Manage Serviceable Events With The Hmc; Hardware User Interfaces - IBM Power 570 Technical Overview And Introduction

Draft Document for Review September 2, 2008 5:05 pm
Premium Search: A search service using information gathered by Service Agents (this is a
paid service that requires a special contract).
For more information on how to utilize the power of IBM Electronic Services, visit the following
Web site or contact an IBM Systems Services Representative.
https://www-304.ibm.com/jct03004c/support/electronic/portal

4.5.4 Manage serviceable events with the HMC

Service strategies become more complicated in a partitioned environment. The Manage
Serviceable Events task in the HMC can help streamline this process.
Each logical partition reports errors it detects, without determining whether other logical
partitions also detect and report the errors. For example, if one logical partition reports an
error for a shared resource, such as a managed system power supply, other active logical
partitions might report the same error.
By using the Manage Serviceable Events task in the HMC, you can avoid long lists of
repetitive call-home information by recognizing that these are repeated errors and
consolidating them into one error.
In addition, you can use the Manage Serviceable Events task to initiate service functions on
systems and logical partitions including the exchanging of parts, configuring connectivity, and
managing dumps.

4.5.5 Hardware user interfaces

In addition, you can use the Manage Serviceable Events task to initiate service functions on
systems and logical partitions including the exchanging of parts, configuring connectivity, and
managing dumps.
Advanced system Management Interface
The Advanced System Management interface (ASMI) is the interface to the service processor
that enables you to manage the operation of the server, such as auto power restart, and to
view information about the server, such as the error log and vital product data. Some repair
procedures require connection to the ASMI.
The ASMI is accessible through the HMC. For details, see "Accessing the ASMI using an
HMC" The ASMI is also accessible using a Web browser on a system that is connected
directly to the service processor (in this case, either a standard Ethernet cable or a crossed
cable) or through an Ethernet network. Use the ASMI to change the service processor IP
addresses or to apply some security policies and avoid the access from undesired IP
addresses or range.
You might be able to use the service processor's default settings. In that case, accessing the
ASMI is not necessary
Accessing the ASMI using an HMC
If configured to do so, the HMC connects directly to the ASMI for a selected system from
this task.
To connect to the Advanced System Management interface from an HMC :
1. Open Systems Management from the navigation pane.
2. From the work pane, select one or more managed systems to work with.
4405ch04 Continuous availability and manageability.fm
Chapter 4. Continuous availability and manageability
119