HMC Management - Operations
These tasks describe the tasks you can perform to operate your HMC.
- View HMC Events
View a record of system events occurring on the HMC. System events are individual activities that indicate when processes occur, begin and end, succeed or fail. - Shut Down or Restart
This task enables you to shut down (power off the console) or to restart the console. - Schedule Operations
Create a schedule for certain operations to be performed on the HMC itself without operator assistance. - Format Media
This task formats a diskette, or USB 2.0 Flash Drive Memory Key. - Back up HMC Data
This task backs up (or archives) the data that is stored on your HMC hard disk that is critical to support HMC operations. - Restore HMC Data
This task is used to select a remote repository for restoring critical backup data for the HMC. - Save Upgrade Data
This task uses a wizard to save upgrade data to selected media. This data consists of files that were created or customized while running the current software level. Saving this data to selected media is performed prior to an HMC software upgrade. - Change Network Settings
This task allows you to view the current network information for the HMC and to change network settings. - Test Network Connectivity
Display network diagnostic information for the console’s TCP/IP connection. Send an echo request to a remote host. - View Network Topology
Display a tree view of the network nodes known to this Hardware Management Console. Examples of such nodes are managed systems, logical partitions, storage, and other Hardware Management Consoles. - Tip of the Day
View information about using the HMC. When you enable this feature, a different fact or tip is displayed each time you log in. - View Licenses
View the Licensed Internal Code that you have agreed to for this HMC. - Change User Interface Settings
Customize settings that control how the HMC interface appears. You can display or hide certain user interface components and icons, display or hide specific navigation nodes, and determine whether or not to save user interface settings changes. - Change Performance Monitoring Settings
The Performance and Capacity Monitor tool collects allocation and usage data for virtualized server resources. It displays data in the form of graphs and tables, which are viewable from the Performance and Capacity Monitor home page. The Performance and Capacity Monitor is available on the Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 8, Release 1, or later. - Change Date and Time
Change the time and date of the battery-operated HMC clock and add or remove time servers for the Network Time Protocol (NTP) service. - Launch Guided Setup Wizard
This task uses a wizard to set up your system and HMC.
Parent topic: HMC Management tasks
Last updated: Fri, December 06, 2019