Overview of menu options

Learn about the menu options and associated tasks that are available in the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

The menu options and tasks that are described in this section are available in the HMC interface.

Table 1. HMC menu options
Menu Submenu Options/Tasks
Resources All Systems View All Systems
All Partitions View All Partitions
All Virtual I/O Servers View All Virtual I/O Servers
All Power Enterprise Pools View All Power Enterprise Pools
All Shared Storage Pool Clusters View All Shared Storage Pool Clusters
All Groups View All Groups
Console Management Console Settings Launch Guided Setup Wizard
View Network Topology
Test Network Connectivity
Change Network Settings
Change Performance Management Settings
Change Date and Time
Change Language and Locale
Console Management Shut Down or Restart the Management Console
Schedule Operations
View Licences
Update the Hardware Management Console
Manage Install Resources
Manage Virtual I/O Server Image Repository
Format Media
Backup Management Console Data
Restore Management Console Data
Save Upgrade Data
Manage Data Replication
Template Library System and Partition Library
Updates Not available (use the Update the Hardware Management Console option instead)
Users and Security Users and Roles Change User Password
Manage User Profiles and Access
Manage Users and Tasks
Manage Task and Resource Roles
Systems and Console Security Manage Certificates
Manage LDAP
Manage KDC
Enable Remote Command Execution
Enable Remote Operation
Enable Remote Virtual Terminal
Serviceability Console Events Logs View Console Events window
Serviceable Events Manager Serviceable Events Manager window
Events Manager for Call Home Events Manager for Call Home window
Service Management Create Serviceable Event
Manage Remote Connections
Manage Remote Support Requests
Manage Dumps
Transmit Service Information
Schedule Service Information
Format Media
Perform Management Console Trace
View Management Console Logs
View Component Logs
Electronic Service Agent Setup Wizard
Authorize User
Enable Electronic Service Agent
Manage Outbound Connectivity
Manage Inbound Connectivity
Manage Customer Information
Manage Serviceable Event Notification
Manage Connection Monitoring