40 Hardware Management Console (HMC) Case Configuration Study for LPAR Management
APPENDIXThe following sections contain additional information to be considered when
dealing with HMCs.
Access to the ASMI menu
Depending on your network connection to the FSP interfaces, you have several
possibilities to access the ASMI menu using an IP connection:
Using a Web browser:
Connect a system to the FSP network, launch a browser, and access the
following URL:
https://<FSP_IP_address>
This method is useful especially if you do not have an HMC attached to the
POWER5 system or for configuring static IP addresses at the installation
time. For example, you can use a laptop directly connected to the FSP port.
From the HMC:
Assuming the HMC-to-FSP connection is properly set up and the managed
system is accessible by the HMC, use the HMC graphical interface to launch
the ASMI menu panel.
In the HMC main panel, select Service Application → Service Focal Point.
Click Service Utilities and highlight the managed system. In the Selected
pull down menu, click on Launch ASM Menu.
Using WebSM:
This feature requires HMC Code Version 4.5 or later. To access the ASMI
menu using WebSM, follow the same steps as accessing the ASMI menu
from the HMC. You get a similar panel as shown in Figure26 on page 41.