HMC applications

Understand the HMC folders and applications.

Application folders and application icons are provided in the Navigation area in the HMC GUI. The folders and icons contain several applications to be used for different system management tasks on the HMC and managed systems.

Server and Partition

The Server and Partition folder contains the Server and Frame Management applications. The Server Management application provides all logical partition-related tasks. It is used to create, maintain, activate, and delete logical partitions. This application also provides a focal point for all managed-system related tasks, such as powering the managed system on and off. The Frame Management application provides frame Bulk Power Assembly (BPA)-related tasks. It can be used to update managed frame passwords. This application can also be used to add, initialize, reset, remove, and view properties of managed frames. For more information about logical partitions, see Partitioning the server. For more information about working with the managed system and frame, see Working with managed systems and frames.

System Plans

This folder contains the system plan applications. A system plan is a specification of the logical partition configuration of a single managed system. Use the System plans applications to import, deploy, and manage system plans.

For more information about system plans, see \Creating partitions from a system plan.

Licensed Internal Code Maintenance

The Licensed Internal Code Maintenance application folder contains the HMC Code Update and Licensed Internal Code Updates applications. For more information about using these applications to maintain the code on your systems, see Getting fixes.

HMC Management

This folder contains the HMC configuration and HMC Users applications. Use the HMC configuration application to do the following:

Set the HMC date and time. For more information about setting the HMC date and time, see Changing the date and time.
Configure and test network settingsFor more information about configuring network settings, see Configuring the HMC using the HMC configuration checklist.
View console eventsFor more information about viewing console events, see Viewing recent HMC activity.
Schedule routine backupsFor more information about scheduling backups, see Backing up and restoring the HMC.
Enable and disable remote commands and virtual terminals.

Use the HMC Users application to manage HMC users. For more information about managing users, see Basic operations.

Service Applications

This folder contains several applications to be used for service-related tasks. For more information about using these applications, see Customer service and support.

Information Center and Setup Wizard

The Information Center and Setup Wizard application allows you to open the technical documentation for your server. The Setup Wizard helps you configure the HMC to work with the managed system. For more information about configuring the HMC using the Setup Wizard, see Configuring the HMC using the Guided Setup wizard.

Switch Management

The Switch Management folder contains applications used to manage switches in cluster environment.