IBM Multiprise 3000 S/390, Installation Manual

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Defining Support Element to the Hardware Management Console
If the system is NOT pre-configured and you have a pre-configuration diskette, go to “Restore
Diskette Not Loaded” on page 6-61 before continuing.
Note:
1. Open Groups from the Views area
2. If you have Undefined CPC's in the Groups Work Area continue with the following
procedure to define the CPCs. .
3. If all CPCs have been defined to the Hardware Management Console go to “Enabling
Service Status” on page 6-11 of this procedure to set time synchronization.
Note: It is important that all CPC's are defined to one Hardware Management Console so that Licensed
Internal Code changes are received by the CPC Support Element's. This should be the same
Hardware Management Console that was defined LIC Change Enabled in the “Enabling Hardware
Management Console Services” on page 6-6 procedure. When objects are defined to a Hardware
Management Console they become part of that Hardware Management Console's
DOMAIN .
1 Starting the operation
From the Hardware Management Console
Workplace panel.
1. Open Task List from the Views area
2. Open Object Definition from the Task List
Work Area
3. Open Groups from the Views area
4. Open Undefined CPC's from the Groups
Work Area
5. Select all the CPC's you want to Define at
one time.
6. Drag and drop the selected objects on Add
Object Definition in the Object Definition
area.
7. Set CPC names and TCPIP address.
Note: Make sure that all CPC names are
unique. Make sure TCPIP
addresses are unique.
8. Select Yes to Enable for Time
Synchronization to satisfy the noted
conditions.
9. Select Yes to Act as phone server to
satisfy conditions on page 6-10.
10. Select Yes to Report loss of
communications
11. Select Save
The Add Object Definition Task
Confirmation panel displays.
12. Select Yes
TCPIP device addressing must be as follows. The
subnet must be the same for all devices both
Hardware Management Console and Support
Element's. The individual device address must be
unique.
sample address 9.130.1.1 sample
address 9.130.1.2
must be the same must be unique
9.130.1 .1
9.130.1 .2
Note: Since only ETR (External Time Reference)
can provide a synchronized time source, it
is not recommended to have several
non-synced potential time sources.
For customers with no ETR select only one
Support Element to Enable for Time
Synchronization.
For customers with some ETR and some
non-ETR CPCs allow all Support Element's
attached to CPCs with ETR to be potential time
sources.
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Installing the System