IBM pseries 630 6C4 Installation Manual page 86

To set up Inventory Scout Services for each managed system and partition, you must
be a member of one of the following roles:
v System Administrator
v Advanced Operator
v Service Representative
Refer to the IBM Hardware Management Console for pSeries Operations Guide for
more information on the previous roles.
Note:
To set up Inventory Scout Services for each managed system and partition, do the
following:
1. In the Navigation area, double-click the Inventory Scout Services icon.
2. In the Contents area, select Inventory Scout Profile Configuration.
3. From the list, select a managed system.
4. Select Next.
5. From the list, select the partition you want to configure.
6. Select Next.
7. The next window identifies the selected partition. Type the following:
v Partition password
v Inventory Scout listening port
v IP address of the AIX partition
Click Finish if you have completed configuration of all partitions.
OR
Click Back to continue to configure additional partitions until all are configured.
Collect Vital Product Data Information
Use this task to collect the Vital Product Data (VPD) for the specified managed system
into a file.
To collect the managed system's VPD, you must be a member of one of the following
roles:
v System Administrator
v Advanced Operator
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v The partition password requested in step 7 is actually the password for
Inventory Scout (invscout) User ID password on the AIX images.
v The Inventory Scout listening port is set by starting the invscoutd daemon on
the AIX images. This port will default to 808.
v If a system has been powered on using the Full System Partition power-on
option, you must configure the Full System Partition to use Inventory Scout
Services.