Training offering

Hardware Management Console (HMC) for Power Systems with IBM i

Overview

This course is designed to familiarize the student with functions of the HMC using lecture and lab exercises.

Public

This is an intermediate course for IBM, IBM Business Partners, and customers that have a need for HMC operations and management.

Prerequisits

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Topics

Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1: Introduction to the Hardware Management Console
• Unit 2: Setting up and configuring the HMC
• Exercise 1: eLab access, installation, and navigation
• Unit 3: System management
• Exercise 2: Managed server tasks and navigation

Day 2

• Unit 4: System plans
• Exercise 3: Working with system plans
• Unit 5: HMC management
• Exercise 4: HMC management
• Unit 6: Service management
• Unit 7: Updates to the HMC and firmware
• Exercise 5: Fixes
• Unit 8: Advanced functions for the HMC
• Exercise 6: Secure Shell, remote 5250, and ASM
• Exercise 7: Create a simple LPAR and partition tasks
• Unit 9: New enhancements