Just to add a few points to Lukas good summary. Make sure you connect ETH0
on the HMC to HMC1 on the i5, this will be known as the closed network. You
connect ETH1 to your external network, which we refer to as the open
network.
When you choose a set of addresses for the "closed" network that the HMC
will serve, since it will act as a DHCP server, do not use the same set of
addresses as your corporate network, otherwise the HMC can get confused when
routing traffic.
You must reboot the HMC after you make these changes, and BEFORE you plug
the i5 into power.
When the i5 powers up, be patient, it will connect to the HMC in about 10
minutes, sometimes quicker, but not immediately. Once, you have the i5 you
will need to make a partition and associate all the resources of the i5 to
that partitions profile, set up your load source, alternative IPL device,
and your console (which will be your HMC). Then you can activate your
profile. If i5/OS has been loaded onto the loadsource then it will boot up.
Pete
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lukas Beeler
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:32 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Simplified HMC Setup?
On 12/13/07, ALopez@xxxxxxxxxx <ALopez@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm getting bogged down in the intricacies of partitions and system plans
in the HMC V7 Handbook when I really just want a non-LPARed 825 with an
HMC console that we can access remotely. Has anybody done a walk-through
for a similar setup that I can use?
I just did this a few weeks ago. It's easy if you know basic TCP/IP
Networking.
Here's a short run through to what i did.
Cable everything, but don't plug in your System i just yet.
Connect the second Network Port of the HMC to the HMC1 Port of your System
i.
Connect the first Network Port of the HMC to your management LAN.
Power on the HMC.
You'll be greeted with HMC v7 Setup Wizard. Configure the first
network Port as an open network, and the second network port as a
private port. For the exact TCP/IP configuration of the first network
port, you'll have to get this info from whoever deals with your
network stuff. For the second, private network, configure your HMC to
act as a DHCP server, and choose an unused IP range (check that with
your network guy).
After a few more clicks, setting up IBM connection, configuring login
credentials, timezones, etc. pp. You'll be on the main HMC menu.
Now plug the power into you System i. Wait a few minutes, and your
System i should appear automatically in the HMC. If it does not, let
the HMC Scan for a System - it should find it.
At that point, you might need to configure the console of the (only)
partition. Just enter the partition profile, and set the HMC as a
console. After that, start the server and then the partition. Done.
I'm not experienced with the HMC as other people on this list -
especially Rob Dekko knows alot about this stuff, maybe he has more
insights into this topic.
midrange.com
