Hardware Management Console

Use the Hardware Management Console (HMC) task to view the servers and hardware resources that are managed by the HMC for iSeries, System i5, pSeries, and System p5 models, perform power control, and launch management tools.

Icon Hardware Management Console icon
Supported IBM Director objects Level-1 and Level-2 managed systems
Supported operating systems

For detailed operating-system support information, see the IBM Director information center on the Web at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/fqm0_main.html.

Availability Extension to the IBM Director product. It is available on CDs that come with the applicable iSeries and pSeries products. Also, you can download the extension from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ibm_director.
Note: (iSeries only) IBM Director Server already includes the HMC extension. The iSeries CD provides the IBM Director Console HMC extension code.
Required hardware or hardware limitations IBM eServer i5 and eServer p5 models
Required software CIM
Required protocols None
Required device drivers None
Mass Configuration support No
Scheduler support No
Files associated with this task None
Events associated with this task
  • CIM > System > IP Changed
  • CIM > System > Life Cycle
  • CIM > System > Power State
  • CIM > System > Service Event

For detailed events information, see the IBM Director information center on the Web at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/fqm0_main.html.

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