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Refer to the IBM Hardware Management Console for more information on the previous roles.
Notes:
1. The Inventory Scout listening port is set by starting the invscoutd daemon on the AIX images. This
port will default to 808.
2. 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.
To set up Inventory Scout Services, 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 (Use the Inventory Scout user ID 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
v Service Representative
To collect the managed systems VPD, do the following:
1. In the Navigation area, double-click the Inventory Scout Services icon.
2. In the Contents area, select Collect VPD Information.
3. From the list, select the name of the managed system for which you want to collect the Vital Product
Data.
4. Select Next.
5. The wizard requests confirmation about the managed system, and then prompts you to insert a blank,
DOS-formatted diskette into the HMC diskette drive.
6. Click Finish. This file is then copied to the diskette in the specified drive.
To conduct a microcode survey, refer to the Hardware Management Console Installation and Operations
Guide, order number SA38-0590.
Appendix E. Install a HMC
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