Cabling
your
server
Learn
how
to
cable
your
server
or
workstation.
If
you
are
installing
a
new
server
and
have
not
created
a
customized
setup
checklist,
see
The
initial
server
setup
checklist
provides
an
end-to-end
setup
checklist
for
you
to
use
throughout
the
entire
initial
server
setup
of
your
server.
The
checklist
is
intended
to
ensure
that
the
system
is
capable
of
starting
and
that
it
is
functional
before
you
perform
more
complex
and
custom
configurations.
For
more
information,
see
To
learn
more
about
the
consoles
available
for
your
server,
see
the
following
descriptions.
Then,
for
more
information,
see
Advanced
System
Management
Interface
The
Advanced
System
Management
Interface
(ASMI)
is
the
interface
to
the
service
processor
that
allows
you
to
perform
general
and
administrator-level
service
tasks
such
as
reading
service
processor
error
logs,
reading
vital
product
data,
setting
up
the
service
processor,
and
controlling
the
system
power.
The
ASMI
may
also
be
referred
to
as
the
service
processor
menus.
Set
up
access
to
the
ASMI
if
you
plan
to
manage
the
IBM
®
AIX
®
,
Linux
®
,
or
i5/OS
®
operating
systems
without
an
HMC.
Hardware
Management
Console
The
Hardware
Management
Console
(HMC)
is
a
dedicated
workstation
that
runs
integrated
system
management
software.
The
HMC
manages
hardware
tasks
and
configures
logical
partitions
on
managed
systems.
It
also
acts
as
a
focal
point
for
hardware
detection
and
reporting.
Operations
Console
(for
IBM
System
i5
™
and
eServer
™
i5
models
only)
Operations
Console
allows
you
to
use
one
or
more
PCs
to
access
and
control,
either
remotely
or
locally,
the
server
console
and
control
panel
functions.
Set
up
Operations
Console
if
you
plan
to
manage
the
i5/OS
operating
system
in
a
partitioned
environment
or
if
you
plan
to
manage
a
server
with
the
i5/OS
operating
system
in
a
nonpartitioned
environment.
If
you
plan
to
manage
a
server
with
i5/OS
in
a
nonpartitioned
environment,
you
must
also
set
up
access
to
the
ASMI
to
communicate
with
the
service
processor.
Twinaxial
Console
(for
IBM
System
i5
and
eServer
i5
models
only)
The
twinaxial
console
uses
a
basic
command-line
interface
to
access
and
manage
the
server,
and
it
does
not
require
the
use
of
a
PC
to
act
as
a
console.
Set
up
the
twinaxial
console
if
you
plan
to
manage
the
i5/OS
operating
system
in
a
partitioned
environment
or
if
you
plan
to
manage
a
server
with
the
i5/OS
operating
system
in
a
nonpartitioned
environment.
If
you
plan
to
manage
a
server
with
i5/OS
in
a
nonpartitioned
environment,
you
must
also
set
up
access
to
the
ASMI
to
communicate
with
the
service
processor.
Thin
Console
for
System
i5
™
(for
IBM
System
i5
and
eServer
i5
models
only)
The
Thin
Console
provides
a
5250
emulation
session
as
a
console
for
an
i5/OS
logical
partition
only
for
select
models
that
are
not
managed
by
a
Hardware
Management
Console
(HMC).
Additional
hardware
support
is
not
required
because
it
connects
to
the
model
directly
using
one
of
the
HMC
ports
and
is
configured
in
i5/OS
as
an
HMC
using
all
virtual
resources.
This
console
device
is
not
supported
on
an
Ethernet
network
even
if
the
model
is
already
connected.
A
cable
must
connect
this
device
directly
to
the
HMC
port
(either
HMC1
or
HMC2)
on
the
server,
and
no
other
console
device
can
be
attached
to
the
remaining
HMC
port.
This
console
device
is
supported
on
the
following
IBM
System
i5
and
eServer
i5
models:
and
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004,
2006
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