Finding the Serial Number Using Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI)

Troubleshooting

Problem

One method for finding the serial number of a system is to connect a PC directly into the FSP and access Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI).

Resolving The Problem

Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to a PC and the other end to the HMC1 port at the back of the system. You can see the system serial number on the initial Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) page.

Some guidelines for accessing ASMI on a new system (with default IP addresses assigned to the FSP) follow:

For Power5 systems:

Port	IP Address	Subnet Mask
HMC1	192.168.2.147	255.255.255.0
HMC2	192.168.3.147	255.255.255.0

For Power6 systems:

*Service Processor A:*
Port	IP Address	Subnet Mask
HMC1	169.254.2.147	255.255.255.0
HMC2	169.254.3.147	255.255.255.0

*Service Processor B (if installed):*
Port	IP Address	Subnet Mask
HMC1	169.254.2.146	255.255.255.0
HMC2	169.254.3.146	255.255.255.0

Note: The PC would have to be temporarily reconfigured so that its IP address falls in the range of the address on the HMC.

Example

PC connecting to a Power5 system's FSP at port HMC1 would want an IP address such as 192.168.2.100, subnet mask 255.255.255.0:

PC=192.168.2.100/255.255.255.0 --- PC's Ethernet port ---- standard Ethernet cable --- HMC1 port -- 192.168.2.147/255.255.255.0

PC connecting to a Power6 system's FSP at port HMC2 on Service Processor B would want an IP address such as 169.254.3.100, subnet mask 255.255.255.0:

PC=169.254.3.100/255.255.255.0 --- PC's Ethernet port ---- standard Ethernet cable --- HMC2 port(FSP_B) -- 169.254.3.146/255.255.255.0

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Historical Number

517572908

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM i

Software version:
6.1.0

Operating system(s):
IBM i

Document number:
634827

Modified date:
11 November 2019

UID

nas8N1013110

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