If your system is not managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC), you can
connect a PC or notebook to the server to access the Advanced System
Management Interface (ASMI). You need to configure the Web browser
address on the PC or notebook to match the manufacturing default address
on the server..
To set up the Web browser for direct or remote access to
the ASMI, complete the following steps:
- If the server is not powered on, perform
the following steps:
- Connect your power cord or cords to the server.
- Plug the power cord or cords into the power source.
- Wait for the control panel to display 01. A series of
progress codes are shown before 01 appears.
Notes: - The system is powered on if the light on the control panel is
green.
- To view the control panel, press the blue switch to the left,
then pull out the control panel all the way, and then pull it down.
Important: Do not connect an Ethernet cable to either
the HMC1 port or the HMC2 port until you are directed to do so later
in this procedure.
- Select a PC or notebook that has Netscape
9.0.0.4, Microsoft® Internet
Explorer 7.0, Opera 9.24, or Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 to connect to
your server.
Note: If the PC or notebook on which you are
viewing this document does not have two Ethernet connections, another
PC or notebook needs to be connected to your server to access the
ASMI.
If you do not plan to connect your server to your network,
this PC or notebook is your ASMI console.
If you plan to connect
your server to your network, this PC or notebook temporarily connects
directly to the server for setup purposes only. After setup, you can
use any PC or notebook on your network that is running Netscape 9.0.0.4, Microsoft Internet Explorer
7.0, Opera 9.24, or Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 as your ASMI console.
Note: Complete
the following steps to disable the TLS 1.0 option in Microsoft Internet Explorer to access the
ASMI using Microsoft Internet
Explorer 7.0 running on Windows® XP:
- From the Tools menu in Microsoft Internet Explorer, select Internet
Options.
- From the Internet Options window, click the Advanced tab.
- Clear the Use TLS 1.0 check box (in the
Security category) and click OK.
- Connect an Ethernet cable from the PC or notebook
to the Ethernet port labeled HMC1 on the back of the managed system.
If HMC1 is occupied, connect an Ethernet cable from the PC or notebook
to the Ethernet port labeled HMC2 on the back of the managed system.
Important: If you attach an Ethernet cable to the
service processor before the system reaches power off standby, the
IP address shown in the Service processor network configuration table
might not be valid. For details, see
Correcting an IP address.
- Use Table 1 to help you determine
and record the information needed in order to set the IP address on
the service processor on the PC or notebook. The Ethernet interface
on the PC or notebook needs to be configured within the same subnet
mask as the service processor so that they can communicate with each
other. For example, if you connected your PC or notebook to HMC1,
the IP address for your PC or notebook could be 169.254.2.140 and
the subnet mask would be 255.255.255.0. Set the gateway IP address
to the same IP address as the PC or notebook
Table 1. Network configuration information
for the service processor in a POWER6 processor-based
system| POWER6® processor-based
systems |
Server connector |
Subnet mask |
IP address of the service processor |
Example of an IP address for your PC or
notebook |
|---|
| Service processor A |
HMC1 |
255.255.255.0 |
169.254.2.147 |
169.254.140 |
| HMC2 |
255.255.255.0 |
169.254.3.147 |
169.254.140 |
| Service processor B (if installed) |
HMC1 |
255.255.255.0 |
169.254.2.146 |
169.254.140 |
| HMC2 |
255.255.255.0 |
169.254.3.146 |
169.254.140 |
- Set the IP address on your PC or notebook using the values
from the table. For details, see Setting the IP address on your PC or notebook.
- To access the ASMI using a Web browser,
perform the following steps:
- Use Table 1 to
determine the IP address of the service processor Ethernet port that
your PC or notebook is connected to.
- Type the IP address in the Address field
on the Web browser of your PC or notebook and press Enter. For example,
if you connected your PC or notebook to HMC1, type https://169.254.2.147 in
the Web browser on your PC or notebook.
Note: It might take up to 2 minutes for the ASMI login display
to appear in the Web browser after the Ethernet cable is plugged into
the service processor in step
3.
During this time, if you use control panel function 30 to view the
IP addresses on the service processor, incomplete or inaccurate data
is shown.
- When the Login display appears, enter admin for
the user ID and password.
- Change the default password when prompted.
- Choose from the following options:
- If you do not plan to connect your PC or notebook to your network,
this ends this procedure. You can now perform tasks such as changing
the time of day or changing the altitude setting.
- If you plan to connect your PC or notebook to your network, refer
to Accessing the ASMI without an HMC .
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