Hmc System Support - IBM Z10 EC Reference Manual

HMC System Support

The new functions available on the Hardware Management
Console (HMC) version 2.10.1 apply exclusively to System
z10. However, the HMC version 2.10.1 will continue to sup-
port System z9, zSeries, and S/390
The 2.10.1 HMC will continue to support up to two 10
Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet LANs. A Token Ring LAN is
not supported. The 2.10.1 HMC applications have been
updated to support HMC hardware without a diskette
drive. DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, and/or USB fl ash memory
drive media will be used.
Family Machine Type
z10 BC 2098
z10 EC 2097
z9 BC 2096
z9 EC 2094
z890 2086
z990 2084
z800 2066
z900 2064
9672 G6 9672/9674
9672 G5 9672/9674
Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6)
HMC version 2.10.1 and Support Element (SE) version
2.10.1 can now communicate using IP Version 4 (IPv4),
IP Version 6 (IPv6), or both. It is no longer necessary to
assign a static IP address to an SE if it only needs to com-
municate with HMCs on the same subnet. An HMC and
SE can use IPv6 link-local addresses to communicate with
each other.
® G5/G6 servers.
Firmware Driver SE Version
76 2.10.1
73 2.10.0
67 2.9.2
67 2.9.2
55 1.8.2
55 1.8.2
3G 1.7.3
3G 1.7.3
26 1.6.2
26 1.6.2
HMC/SE support is addressing the following requirements:
• The availability of addresses in the IPv4 address space
is becoming increasingly scarce
• The demand for IPv6 support is high in Asia/Pacifi c
countries since many companies are deploying IPv6
• The U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. govern-
ment agencies are requiring IPv6 support for any prod-
ucts purchased after June 2008
More information on the U.S. government require-
ments can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
omb/memoranda/fy2005/m05-22.pdf and http:
//www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/documents/IPv6_
FAQs.pdf
HMC/SE Console Messenger
On servers prior to System z9, the remote browser capa-
bility was limited to Platform Independent Remote Console
(PIRC), with a very small subset of functionality. Full func-
tionality using Desktop-On-Call (DTOC) was limited to one
user at a time and was slow, so it was rarely used.
With System z9, full functionality to multiple users was
delivered with a fast Web browser solution. You liked this,
but requested the ability to communicate to other remote
users.
There is now a new console messenger task that offers
basic messaging capabilities to allow system operators or
administrators to coordinate their activities. The new task
may be invoked directly, or using a new option in Users
and Tasks. This capability is available for HMC and SE
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