The ASCII terminal is the original System p® terminal, which is connected to the server through a serial link. It can be used with or without the Hardware Management Console (HMC).
The ASCII interface to the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) provides a subset of the ASMI functions that are available using the Web interface, and the ASCII interface is only available when the server is in the platform standby state. The ASCII interface to the ASMI is not available during initial program load or runtime. See Accessing the ASMI using an ASCII console for more information about the ASCII terminal.
You can also access the ASMI with a web browser. For more information, see Accessing the ASMI using a Web Browser.
For more information about accessing the ASMI with an ASCII console or web browser, see Managing the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI).