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Configuring the HMC using the Guided Setup wizard

The Guided Setup wizard guides you through numerous configuration settings that you might choose to use in your environment.

To perform a customized configuration of your HMC, use these instructions.

Note: Use the fast path through the Guided Setup wizard to complete configuration of your HMC quickly and easily with minimal customization. See Configuring the HMC using the fast path through the Guided Setup wizard for instructions.
Parent topic: Configuring the HMC

Prerequisites

Complete the configuration preparation activity described in the Preparing for HMC configuration topic.

Run the Guided Setup Wizard

Use the following instructions to configure your HMC using the Guided Setup wizard.

Note: If you are connecting the HMC to the model 9118-575 server or the 590 or 595 managed servers, you must configure the HMC in a private DHCP network using the eth0 Ethernet connection.
  1. Ensure that the managed system is not connected to a power source.
  2. Start the Guided Setup wizard:
    1. Turn on the HMC by pressing the power button.
    2. If English is your language preference, continue with step 2.e.
    3. If your language preference is a language other than English, type the number 2 when you are prompted to change the locale.
      Note:
      1. This prompt times out in 30 seconds if you do not act.
      2. If your numeric keypad does not work, use the numeric keys instead.
    4. Select the locale you want to display from the list in the Locale Selection window, and click OK. The locale identifies the language that the HMC interface displays.
    5. Log in to the HMC using the following default user ID and password:
      • ID: hscroot
      • Password: abc123

      You will be prompted later to provide a new 7-character password for this ID.

    6. To continue, accept the Hardware Management Console license agreements. If you decline the license agreement, you cannot complete the HMC configuration.
    7. When the Guided Setup wizard is displayed, complete the wizard to configure the HMC. If the Guided Setup wizard is not displayed, you can access it manually from the HMC interface. See Starting the Guided Setup wizard using the HMC interface.

After you have completed the Guided Setup Wizard

  1. After you have completed the Guided Setup wizard, complete the following tasks:
    1. Connect the managed system to a power source. The managed system will then power on its service processor. After the service processor is powered on, proceed to the next step. This process will take 3 to 5 minutes. The following sequence of events signals that power has been applied to the service processor (with the exception of the model 9118-575 server and the 590 and 595 servers):
      1. Progress indicators, also referred to as checkpoints, appear on the control panel display while the system is being started. The display might appear blank for a few moments during this sequence.
      2. When the service processor has completed its power-on sequence, the green power-on light blinks slowly and the output on the control panel is similar to the following: 
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    2. Choose from the following options:
      • If you are using an HMC Version 6 or earlier, continue with step 1.c.
      • If you are using a an HMC Version 7 or later, continue with step 1.d.
    3. Click Server and Partitions > Server management to view the status of your managed system. (For the model 9118-575 server and the 590 and 595 servers, also click Server and Partitions > Frame management to view the status of the frame.) It may take a few minutes for the status to display. Continue with step 1.e.
    4. Click Systems Management> Servers and Systems Management to view the status of your managed system. (For servers that support frames, click Systems Management> Servers and Systems Management > Frames to view the status of the frame.) It may take a few minutes for the status to display. Continue with step 1.e.
    5. If the status shows Pending Authentication, then go to step 1.f. If you receive the message Authentication Failed, or if you do not receive a message, see Troubleshooting HMC setup.
      Note: If you did not configure your HMC as a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, the HMC will not automatically detect the managed system. To detect the managed system, see Add another managed system and enter the IP address that you assigned to the managed server when it is requested.
    6. Set passwords for the managed system. (For the model 9118-575 server and the 590 and 595 servers, set passwords for the managed system and the frame.) Did you receive the message Pending Authentication?
      • Yes: The HMC will prompt you to set the passwords for the managed system. If you are not prompted by the HMC to set these passwords after several minutes, right-click the server entry on the console. The window for setting passwords opens. Set the password for each as directed.
      • No: Set the managed system passwords using the HMC interface:
        1. Set the managed system password. For instructions, see Update your platform password in the HMC online help. You can find this topic in the online help index under Update and Platform password.
        2. Set the password for the Advanced System Management general user ID. For instructions, see Update your Advanced System Management (ASM) general password in the HMC online help.
        3. Set the password for the Advanced System Management administration user ID. For instructions, see Update your Advanced System Management (ASM) administrator password in the HMC online help.
    7. Access the ASMI to set the time of day on the system:
      1. Access the ASMI using the HMC.
      2. Set the time of day on the system.
    8. Start the managed system
    9. Ensure that you have one logical partition on the managed system. For instructions, see Creating logical partitions from the manufacturing default configuration.
    10. Optional: Add another managed system.
  2. When you are finished configuring the HMC, complete the setup steps that apply to your situation:
    • If you are installing a new server with your HMC, return to your initial server setup checklist and configure logical partitions or install one or more operating systems.
    • If you are not installing a new server at this time, complete the optional tasks described in Postconfiguration steps for the HMC to further customize your configuration.
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Last updated: Fri, Oct 30, 2009