Remote operations

Connect to and use the Hardware Management Console (HMC) remotely.

Remote operations use the GUI used by a local HMC operator or the command line interface (CLI) on the HMC. You can perform operations remotely in the following ways:

• Use a remote HMC.
• Use a web browser to connect to a local HMC.
• Use an HMC remote command line.

The remote HMC is an HMC that is on a different subnet from the service processor, therefore the service processor cannot be auto discovered with IP multicast.

To determine whether to use a remote HMC or web browser that is connected to a local HMC, consider the scope of control that you need. A remote HMC defines a specific set of managed objects that are directly controlled by the remote HMC, while a web browser to a local HMC has control over the same set of managed objects as the local HMC. The communications connectivity and communications speed is an extra consideration. LAN connectivity provides acceptable communications for either a remote HMC or web browser control.