Re: Do I really need an HMC?

Wes Gray wrote:
Forgive my newbie cluelessness, but I have a P5 520 that I'm trying to get
up and running, but the quick start guide has a lot of info about about
an "HMC" (Hardware Management Console). It warns me "Attention: You must
start and configure your HMC before connecting your system unit to a power
source". I hooked up a monitor, mouse, keyboard etc to the system. Do I
really need an HMC, or can I just power the thing up and admin it via the
console?

A console would do although it's fairly limited. Using the console you
can install AIX from CD, etc. From memory I used an IBM3151 console
set to 19200 baud 8N1 on serial port T5.
You can change the console line speed via the Web browser interface by
connecting a PC with IP 192.168.2.1 via a straight-through cable to
HMC1 port and enter https://192.168.2.147 as the URL in the browser.
The default user/password is admin/admin, which you should change of
course...
Good luck!
Jeffrey

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