The Hardware Management Console (HMC) controls managed
systems, including the management of logical partitions and
the use of capacity on demand. Using service applications, the HMC
communicates with managed systems to detect, consolidate, and forward
information to IBM® service for
analysis.
If you have not already done so, install and configure
your HMC. For instructions, see Installation and configuration scenarios.
To manage POWER7® processor-based
servers, the HMC must be at Version 7 Release 7.7.0, or later. To
view the HMC version and release, complete the following steps:
- In the navigation area, click Updates.
- In the work area, view and record the information that appears
in the HMC Code Level section, including the HMC version, release,
maintenance level, build level, and base versions.
To cable the server to the HMC, complete the following steps:
- If you want to directly attach your HMC to the
managed system, connect Ethernet Connector 1 on
the HMC to the HMC1 port on the managed system,
as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Attaching the HMC to the managed system
- To learn more about connecting an HMC to a private network
so that it can manage more than one managed system, see HMC network connections.
Notes: - You can also have multiple systems attached to a switch that is
then connected to the HMC. For instructions, see HMC network
connections.
- If you are using a switch, ensure that the speed in the switch
is set to auto/auto. If the server is directly attached to
the HMC, ensure the HMC's Ethernet adapter speed is set to auto/auto.
For more information about setting media speeds, see Setting
the media speed.
- If you are connecting a second HMC to your managed server,
connect to the Ethernet port that is labeled HMC2 on the managed
server.
- Complete your server setup. For instructions, see Completing the server setup by using a Hardware Management Console.
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