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Le jeu. 28 avr. 2005 17:35:07, Corbett écrivait: > Hi, Hello > > We're about to move into an i5 and I have some questions about the > "HMC" that are not (clearly) answered by the IBM documents I've > been able to find. Yes, I've seen the HMC faq and my only question > is: who "frequently" asked these questions anyway? > > > > I haven't made the jump to the PC-as-a-console (Operations > Console), there's been no reason to and you just can't beat a > twinax console for dependability. > > > > Is the "HMC" mandatory? i.e., do I still have SST and DST as > always or do these functions get replaced by the Hardware > Management Console? > The HMC is mandatory for two functions : - manage the partitions if you have more than one - manage the On Demand actions Formerly, if you do not have to address Partitions (eg your system has only one partition), nor On Demand needs (eg you do *not* have OnDemand CPU or memory), the HMC is not mandatory and you can keep your twinax console. There is a discussion about how to manage the FSP firmware (either thru the HMC, either thru an I5/OS partition), but formerly it is possible to manage it without an HMC. > > > Just how much do I need to know about the HMC before I roll in an > i5? I'll be doing the migration, so if there's something I need > to know, well, I need to know it. :-) Or, Can I just ignore all > the stuff about the HMC and go on as always? > > > > TIA > > > > William A.(Tony) Corbett > > IBM Certified - AS/400 Developer > > <http://www.asresources.com/> http://www.asresources.com > > corbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > 404-784-4737 > > fax: 678-935-5005 > > > -- Cordialement/Best regards Marc Rauzier Opinions I stated here are my own.
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