IBM Hardware Management Console, Installing And Configuring

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Contents
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Installing and configuring the Hardware Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installation and configuration tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing and configuring a new HMC with a new server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Updating and upgrading your HMC code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Migrating HMC Version 6 code to HMC Version 7 code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Adding a second HMC to an existing installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
HMC network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Types of HMC network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Private and open networks in the HMC environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
HMC as a DHCP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Deciding which connectivity method to use for the call-home server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using Internet SSL to connect to remote support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Choosing an Internet Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Internet SSL address lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using a virtual private network to connect to remote support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
VPN server address list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using the telephone and modems to connect to remote support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using multiple call-home servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Choosing network settings on the HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
HMC network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Types of HMC network connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Private and open networks in the HMC environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
HMC as a DHCP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Deciding which connectivity method to use for the call-home server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using Internet SSL to connect to remote support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Choosing an Internet Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Internet SSL address lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using a virtual private network to connect to remote support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
VPN server address list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the telephone and modems to connect to remote support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using multiple call-home servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Preparing for HMC configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Preinstallation configuration worksheet for the HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting up the HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cabling your stand-alone HMC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing the 7310-CR4 HMC into a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Completing a parts inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Determining the location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Marking the location without using a rack-mounting template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing the slide rails into the rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing the HMC on the slide rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing the cable-management arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Cabling your rack-mounted HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installing the 7042-CR5, 7042-CR6, and 7042-CR7 into a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Installing the monitor and keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Completing a parts inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Marking the location without using a rack-mounting template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing the monitor and keyboard into a rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing the console switch (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring the HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Configuring the HMC by using the fast path through the Guided Setup wizard . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Configuring the HMC by using the HMC menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Starting the HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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