Advanced System Management Interface

The Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) is the interface to the service processor that is required to perform general and administrator-level service tasks, such as reading service processor error logs, reading vital product data, setting up the service processor, and controlling system power. The ASMI may also be referred to as the service processor menus.

The ASMI:

• Can be accessed through a Web browser, ASCII terminal, or the Hardware Management Console (HMC).
• Provides an interface to service processor functions, such as remote power-on and other system management functions.
• Can be used for some system management functions for nonpartitioned servers that are not managed by the HMC and can also be used with HMC-managed systems.
• Complements other consoles, by design, specifically for service functions, such as remote power management and error log access.
• Is the required interface to the service processor on all System p® server models.
• For IBM® eServer™ i5 models, you must use the ASMI to access the service processor. Prior to the i5/OS® operating system, customers could use the control panel for some of the system management functions that are currently accessed through the ASMI.

For more information about accessing the ASMI, see Managing the ASMI. For more information about the functions that are available on the ASMI, see Managing your server using the ASMI.