You can long in to the HMC and choose which language you want to be displayed in the
interface. Use the default User ID hscroot
and password abc123
to
log on to the HMC for the first time.
About this task
To start the HMC, do the following procedure:
Procedure
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Turn on the HMC by pressing the power button.
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If English is your language preference, continue with step 4.
If your language preference is a language other than English, type the number
2 when you are prompted to change the locale.
Note: This prompt times out in
30 seconds if you do not act.
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Select the locale that you want to display from the list in the Locale
Selection window, and click OK. The locale identifies the language
that the HMC interface uses.
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Click Log on and launch the Hardware Management Console web
application.
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Log in to the HMC with the following default user ID
and password:
- ID:
hscroot
- Password:
abc123
- HMC Enhanced
- Displays the newer enhanced GUI with the enhanced PowerVM® features.
- HMC Classic
- Displays the standard GUI without the enhanced PowerVM
features.
Note: When the HMC is working as a DHCP server, the HMC uses the default password when it connects
to the service processor for the first time.
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Press Enter.