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NOTE: This is showing overview of the all the options on the hardware BUT not all will apply to Power HMC
Power HMC Install – Initial Power-on
The Power HMC V8R8.7.0 software will be preinstalled in manufacturing – the following screens are to show how to use the recovery .iso to “Recover or Upgrade” the appliance
Start up Remote Control or Use Local VGA on BMC and then remote mount “hmcinstall.iso”
Configuring the IP address for the BMC interface http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/linuxonibm/liabw/liabwenablenetwork.htm
Getting mvcli tool for raid adapter setup (done in manufacturing)
Petitboot – Setup Raid Array (done in manufacturing)
Petitboot – Setup Raid Array - Item 4
Petitboot – Setup Raid Array - Item 5
Petitboot – Select Install HMC
HMC installing - new V8R8.70
HMC Installing
HMC Installing
HMC Installing
HMC Installing
• Only needed if one is going to upgrade existing install • This would then assume a “save critical data” was preformed prior to the
“upgrade”
HMC Finishing up installing
Configuration starting
Configuration starting
Configuration starting
Accept Licensing
GUI starting up
Guided Setup starting
Up and Ready to Setup !
Console settings
Configure IP on our Network
Setting static IP address – DHCP Server is supported as well if needed for your environment
Open Firewall ports as needed
Finish up Network Settings
Guided Setup Wizard
Didn’t like my “root” password …
Allow Remote Control
Allow Remote Command, Operation and Virtual Terminal
Up and running !! Notice Enhanced GUI only in V8R8.7.0 and beyond
Installing HMC on PowerVM Environment (LPAR)
IntroductionThe HMC virtual appliance enables clients to host the HMC virtual appliance as a virtual machine (VM) in their existing virtual environments or to provide a dedicated virtualized environment for the HMC virtual appliance.
The hardware appliance HMC and the virtual appliance HMC function essentially the same. The HMC virtual appliance can be used to manage any of the systems that are supported by the version V8R8.7.0. HMC, which includes Power Systems servers with IBM POWER7, POWER8, and POWER9 processors.
Installing HMC as a Virtual Appliance
Installing HMC as a Virtual Appliance
Installing HMC on PowerVM Environment (LPAR)
Installing HMC on PowerVM Environment (LPAR)
Installing HMC on PowerVM Environment (LPAR)
Installing HMC on PowerVM Environment (LPAR)
Since this installation is “headless” you will have to run all the commands listed on the previous chart to setup networking