Remote management

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You can connect your browser to the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to manage your partitions remotely or use the command line.

Each of the following system-management methods can be performed using the HMC interface or the command line.
  • Use the HMC client to remotely manage any AIX® partition or system. All AIX plug-ins on the AIX system can be managed remotely from the HMC client.
  • Use an HMC client remotely manage another HMC client. All HMC plug-ins on the HMC server may be managed remotely from the HMC client. The only plug-in that is an exception is the Service Agent plug-in.

For information about remotely managing partitions with the command line on the HMC, see Using the HMC remote command line.