Re: i5 and the HMC

[ron_adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Actually, didn't they recently release new functionality to manage 
partitions via PTFs?

Ron Adams





Marc Rauzier <mrauzier@xxxxxxx>
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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
> 
> 
> 



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Cordialement/Best regards
Marc Rauzier

Opinions I stated here are my own.

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