Starting the HMC

You can long in to the HMC and choose which language you want to be displayed in the interface. Use the default User ID hscroot and password abc123 to log on to the HMC for the first time.

1. Turn on the HMC by pressing the power button.
2. If English is your language preference, continue with step 4.
   If your language preference is a language other than English, type the number 2 when you are prompted to change the locale.

   Note: This prompt times out in 30 seconds if you do not act.
3. Select the locale that you want to display from the list in the Locale Selection window, and click OK. The locale identifies the language that the HMC interface uses.
4. Click Log on and launch the Hardware Management Console web application.
5. Log in to the HMC with the following default user ID and password:
   • ID: hscroot
   • Password: abc123
   Note: On HMC Version 8.1.0.1, you can to choose from the following login options:

   • Login: Last Login, HMC Classic, or HMC Enhanced

   Select which software interface to use when you log in to the HMC. The HMC Classic interface provides access to all traditional functions of the HMC and the HMC Enhanced interface provides both redesigned and new virtualization tasks and functions.

   Last Login

   Displays the graphical user interface (GUI) that you selected from your previous login session.

   HMC Enhanced

   Displays the newer enhanced GUI with the enhanced PowerVM® features.

   HMC Classic

   Displays the standard GUI without the enhanced PowerVM features.

   Note: When the HMC is working as a DHCP server, the HMC uses the default password when it connects to the service processor for the first time.
6. Press Enter.