IBM E850C, Technical Overview And Introduction

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IBM Power System E850C: Technical Overview and Introduction
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Use an ASCII terminal.
The ASMI on an ASCII terminal supports a subset of the functions that are provided by the
web interface. It is available only when the system is in the platform powered-off mode.
The ASMI on an ASCII console is not available during several phases of system operation,
such as the IPL and run time.
򐂰 Command-line start of the ASMI.
Either on the HMC itself or when properly configured on a remote system, it is possible to
start ASMI web interface from the HMC command line. Open a terminal window on the
HMC or access the HMC with a terminal emulation and run the following command:
asmmenu --ip <ip address>
On the HMC itself, a browser window opens automatically with the ASMI window and, when
configured properly, a browser window opens on a remote system when issued from there.
The operator panel
The service processor provides an interface to the operator panel, which is used to display
system status and diagnostic information. The operator panel can be accessed in two ways:
򐂰 By using the normal operational front view
򐂰 By pulling it out to access the switches and view the LCD display
The operator panel has these features:
򐂰 A 2 x 16 character LCD display
򐂰 Reset, enter, power On/Off, increment, and decrement buttons
򐂰 Amber system information or attention LED, and a green Power LED
򐂰 Blue enclosure identify LED
򐂰 Altitude sensor
򐂰 USB port
򐂰 Speaker
The following functions are available through the operator panel:
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Error information
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Generate dump
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View machine type, model, and serial number
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View or change IP addresses of the service processor
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Limited set of repair functions
Operating system service menu
The system diagnostic tests consist of stand-alone diagnostic tests that are loaded from the
DVD drive, and online diagnostic tests (available in AIX).
Online diagnostic tests, when installed, are a part of the AIX operating system on the server.
They can be booted in single-user mode (service mode), run in maintenance mode, or run
concurrently (concurrent mode) with other applications. They have access to the AIX error log
and the AIX configuration data.
Note: To make the connection through Internet Explorer, click Tools
→
Internet
Options. Clear the Use TLS 1.0 check box, and click OK.