or deactivate system attention LEDs.

Identify LED

Displays the current Identify LED states for all the location codes contained in the selected enclosure. From this task, you can select a single location code or multiple location codes to operate against and activate or deactivate the LED(s) by selecting the corresponding button.

Test LED

Initiates an LED Lamp Test against the selected system. All LEDs will activate for several minutes.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chled
• lsled

Schedule Operations

Use this task to create a schedule for certain operations to be performed on the managed system without operator assistance.

Scheduled operations are helpful for situations where automatic, delayed, or repetitious processing of system operations is necessary. A scheduled operation is started at a specified time, without operator assistance to perform the operation. A schedule can be set for one operation or repeated many times.

For example, you could schedule power on or off operations for a managed system.

The Scheduled Operations task displays the following information for each operation:

• The processor that is the object of the operation.
• The scheduled date
• The scheduled time
• The operation
• The number of remaining repetitions

From the Scheduled Operations window you can:

• Schedule an operation to run at a later time
• Define operations to repeat at regular intervals
• Delete a previously scheduled operation
• View details for a currently scheduled operation
• View scheduled operations within a specified time range
• Sort scheduled operations by date, operation, or managed system

An operation can be scheduled to occur one time or it can be scheduled to be repeated. You will be required to provide the time and date that you want the operation to occur. If the operation is scheduled to be repeated, you will be asked to select:

• The day or days of the week that you want the operation to occur. (optional)
• The interval, or time between each occurrence. (required)
• The total number of repetitions. (required)

The operations that can be scheduled for the managed system are:

Activate on a System Profile

Schedules an operation on a selected system for scheduling activation of a selected system profile.

Backup Profile Data

Schedules an operation to back up profile data for a managed system

Power Off Managed System

Schedules an operation for a system power off at regular intervals for one or more managed systems.

Power On Managed System

Schedules an operation for a system power on at regular intervals for one or more managed systems.

To schedule operations on the managed system:

1. Open Systems Management from the navigation pane.
2. Select one or more managed systems to work with from the work pane.
3. In the tasks pad, select the Operations task category, then open Schedule Operations. The Schedule Operations window is displayed.
4. From the Schedule Operations window, click Options from the menu bar to display the next level of options:
   • To add a scheduled operation, point to Options and then click New....
   • To delete a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to delete, point to Options and then click Delete.
   • To update the list of scheduled operations with the current schedules for the selected objects, point to Options and then click Refresh.
   • To view a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to view, point to View and then click Schedule Details....
   • To change the time of a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to view, point to View and then click New Time Range....
   • To sort the scheduled operations, point to Sort and then click one of the sort categories that appears.
5. To return to the HMC workplace, point to Options and then click Exit.

Use the online Help to get additional information for scheduling an operation.

Advanced System Management (ASM)

If configured to do so, the HMC connects directly to the Advanced System Management (ASM) interface for a selected system from this task.

ASM is an interface to the service processor that allows you to set flags that affect the operation of the server, such as auto power restart, and to view information about the server, such as the error log and vital product data.

To connect to the Advanced System Management interface:

1. From the System Management tasks list, select Operations.
2. From the Operations task list, select Advanced System Management (ASM).

For more information on the Advanced System Management interface, see Appendix E. Advanced Systems Management Interface (ASMI).

Related HMC CLI commands:

• asmmenu

Utilization Data

Use this task to set the HMC to collect resource utilization data for a specific managed system or for all systems the HMC manages. The HMC collects utilization data for memory and processor resources. You can use this data to analyze trends and make resource adjustments. The data is collected into records called events. Events are created at the following times:

• At periodic intervals (hourly, daily, and monthly)
• When you make system-level and partition-level state and configuration changes that affect resource utilization
• When you start up, shut down, and change the local time on the HMC

You must set the HMC to collect utilization data for a managed system before utilization data can display for the managed system.

• Use the Enable task to enable the collection of utilization data on a selected managed system.
• Use the Disable task to disable the collection of utilization data on a selected managed system.
• Use the View task and specify the time span desired to view the collected data for a selected managed system. Restrict the amount of data returned by specifying a maximum number of events.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chlparutil
• lslparutil
• rmlparutil

Rebuild

Use the Rebuild task to extract the configuration information from the managed system and rebuild the information on the Hardware Management Console. The Rebuild operation does not disrupt the operation of the running server.

Rebuilding the managed system updates, or refreshes, the information on the HMC about the managed system. Rebuilding the managed system is useful when the state of the managed system is Incomplete. The Incomplete state means that the HMC cannot gather complete information from the managed system about logical partitions, profiles, or resources.

Rebuilding the managed system is different from simply refreshing the HMC window. When the managed system is rebuilt, the HMC extracts the information from the managed system. You cannot start other tasks while the HMC rebuilds the managed system. This process can take several minutes.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsysstate

Change Password

Use the Change Password task to change the HMC access password on the selected managed system. After the password is changed, you must update the HMC access password for all other HMCs from which you want to access this managed system.

Enter the current password. Then enter a new password and verify it by entering it again.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsyspwd

Configuration

Configuration contains the tasks for configuring your managed system and partitions. The following are represented in the Configuration tasks:

• Create Logical Partition
• System Plans
• Manage Custom Groups
• View Workload Management Groups
• Partition Availability Priority
• Manage System Profiles
• Manage Partition Data

Create Logical Partition

Use this task to create a new AIX or Linux logical partition (LPAR) on your managed system. The Create LPAR Wizard helps you create a new logical partition and a default profile for the partition.

Ensure you have logical partition planning information before you use this wizard. Logical partition planning information can be found at the System Planning Tool (SPT) website at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/tools/systemplanningtool/. The SPT is available to assist you in system planning, design, validation and to provide a system validation report that reflects your system requirements while not exceeding system recommendations.

You might also find it helpful to be familiar with logical partition concepts. Logical partitioning information can be found in the Logical Partitioning Guide, SA76-0098.

Use the online Help for additional information on logical partition creation.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• mksyscfg

System Plans

A system plan is a specification of the logical partition configuration of a single managed system. A system plan is stored in a file that is called a system-plan file and has a file suffix of .sysplan. A system-plan file can contain more than one system plan, although multiple plans in a single file are not common.

The System Plans tasks creates a record of the hardware and partition configuration of a managed system at a given time. It records specifications for the logical partitions and partition profiles on the selected system. It can also record hardware specifications that the HMC is able to detect.

To maximize the information that the HMC can obtain from the managed system, power on the managed system and activate the logical partitions on the managed system before creating the new system plan.

The System Plans tasks are the same tasks that are available from the System Plans node from the navigation pane and are documented here: System Plans.

Manage Custom Groups

Groups are comprised of logical collections of objects. You can report status on a group basis, allowing you to monitor your system in a way that you prefer.

You can also nest groups (a group contained within a group) to provide hierarchical or topology views.

One or more user-defined groups might already be defined on your HMC. Default groups are listed under the Custom Groups node under Server Management. The default groups are All Partitions and All Objects. You can create others, delete the ones that were created, add to created groups, create groups using the pattern match method, or delete from created groups by using the Manage Custom Groups task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for working with groups.

View Workload Management Groups

This task displays a detailed view of the workload management groups you have specified for this managed system. Each group displays the total number of processors, processing units for partitions using shared mode processing, and the total amount of memory allocated to the partitions in the group.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lshwres
• lssyscfg

Partition Availability Priority

The managed system uses partition-availability priorities in the case of processor failure. If a processor fails on a logical partition, and there are no unassigned processors available on the managed system, the logical partition can acquire a replacement processor from logical partitions with a lower partition-availability priority. This allows the logical partition with the higher partition-availability priority to continue running after a processor failure.

You can change the partition availability priority for a partition by selecting a partition and choosing an availability priority from those listed.

Use the online Help if you need additional information about prioritizing partitions.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsyscfg
• lssyscfg
• mksyscfg

Manage System Profiles

A system profile is an ordered list of partition profiles that is used by the HMC to start the logical partitions on a managed system in a specific configuration.

When you activate the system profile, the managed system attempts to activate each partition profile in the system profile in the order specified. A system profile helps you activate or change the managed system from one complete set of logical partition configurations to another.

It is possible for you to create a system profile that has a partition profile that has overcommitted resources. You can use the HMC to validate the system profile against the currently available system resources and against the total system resources. Validating your system profile ensures that your I/O devices and processing resources are not overcommitted, and it increases the likelihood that the system profile can be activated. The validation process estimates the amount of memory needed to activate all of the partition profiles in the system profile. It is possible that a system profile can pass validation and yet not have enough memory to be activated.

Use this task to:

• Create new system profiles.
• Create a Copy of a system profile.
• Validate the resources specified in the system profile against the resources available on the managed system. The validation process indicates whether any of the logical partitions in the system profile are already active and whether the uncommitted resources on the managed system can meet the minimum resources specified in the partition profile.
• View the Properties of a system profile. From this task, you can view or change an existing system profile.
• Delete a system profile.
• Activate a system profile. When you activate a system profile, the managed system will attempt to activate the partition profiles in the order specified in the system profile.

Use the online Help if you need additional information about managing system profiles.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsyscfg
• chsysstate
• lssyscfg
• mksyscfg
• rmsyscfg

Manage Partition Data

A partition profile is a record on the HMC that specifies a possible configuration for a logical partition. When you activate a partition profile, the managed system attempts to start the logical partition using the configuration information in the partition profile.

A partition profile specifies the desired system resources for the logical partition and the minimum and maximum amounts of system resources that the logical partition can have. The system resources specified within a partition profile includes processors, memory, and I/O resources. The partition profile can also specify certain operating settings for the logical partition. For example, you can set a partition profile so that, when the partition profile is activated, the logical partition is set to start automatically the next time that you power on the managed system.

Each logical partition on a managed system that is managed by an HMC has at least one partition profile. You can create additional partition profiles with different resource specifications for your logical partition. If you create multiple partition profiles, you can designate any partition profile on the logical partition to be the default partition profile. The HMC activates the default profile if you do not select a specific partition profile to be activated. Only one partition profile can be active at one time. To activate another partition profile for a logical partition, you must shut down the logical partition before you activate the other partition profile.

A partition profile is identified by partition ID and profile name. Partition IDs are whole numbers used to identify each logical partition that you create on a managed system, and profile names identify the partition profiles that you create for each logical partition. Each partition profile on a logical partition must have a unique profile name, but you can use a profile name for different logical partitions on a single managed system. For example, logical partition 1 cannot have more than one partition profile with a profile name of normal, but you can create a profile named normal for each logical partition on the managed system.

When you create a partition profile, the HMC shows you all of the resources available on your system. The HMC does not verify if another partition profile is currently using a portion of these resources. Therefore, it is possible for you to overcommit resources. When you activate a profile, the system attempts to allocate the resources that you assigned to the profile. If you have overcommitted resources, the partition profile will not be activated.

For example, you have four processors on your managed system. Partition 1 profile A has three processors, and partition 2 profile B has two processors. If you attempt to activate both of these partition profiles at the same time, partition 2 profile B will fail to activate because you have overcommitted processor resources.

When you shut down a logical partition and reactivate the logical partition using a partition profile, the partition profile overlays the resource specifications of the logical partition with the resource specifications in the partition profile. Any resource changes that you made to the logical partition using dynamic logical partitioning are lost when you reactivate the logical partition using a partition profile. This is desirable when you want to undo dynamic logical partitioning changes to the logical partition. However, this is not desirable if you want to reactivate the logical partition using the resource specifications that the logical partition had when you shut down the managed system. Therefore, keep your partition profiles up to date with the latest resource specifications. You can save the current configuration of the logical partition as a partition profile. This allows you to avoid having to change partition profiles manually.

If you shut down a logical partition whose partition profiles are not up to date, and the logical partition is set to start automatically when the managed system starts, you can preserve the resource specifications on that logical partition by restarting the entire managed system using the partition autostart power-on mode. When the logical partitions start automatically, the logical partitions have the resource specifications that the logical partitions had when you shut down the managed system.

Use the Manage Partition Data tasks to:

• Restore partition data. If you lose partition profile data, use the Restore task in one of three ways:
  • Restore partition data from a backup file. Profile modifications performed after the selected backup file was created will be lost.
  • Restore merged data from your backup file and recent profile activity. The data in the backup file takes priority over recent profile activity if the information conflicts.
  • Restore merged data from recent profile activity and your backup file. The data from recent profile activity takes priority over your backup file if the information conflicts.
• Initialize a partition profile. Initializing the partition data for a managed system will delete all of the currently defined system profiles, partitions, and partition profiles.
• Backup a partition profile to a file.
• Delete a backup of partition data.

Use the online Help if you need additional information about managing partition data.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• bkprofdata
• rmprofdata
• rstprofdata

Connections

If you have selected a managed system in the work area, the following tasks pertain to that managed system. If you have selected a frame, the tasks pertain to that frame. For managed systems, the tasks are:

• Service Processor Status displays the HMC connection status to the service processor of a selected managed system. If you have selected a frame, Service Processor Status displays the state of the connection from the HMC to side A and side B of the bulk power assembly.

  Related HMC CLI commands:

  • lssyscfg
  • lssysconn
• Use the Reset or Remove Connections task to remove or reset a managed system from the Contents area of the HMC.

  Related HMC CLI commands:

  • rmsysconn
• Disconnect another HMC drops the connection between the selected HMC and the selected managed system. The disconnected HMC will try to reconnect. If the disconnected HMC has a lock on the managed server, this task forces the selected HMC to release its lock.
• The Add Managed System task guides you through adding systems in the network to systems managed by this HMC.

  Related HMC CLI commands:

  • mksysconn

Correcting a Connection Problem

Correcting a No connection state for a managed system

Use this procedure for a system that was previously connected to the same HMC and is now in No connection state. If you have a new system, a new HMC, or have moved your system to a different HMC, refer to Correcting a connection problem between the HMC and a managed system.

1. From the Systems Management - Servers work pane, select the managed system.
2. Select Connections - Service Processor Status. Record the IP address of the service processor.
3. From the HMC Management work pane, select Test Network Connectivity.
4. Enter the IP address of the service processor and select Ping.
5. Choose from the following options:
   • If the ping is successful, go to step 6.
   • If the ping is not successful, go to step 7.
6. If the ping test is successful, perform the following steps:
   1. In the Systems Management - Servers work pane, ensure that there are no reference codes displayed in the Reference Code column for the server in Incomplete state. Note: A steady reference code could indicate a hardware problem. If the reference code is a clickable link, click the reference code to display possible procedures to correct the problem. If the reference code is not a link or a solution is not presented, contact your next level of support or your hardware service provider.
   2. Restart the HMC. For more information on restarting the HMC, see Shut Down or Restart.
   3. If restarting the HMC does not resolve the problem, contact your next level of support or your hardware service provider.
7. If the ping test is not successful, perform the following steps:
   1. In the Systems Management - Servers work pane, ensure that there are no reference codes displayed in the Reference Code column for the server in Incomplete state. Note: A steady reference code could indicate a hardware problem. If the reference code is a clickable link, click the reference code to display possible procedures to correct the problem. If the reference code is not a link or a solution is not presented, contact your next level of support or your hardware service provider.
   2. If your system has a control panel, check to see if the power light is on. Choose from the following options:
      • If there is power to the managed system, go to step 8.
      • If there is no power to the managed system, Power On the managed system. After the power is restored, wait 5 minutes for the service processor to re-IPL and the HMC to re-establish contact. If the system is equipped with redundant service processors, allow up to 20 minutes for this step.
8. Verify physical network connectivity:
   1. Verify that the HMC and the service processor are correctly connected to your Ethernet network.
   2. Verify that Ethernet link status is good on all network segments which exist between the HMC and the managed system.
   3. If you think the network might be the problem, connect a cable from the HMC to the service processor and try pinging the failing system. Then choose from the following options:
      • If the ping is successful, put the cables back the way they were and correct the network problem. After the network problem is resolved, repeat this entire procedure.
      • If the ping is not successful, put the cables back the way they were and continue with step 8.d.
   4. Reset the service processor using the following steps:
      1. Power Off the server.
      2. Unplug the AC power cord and re-plug it back in.
      3. Power On the server.
9. If the problem is not resolved by any of the above steps, contact your next level of support or your hardware service provider.

Correcting an Incomplete state for a managed system

To correct an Incomplete state, perform the following steps:

1. From the Systems Management - Servers work pane, select the managed system.
2. In the tasks pad, select Operations - Rebuild.
3. Select Yes to refresh the internal representation of the managed system on the HMC.
   • If the state remains Incomplete, rebuild the managed system several more times
   • If the state goes to Recovery, see Correcting a Recovery state for a managed system.
   • If the state does not remain in Incomplete or go to Recovery, continue with the next step.
4. In the tasks pad, select Connections - Reset or Remove Connections to reset the connection from the managed system to the HMC. If this fails, continue to the next step.
5. Restart the HMC. For more information on restarting the HMC, see Shut Down or Restart.
   • If the state goes to Recovery, see Correcting a Recovery state for a managed system.
   • If the state remains Incomplete, perform the following steps:
     • Verify that there is a redundant HMC.
     • Verify that no one is entering commands from the alternate HMC.
     • Repeat step 1 through 5. If it still fails, continue with the next step.
6. If the problem persists, contact your next level of support or your hardware service provider.

Correcting a Recovery state for a managed system

To recover from the Recovery state, perform the following steps:

1. Restore partition data. For details, see the Restore task in Manage Partition Data. If this solves the problem, this ends the procedure.
2. If the problem is not resolved after restoring partition data, choose the option that describes what happened:
   • If the state remains Recovery, retry restoring partition data. If it fails a second time, follow the problem determination procedure for any reference codes you receive.
   • If the state changed to Incomplete, refer to Correcting an Incomplete state for a managed system.
   • If the state changed to No Connection, refer to Correcting a No connection state for a managed system.
3. If the problem persists, contact your next level of support or your hardware service provider.

Correcting an Error state for a managed system

If the automatic call support function is not enabled, contact your next level of support or your hardware service provider.

Correcting a Failed Authentication state for a managed system

1. Do you have an HMC password?
   • Yes: Enter the HMC password and choose from the following options:
     • If the managed system goes to Operating, Power Off, or Standby state, the authentication was successful. This ends the procedure.
     • If the managed system goes to No connection, Incomplete, Recovery, or Error state, refer to Correcting the managed system operating state.
   • No: Do you have an ASMI admin password?
     • Yes: Continue with step 2.
     • No: Contact your next level of support to request CE login. Then continue with step 2, using CE login instead of admin password for step 2.a.
2. Perform the following steps:
   1. Login to the ASMI with admin authority. See Advanced System Management (ASM).
   2. Select Login Profile.
   3. Select Change Password.
   4. In the User ID to change field, select HMC.
   5. Enter the ASMI's admin password in the Current password for user ID admin field. Note: Do not enter the HMC user password.
   6. Enter the ASMI's admin password.
   7. Enter a new HMC access password twice and click Continue.
   8. From the Systems Management - Servers work pane, select the managed system.
   9. Select Update password.
   10. Input the new password that was set in step 2.g. This ends the procedure.

Correcting a new connection problem between the HMC and a managed system

• You have a new HMC
• You have a new system
• You moved your system to a different HMC

If your system was previously connected to the same HMC and is now in No connection state, refer to Correcting a No connection state for a managed system.

1. From the Systems Management - Servers work pane, select Connections - Add Managed System from the tasks pad. For more information, see Connections. Does the system appear in the work pane?
   • Yes: This ends the procedure.
   • No: Continue with step 2.
2. Check for network problems, cables, switches, link lights on the service processor, and so on. Was there a problem?
   • Yes: Correct the problem and return to step 1.
   • No: Continue with step 3.
3. Reset the service processor to force it to request a new IP address using the following steps:
   1. Power Off the server.
   2. Unplug the AC power cord and re-plug it back in.
   3. Power On the server.
4. Did resetting the service processor resolve the problem?
   • Yes: This ends the procedure.
   • No: Contact your next level of support.

Hardware (Information)

The following are represented in the Hardware (Information) tasks:

• View Hardware Topology

Adapters

Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA)

Unlike most other types of I/O devices, you can never assign the HEA itself to a logical partition. Instead, multiple logical partitions can connect directly to the HEA and use the HEA resources. This allows these logical partitions to access external networks through the HEA without having to go through an Ethernet bridge on another logical partition.

Use the Host Ethernet task to display or configure the ports of the physical Host Ethernet Adapters (HEAs) on a selected managed system.

To configure a physical port on an HEA, select the port from the list and select Configure.

Use the online Help for additional information on configuring HEA ports.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhwres
• lshwres

Host Channel Adapter (HCA)

Use the Host Channel task to show a list of the HCAs for the managed system. You can select an HCA from the list to display the current partition usage for the HCA.

From this task you can display:

• The physical location of each HCA on the managed system.
• The number of Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) that are in use on each HCA.
• The number of GUIDs on each HCA that are available to be assigned to logical partitions.
• HMC management status. HCAs that are unable to be managed by an HMC are in an error state.
• The logical partition usage for a selected HCA.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lshwres

Virtual IO Adapters

Use the SCSI task to view the topology of virtual SCSI adapters on a partition. Displayed are:

• Adapter name
• Backing device
• Remote partition
• Remote Adapter
• Remote Backing Device

Use the Ethernet task to view the current virtual ethernet configuration for the partition.

• Adapter name
• Virtual LANs
• I/O Server
• Server Virtual Adapter
• Shared Adapter

Partitions assigned to a VLAN that is bridged have access to a external network via a physical shared ethernet adapter owned by a Virtual I/O Server.

View Hardware Topology

High Speed Link (HSL), also known as Remote I/O (RIO), resources provide the connection between system I/O busses and the system processor. HSL/RIO resources are normally configured in loops with the system unit having an HSL/RIO controller resource that handles routing of the data between the system processor and the system I/O busses. System I/O busses connect to the loop with HSL I/O adapter or RIO adapter resources.

Use this task to display the current RIO topology of the selected managed system. Current Topology displays the current topology. Any discrepancies between the current topology and the last valid topology are identified as errors. The following information is shown:

• The starting location of the physical RIO cable and the RIO connection (cable to port)
• The ending location of the physical RIO cable and the RIO connection (cable to port)
• Starting Node Type Displays the values of the node. Possible values are Local Bridge, Local NIC, Remote Bridge, and Remote NIC
• Link Status Displays the leading port status
• Cable Length Displays the length of the RIO cables. Errors occur when the actual cable lengths are different from the expected cable lengths
• The serial number of the power-controlling managed system
• The serial number of the function-controlling managed system

Updates

These Update tasks are the same tasks that are available from the Updates node of the navigation pane and are documented here: Managed System Updates.

Serviceability

The following are represented in the Serviceability tasks:

• Manage Serviceable Events
• Create Serviceable Event
• Reference Code History
• Control Panel Functions
• Hardware
• Manage Dumps
• Collect VPD
• Edit MTMS
• FSP Failover

Manage Serviceable Events

To set the criteria for the serviceable events you to view:

1. Open the Manage Serviceable Events task from the tasks pad.
2. From the Manage Serviceable Events window provide event criteria, error criteria, and FRU criteria.
3. Click OK when you have specified the criteria you want for the serviceable events you want to view.
4. Select ALL if you do not want the results filtered.

The Serviceable Events Overview panel displays all of the events that match your criteria. The information displayed in the compact table view includes:

• Problem Number
• PMH Number
• Reference Code - Click on the Reference code to display a description of the problem reported and actions that may be taken to fix the problem.
• Status of the problem
• Last reported time of the problem
• Failing MTMS of the problem

The full table view includes more detailed information, including reporting MTMS, first reported time, and serviceable event text.

Select a serviceable event and use the Selected drop down menu to:

• View event details: FRUs associated with this event and their descriptions.
• Repair the event: Launch a guided repair procedure, if available.
• Call home the event: Report the event to your service provider.
• Manage event problem data: View, call home, or offload to media data and logs associated with this event.
• Close the event: After the problem is solved, add comments and close the event.

Use the online Help if you need additional information on managing serviceable events.

Create Serviceable Event

Submitting a problem is dependent upon whether you have customized your HMC to use the Remote Support Facility (RSF) and if it is authorized to automatically call for service. If so, the problem information and service request is sent to the service provider automatically with a modem transmission.

To report a problem on your managed system:

1. Open the Create Serviceable Event task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Report a Problem window, enter a brief description of your problem in the Problem Description input field and then click Request Service.

or

To test problem reporting from the Report a Problem window:

1. Select Test automatic problem reporting and enter This is just a test in the Problem Description input field.
2. Click Request Service.

The problems are reported to the service provider for the managed system. Reporting a problem sends to the service provider the information you provide on the Report a Problem window, and machine information that identifies the console.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for reporting a problem or testing if problem reporting works.

Reference Code History

The most recent reference codes are displayed. To view a history of reference codes, enter the number of codes to retrieve from the history and select Go. If detailed information is available on the managed system you are viewing, select the desired reference code to view the details of a specific reference code.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lsrefcode

Control Panel Functions

This task displays the available virtual control panel functions for the managed system selected.

(20) Type, Model, Feature displays the managed system's machine type, model, and feature code. Also displayed are the CEC IPL Type and the FSP IPL Type for the managed system.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lssyscfg

Hardware

Hardware tasks include:

• Add FRU
• Add Enclosure
• Exchange FRU
• Exchange Enclosure
• Remove FRU
• Remove Enclosure
• Power On/Off IO Unit

Add FRU

To add a FRU:

1. Select an enclosure type from the drop down list.
2. Select an FRU type from the list.
3. Click Next.
4. Select a location code from the displayed list.
5. Click Add to add the selected enclosure location to Pending Actions.
6. Click Launch Procedure to begin adding the selected FRU type to the enclosure locations identified in Pending Actions.
7. Click Finish when you have completed the FRU installation process.

Add Enclosure

To add an enclosure:

1. Select an enclosure type, then click Add to add the selected enclosure type's location code to Pending Actions.
2. Click Launch Procedure to begin adding the enclosures identified in Pending Actions to the selected system.
3. Click Finish when you have completed the enclosure installation process.

Exchange FRU

To exchange a FRU:

1. Select an installed enclosure type from the drop down list.
2. From the displayed list of FRU types for this enclosure, select an FRU type.
3. Click Next to display a list of locations for the FRU type.
4. Select a location code for a specific FRU.
5. Click Add to add the FRU location to Pending Actions.
6. Select Launch Procedure to begin replacing the FRUs listed in Pending Actions.
7. Click Finish when you have completed the installation.

Exchange Enclosure

To exchange an enclosure:

1. Select an installed enclosure, then click Add to add the selected enclosure's location code to Pending Actions.
2. Click Launch Procedure to begin replacing the enclosures identified in Pending Actions in the selected system.
3. Click Finish when you have completed the enclosure replacement process

Remove FRU

To remove a FRU:

1. Select an enclosure from the drop down list to display a list FRU types currently installed in the selected enclosure.
2. From the displayed list of FRU types for this enclosure, select an FRU type.
3. Click Next to display a list of locations for the FRU type.
4. Select a location code for a specific FRU.
5. Click Add to add the FRU location to Pending Actions.
6. Select Launch Procedure to begin removing the FRUs listed in Pending Actions.
7. Click Finish when you have completed the removal procedure.

Remove Enclosure

To remove an enclosure:

1. Select an enclosure type, then click Add to add the selected enclosure type's location code to Pending Actions.
2. Click Launch Procedure to begin removing the enclosures identified in Pending Actions from the selected system.
3. Click Finish when you have completed the enclosure removal process.

Power On/Off IO Unit

Only units or slots that reside in a power domain can be powered on or off. The corresponding power on/off buttons will be disabled for location codes that are not controllable by the HMC.

Manage Dumps

system dump

A collection of data from server hardware and firmware, either after a system failure or a manual request. Only perform a system dump under the direction of your next level of support or your service provider.

service processor dump

A collection of data from a service processor either after a failure, external reset, or manual request.

power subsystem dump

A collection of data from Bulk Power Control service processor. This is only applicable to certain models of managed systems.

Use the Manage Dumps task to:

• Initiate a system dump, a service processor dump, or a power subsystem dump (if applicable).
• Modify the dump capability parameters for a dump type before initiating a dump.
• Delete a dump.
• Copy a dump to media such as a DVD-RAM.
• Copy a dump to another system using FTP.
• Call home a dump by using the Call Home feature to transmit the dump back to your service provider, for example IBM Remote Support, for further analysis.
• View the offload status of a dump as it progresses.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for managing dumps.

Collect VPD

The managed system has VPD that is stored internally. The VPD consists of information such as how much memory is installed, and how many processors are installed. These records can provide valuable information which can be used by remote service and service representatives so that they can help you keep the firmware and software on your managed system up to date.

The information in the VPD file can be used to complete the following types of orders for your managed system:

• Install or remove a sales feature
• Upgrade or downgrade a model
• Upgrade or downgrade a feature

Using this task, this information can be sent to removable media (diskette, DVD-RAM, or memory key) for use by you or your service provider.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for collecting VPD.

Edit MTMS

The MTMS value or configuration ID for an expansion unit may need to be edited during a replacement procedure.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for editing MTMS.

FSP Failover

FSP Failover capability is designed to eliminate customer outages due to service processor hardware failures. If a redundant service processor is supported for the current system configuration, use the Setup task to set up FSP Failover for the selected managed system. Use the Initiate task to initiate FSP Failover for the selected managed system.

Capacity on Demand

Capacity on Demand (COD) allows you to nondisruptively activate (no boot required) processors and memory. Capacity on Demand also gives you the option to temporarily activate capacity to meet intermittent performance needs, to activate additional capacity on a trial basis, and to access capacity to support operations in times of need.

The following are represented in the Capacity on Demand tasks:

• Capacity Upgrade on Demand
• On/Off Capacity on Demand
• Trial Capacity on Demand
• Utility Capacity on Demand
• Reserve Capacity on Demand
• Advanced POWER Virtualization
• Enterprise Enablement
• Other Advanced Functions

Use the Enter CoD Code task to enter any CoD codes that you have obtained for your system.

This code can be any of the following types of CoD codes:

• CUoD processor activation code
• CUoD memory activation code
• Trial CoD processor code
• Trial CoD memory code
• On/Off CoD processor enablement code
• On/Off CoD memory enablement code
• On/Off CoD capacity termination code
• Reserve CoD capacity prepaid code
• Utility CoD enablement code
• Utility CoD reporting code
• Utility CoD termination code

Use the View History Log task to see the CoD history log for your system. The CoD history log contains information about the CoD events that have occurred on your system. The entries are shown in chronological order, starting with the most recent entry. You can see the date and time that each event occurred and a description of each event.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chcod
• lscod

Capacity Upgrade on Demand

You can permanently activate inactive processors and memory units by purchasing an activation feature and entering the provided activation code. Capacity Upgrade on Demand (CUoD) enables you to permanently activate one or more inactive processors or memory units without requiring you to restart your server or interrupt your business.

You can order activation features for a new server, a server model upgrade, or an installed server. After you place your order, you will receive a code that activates inactive processors or memory units. For a new server or a server model upgrade, your order can contain one or more activation features for processors or memory units, which results in one or more activation codes. In this case, the activation codes are entered before the server is sent to you.

When you order Capacity Upgrade on Demand (CUoD) activation features for an installed server, you must determine whether you want to permanently activate some or all of your inactive processors or memory units. You must order one or more activation features and then use the resulting one or more activation codes to activate your inactive processors or memory units.

Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM sales representative to place your order for one or more activation features.

Notes:

• It can take several days to process an order. You can use a one-time no-charge Trial Capacity on Demand for 30 days to satisfy workload requirements while your order for permanent activation of additional capacity is being fulfilled. For more information, see Ordering Trial Capacity on Demand.
• An order for activation features will process more quickly if you do not include any miscellaneous features with the order.

Use the View Code Information task to view the information used to generate a CUoD processor activation code for the selected managed system. If you want to save this information to a file, select Save.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chcod
• lscod

On/Off Capacity on Demand

You can activate processors or memory units for a number of days, as your business peaks demand, by using inactive resources on a temporary basis. With On/Off CoD, you can temporarily activate and deactivate processors and memory units to satisfy business peaks. After you request that a number of processors or memory units be made temporarily available for a specified number of days, those processors and memory units are available immediately. You can start and stop requests for On/Off CoD, and you can also change the number of resources or days in a running On/Off request. This offering has contract requirements.

To take advantage of On/Off Capacity on Demand (CoD), you must order an On/Off CoD enablement feature. The enablement feature provides the On/Off CoD enablement code that allows you to request temporary activation of inactive processors or memory units by entering the code on your server.

To order On/Off Capacity on Demand (CoD), contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM sales representative. Your IBM Business Partner or IBM sales representative guides you through the completion of the required On/Off CoD contracts with IBM and places a customer order for an On/Off CoD enablement feature.

Use the Manage task to activate or deactivate processors or memory units or to change the number or resources or days in a running On/Off CoD request.

Use the View Capacity Settings task to view:

• The On/Off CoD state on the selected managed system.
• The number of active On/Off CoD processors or memory and inactive processors or memory on the managed system.
• The number of processor or memory days and hours remaining in the current On/Off CoD request.
• The number of unreturned On/Off CoD processors or memory from a previous On/Off CoD request.
• The number of processor or memory days available for new On/Off CoD requests.

Use the View Billing Information task to view or save information used to manually report On/Off CoD processor or memory billing information.

Use the View Code Information task to view the information used to generate a On/Off CoD processor or memory enablement code for the selected managed system. If you want to save this information to a file, select Save.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chcod
• lscod

Trial Capacity on Demand

You can evaluate the use of inactive processors, memory, or both, at no charge using Trial CoD. After it is started, the trial period is available for 30 power-on days. This means the trial period advances only while the server is powered on. You can use the HMC to stop a current CoD trial for processors or memory units before the trial automatically expires. If you choose to stop the trial before it expires, you cannot restart it and you forfeit any remaining days.

You can activate your inactive processors or memory for a trial period by obtaining and entering a trial processor code or a trial memory code with Trial Capacity on Demand (CoD).

Before the trial period expires, you must either enter a Capacity Upgrade on Demand activation code to permanently activate the Trial CoD resources, or you must return the Trial CoD resources.

Use the Stop task to terminate Trial CoD.

Use the View Capacity Settings task to view the following settings for the selected managed system:

• The Trial CoD state.
• The number of activated Trial CoD processors or memory.
• The total number of power-on days and hours remaining until the current Trial CoD period expires.

Use the View Code Information task to view the information used to generate a Trial CoD code for the selected managed system. If you want to save this information to a file, select Save.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chcod
• lscod

Utility Capacity on Demand

When you use Utility CoD, activated Utility CoD processors are placed in the shared processor pool and are used only as needed by uncapped partitions. If all non-Utility CoD processors in the shared processor pool are being used, and one or more uncapped partitions require additional resources, then the managed system allows the uncapped partitions to use one Utility CoD processor for one minute, and one Utility CoD processor minute of use is recorded. The managed system continues to use this Utility CoD processor and record processor minutes until the Utility CoD processor is no longer needed. The managed system continuously monitors the processor utilization within the shared processor pool. If additional processor resources are needed, the managed system automatically uses additional Utility CoD processors and records processor minutes for those processors. You pay only for the number of processor minutes that the Utility CoD processors are used. Optionally, you may prepay for Utility CoD usage.

Use the Manage Utility CoD task to:

• View the Utility CoD state
• Change the number of Utility CoD processors in the shared processor pool
• Set a processor minute usage limit

Use the View Capacity Settings task to see current information about Utility CoD, including usage and reporting information.

Use the View Code Information task to view the information used to generate a Utility CoD code for the selected managed system. If you want to save this information to a file, select Save.

Use the View Shared Processor Utilization task to view the distribution and utilization of processors in the shared processor pool.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chcod
• lscod

Reserve Capacity on Demand

With Reserve CoD, you can purchase a reserve capacity prepaid feature that represents a number of processor days. You can then activate the inactive processors using Reserve CoD as your business requires.

The reserve processors are put in the server shared processor pool, where they are used as needed by uncapped partitions. Whenever the capacity of the non-Reserve CoD processors in the shared processor pool reaches the maximum capacity of those processors and is no longer sufficient to support the server workload, then the Reserve CoD processors are used.

When a Reserve CoD processor is used, one processor day is subtracted from the prepaid number of processor days. You pay only for the number of processor days that the reserve processors are actually used. The processors can remain active until all of the reserve processor days that you have paid for have been used.

Because you have already paid for the reserve capacity before you use it, contracts and reporting are not necessary.

Use the View Shared Processor Utilization task to view the distribution and utilization of processors in the shared processor pool.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chcod
• lscod

Advanced POWER Virtualization

Advanced POWER enables the system for these features:

• Virtual I/O hosting
• Partition Load Manager
• Micro-Partitioning

Use the Enter Activation Code task to enter any Capacity on Demand advanced functions activation codes that you have obtained for your system. Specify the appropriate code in the Code field to activate any of the following on-demand functions:

• Advanced POWER Virtualization: Permanently activates the Advanced POWER Virtualization capabilities, which can include Virtual I/O Server and Micro-Partitioning.
• Enterprise Enablement: Permanently activates the Enterprise Enablement capabilities, which can include 5250 Commercial Processing Workload (5250 CPW) capacity for application processing.

Use the View History Log task to see the activation history log for Capacity on Demand advanced functions on your system. The history log contains information about the activations of Capacity on Demand advanced functions that have occurred on your system. Capacity on Demand advanced functions include Advanced POWER Virtualization and Enterprise Enablement.

A log entry is created each time an activation code is entered successfully, and an additional log entry is created for each capability that is enabled by the activation code. For each entry in the Capacity on Demand advanced functions activation history log, this table shows the date and time on the system when the entry was logged and a description of the log entry. The entries are shown in chronological order, starting with the most recent entry.

If the history log has wrapped, a message is shown at the bottom of the window. The history log can contain as many as eight activation code entries. (For each activation code entry, an additional log entry is created for each capability that is enabled by the activation code.) When eight activation code entries have been logged to the history log, the next entry causes the history log to wrap (that is, the newest entry overlays the oldest entry).

Use the View Code Information task to view the information used to generate a CoD advanced functions activation code for the selected managed system. If you want to save this information to a file, select Save.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chcod
• lscod

Enterprise Enablement

Use the Enter Activation Code task to enter any Capacity on Demand advanced functions activation codes that you have obtained for your system. Specify the appropriate code in the Code field to activate any of the following on-demand functions:

• Advanced POWER Virtualization: Permanently activates the Advanced POWER Virtualization capabilities, which can include Virtual I/O Server and Micro-Partitioning.
• Enterprise Enablement: Permanently activates the Enterprise Enablement capabilities, which can include 5250 Commercial Processing Workload (5250 CPW) capacity for application processing.

Use the Enter Activation Code task to enter any Capacity on Demand advanced functions activation codes that you have obtained for your system. Specify the appropriate code in the Code field to activate any of the following on-demand functions:

• Advanced POWER Virtualization: Permanently activates the Advanced POWER Virtualization capabilities, which can include Virtual I/O Server and Micro-Partitioning.
• Enterprise Enablement: Permanently activates the Enterprise Enablement capabilities, which can include 5250 Commercial Processing Workload (5250 CPW) capacity for application processing.

Use the View History Log task to see the activation history log for Capacity on Demand advanced functions on your system. The history log contains information about the activations of Capacity on Demand advanced functions that have occurred on your system. Capacity on Demand advanced functions include Advanced POWER Virtualization and Enterprise Enablement.

A log entry is created each time an activation code is entered successfully, and an additional log entry is created for each capability that is enabled by the activation code. For each entry in the Capacity on Demand advanced functions activation history log, this table shows the date and time on the system when the entry was logged and a description of the log entry. The entries are shown in chronological order, starting with the most recent entry.

If the history log has wrapped, a message is shown at the bottom of the window. The history log can contain as many as eight activation code entries. (For each activation code entry, an additional log entry is created for each capability that is enabled by the activation code.) When eight activation code entries have been logged to the history log, the next entry causes the history log to wrap (that is, the newest entry overlays the oldest entry).

Use the View Code Information task to view the information used to generate a CoD advanced functions activation code for the selected managed system. If you want to save this information to a file, select Save.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chcod
• lscod

Other Advanced Functions

Use Enter Activation Code to enter any Capacity on Demand advanced functions activation codes that you have obtained for your system. Specify the appropriate code in the Code field to activate any of the following on-demand functions:

• Advanced POWER Virtualization: Permanently activates the Advanced POWER Virtualization capabilities, which can include Virtual I/O Server and Micro-Partitioning.
• Enterprise Enablement: Permanently activates the Enterprise Enablement capabilities, which can include 5250 Commercial Processing Workload (5250 CPW) capacity for application processing.

Use the View History Log task to see the activation history log for Capacity on Demand advanced functions on your system. The history log contains information about the activations of Capacity on Demand advanced functions that have occurred on your system. Capacity on Demand advanced functions include Advanced POWER Virtualization and Enterprise Enablement.

A log entry is created each time an activation code is entered successfully, and an additional log entry is created for each capability that is enabled by the activation code. For each entry in the Capacity on Demand advanced functions activation history log, this table shows the date and time on the system when the entry was logged and a description of the log entry. The entries are shown in chronological order, starting with the most recent entry.

If the history log has wrapped, a message is shown at the bottom of the window. The history log can contain as many as eight activation code entries. (For each activation code entry, an additional log entry is created for each capability that is enabled by the activation code.) When eight activation code entries have been logged to the history log, the next entry causes the history log to wrap (that is, the newest entry overlays the oldest entry).

Use the View Code Information task to view the information used to generate a CoD advanced functions activation code for the selected managed system. If you want to save this information to a file, click Save.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chcod
• lscod

Systems Management - Partitions

This chapter describes the tasks displayed when a partition is selected.

To launch these tasks, see Launching tasks for managed objects. The following sets of tasks are represented in the tasks pad, tasks menu, or context menu. The tasks listed in the tasks pad change as selections are made in the work area. The context is always listed at the top of the tasks pad in the format Task: Object. These tasks are listed when a partition is selected and the context is Tasks: partition name.

Properties

General

The General tab displays the partition's name, id, environment, state, resource configuration, operating system, the current profile used when starting the partition, and the system on which the partition is located.

Hardware

The Hardware tab displays the current usage of processors, memory, and I/O on the partition.

Virtual Adapters

The Virtual Adapters tab displays the current configuration of virtual adapters. Virtual adapters allow for the sharing of resources between partitions. From this tab, you can view, create, and edit virtual adapters on the partition.

Settings

The Settings tab displays the boot mode and keylock position of the partition. Also displayed are the current service and support settings for the partition.

Other

The Other tab displays the partition's Workload Management Group (if applicable), and the partition's Power controlling partitions.

Change Default Profile

Select a profile from the drop down list to be the new default profile.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsyscfg

Operations

Operations contains the tasks for operating partitions. The following are represented in the Operations tasks.

• Activate
• Restart
• Shut Down
• Manage Attention LED
• Schedule Operations
• Delete

Activate

A list of profiles is display that are valid to start the selected partition. Select from the list of profiles and click OK to activate the partition. Check Open a terminal window or console to do so.

Restart

For i5/OS logical partitions, use this window only if you cannot restart the i5/OS logical partition from the command line of the operating system. Using this window to restart an i5/OS logical partition will result in an abnormal IPL.

Choose one of the following options (the Operating System option and the Operating System Immediate option are only enabled if Resource Monitoring and Control (RMC) is up and configured):

Dump

The HMC shuts down the logical partition and initiates a main storage or system memory dump. For AIX and Linux logical partitions, the HMC also notifies the logical partition that it will be shut down. For i5/OS logical partitions, the processors are stopped immediately. After the shutdown is complete, the logical partition is immediately restarted. (i5/OS logical partitions are restarted multiple times so that the logical partition can store the dump information.) Use this option if a portion of the operation system appears hung and you want a dump of the logical partition for analysis.

Operating System

The HMC shuts down the logical partition normally by issuing a shutdown -r command to the logical partition. During this operation, the logical partition performs any necessary shutdown activities. After the shutdown is complete, the logical partition is immediately restarted. This option is only available for AIX logical partitions. Immediate: The HMC shuts down the logical partition immediately. The HMC ends all active jobs immediately. The programs running in those jobs are not allowed to perform any job cleanup. This option might cause undesirable results if data has been partially updated. Use this option only after a controlled end has been unsuccessfully attempted.

Operating System Immediate

The HMC shuts down the logical partition immediately by issuing a shutdown -Fr command to the logical partition. During this operation, the logical partition bypasses messages to other users and other shutdown activities. After the shutdown is complete, the logical partition is immediately restarted. This option is only available for AIX logical partitions.

Dump Retry

The HMC retries a main storage or system memory dump on the logical partition. After this is complete, the logical partition is shut down and restarted. Use this option only if you have previously tried the Dump option without success. This option is only available for i5/OS logical partitions.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsysstate

Shut Down

For i5/OS logical partitions, use this window only if you cannot shut down the i5/OS logical partition from the command line of the operating system. Using this window to shut down an i5/OS logical partition will result in an abnormal IPL.

Choose from the following options:

Delayed

The HMC shuts down the logical partition using the delayed power-off sequence. This allows the logical partition time to end jobs and write data to disks. If the logical partition is unable to shut down within the predetermined amount of time, it will end abnormally and the next restart may be longer than normal.

Immediate

The HMC shuts down the logical partition immediately. The HMC ends all active jobs immediately. The programs running in those jobs are not allowed to perform any job cleanup. This option might cause undesirable results if data has been partially updated. Use this option only after a controlled shutdown has been unsuccessfully attempted.

Operating System

The HMC shuts down the logical partition normally by issuing a shutdown command to the logical partition. During this operation, the logical partition performs any necessary shutdown activities. This option is only available for AIX logical partitions.

Operating System Immediate

The HMC shuts down the logical partition immediately by issuing a shutdown -F command to the logical partition. During this operation, the logical partition bypasses messages to other users and other shutdown activities. This option is only available for AIX logical partitions.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsysstate

Manage Attention LED

All attention LEDs for the partitions on the managed system are listed. Select an LED and choose to activate or deactivate.

Schedule Operations

Use this task to create a schedule for certain operations to be performed on the logical partition without operator assistance.

Scheduled operations are helpful for situations where automatic, delayed, or repetitious processing of system operations is necessary. A scheduled operation is started at a specified time, without operator assistance to perform the operation. A schedule can be set for one operation or repeated many times.

For example, you could schedule an operation to remove resources from a logical partition or move resources from one logical partition to another.

The Scheduled Operations task displays the following information for each operation:

• The processor that is the object of the operation.
• The scheduled date
• The scheduled time
• The operation
• The number of remaining repetitions

From the Scheduled Operations window you can:

• Schedule an operation to run at a later time
• Define operations to repeat at regular intervals
• Delete a previously scheduled operation
• View details for a currently scheduled operation
• View scheduled operations within a specified time range
• Sort scheduled operations by date, operation, or managed system

An operation can be scheduled to occur one time or it can be scheduled to be repeated. You will be required to provide the time and date that you want the operation to occur. If the operation is scheduled to be repeated, you will be asked to select:

• The day or days of the week that you want the operation to occur. (optional)
• The interval, or time between each occurrence. (required)
• The total number of repetitions. (required)

The operations that can be scheduled for a logical partition are:

Activate on an LPAR

Schedules an operation on a selected profile for activation of the selected logical partition.

Dynamic Reconfiguration

Schedules an operation for adding, removing, or moving a resource (processors or megabytes of memory).

Operating System Shutdown (on a partition)

Schedules a shutdown of the selected logical partition.

To schedule operations on the HMC:

1. Open Systems Management from the navigation pane.
2. Select one or more partitions to work with from the work pane.
3. In the tasks pad, select the Operations task category, then open Schedule Operations. The Schedule Operations window is displayed.
4. From the Schedule Operations window, click Options from the menu bar to display the next level of options:
   • To add a scheduled operation, point to Options and then click New....
   • To delete a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to delete, point to Options and then click Delete.
   • To update the list of scheduled operations with the current schedules for the selected objects, point to Options and then click Refresh.
   • To view a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to view, point to View and then click Schedule Details....
   • To change the time of a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to view, point to View and then click New Time Range....
   • To sort the scheduled operations, point to Sort and then click one of the sort categories that appears.
5. To return to the HMC workplace, point to Options and then click Exit.

Use the online Help to get additional information for scheduling an operation.

Delete

The Delete task deletes the selected partition and all of the partition profiles associated with the partition from the managed system. When you delete a partition, all hardware resources currently assigned to that partition become available to other partitions.

Configuration

Configuration contains the tasks for configuring your partitions. The following are represented in the Configuration tasks:

• Manage Profiles
• Manage Custom Groups
• Save Current Configuration

Manage Profiles

A partition profile contains the resource configuration for the partition. You can modify the processor, memory, and adapter assignments for a profile by editing the profile.

The default partition profile for a logical partition is the partition profile that is used to activate the logical partition if no other partition profile is selected. You cannot delete the default partition profile unless you first designate another partition profile as the default partition profile. The default profile is defined in the status column.

Choose Copy to create an exact copy of the selected partition profile. This allows you to create multiple partition profiles that are nearly identical to one another by copying a partition profile and changing the copies as needed.

Manage Custom Groups

Groups are comprised of logical collections of objects. You can report status on a group basis, allowing you to monitor your system in a way that you prefer.

You can also nest groups (a group contained within a group) to provide hierarchical or topology views.

One or more user-defined groups might already be defined on your HMC. Default groups are listed under the Custom Groups node under Server Management. The default groups are All Partitions and All Objects. You can create others, delete the ones that were created, add to created groups, create groups using the pattern match method, or delete from created groups by using the Manage Custom Groups task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for working with groups.

Save Current Configuration

This procedure is useful if you change the configuration of a logical partition using dynamic logical partitioning and you do not want to lose the changes when you restart the logical partition. You can perform this procedure at any time after you initially activate a logical partition.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• mksyscfg

Hardware (Information)

The following are represented in the Hardware (Information) tasks:

• View Hardware Topology

Adapters

Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA)

Unlike most other types of I/O devices, you can never assign the HEA itself to a logical partition. Instead, multiple logical partitions can connect directly to the HEA and use the HEA resources. This allows these logical partitions to access external networks through the HEA without having to go through an Ethernet bridge on another logical partition.

Use the Host Ethernet task to display or configure the ports of the physical Host Ethernet Adapters (HEAs) on a selected managed system.

To configure a physical port on an HEA, select the port from the list and select Configure.

Use the online Help for additional information on configuring HEA ports.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhwres
• lshwres

Host Channel Adapter (HCA)

Use the Host Channel task to show a list of the HCAs for the managed system. You can select an HCA from the list to display the current partition usage for the HCA.

From this task you can display:

• The physical location of each HCA on the managed system.
• The number of Globally Unique Identifiers (GUIDs) that are in use on each HCA.
• The number of GUIDs on each HCA that are available to be assigned to logical partitions.
• HMC management status. HCAs that are unable to be managed by an HMC are in an error state.
• The logical partition usage for a selected HCA.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lshwres

Switch Network Interface

Displayed is the SNI adapter handle, the name of the partition to the adapter is assigned, the physical location of the adapter, and the host name or IP address of the adapter.

Dynamic Logical Partitioning

The following are represented in the Dynamic Logical Partitioning tasks:

• Processor
• Memory
• Virtual Adapter
• Host Ethernet

Processor

Use the Add or Remove task to add processor resources to or remove processor resources from the selected logical partition without restarting the logical partition.

Use the Move task to move processor resources from the selected logical partition to another logical partition without restarting either logical partition.

Use the online Help for more information on adding, removing, or moving processor resources.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhwres
• lshwres

Memory

Use the Add or Remove task to add memory to or remove memory from the selected logical partition without restarting the logical partition.

Use the Move task to move memory from the selected logical partition to another logical partition without restarting either logical partition.

Use the online Help for more information on adding, removing, or moving processor resources.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhwres
• lshwres

Physical Adapters

Use the Add task to add I/O slots to a logical partition without restarting the partition. When you add an I/O slot to a logical partition, the I/O adapter in that I/O slot and the devices that are controlled by the I/O adapter can be used by the logical partition. This function is typically used to share infrequently used devices among logical partitions by moving these devices from one logical partition to another.

Use the Move or Remove task to remove I/O slots from a logical partition or move I/O slots between logical partitions without restarting the logical partitions. When you remove an I/O slot from a logical partition, the I/O adapter in that I/O slot and the devices that are controlled by the I/O adapter are also removed from the logical partition. If you choose to move the I/O slot to another logical partition, the I/O adapter and the devices that are controlled by the I/O adapter are also moved to the other logical partition. This function is typically used to share infrequently used devices among logical partitions by moving these devices from one logical partition to another.

It is recommended that you vary off the I/O slot and all I/O adapters and devices connected to the I/O slot before you remove the I/O slot from the logical partition.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhwres
• lshwres

Virtual Adapter

Use this task to create, change, or remove a virtual adapter on a logical partition or in a partition profile.

From this task you can:

• Display the properties of a virtual adapter.
• Edit the properties of a virtual adapter.
• Create a new virtual adapter.
• Delete a virtual adapter.

Use the online Help for more information on managing virtual adapters.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhwres
• lshwres

Host Ethernet

Use the Add task to add LHEA logical ports dynamically to a running logical partition. These logical ports allow the logical partition to access and use the physical port resources on a physical Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA).

Some operating system or system software versions do not allow you to add logical ports dynamically. Consult the documentation for the operating system or system software for more information.

To add logical ports dynamically to the logical partition, select the HEA whose resources you want to use, select the physical port for which you want to create a logical port, and click Configure. You can then configure the logical port and return to this window. If you change your mind about adding a logical port to the logical partition, select the physical port that corresponds to the logical port and click Reset. You can then configure a different logical port for that physical port.

When you are done adding logical ports to the running logical partition, click OK.

Use the Move or Remove task to move LHEA logical ports dynamically from the selected logical partition.

These logical ports allow the logical partition to access and use the physical port resources on a physical HEA. You can move the logical ports dynamically to another running logical partition, or you can leave the logical ports as unassigned.

Some operating system or system software versions do not allow you to move or remove logical ports dynamically. Consult the documentation for the operating system or system software for more information.

To remove logical ports dynamically from the logical partition, select the HEA whose logical ports you want to remove, select the physical port whose logical ports you want to remove and click OK.

To move logical ports dynamically from the logical partition to another running logical partition, select the HEA whose logical ports you want to remove, select the physical port whose logical ports you want to move, select the destination logical partition in Logical Partition, and click OK.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhwres
• lshwres

Console Window

Use the Close Terminal Connection task to close the connection.

Use the Open Shared 5250 Console task to open a shared console with an i5/OS partition.

Use the Open Dedicated 5250 Console task to open a dedicated console with an i5/OS partition.

Serviceability

The following are represented in the Serviceability tasks:

• Manage Serviceable Events
• Create Serviceable Event
• Reference Code History
• Control Panel Functions
• Hardware
• Manage Dumps
• Collect VPD
• Edit MTMS
• FSP Failover

Manage Serviceable Events

To set the criteria for the serviceable events you to view:

1. Open the Manage Serviceable Events task from the tasks pad.
2. From the Manage Serviceable Events window provide event criteria, error criteria, and FRU criteria.
3. Click OK when you have specified the criteria you want for the serviceable events you want to view.
4. Select ALL if you do not want the results filtered.

The Serviceable Events Overview panel displays all of the events that match your criteria. The information displayed in the compact table view includes:

• Problem Number
• PMH Number
• Reference Code - Click on the Reference code to display a description of the problem reported and actions that may be taken to fix the problem.
• Status of the problem
• Last reported time of the problem
• Failing MTMS of the problem

The full table view includes more detailed information, including reporting MTMS, first reported time, and serviceable event text.

Select a serviceable event and use the Selected drop down menu to:

• View event details: FRUs associated with this event and their descriptions.
• Repair the event: Launch a guided repair procedure, if available.
• Call home the event: Report the event to your service provider.
• Manage event problem data: View, call home, or offload to media data and logs associated with this event.
• Close the event: After the problem is solved, add comments and close the event.

Use the online Help if you need additional information on managing serviceable events.

Reference Code History

By default, only the most recent reference codes that the logical partition has generated are displayed. To view more reference codes, enter the number of reference codes that you want to view into View history and click Go. The window displays that number of the latest reference codes, with the date and time at which each reference code was generated. The window can display up to the maximum number of reference codes stored for the logical partition.

Control Panel Functions

(21) Activate Dedicated Service Tools

Starts Dedicated Service Tools (DST) on the partition.

(65) Disable Remote Service

Deactivates remote service on the partition.

(66) Enable Remote Service

Activates remote service on the partition.

(67) Disk Unit IOP Reset/Reload

Disk unit IOP reset/reload is enabled only by specific disk unit error conditions.

(68) Concurrent Maintenance Power Off Domain

Concurrent maintenance power domain Power Off.

(69) Concurrent Maintenance Power On Domain

Concurrent maintenance power domain Power On.

(70) IOP Control Storage Dump

This IOP dump function is enabled by specific error conditions.

Systems Management - Frames

This chapter describes the tasks used when a frame is selected.

To launch these tasks, see Launching tasks for managed objects. The following sets of tasks are represented in the tasks pad, tasks menu, or context menu. The tasks listed in the tasks pad change as selections are made in the work area. The context is always listed at the top of the tasks pad in the format Task: Object. These tasks are listed when a managed system is selected and the context is Tasks: Frame Name.

Properties

The Properties task displays the selected frame properties. These properties include:

General

The General tab displays the frame name and number, state, type, model, and serial number.

Managed Systems

The Managed Systems tab displays all of the managed systems contained in the frame and their cage numbers. A cage is a division of the enclosure that holds the managed systems, the I/O units, and the bulk power assemblies (BPAs).

I/O Units

The I/O Units tab displays all of the I/O units contained in the frame, their cage numbers, and their assigned managed systems. A cage is a division of the enclosure that holds the managed systems, the I/O units, and the bulk power assemblies (BPAs). "Not owned" in the System column indicates that the corresponding I/O unit has not been assigned to a managed system.

Update Password

The first time you access a managed system using an HMC, the system prompts you to enter passwords for each of the following:

• Hardware Management Console: HMC access
• Advanced System Management Interface: General
• Advanced System Management Interface: Admin

If you are using an HMC to access the managed system before all required passwords have been set, enter the appropriate password for each password that is presented in the Update Password task.

If another HMC subsequently needs access to this managed system, upon attempting to access this HMC the user is presented with the Update Password Failed Authentication window, which will prompt for the HMC access password you entered.

In the event that the HMC access password changes while you are logged in to the managed system, your HMC will discover that it can no longer authenticate after it attempts to reconnect to that managed system. This will result in a state of Failed Authentication for that managed system. You will be required to enter the new password before any actions can be performed.

Operations

Operations contains the tasks for operating frames. The following are represented in the Operations tasks.

• Initialize
• Rebuild
• Change Password
• Power On/Off IO Unit

Initialize

When you initialize a managed frame, all of the frames managed by the HMC are powered on. As each individual frame is powered on, the I/O units that are contained within the frame are powered on as well. When all the I/O units for the frame have been powered on, then the managed systems that are contained within the frame are powered on. The complete initialization process may take several minutes to complete.

Note: Managed systems that are already powered on will not be affected (meaning they will not be powered off and back on again).

Rebuild

Updating, or rebuilding, the frame acts much like a refresh of the frame information. Rebuilding the frame is useful when the system's state indicator in the Work pane of the HMC is shown as Incomplete. The Incomplete indicator signifies that the HMC cannot gather complete resource information from the managed system within the frame.

No other tasks can be performed on the HMC during this process, which may take several minutes.

Change Password

Use the Change Password task to change the HMC access password on the selected managed frame. After the password is changed, you must update the HMC access password for all other HMCs from which you want to access this managed frame.

Enter the current password. Then enter a new password and verify it by entering it again.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsyspwd

Power On/Off IO Unit

Only units or slots that reside in a power domain can be powered off. The corresponding power on/off buttons will be disabled for location codes that are not controllable by the HMC.

Configuration

Configuration contains the tasks for configuring your frame. The following are represented in the Configuration tasks:

• Manage Custom Groups

Manage Custom Groups

Groups are comprised of logical collections of objects. You can report status on a group basis, allowing you to monitor your system in a way that you prefer.

You can also nest groups (a group contained within a group) to provide hierarchical or topology views.

One or more user-defined groups might already be defined on your HMC. Default groups are listed under the Custom Groups node under Server Management. The default groups are All Partitions and All Objects. You can create others, delete the ones that were created, add to created groups, create groups using the pattern match method, or delete from created groups by using the Manage Custom Groups task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for working with groups.

Connections

Bulk Power Assembly (BPA) Status

Displayed are:

• IP address
• BPA Role
• Connection Status
• Connection Error code

If the status is not Connected, the Connection status may be:

Starting/Unknown

One of the bulk power assemblies (BPAs) contained in the frame is in the process of starting. The state of the other BPA cannot be determined.

Standby/Standby

Both of the bulk power assemblies (BPAs) contained in the frame are in the standby state. A BPA in the standby state is operating normally.

Standby/Starting

One of the bulk power assemblies (BPAs) contained in the frame is operating normally (in standby state). The other BPA is in the process of starting.

Standby/Not Available

One of the bulk power assemblies (BPAs) contained in the frame is operating normally (in the standby state), but the other BPA is not operating normally.

Pending frame number

A change to the frame number is in progress. No operations can be performed when the frame is in this state.

Failed Authentication

The HMC access password for the frame is not valid. Enter a valid password for the frame.

Pending Authentication - Password Updates Required

The frame access passwords have not been set. You must set the required passwords for the frame, to enable secure authentication and access control from the HMC.

No Connection

The HMC cannot connect to the frame.

Incomplete

The HMC failed to get all of the necessary information from the managed frame. The frame is not responding to requests for information.

Reset

When you reset the connection with a managed frame, the connection is broken and then reconnected. Reset the connection with the managed frame if the managed frame is in a No Connection state and you have verified that the network settings are correct on both the HMC and the managed frame.

Hardware (Information)

The following are represented in the Hardware (Information) tasks:

• View RIO Topology

View RIO Topology

High Speed Link (HSL), also known as Remote I/O (RIO), resources provide the connection between system I/O busses and the system processor. HSL/RIO resources are normally configured in loops with the system unit having an HSL/RIO controller resource that handles routing of the data between the system processor and the system I/O busses. System I/O busses connect to the loop with HSL I/O adapter or RIO adapter resources.

Use this task to display the current RIO topology of the selected managed system. Current Topology displays the current topology. Any discrepancies between the current topology and the last valid topology are identified as errors. The following information is shown:

• The starting location of the physical RIO cable and the RIO connection (cable to port)
• The ending location of the physical RIO cable and the RIO connection (cable to port)
• Starting Node Type Displays the values of the node. Possible values are Local Bridge, Local NIC, Remote Bridge, and Remote NIC
• Link Status Displays the leading port status
• Cable Length Displays the length of the RIO cables. Errors occur when the actual cable lengths are different from the expected cable lengths
• The serial number of the power-controlling managed system
• The serial number of the function-controlling managed system

Serviceability

The following are represented in the Serviceability tasks:

• Manage Serviceable Events
• Hardware

Manage Serviceable Events

To set the criteria for the serviceable events you to view:

1. Open the Manage Serviceable Events task from the tasks pad.
2. From the Manage Serviceable Events window provide event criteria, error criteria, and FRU criteria.
3. Click OK when you have specified the criteria you want for the serviceable events you want to view.
4. Select ALL if you do not want the results filtered.

The Serviceable Events Overview panel displays all of the events that match your criteria. The information displayed in the compact table view includes:

• Problem Number
• PMH Number
• Reference Code - Click on the Reference code to display a description of the problem reported and actions that may be taken to fix the problem.
• Status of the problem
• Last reported time of the problem
• Failing MTMS of the problem

The full table view includes more detailed information, including reporting MTMS, first reported time, and serviceable event text.

Select a serviceable event and use the Selected drop down menu to:

• View event details: FRUs associated with this event and their descriptions.
• Repair the event: Launch a guided repair procedure, if available.
• Call home the event: Report the event to your service provider.
• Manage event problem data: View, call home, or offload to media data and logs associated with this event.
• Close the event: After the problem is solved, add comments and close the event.

Use the online Help if you need additional information on managing serviceable events.

Hardware

Hardware tasks include:

• Add FRU
• Add Enclosure
• Exchange FRU
• Exchange Enclosure
• Remove FRU
• Remove Enclosure

Add FRU

To add a FRU:

1. Select an enclosure type from the drop down list.
2. Select an FRU type from the list.
3. Click Next.
4. Select a location code from the displayed list.
5. Click Add to add the selected enclosure location to Pending Actions.
6. Click Launch Procedure to begin adding the selected FRU type to the enclosure locations identified in Pending Actions.
7. Click Finish when you have completed the FRU installation process.

Add Enclosure

To add an enclosure:

1. Select an enclosure type, then click Add to add the selected enclosure type's location code to Pending Actions.
2. Click Launch Procedure to begin adding the enclosures identified in Pending Actions to the selected system.
3. Click Finish when you have completed the enclosure installation process.

Exchange FRU

To exchange a FRU:

1. Select an installed enclosure type from the drop down list.
2. From the displayed list of FRU types for this enclosure, select an FRU type.
3. Click Next to display a list of locations for the FRU type.
4. Select a location code for a specific FRU.
5. Click Add to add the FRU location to Pending Actions.
6. Select Launch Procedure to begin replacing the FRUs listed in Pending Actions.
7. Click Finish when you have completed the installation.

Exchange Enclosure

To exchange an enclosure:

1. Select an installed enclosure, then click Add to add the selected enclosure's location code to Pending Actions.
2. Click Launch Procedure to begin replacing the enclosures identified in Pending Actions in the selected system.
3. Click Finish when you have completed the enclosure replacement process

Remove FRU

To remove a FRU:

1. Select an enclosure from the drop down list to display a list FRU types currently installed in the selected enclosure.
2. From the displayed list of FRU types for this enclosure, select an FRU type.
3. Click Next to display a list of locations for the FRU type.
4. Select a location code for a specific FRU.
5. Click Add to add the FRU location to Pending Actions.
6. Select Launch Procedure to begin removing the FRUs listed in Pending Actions.
7. Click Finish when you have completed the removal procedure.

Remove Enclosure

To remove an enclosure:

1. Select an enclosure type, then click Add to add the selected enclosure type's location code to Pending Actions.
2. Click Launch Procedure to begin removing the enclosures identified in Pending Actions from the selected system.
3. Click Finish when you have completed the enclosure removal process.

System Plans

To display the tasks available for a system plan, select a system plan from the System Plan work pane table. The following tasks are available:

• View System Plan
• Create System Plan
• Deploy System Plan
• Export System Plan
• Import System Plan
• Remove System Plan

Related HMC CLI commands:

• cpsysplan
• defsysplanres
• deploysysplan
• lssysplan
• lssysplanres
• mksysplan
• rmsysplan
• rmsysplanres

View System Plan

The System Plan Viewer consists of four main areas:

Title pane

Displays basic information about the System Plan Viewer and the application from which you accessed the viewer.

Navigation pane

Provides a navigation tree of the system plan that you are viewing.

Contents pane

Provides the detailed view of the information in the system plan that you are viewing.

Actions pane

Contains action buttons that allow you to work with the system plan.

Use the navigation tree to determine which aspects of the system plan to view. Some levels of the tree can be expanded or collapsed to reveal more entries. Entries in the tree with a + (plus) symbol contain further entries and are expandable by clicking on the + symbol. When an entry is expanded, the + symbol changes to a - (minus) symbol. Clicking the - symbol collapses the entry and hides any further entries that it contains. Clicking on an entry in the tree displays the contents for that entry in the contents pane.

The first level of the navigation tree is the system plan name. You must select the + symbol next to the name to expand the file and view the main entries within the tree for the system plan.

Use the online Help for more information on viewing a system plan.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lssysplan
• lssysplanres

Create System Plan

The new system plan also can contain hardware information that the HMC is able to obtain from the selected managed system. However, the HMC might not be able to detect all system hardware and partition settings. For example, the HMC is not able to detect the types of disk drives installed on the managed system unless the HMC uses Resource Monitoring and Control (RMC) to monitor resources on the managed system.

To maximize the information that the HMC can obtain from the managed system, power on the managed system and activate the logical partitions on the managed system before creating the new system plan.

When you use the HMC to create a system plan for a managed system, you can capture partition configuration information and a limited amount of associated hardware configuration information. Additionally, you can set up Resource Monitoring and Control (RMC) prior to creating a system plan to capture more detailed information. Although it may cause the creation of the system plan to take several more minutes to finish processing, by using RMC you can capture disk drive and tape drive configuration information for a managed system in the system plan.

Use the online Help for more information on creating a system plan.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• defsysplanres
• mksysplan

Deploy System Plan

This task uses the Deploy System Plan wizard to perform the following actions, depending on the contents of the system plan:

• If the system plan contains logical partition information, you can use the wizard to create the specified logical partitions on the managed system. You can choose to create all the logical partitions specified within the system plan, or you can choose which logical partitions in the system plan that you want to create.
• If the system plan contains operating environment installation information, you can use the wizard to install the operating environment for a specified partition. You can use the wizard to specify the resource location that the wizard needs for installing the operating system environment, as well as to specify or change operating environment installation settings. Currently, the wizard provides support for installing a Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) operating environment only.
• If the system plan contains VIOS provisioning information for a partition, you can use the wizard to provision the partition. The wizard can configure one or more client partitions and provision certain resources for the partitions when the system plan contains this type of provisioning information.

Use the online Help for more information on deploying a system plan.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• deploysysplan

Export System Plan

You have three options for exporting the selected system-plan file:

• You can export the system file to the local system on which you are running the browser to access the HMC.
• You can export the system-plan file to removable media that is currently mounted to the HMC, such as optical discs or USB Mass Storage devices.
• You can export the system-plan file to a remote file transfer protocol (FTP) site. Exporting a system-plan file by means of FTP allows you to import the system-plan file into a different HMC. You can then deploy a system plan in the file to a system that the other HMC manages.

Use the online Help for more information on exporting a system plan.

Import System Plan

You can save this system plan and import the plan on other systems that this HMC manages that have hardware that is identical to the hardware in the system plan. You can import the system plan on another HMC and use it to deploy the system plan to other systems the target HMC manages that have hardware that is identical to the hardware in the system plan.

You can also import a system plan created using the System Planning Tool (SPT) at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/tools/systemplanningtool/. The SPT is available to assist you in system planning, design, validation and to provide a system validation report that reflects your system requirements while not exceeding system recommendations. The SPT is a PC-based browser application designed to be run in a standalone environment. The SPT emulates an LPAR configuration and validates that the planned partitions are valid. It allows you to test the placement of hardware within the system to ensure that the placement is valid. When you have prepared your partitioning plan using the SPT, you can save this plan in a system plan file. You can import this file into your HMC and deploy the system plan to a managed system that is managed by the HMC. When you deploy the system plan, the HMC creates the logical partitions from the system plan on the managed system.

You can import a system-plan file from one of three sources:

• You can import a system file from the local system on which you are running the browser to access the HMC.
• You can import a system-plan file from removable media that is currently mounted to the HMC, such as optical discs or USB Mass Storage devices.
• You can import a system-plan file from a remote file transfer protocol (FTP) site. Importing a system-plan file by means of FTP allows you to deploy a system plan from a source other than the current HMC.

Use the online Help for more information on importing a system plan.

Remove System Plan

Use the online Help for more information on removing a system plan.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• rmsysplan
• rmsysplanres

HMC Management tasks

To open these tasks, see HMC Management.

Back up HMC Data

You should back up the HMC data after changes have been made to the HMC or information associated with logical partitions.

The HMC data stored on the HMC hard drive can be saved to a DVD-RAM on a local system, a remote system mounted to the HMC file system (such as NFS), or sent to a remote site using File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Using the HMC, you can back up all important data, such as the following:

• User-preference files
• User information
• HMC platform-configuration files
• HMC log files
• HMC updates through Install Corrective Service.

To back up the HMC critical data:

1. Open the Back up HMC Data task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Back up HMC Data window, choose the archive option you want to perform.
3. Click Next, then follow the appropriate instructions depending on the option you chose.
4. Click OK to continue with the backup process.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for backing up the HMC data.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• bkconsdata

Change Date and Time

Use this task:

• If the battery is replaced in the HMC.
• If your system is physically moved to a different time zone.

To change the date and time:

1. Open the Change Date and Time task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. Select the Customize Console Date and Time tab. The Customize Console Date and Time pane is displayed.
3. Enter the date and time information in the appropriate fields.
4. Click OK to apply the new information.

To change the time server information:

1. Open the Change Date and Time task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. Select the NTP Configuration tab. The NTP Configuration pane is displayed.
3. Provide the appropriate information for the time server.
4. Click OK to apply the new information.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for changing the date and time of the HMC or for adding or removing time servers for the Network Time Protocol (NTP) service.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhmc
• date
• lshmc

Change Language and Locale

The language and locale settings determine the language, the character set, and other settings specific to the country or region (such as formats for date, time, numbers, and monetary units). Changes made in the Change Language and Locale window affect only the language and locale for the HMC itself. If you access the HMC remotely, the language and locale settings on your browser determine the settings that the browser uses to display the HMC interface.

To change the language and locale on the HMC:

1. Open the Change Language and Locale task from the HMC Management Work pane.
2. From the Change Language and Locale window, choose the applicable language and locale.
3. Click OK to apply the change.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for changing the language and locale of the HMC.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhmc
• lshmc

Change Network Settings

1. Open the Change Network Settings from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Change Network Settings window, you can work with the following tabs:

   Identification

   Contains the host name and domain name of the HMC.

   Console name

   Your HMC user name, the name that identifies your console to other consoles on the network. This is the short host name, for example: hmcibm1.

   Domain name

   A name that Domain Name Services (DNS) can translate to the IP address. For example, DNS might translate the domain name www.example.com to 198.105.232.4. (The long host name consists of the console name plus a period plus the domain name, for example: hmcibm1.endicott.ibm.com.)

   Console description

   This is for your use only. An example might be: Main HMC for customer finance.

   LAN Adapters

   A summarized list of all (visible) Local Area Network (LAN) adapters. You can select any of these and click Details... to open a window allowing you to change addressing, routing, other LAN adapter characteristics, and firewall settings.

   Name Services

   Specify the Domain Name Services (DNS) and domain suffix values for configuring the console network settings.

   Routing

   Specify the routing information and default gateway information for configuring the console network settings.

   The Gateway address is the route to all networks. The default gateway address (if defined) informs this HMC where to send data if the target station does not reside on the same subnet as the source. If your machine can reach all stations on the same subnet (usually a building or a sector within a building), but cannot communicate outside the area, it is usually because of an incorrectly configured default gateway.

   You can assign a specific LAN to be the Gateway device or you can choose “any.”

   You can select Enable 'routed' to start the routed daemon, which allows it to run and allows any routing information to be exported from the HMC.

3. Click OK when you have completed this task.

Use the online Help to get additional information for customizing the network settings.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhmc
• lshmc

Change User Interface Settings

To change user interface settings:

1. Open the Change User Interface Settings task from the HMC Management work pane. Optionally, you can also open the task by clicking on the logged on user name link displayed in the task bar below the banner. By default, all items are selected in the Change User Interface Settings task window.
2. You can deselect any item that you do not want displayed on your interface, then click Apply or OK for the change to take affect.
3. When Save settings as my defaults at logoff is selected, any customization to the following items are saved when the user logs off:
   • Displayed user interface components, such as the banner and tasks pad
   • Displayed navigation and work pane icons
   • Displayed nodes in the navigation pane
   • Table view customization, such as filters, sorts, column sizing, ordering, and visibility settings
4. To restore all of the user interface settings to the original defaults, click Factory Defaults.

Use the online Help to get additional information for changing the user interface settings.

Change User Password

To change your password:

1. Open the Change User Password task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Change User Password window specify your current password, specify a new password you want to use, and respecify the new password to confirm in the fields provided.
3. Click OK to proceed with the changes.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for changing your password.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhmcusr

Create Welcome Text

To create a message:

1. Open the Create Welcome Text task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Create Welcome Text window, enter a message in the input area.
3. Click OK to apply the change. The next time you log in to the HMC, your message is displayed.

Use the online Help to get additional information about displaying a message before logging onto the HMC.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chusrtca

Format Media

You can use this task to format the following DVD-RAMs:

• Backup/restore
• Service data.

You can format a diskette by supplying a user-specified label.

To format a DVD-RAM, diskette, or USB 2.0 Flash Drive Memory Key:

1. Open the Format Media task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Format Media window, select the type of media you want to format, then click OK.
3. Make sure your media has been correctly inserted, then click Format. The Format Media progress window is displayed. When the media is formatted, the Format Media Completed window is displayed.
4. Click OK and then click Close to end the task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for formatting a DVD-RAM, diskette, or USB 2.0 Flash Drive Memory Key.

KDC Configuration

Use the KDC Configuration task to view the Key Distribution Center (KDC) servers that are used by this HMC for Kerberos remote authentication.

From this task you can:

• View existing KDC servers.
• Modify existing KDC server parameters including realm, ticket lifetime, and clock skew.
• Add and configure a KDC server on the HMC.
• Remove a KDC server.
• Import a service key.
• Remove a service key.

Kerberos is a network authentication protocol designed to provide strong authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key cryptography.

Under Kerberos, a client (generally either a user or a service) sends a request for a ticket to the Key Distribution Center (KDC). The KDC creates a ticket-granting ticket (TGT) for the client, encrypts it using the client's password as the key, and sends the encrypted TGT back to the client. The client then attempts to decrypt the TGT, using its password. If the client successfully decrypts the TGT (i.e., if the client gave the correct password), it keeps the decrypted TGT, which indicates proof of the client's identity.

The tickets have a time availability period. Kerberos requires the clocks of the involved hosts to be synchronized. If the HMC clock is not synchronized with the clock of KDC server, authentication will fail.

A Kerberos realm is an administrative domain, site, or logical network that uses Kerberos remote authentication. Each realm uses a master Kerberos database that is stored on a KDC server and that contains information about the users and services for that realm. A realm might also have one or more slave KDC servers, which store read-only copies of the master Kerberos database for that realm.

To prevent KDC spoofing, the HMC can be configured to use a service key to authenticate to the KDC. Service key files are also known as keytabs. Kerberos verifies the TGT requested was issued by the same KDC that issued the service key file for the HMC. Before you can import a service key file into an HMC, you must generate a service key for the host principal of the HMC client.

Note: For MIT Kerberos V5 *nix distributions, create a service key file by running the kadmin utility on a KDC and using the ktadd command. Other Kerberos implementations may require a different process to create a service key.

You can import a service key file from one of these sources:

• Removable media that is currently mounted to the HMC, such as optical discs or USB Mass Storage devices. You must use this option locally at the HMC (not remotely), and you must mount the removable media to the HMC before using this option.
• A remote site using secure FTP. You can import a service-key file from any remote site that has SSH installed and running.

To use Kerberos remote authentication for this HMC, you must complete the following:

• You must enable the Network Time Protocol (NTP) service on the HMC and set the HMC and the KDC servers to synchronize time with the same NTP server. You can enable the NTP service on the HMC by accessing the Change Date and Time task under HMC Management.
• You must set the user profile of each remote user to use Kerberos remote authentication instead of local authentication. A user that is set to use Kerberos remote authentication will always use Kerberos remote authentication, even when the user logs onto the HMC locally.
  Note:
  You do not need to set all users to use Kerberos remote authentication. You can set some user profiles so that the users can use local authentication only.
• Use of a service key file is optional. Before using a service key file, you must import it into the HMC. If a service key is installed on the HMC, realm names must be equivalent to the network domain name. The following is an example of creating the service key file on a Kerberos server using the kadmin.local command assuming the HMC hostname is hmc1, the DNS domain is example.com, and the Kerberos realm name is EXAMPLE.COM:
  • # kadmin_local kadmin.local: ktadd -k /etc/krb5.keytab host/hmc1.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM
  Using the Kerberos ktutil on the Kerberos server, verify the service key file contents. The output should look like the following:

  • # ktutil

    ktutil: rkt /etc/krb5.keytab

    ktutil: l

    slot KVNO Principal

    ---- ---- ---------------------------------------------------------------------

    1 9 host/hmc1.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM

    2 9 host/hmc1.example.com@EXAMPLE.COM

• The HMC Kerberos configuration can be modified for password-less SSH (Secure Shell) login using GSSAPI. For remote password-less login via Kerberos to an HMC, configure the HMC to use a service key. Once the configuration is completed use kinit -f <principal> to obtain forwardable credentials on a remote Kerberos client machine. Then issue the following command to login to the HMC without having to enter a password: $ ssh -o PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic <user@host>

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhmc

View KDC Server

To view existing KDC Servers on your HMC, open the KDC Configuration task from the HMC Management work pane. If no servers exist and NTP has not yet been enabled, a warning panel will display. Enable the NTP service on the HMC and configure a new KDC server as desired.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lshmc

Modify KDC Server

To modify existing KDC Server parameters:

1. Open the KDC Configuration task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. Select a KDC Server.
3. Select a value to modify:
   • Realm - A realm is an authentication administrative domain. Normally realms always appear in upper case letters. It is good practice to create a realm name that is the same as your DNS domain (in upper case letters). A user belongs to a realm if and only if the user shares a key with the authentication server of that realm. Realm names must be equivalent to the network domain name if a service key file is installed on the HMC.
   • Ticket Lifetime - Ticket lifetime sets the lifetime for credentials. The format is an integer number followed by one of s seconds, m minutes, h hours, or d days. Enter a Kerberos lifetime string such as 2d4h10m.
   • Clock skew - Clock skew sets the maximum allowable amount of clock skew between the HMC and the KDC server before Kerberos considers messages invalid. The format is an integer number that represents number of seconds.
4. Click OK.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhmc

Add KDC server

To add a new KDC server:

1. Open the KDC Configuration task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Actions drop down list, select Add KDC Server.
3. Enter the host name or IP address of the KDC server.
4. Enter the KDC server realm.
5. Click OK.

To modify the default values for ticket lifetime or clock skew, see Modify KDC Server.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhmc

Remove KDC server

Kerberos authentication on the HMC remains enabled until all KDC servers are removed.

To remove a KDC server:

1. Open the KDC Configuration task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. Select the KDC server from the list.
3. From the Actions drop down list, select Remove KDC Server.
4. Click OK.

Import Service Key

Before you can import a service key file into an HMC, a service key file must first be created on the Kerberos server for the HMC host. The service key file contains the host principal of the HMC client, for example, host/example.com@EXAMPLE.COM. In addition to KDC Authentication, the host service key file is used to enable password-less SSH (Secure Shell) login using GSSAPI.

Note: For MIT Kerberos V5 *nix distributions, create a service key file by running the kadmin utility on a KDC and using the ktadd command. Other Kerberos implementations may require a different process to create a service key.

To import a service key:

1. Open the KDC Configuration task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Actions drop down list, select Import Service Key.
3. Select from one of the following:
   • Local - The service key must be located on removable media currently mounted on the HMC. You must use this option locally at the HMC (not remotely), and you must mount the removable media to the HMC before using this option. Specify the full path of the service key file on the media.
   • Remote - The service key must be located on a remote site available to the HMC via secure FTP. You can import a service key file from any remote site that has SSH (Secure Shell) installed and running. Specify the hostname of the site, a user ID and password for the site, and the full path of the service key file on the remote site.
4. Click OK.

Implementation of the service key file will not take effect until the HMC is rebooted. For information on rebooting the HMC, see Shut Down or Restart.

Remove Service Key

To remove the service key from the HMC:

1. Open the KDC Configuration task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Actions drop down list, select Remove Service Key.
3. Click OK.

You must reboot the HMC after removing the service key. Failure to reboot may cause login errors. For information on rebooting the HMC, see Shut Down or Restart.

chhmc

Synopsis

To change remote access settings:

chhmc -c {ssh | xntp} -s {enable | disable} [--help]

To add or remove an entry in the syslog configuration file:

chhmc -c syslog -s {add | remove} {-a IP-address | -h host-name} [--help]

To add or remove an entry in the network time protocol configuration file:

chhmc -c xntp -s {add | remove} {-a IP-address | -h host-name} {--ntpversion 1 | 2} [-nm network-mask] [-i interface] [--help]

To configure whether keyboard mapping configuration will occur at the next reboot:

chhmc -c kbdcfg -s {enable | disable} [--help]

To configure the network as a startup device:

chhmc -c netboot -s {enable | disable} [--help]

To configure an alternate disk partition on HMC as a startup device:

chhmc -c altdiskboot -s {enable | disable} --mode {install | upgrade} [--help]

To permit or deny IP addresses from utilizing HMC services:

chhmc -c {ssh | service} -s {add | remove} -a IP-address [-nm network-mask] [-i interface] [--help]

If -nm is omitted, the default network mask will be 255.255.255.255.

If -i is omitted, the rule will be applied to all interfaces.

To add or remove entries from the DNS server search order or the domain suffix search order:

chhmc -c network -s {add | remove} [-ns DNS-server] [-ds domain-suffix] [--help]

To change network settings for a specific network interface:

chhmc -c network -s modify -i interface [-a IP-address] [-nm network-mask] [--lparcomm {on | off}] [--help]

To change other network settings:

chhmc -c network -s modify [-h host-name] [-d network-domain-name] [-g gateway] [--help]

To change the locale for the HMC:

chhmc -c locale -s modify -l locale [--help]

To change the HMC date and time, or time zone:

chhmc -c date -s modify [--datetime date-time] [--clock {local | utc}] [--timezone {time-zone | none}] [--help]

To setup a Kerberos realm for the first time:

chhmc -c kerberos -s add [--realm EXAMPLE.COM] [--h kdc1.example.com] [--help]

To remove a Kerberos realm:

chhmc -c kerberos -s remove [--realm EXAMPLE.COM] [--h kdc1.example.com] [--help]

To change the Kerberos default realm:

chhmc -c kerberos -s modify [--defaultrealm EXAMPLE2.COM] [--help]

To change the Kerberos clock skew (in seconds):

chhmc -c kerberos -s modify [--clockskew 240] [--help]

To change the Kerberos ticket lifetime (Kerberos lifetime string = Integer followed by one of s seconds, m minutes, h hours, or d days):

chhmc -c kerberos -s modify [--ticketlifetime 1d12h30m] [--help]

Description

chhmc changes Hardware Management Console (HMC) configuration information, such as remote access settings and network settings.

Options

-c

The type of configuration to be modified. Valid values are ssh, syslog, xntp, network, kbdcfg, kerberos, netboot, altdiskboot, locale, service, and date.

-s

The new state value of the configuration. Valid values are enable, disable, add, modify, and remove.

-i

The interface to configure, such as eth0.

-a

The network IP address.

-nm

The network mask.

--lparcomm

The LPAR communication setting for the network interface.

-d

The network domain name.

-h

The host name.

-g

The default gateway IP address.

-ns

The nameserver IP address to add or remove.

-ds

The domain suffix to add or remove.

--ntpversion

The ntp version if the server is not at NTP version 3 and above.

--mode

The mode to use when startup from the alternate disk partition. Default value is upgrade. Valid values are install and upgrade.

-l

The locale. For a list of all locales supported by the HMC, issue the lshmc -L command.

For the new locale to take effect for the local HMC console, you must log off the console and log back on. For the new locale to take effect for the HMC command line, you must reboot the HMC.

--datetime

The new date and time to set on the HMC's clock. date-time must be specified using the following format:

MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]

where MM is the month, DD is the day, hh is the hour in 24 hour format, mm is the minutes, CC is the century, YY is the year, and ss is the seconds.

This option is required when the --clock option is specified.

You must reboot the HMC after setting the date and time.

--clock

The BIOS clock type. Valid values are local and utc.

--timezone

The time zone to set for the HMC. time-zone must be specified in continent/city format. Specify none to remove the time zone setting.

You must reboot the HMC after setting the time zone.

--realm

The Kerberos realm name.

--defaultrealm

The default Kerberos realm name.

--clockskew

The Kerberos clock skew value.

--ticketlifetime

The Kerberos ticket lifetime value.

--sshprotocol

The ssh protocol value.

--help

Display the help text for this command and exit.

lshmc

Synopsis

lshmc {-b | -l | -L | -n | -r | -v | -V} [-F [attribute-names] [--header]] [--help]

Description

lshmc lists Hardware Management Console (HMC) configuration information. This command can be used to list the BIOS level, current locale, supported locales, network settings, remote access settings, Vital Product Data (VPD) information, and version information for the HMC.

Options

-b

List the BIOS level of the HMC.

This option cannot be specified with the -l, -L, -n, -r, -v, or -V options.

-l

List the current locale for the HMC.

This option cannot be specified with the -b, -L, -n, -r, -v, or -V options.

-L

List all of the locales supported for the HMC.

This option cannot be specified with the -b, -l, -n, -r, -v, or -V options.

-n

List the network settings for the HMC.

This option cannot be specified with the -b, -l, -L, -r, -v, or -V options.

-r

List the remote access settings for the HMC.

This option cannot be specified with the -b, -l, -L, -n, -v, or -V options.

-v

List the VPD information for the HMC.

This option cannot be specified with the -b, -l, -L, -n, -r, or -V options.

-V

List the version information for the HMC.

This option cannot be specified with the -b, -l, -L, -n, -r, or -v options.

-F

A delimiter separated list of attribute names representing the desired attribute values to display. If this option is specified without any attribute names, then all of the attributes for the type of HMC configuration information specified will be displayed.

When this option is specified, only attribute values will be displayed. No attribute names will be displayed. The attribute values displayed will be separated by the delimiter which was specified with this option.

This option is useful when only attribute values are desired to be displayed, or when the values of only selected attributes are desired to be displayed.

--header

Display a header record, which is a delimiter separated list of attribute names for the attribute values that will be displayed. This header record will be the first record displayed. This option is only valid when used with the -F option.

--help

Display the help text for this command and exit.

Launch Guided Setup Wizard

1. Open the Launch Guided Setup Wizard from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Launch Guided Setup Wizard - Welcome window it is recommended that you have certain prerequisites on hand. Click Prerequisites in the Launch Guided Setup Wizard - Welcome window for the information. When you have completed that, this wizard takes you through the following tasks required to set up your system and HMC. As you complete each task, click Next to proceed.
   1. Change HMC Date and Time
   2. Change HMC passwords
   3. Create additional HMC users
   4. Configure HMC Network Settings (This task cannot be performed if you are accessing the Launch Guided Setup Wizard remotely.)
   5. Specify contact information
   6. Configure connectivity information
   7. Authorize users to use Electronic Service Agent and configure notification of problem events.
3. Click Finish when you have completed all the tasks in the wizard.

Use the online Help or see the Installation and Configuration Guide for the Hardware Management Console, SA76-0084, if you need additional information using the HMC setup wizard.

Launch Remote Hardware Management Console

To open another HMC:

1. Open the Launch Remote Hardware Management Console task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Remote Hardware Management Console Addressing Information window, specify the TCP/IP address or host name of the remote HMC to be contacted.
3. Click OK to proceed.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for contacting another HMC.

Lock HMC Screen

To lock the HMC screen:

1. Open the Lock HMC Screen task from the HMC Management work pane. The HMC screen is immediately locked.
2. To unlock the screen and get back to the HMC workplace:
   1. Press the Enter key
   2. Specify the password of the user ID you are logged in as

Logoff or Disconnect

This task allows you to end the current user session and logs off the HMC or it allows you to disconnect while your tasks continue running. If you disconnect, you can reconnect at a later time to continue working. However, a disconnected session is eventually ended. (This is because disconnected sessions exist only while the HMC application is running. If the HMC is restarted or the console is shut down or rebooted, all session information is lost.) If you log off, this means you no longer need access to the HMC. Logging off the console does not affect the status of the managed systems.

To log off or disconnect from the HMC:

1. Click Logoff from the task bar or click the red X in the upper right corner of the workplace. The Choose to Logoff or Disconnect window appears.
2. Select whether you want to logoff or disconnect, click OK to proceed. After you log off or disconnect, the Welcome to the HMC window is displayed.

If you chose to disconnect rather than logoff, when you login again, the Choose a Disconnected Session window appears. You can do one of the following:

• Select the disconnected session to continue working (click Reconnect)
• Start a new session (click New Session)
• Delete a selected session (click Delete)
• Cancel from connecting (click Cancel)

Manage Certificates

All remote browser access to the HMC must use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. With SSL encryption required for all remote access to the HMC, a certificate is required to provide the keys for this encryption. The HMC provides a self-signed certificate that allows this encryption to occur.

To manage your certificates:

1. Open the Manage Certificates task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. Use the menu bar from the Manage Certificates window for the actions you want to take with the certificates:
   • To create a new certificate for the console, click Create, then select New Certificate. Determine whether your certificate will be self-signed or signed by a Certificate Authority (CA), then click OK.
   • To modify the property values of the self-signed certificate, click Selected, then select Modify. Make the appropriate changes, then click OK.
   • To work with existing and archived certificates or signing certificates, click Advanced. Then you can choose the following options:
     • Delete existing certificates
     • Work with archived certificates
     • Import certificates
     • View issuer certificates
3. Click Apply for all changes to take effect.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for managing your certificates and see Appendix B. Remote operations for more information on remotely accessing the HMC.

Manage Data Replication

The following types of data can be configured:

• Customer information data
  • Administrator information (customer name, address, telephone number, etc.)
  • System information (administrator name, address, telephone of your system)
  • Account information (customer number, enterprise number, sales branch office, etc.)
• Group data
  • All user-defined group definitions.
• Modem configuration data
  • Configure modem for remote support.
• Outbound connectivity data
  • Configure local modem to RSF
  • Enable an internet connection
  • Configure to an external time source.

For more detailed information on customizing console data for data replication, see Appendix C. Customizable data replication.

Use the online Help to get additional information for enabling or disabling customizable data replication.

Manage Task and Resource Roles

A user role is a collection of authorizations. A user role can be created to define the set of tasks allowed for a given class of user (task roles) or it can be created to define the set of managed objects that are manageable for a user (managed resource roles). Once you have defined or customized the user roles you can use the Manage User Profiles and Access task to create new users with their own permissions. (See Manage User Profiles and Access.)

The predefined managed resource roles include:

• All System Resources

The predefined task roles include:

• hmcservicerep (Service Representative)
• hmcviewer (Viewer)
• hmcoperator (Operator)
• hmcpe (Product Engineer)
• hmcsuperadmin (Super Administrator)

To customize managed resource roles or task roles:

1. Open the Manage Task and Resource Roles task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Task and Resource Roles window, select either Managed Resource Roles or Task Roles.
3. To add a role, click Edit from the menu bar, then click Add... to create a new role.

   or

   To copy, remove, or modify an existing role, select the object you want to customize, click Edit from the menu bar, then click Copy..., Remove, or Modify....

4. Click Exit when you are have completed the task.

Use the online Help to get additional information for customizing managed resource roles and task roles.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chaccfg
• lssacfg
• mkaccfg
• rmaccfg

Manage User Profiles and Access

Users can be authenticated using local authentication on the HMC or by using Kerberos remote authentication. For more information on setting up Kerberos authentication on the HMC, see KDC Configuration.

If you are using local authentication, the user ID and password are used to verify a user's authorization to log on the HMC. The user ID must start with an alphabetic character and consist of 1 to 32 characters. The password has the following rules:

• Must begin with an alphanumeric character.
• Must contain at least seven characters, however, this limit may be changed by your system administrator.
• The characters should be standard 7-bit ASCII characters.
• Valid characters to use for the password can be: A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and special characters (~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ + - = { } [ ] \ : " ; ').

If you are using Kerberos authentication, specify a Kerberos remote user ID.

The user profile includes managed resource roles and task roles that are assigned to the user. The managed resource roles assign permissions for a managed object or group of objects and the task roles define the access level for a user to perform on a managed object or group of objects. You can choose from a list of available default managed resource roles, task roles, or customized roles created by using the Manage Task and Resource Roles task.

See Appendix A. HMC tasks and user roles/IDs for a listing of all the HMC tasks and the predefined default user IDs that can perform each task.

The default managed resource roles include:

• All System Resources

The default task roles include:

• hmcservicerep (Service Representative)
• hmcviewer (Viewer)
• hmcoperator (Operator)
• hmcpe (Product Engineer)
• hmcsuperadmin (Super Administrator).

To add or customize a user profile:

1. Open the Manage User Profiles and Access task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the User Profiles window, if you are creating a new user ID, point to User on the menu bar and when its menu is displayed, click Add.... The Add User window is displayed.
                             or
   

   From the User Profiles window, if the user ID already exists in the window, select the user ID from the list, and then point to User on the menu bar and when its menu is displayed, click Modify.... The Modify User window is displayed.

3. Complete or change the fields in the window, click OK when you are done.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for creating, modifying, copying, or removing a user profile.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chhmcusr
• lshmcusr
• mkhmcusr
• rmhmcusr

Manage Users and Tasks

1. Open the Manage Users and Tasks task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Users and Tasks window, the following information is displayed:
   • User you are logged in as
   • Time you logged in
   • Number of tasks running
   • Your access location
   • Information about tasks that are running:
     • Task ID
     • Task name
     • Targets (if any)
     • Session ID
3. You can choose to log off or disconnect from a session that is currently running by selecting the session from the Users Logged On list, then click Logoff or Disconnect.

   Or, you can choose to switch to another task or end a task by selecting the task from the Running Tasks list, then click Switch To or Terminate.

4. When you have completed this task, click Close.

Open 5250 Console

To open a 5250 console:

1. Open the Open 5250 Console task from the HMC Management work pane. The 5250 Setup window is displayed.
2. From the 5250 Setup window, you can configure and start your 5250 emulator.

Open Restricted Shell Terminal

To open a restricted shell terminal:

1. Open the Open Restricted Shell Terminal task from the HMC Management work pane. The Restricted Shell window is displayed.
2. From the Restricted Shell window you can issue commands remotely through secure shell access to the managed system. This provides consistent results and automates administration of managed systems.

Remote Command Execution

1. Open the Remote Command Execution task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Remote Command Execution window, select Enable remote command execution using the ssh facility.
3. Click OK.

See Appendix B. Remote operations for more information.

Remote Operation

To enable the HMC remote access:

1. Open the Remote Operation task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. Select Enabled from the Remote Operation drop-down list, then click OK. The HMC can be accessed from a remote workstation using a web browser.

Use the online Help to get additional information for allowing remote access to the HMC.

Remote Virtual Terminal

1. Open the Remote Virtual Terminal task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Remote Virtual Terminal window, you can enable this task by selecting Enable remote virtual terminal connections.
3. Click OK to activate your changes.

Use the online Help to get additional information for enabling a remote terminal connection.

Restore HMC Data

1. Open the Restore HMC Data task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Restore HMC Data window, you can choose to restore data from a Network File System (NFS) server or a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.
3. Click Next to proceed or Cancel to exit the task without making any changes.

Use the online Help if you need additional information about restoring critical backup data for this HMC.

Related HMC CLI commands:

Save Upgrade Data

1. Open the Save Upgrade Data task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Save Upgrade Data window, this wizard takes you through the steps required for saving your data. Select the type of media you want to save your data to, then click Next to proceed through the task windows.
3. Click Finish when you have completed the task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for saving upgrade data.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• rstupgdata
• saveupgdata

Schedule Operations

Use this task to create a schedule for certain operations to be performed on the HMC itself without operator assistance.

Scheduled operations are helpful for situations where automatic, delayed, or repetitious processing of system operations is necessary. A scheduled operation is started at a specified time, without operator assistance to perform the operation. A schedule can be set for one operation or repeated many times.

For example, you could schedule a backup of important HMC information to DVD to occur once, or set up a repeating schedule.

The Scheduled Operations task displays the following information for each operation:

• The processor that is the object of the operation.
• The scheduled date
• The scheduled time
• The operation
• The number of remaining repetitions

From the Scheduled Operations window you can:

• Schedule an operation to run at a later time
• Define operations to repeat at regular intervals
• Delete a previously scheduled operation
• View details for a currently scheduled operation
• View scheduled operations within a specified time range
• Sort scheduled operations by date, operation, or managed system

An operation can be scheduled to occur one time or it can be scheduled to be repeated. You will be required to provide the time and date that you want the operation to occur. If the operation is scheduled to be repeated, you will be asked to select:

• The day or days of the week that you want the operation to occur. (optional)
• The interval, or time between each occurrence. (required)
• The total number of repetitions. (required)

The operation that can be scheduled for the HMC is:

Backup Critical Console Data

Schedules an operation to back up the critical console hard disk information for the HMC.

To schedule operations on the HMC:

1. Open the Schedule Operations task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Schedule Operations window, click Options from the menu bar to display the next level of options:
   • To add a scheduled operation, point to Options and then click New....
   • To delete a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to delete, point to Options and then click Delete.
   • To update the list of scheduled operations with the current schedules for the selected objects, point to Options and then click Refresh.
   • To view a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to view, point to View and then click Schedule Details....
   • To change the time of a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to view, point to View and then click New Time Range....
   • To sort the scheduled operations, point to Sort and then click one of the sort categories that appears.
3. To return to the HMC workplace, point to Options and then click Exit.

Use the online Help to get additional information for scheduling an operation.

Shut Down or Restart

1. Open the Shut Down or Restart task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Shut Down or Restart window, you can:
   • Select Restart the HMC to automatically restart the HMC once the shut down has occurred.
   • Do not select Restart the HMC if you do not want to automatically restart the HMC.
3. Click OK to proceed with the shut down, otherwise click Cancel to exit the task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information about shutting down or restarting the HMC.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• hmcshutdown

Test Network Connectivity

To view information concerning the networking configuration on this HMC:

1. Open the Test Network Connectivity task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Test Network Connectivity window, you can use the following tabs to view the network information.
   • Ping
   • Interfaces
   • Address
   • Routes
   • Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
   • Sockets
   • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
   • User Datagram Protocol (UPD)
   • Internet Protocol (IP)
3. Click Cancel when you have completed this task.

Use the online Help to get additional information on your console's network information.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• ping

Tip of the Day

The Tip of the Day window is displayed as long as Show tips each time you log on is selected on the window. You can also look at additional information by clicking Previous Tip or Next Tip.

To prevent this window from displaying each time you log in you can deselect Show tips each time you log on, then click Close.

To access this task other than having it appear as you log in to the HMC:

1. Open Tip of the Day from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Tip of the Day window, you can select options as previously specified.
3. Click Close to save the changes or exit the task.

View HMC Events

1. Open the View HMC Events task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the View HMC Events window, a table is displayed that lists all the events that occurred on the HMC. Initially, the events are displayed in descending order, from the most recent event to the oldest event. The information includes the date, the time, and the console event.
3. Use View on the menu bar from the View Console Events window to change to a different time range, or to change how the events display in the summary. You can also use the table icons or the Select Action menu on the table toolbar to display different variations of the table.
4. When you are done viewing the events, select View on the menu bar, then Exit to leave the task.

Use the online Help for additional information about viewing HMC events.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lssvcevents

View Licenses

1. Open the View Licenses task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the View Licenses window, you can click on any of the license links to view more information.
   Note:
   This list does not include programs and code provided under separate license agreements.
3. Click OK to close the window.

View Network Topology

To view the network topology:

1. Open the View Network Topology task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the View Network Topology window, you can do the following:
   • You can view attributes of a node by selecting the node in the tree view that is shown in the left pane under Current Topology. Attributes vary according to the type of node. Some examples are IP address, host name, location code, and status. Click Refresh to rediscover the topology and to query the nodes again for status and other attributes.
   • You can save a snapshot of the current topology (select an item in the Current Topology, then click Save) and view it in the saved reference topology. You can view attributes of a node in the saved topology by selecting the node in the tree view that is shown in the left pane under Saved Topology.
   • You can test network connectivity to a node by selecting the node in either the current or the saved topology views and click Ping Current Node or Ping Saved Node, available only for nodes that include an IP address or a host name. The information is displayed in the right pane.
3. Click Close when you have completed this task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for viewing the network topology of the Hardware Management Console.

Service Management tasks

To open these tasks, see Service Management.

Create Serviceable Event

Submitting a problem is dependent upon whether you have customized this Hardware Management Console to use the Remote Support Facility (RSF) and if it is authorized to automatically call for service. If so, the problem information and service request is sent to the service provider automatically with a modem transmission.

To report a problem on your Hardware Management Console:

1. Open the Create Serviceable Event task from the tasks pad.
2. From the Report a Problem window, select a problem type from the list displayed.
3. Enter a brief description of your problem in the Problem Description input field and then click Request Service.

To test problem reporting from the Report a Problem window:

1. Select Test automatic problem reporting and enter This is just a test in the Problem Description input field.
2. Click Request Service. The problems are reported to the service provider for the Hardware Management Console. Reporting a problem sends to the service provider the information you provide on Report a Problem window, and machine information that identifies the console.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for reporting a problem or testing if problem reporting works.

Format Media

You can use this task to format the following DVD-RAMs:

• Backup/restore
• Service data.

You can format a diskette by supplying a user-specified label.

To format a DVD-RAM, diskette, or USB 2.0 Flash Drive Memory Key:

1. Open the Format Media task from the HMC Management work pane.
2. From the Format Media window, select the type of media you want to format, then click OK.
3. Make sure your media has been correctly inserted, then click Format. The Format Media progress window is displayed. When the media is formatted, the Format Media Completed window is displayed.
4. Click OK and then click Close to end the task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for formatting a DVD-RAM, diskette, or USB 2.0 Flash Drive Memory Key.

Load Serviceable Events

1. Open the Load Serviceable Events task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Load Serviceable Events window, specify the path and name of the XML file.
3. Click press for update to proceed.

Manage Connection Monitoring

You can view and, if authorized, change connection monitoring settings by machine. Connection monitoring generates serviceable events when communication problems are detected between the HMC and managed systems. If you disable connection monitoring, no serviceable events are generated for networking problems between the selected machine and this HMC.

To monitor the connections:

1. Open the Manage Connection Monitoring task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Connection Monitoring window, adjust the timer settings, if required, and enable or disable the server.
3. Click OK when you have completed the task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information about connection monitoring.

Manage Customer Information

The Manage Customer Information window displays the following tabs for providing input:

• Administrator
• System
• Account

To customize your customer information:

1. Open the Manage Customer Information task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Customer Information window, provide the appropriate information on the Administrator page.
   Note:
   Information is required for fields with an asterisk (*).
3. Select the System and Account tabs from the Manage Customer Information window to provide additional information.
4. Click OK when you have completed the task.

Use the online Help to get additional information about customizing your account information.

Manage Dumps

To manage a dump:

1. Open the Manage Dumps task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Dumps window, select a dump and perform one of the following dump-related tasks:

   From Selected on the menu bar:

   • Copy the dump to media.
   • Copy the dump to a remote system.
   • Use the call home feature to transmit the dump to your service provider.
   • Delete a dump.

   From Actions on the menu bar:

   • Initiate a dump of the hardware and server firmware for the managed system.
   • Initiate a dump of the service processor.
   • Initiate a dump of the Bulk Power Control service processor.
   • Modify the dump capability parameters for a dump type.

   From Status on the menu bar, you can view the offload progress of the dump.

3. Click OK when you have completed this task.

Use the online Help to get additional information for managing dumps.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• dump
• cpdump
• getdump
• lsdump
• startdump

Manage eService Registration

To register a user ID:

1. Open the Manage eService Registration task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage eService Registration window, provide a user ID that is registered with the Electronic Service Agent. If you need a user ID, you can register at the IBM Registration website, https://www.ibm.com/account/profile.
3. Click OK when you have completed this task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for registering a customer user ID with the eService web site.

Manage Inbound Connectivity

1. Open the Manage Inbound Connectivity task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Customize Inbound Connectivity Settings window:
   • Use the Remote Service tab to provide the information necessary to start an attended remote service session.
   • Use the Call Answer tab to provide the information necessary to accept incoming calls from your service provider to start an unattended remote service session.
3. Click OK to proceed with your selections.

Use the online Help if you need additional information on managing the inbound connectivity.

Manage Outbound Connectivity

You can configure this HMC to attempt connections through the local modem, Internet, Internet Virtual Private Network (VPN), or through a remote pass-through system. Remote service is a two-way communication between the HMC and the IBM Service Support System for the purpose of conducting automated service operations. The connection can only be initiated by the HMC. IBM Service Support System cannot and never attempts to initiate a connection to the HMC.

To customize your connectivity information:

1. Open the Manage Outbound Connectivity task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Outbound Connectivity window select Enable local server as call-home server (a check mark appears) before proceeding with the task.
   Note:
   You must first Accept the terms described about the information you provided in this task.
   This allows the local HMC to connect to your service provider's remote support facility for call-home requests.
3. The dial information window displays the following tabs for providing input:
   • Local Modem
   • Internet
   • Internet VPN
   • Pass-Through Systems
4. If you want to allow connectivity over a modem, use the Local Modem tab, then select Allow local modem dialing for service .
   1. If your location requires a prefix to be dialed in order to reach an outside line, click Modern Configuration... and enter the Dial prefix in the Customize Modem Settings window required by your location. Click OK to accept the setting.
   2. Click Add... from the Local Modem tab page to add a telephone number. When local modem dialing is allowed, there must be at least one telephone number configured.
5. If you want to allow connectivity over the Internet, use the Internet tab, then select Allow an existing internet connection for service. Refer to Installation and Configuration Guide for the Hardware Management Console, SA76-0084, for more information on configuring the HMC as a call-home server using LAN-based internet and SSL.
6. If you want to configure the use of a VPN over an existing Internet connection to connect from the local HMC to your service provider's remote support facility, use the Internet VPN tab.
7. If you want to allow the HMC to use the pass-through systems as configured by the TCP/IP address or host name, use the Pass-Through Systems tab.
8. When you complete all the necessary fields, click OK to save your changes.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for customizing outbound connectivity information.

Manage POWER4 Service Agent

1. Open the Manage POWER4 Service Agent task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage POWER4 Service Agent window, select Enable Service Agent Connection Manager (a check mark appears), then provide the connectivity features for the HMC.
3. Click OK when you have supplied the necessary information.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for enabling or disabling Electronic Service Agent.

Manage Remote Connections

The HMC manages remote connections automatically. It puts requests on a queue and processes them in the order in which they are received. However, this task allows you to manage the queue manually, if necessary. You can stop transmissions, move priority requests ahead of others, or delete requests.

To manage remote connections:

1. Open the Manage Remote Connections task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Remote Connections window, a list of transmitting requests being and a list of waiting requests transmitted are displayed. You can select requests from either list and display the available options by clicking Options on the menu bar. The options permit you to:
   • Prioritize a selected request (move it to the top of the queue)
   • Cancel selected requests
   • Cancel all active requests (those being transmitted)
   • Cancel all waiting requests
   • Hold the queue (puts queue on hold after completing current active request)
   • Release the queue
   • Close the window and exit

Use the online Help if you need additional information for manually managing remote connections.

Manage Remote Support Requests

1. Open the Manage Remote Support Requests task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Remote Support Requests window, a list of active requests and a list of waiting requests are displayed. You can select requests from either list and display the available options by clicking Options on the menu bar. The options permit you to:
   • View all call-home servers
   • Cancel selected requests
   • Cancel all active requests
   • Cancel all waiting requests
   • Close the window and exit

Use the online Help if you need additional information for manually managing remote connections.

Manage Serviceable Event Notification

To set up notification:

1. Open the Manage Serviceable Event Notification task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Serviceable Event Notification window, you can do the following:
   • Use the Email tab to add the email addresses that will be notified when problem events occur on your system.
   • Use the SNMP Trap Configuration tab to specify locations for sending Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap messages for Hardware Management Console application program interface events.
3. Click OK when you have completed this task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for managing serviceable events notification.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsacfg
• lssacfg

Manage Serviceable Events

To set the criteria for the serviceable events you to view:

1. Open the Manage Serviceable Events task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Serviceable Events window, provide event criteria, error criteria, and FRU criteria.
3. Click OK when you have specified the criteria you want for the serviceable events you want to view.

Use the online Help if you need additional information managing events.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsvcevent
• lssvcevents

Manage Systems Call-Home

By enabling the call-home state for a managed system this causes the console to automatically contact a service center when a serviceable event occurs. When a managed system is disabled, your service representative is not informed of serviceable events.

To manage call-home for the system(s):

1. Open the Manage Systems Call-Home task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Manage Systems Call-Home window, select a system or systems you want to enable or disable the call-home state.
3. Click OK when you have completed the task.

Use the online Help if you need additional information for managing serviceable events notification.

Transmit Service Information

1. Open the Transmit Service Information task from the Service Management work pane.
2. From the Transmit Service Information window, you can work with the following tabs:
   • Select the Transmit tab. Use this page to schedule when to transmit service data to your service provider (specifying frequency in days and time of day) and how you want to transmit the service and performance management information.
   • Select the FTP tab. Use this page to configure the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) information for the FTP server, with or without a firewall, for off loading service information. This service information is extended error data consisting of problem related-data about problems opened on the HMC for the HMC or managed system.
   • Select the Transmit Service Data to IBM tab. Use this page to provide the ability to send information that is stored on the HMC hard disk that can be used for problem determination. The data may be traces, logs, or dumps and the destination for the data may be the IBM Service Support System, a diskette, USB flash memory drive, or a DVD-RAM. Before you can send information to the IBM Service Support System, Phone Server and Remote Service must be enabled. To enable remote service, see Remote Operation. To enable telephone server, see Manage Outbound Connectivity.
3. Click OK when you have completed the task.

Use the online Help for additional information about transmitting service information.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• chsacfg
• lssacfg

Updates

Use the Update HMC button to update Licensed Internal Code on the HMC. Before updating LIC on the HMC, see Update HMC.

Other tasks are used to update managed system, power subsystem, and I/O adapter LIC. To launch these tasks, see Launching tasks for managed objects. The following sets of tasks are represented in the tasks pad, tasks menu, or context menu. The tasks listed in the tasks pad change as selections are made in the work area. The context is always listed at the top of the tasks pad in the format Task: Object.

To display the tasks:

1. Select the Updates node in the navigation pane.
2. Select a managed object to apply updates on.
3. From the tasks pad, click on the task you want to perform.
4. The tasks pad provides the following tasks required to install corrective service:
   • Change Licensed Internal Code for the current release
   • Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a new release
   • Flash Side Selection
   • Check system readiness
   • View system information

Update HMC

Under HMC Code level is displayed:

• Version
• Release
• Service Pack
• Build Level
• Base Version
• Serial Number of the HMC
• Bios Version on the HMC

The Fix Central web site at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes offers online media ordering, installation instructions and related technical information on code updates of the HMC. Before updating the HMC code level, verify the current levels on your HMC and check on the web site to determine if an update is needed or recommended.

Before updating the HMC code level, you should:

• Backup critical HMC data to a DVD or a remote system so that the HMC can be restored in the event of a problem in updating. For more information on backing up HMC data, see Back up HMC Data.

Depending on the complexity of the fix you are applying, you may want to:

• Backup system profile and partition profile data for each system managed by the HMC before updating, so that current profile data can be restored, if necessary. For more information about backing up profile data, see Manage Partition Data
• Record HMC configuration information to enable you to restore the current configuration to the newly updated system:
  1. Record scheduled operations on the HMC. For information on viewing current scheduled operations, see Schedule Operations.
  2. Record whether Enable remote command execution using the ssh facility is checked in the Remote Command Execution task under HMC Management.

Once the tasks above have been performed, select the Update HMC button to update the HMC LIC. You will be prompted for the location of the update. Updates can be performed from media or from a remote location.

Managed System Updates

The following are represented in the Updates tasks:

• Change Licensed Internal Code for the current release
• Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a new release
• Flash Side Selection
• Check system readiness
• View system information

Licensed Internal Code (LIC) can be changed in two ways. You can upgrade the LIC installed on a managed system to a new release, or update the existing LIC running on the system.

An update of a current LIC release may fix problems or add additional function. Updating LIC may or may not be a disruptive process. Updates that do not disrupt the system are called concurrent updates. To update the LIC currently installed on the managed system, use the Change Licensed Internal Code for the current release task.

A new release of LIC may add support for new hardware or add new function. Upgrading LIC to a new release is always a disruptive process requiring a complete shut down, power off, and restart of the system. To upgrade LIC to a new release, use the Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a new release task.

Concurrent updates allow the system and the applications running on the system to continue to run as the LIC update is applied. This appreciably lessens the system downtime associated with LIC maintenance. Most updates released will be concurrent. However, certain types of problems are critical to fix and can be fixed only with a disruptive update. Using the View system information task, you are able to view the levels of LIC available in a repository and determine which of the available updates are concurrent and which are disruptive.

If the update is disruptive, you are given the option of installing and activating (incurring the disruption) or deferring the activation to a more convenient time. Concurrent updates can only be done for managed system LIC.

Note: Checking is done before LIC update to assure that the system is in the correct state for an update. The state of the system must not change during a code update. For example, partitions should not be shut down during an LIC update.

New releases of LIC (upgrades) and updates to these releases are available from the following repositories:

• IBM service web site
• IBM support system
• DVD - a DVD can be ordered from IBM or a DVD may be created that contains downloaded LIC
• FTP site - a site accessible to your HMC by FTP that contains a previously downloaded level of LIC
• HMC hard drive - LIC may be downloaded directly to the HMC's hard drive or the hard drive may contain a previously downloaded level of LIC

Fixes and upgrades to LIC can be ordered or downloaded from the Fix Central web site at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral.

Use the Flash Side Selection task to select which flash side will be active after the next activation. (This task is intended for service user mode only.)

Use the Check system readiness task to check that all systems selected are in the correct state for LIC update.

Choose the View system information task to view the level of LIC currently installed on your managed system or I/O. When a repository is selected, View system information also displays retrievable levels of LIC available in the repository.

Change Licensed Internal Code for the current release

This task requires access to a service repository, either a remote location, the HMC hard drive, or a DVD drive.

LIC updates can be downloaded directly from IBM's service web site or IBM's support system during the update process.

If you have completed a code update from a repository to one of your managed systems or power subsystems, that code is available in the Hard Drive repository on the HMC for installation on other systems. You can select Hard Drive to update other managed systems or power subsystems with the same code.

LIC updates can also be downloaded and written to a DVD or to another system available to your HMC using FTP. You can select DVD drive or FTP site to install the LIC update from these locations.

Multiple managed systems can be updated simultaneously by selecting them from the target list.

Files are selectively downloaded to the HMC to apply LIC updates. From this task, you can:

• View current levels of Licensed Internal Code on a managed system, power subsystem, or I/O.
• View retrievable levels of Licensed Internal Code in a repository.
• Install and activate LIC updates (update to a new level of LIC).
• Remove and activate LIC updates (downgrade to a previous level of LIC).

See Example: Change Licensed Internal Code for the Current Release for more information.

Select Start Change Licensed Internal Code wizard to perform a guided update of managed system, power, and I/O Licensed Internal Code (LIC):

1. A System readiness check is automatically performed to check that the system is in the right state for LIC update. If the readiness check fails, actions needed to correct the problems preventing the update are reported to you.
2. Choose a repository from which to update your system. You can update from IBM's service web site, IBM's support system, or, if you have already downloaded an update to the HMC, an FTP site, or a DVD and if you want to update from those locations, choose that option.
3. If you choose FTP site, you are prompted for a user ID, password, and the directory in which the update is located.
4. Select the type of update to install, Managed system and Power LIC or I/O LIC. If there are no LIC updates available in the repository for the type of update chosen, no prompts for installation occur.
5. Confirm that the update as displayed is the correct update. Displayed is the chosen repository, the target or targets of the update, the concurrency status of the target (disruptive or concurrent), and the type of installation. To change the update, select Advanced Options.
6. If no changes are desired, continue with the update. Accept the license agreement.
7. Confirm the update.
8. A progress window displays until the update completes.

Select View system information to examine current LIC levels on a managed system, power subsystem, or I/O, including levels retrievable from a repository.

Select Advanced features to update managed system and power LIC with more options and additional targeting choices.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lslic
• updlic

Example: Change Licensed Internal Code for the Current Release

In this example, the managed system is currently running at an activated level 26. We wish to update the managed system to level 28. We have previously downloaded this update to another system. We will FTP to this system to install the new level of LIC on our managed system.

To update the LIC currently installed on the managed system, use the Change Licensed Internal Code for the current release task:.

1. From the Updates node, select a managed system.
2. Select Change Licensed Internal Code for the Current Release.
3. Select Start Change Licensed Internal Code Wizard. Click Ok.
4. A System readiness check is automatically performed to check that the system is in the right state for LIC update. In this example, the readiness check reports that there are no errors preventing the update action:
   
   Click Ok.
5. Since the update in this example in located in an FTP directory on another system, choose FTP site for the repository. Click Ok.
6. Enter the FTP site, User ID, Password, and the Directory on the system where the update is located:
   
7. Select Next to start the Change Licensed Internal Code wizard.
8. From the Change Licensed Internal Code Wizard panel, confirm that the update as displayed is the desired update. Displayed is the chosen repository, the target or targets of the update, the concurrency status of the target (disruptive or concurrent), and the type of installation:
   
   The repository we selected (FTP site) contains only one update. There may be multiple updates available in a repository. This repository contains a Managed System and Power LIC update that can only be installed disruptively. The managed system will have to be powered down and restarted before the update will take effect. We can choose to change the installation to defer the disruption to a later time, if desired.
9. Select Advanced Options to view more information about the update:
   
10. Select the desired target (our managed system) and View Information to see the currently activated level of LIC on our managed system and the level of LIC available in the repository (FTP site):
    
    The Activated Level of LIC on the managed system is level 26. The activated level of LIC is the level that is currently running on the managed system. The Retrievable Concurrent Activate Level of LIC is the level of LIC available in the repository that can be activated without system downtime. In the repository we chose, there were no non-disruptive updates available. The Retrievable Disruptive Activate Level is the update we have chosen for this installation. A disruptive level of LIC cannot be activated without disruption. We could choose to defer the disruption.
11. Select Close to return to the Managed System and Power LIC Concurrency panel:
    
    We could choose to defer disruption by selecting Concurrent install only, with deferred disruptive activate. The installation of the update to LIC would occur now, but the activation of the update would not occur until the next IPL of the managed system. In this example, we will instead incur the disruption now and leave the selection as is, Disruptive install and activate - Power off automatically, if necessary. Click Ok.
12. Accept the License Agreement. Select Next.
13. Confirm the installation:
    
    When updating LIC, you may be updating multiple targets with multiple LIC types. You are notified if the levels to be installed are disruptive. In this example, we confirm that the disruptive level of LIC should be installed by clicking Finish and OK at the confirmation panel.
14. The Change LIC Wizard Progress window displays the update progress:
    
    Until the update completes:
    
15. We can view the levels of LIC on the system to confirm that the update has taken place. From the Change License Internal Code Wizard, select View System Information. From the Specify LIC Repository panel, select None - Display Current Values to view the existing LIC levels on the managed system:
    
    The Installed Level of LIC is the level just installed, 28. Since we incurred a disruptive activation of the updated level, the Activated Level is also the level just installed, 28. If we had chosen to defer the activation, the Activated Level of LIC would have been the previous level, 26. The Activated Level of LIC is written to the t-side (temporary side) of the Flexible Service Processor.

    The Accepted Level of LIC is the previous level, 26. A new level of LIC is installed and activated on the t-side of the FSP. Once testing of the new level, 28 has occurred, or when another level is to be installed (i.e. level 29), the new level, 28 is Accepted, which copies the level from the t-side of the FSP to the p-side (permanent side). This allows you to return to the previous level of LIC should testing prove problematic. In this example, the update we have just installed (level 28) has not yet been Accepted, so the Accepted Level of LIC is at the old level, level 26.

    We have successfully updated the Licensed Internal Code on the managed system from level 26 to level 28!

16. Select Cancel to leave the update wizard.

Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a new release

Release levels can be skipped. You can upgrade from release level A to release level D without having to install release level B and C. New release levels of LIC are installed with the this task.

To install a new release of Licensed Internal Code:

1. When you select Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a new release, a readiness check is performed on the system before the task progresses. If the readiness check fails, actions needed to correct the problems preventing the upgrade will be reported to you.
2. Choose a repository from which to upgrade your system. You may upgrade from IBM's service web site, IBM's support system, or, if you have already downloaded an upgrade to the HMC, an FTP site, or a DVD and want to upgrade from those locations, choose that option.
3. Select the desired LIC update, managed system or power subsystem.
4. Once verification of the repository content and targeted systems completes, the license agreement panel displays. Select Accept on the license agreement panel, and the confirmation panel displays.
5. If any actions are listed at the bottom of the confirmation panel, complete them, and then click OK to confirm that the upgrade should begin. A progress panel displays the results as the upgrade proceeds. At the end of the process, the new release level of LIC will be installed on both the t-side (temporary side) and the p-side (permanent side).

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lslic
• updlic

Example: Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a New Release

In this example, the managed system is currently running at release EC Number 01EM310. We wish to upgrade the LIC on the managed system to release NEWLEVEL. We have previously downloaded this new release of LIC to another system. We will FTP to this system to install the new release of LIC on our managed system.

To upgrade the LIC currently installed on the managed system, use the Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a New Release task:.

1. From the Updates node, select a managed system.
2. Select Upgrade Licensed Internal Code to a New Release.
3. A System readiness check is automatically performed to check that the system is in the right state for LIC upgrade to a new release. In this example, the readiness check reports that there are no errors preventing the upgrade action:
   
   Click Ok.
4. Since the new release in this example in located in an FTP directory on another system, choose FTP site for the repository. Click Ok.
5. Enter the FTP site, User ID, Password, and the Directory on the system where the new release is located:
   
   Click Ok.
6. From the Select LIC Level panel, we select NEWLEVEL and OK to confirm the level desired:
   
7. Accept the License Agreement.
8. Confirm the installation:
   
   The Current EC Number is 01EM310. This is the release currently running on the managed system. The Current LIC Level is 26. The New EC Number is NEWLEVEL. This is the release that will be installed. After the installation, the LIC running on the t-side (temporary side) of the Flexible Service Processor and the LIC installed on the p-side (permanent side) of the Flexible Service Processor will be the NEWLEVEL release. Both the Activated and Accepted levels of LIC will be at the same level as the new release.
9. Select OK to upgrade the managed system to the new release. A progress panel is displayed as the upgrade is installed:
   
   Until the update completes:
   

Flash Side Selection

Attention: If you select p-side for the next activation, this action disables concurrent Licensed Internal Code (LIC) update.

The flash side is the nonvolatile storage location in the flexible service processor (FSP), divided into t-side (temporary side) and p-side (permanent side), allowing for storing two levels of code. When the p-side is selected, concurrent LIC update is disabled.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lslic
• updlic

Check system readiness

Before updating or upgrading Licensed internal code, all managed systems to be updated must be in Operating, Standby, Power Off, or Recovery state. All Flexible Service Processors (FSP) for the managed system must be properly connected to the HMC. Any problems found during the check will be reported to you to correct before updating LIC. A readiness check will automatically be performed before any update or upgrade begins.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lslic
• updlic

View system information

The Installed level of LIC is the level that will be activated and loaded into memory at the next system restart. The Activated level of LIC is the level that is activated and loaded into memory at this time. The Accepted level of LIC is a committed level of LIC that can be returned to, if necessary. This is the level of code on the p-side (permanent side). The Unactivated Deferred level of LIC is the latest unactivated level that contains deferred updates. A deferred update requires a system restart to activate.

Concurrent LIC update status indicates whether concurrent LIC update is enabled or disabled. A concurrent update can be installed and activated without rebooting any partitions or disrupting applications.

Reason for disablement indicates why concurrent LIC update is disabled. This might include:

• The permanent side is active
• A temporary LIC level is active

A concurrent LIC update can be installed and activated without rebooting partitions or disrupting applications.

Related HMC CLI commands:

• lslic
• updlic

Appendix A. HMC tasks and user roles/IDs

You can, however, create customized user profiles which would allow you to have unique user IDs and multiple user roles. The management of these user roles is performed by using the Manage Task and Resource Roles task. The Manage User Profiles and Access task provides the ability to define which user role is associated with each specific user ID.

Table 10 alphabetically lists the HMC Management and Service Management tasks and the corresponding user roles/IDs that can perform these tasks.

Table 11 lists the Systems Management tasks that can be performed on managed objects and the corresponding user roles that can perform these tasks.