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IBM Systems IBM Director Hardware Management Console Installation and User’s Guide Version 5.20 GC30-4167-00 IBM Systems IBM Director Hardware Management Console Installation and User’s Guide Version 5.20 GC30-4167-00 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Appendix C, ″Notices.″ Edition notice This edition applies to version 5.20 of Hardware Management Console extension of IBM Director and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2005, 2006. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Tables . .v Chapter 5. Managing Hardware Management Console . .13 About this book . vii Accessing the Hardware Management Console . .13 Conventions and terminology . vii Launching Hardware Management Console tools. .13 Related information . vii Viewing Hardware Management Console How to send your comments . .ix membership . .13 Chapter 1. Getting started with Hardware Chapter 6. Troubleshooting . .15 Management Console . .1 Frame Management application is not available . .15 HMC managed objects are not discovered . .15 Hardware Management Console . .1 Getting help and support . .16 Accessibility . .1 Finding information about IBM Director problems . .16 Chapter 2. Planning for Hardware Information to provide to the IBM Technical Management Console . .3 Support Center or IBM Director customer forum .18 Operating systems supported by the Hardware Getting fixes . .20 Management Console task . .3 Software service and support . .20 Chapter 3. Installing Hardware Appendix A. Accessibility features for Management Console . .5 IBM Director . .23 Installing the HMC extension . .5 Installing the HMC extension on a Linux server .6 Appendix B. Events . .35 Installing the HMC extension on a Windows CIM > System > IP Change . .35 server . .7 CIM > System > IVM Unconfigured . .35 Installing the HMC extension on a Linux console 7 CIM > System > Life Cycle . .36 Installing the HMC extension on a Windows CIM > System > Power State . .36 console . .8 CIM > System > Service Event . .38 Upgrading and updating Hardware Management CIM > System > System Event . .39 Console . .9 CIM event sources . .39 Upgrading Hardware Management Console Server 9 Extended attributes for HMC CIM events . .40 Upgrading Hardware Management Console Console . .10 Appendix C. Notices . .41 Preparing Hardware Management Console devices for discovery with IBM Director . .10 Trademarks . .42 Chapter 4. Uninstalling Hardware Glossary . .45 Glossary . .45 Management Console . .11 Uninstalling the Hardware Management Console from a Windows operating system . .11 Index . .55 Uninstalling the Hardware Management Console from a Linux operating system . .11 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005, 2006 iii iv IBM Director Hardware Management Console Installation and User’s Guide Tables 1. Keyboard shortcuts for windows . .23 14. Keyboard shortcuts for pop-up menus . .26 2. Keyboard shortcuts for option panes . .23 15. Keyboard shortcuts for toolbar . .26 3. Keyboard shortcuts for scroll panes . .23 16. Keyboard shortcuts for tool tips . .27 4. Keyboard shortcuts for split panes . .24 17. Keyboard shortcuts for buttons . .27 5. Keyboard shortcuts for notebooks (tabbed 18. Keyboard shortcuts for check boxes . .27 panes) . .24 19. Keyboard shortcuts for radio buttons . .27 6. Keyboard shortcuts for frames . .24 20. Keyboard shortcuts for combination boxes 27 7. Additional keyboard shortcuts for frames in 21. Keyboard shortcuts for lists . .28 External Application Launch wizard . .25 22. Keyboard shortcuts for sliders . .28 8. Keyboard shortcuts for internal frames 25 23. Keyboard shortcuts for tables . .29 9. Keyboard shortcuts for menu bar . .25 24. Additional keyboard shortcuts for tables in 10. Keyboard shortcuts for menus . .25 Update Manager . .30 11. Keyboard shortcuts for menu items . .26 25. Keyboard shortcuts for trees . .30 12. Keyboard shortcuts for check-box menu items 26 26. Keyboard shortcuts for text fields . .31 13. Keyboard shortcuts for radio-button menu 27. Keyboard shortcuts for text panes . .31 items . .26 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005, 2006 v vi IBM Director Hardware Management Console Installation and User’s Guide About this book This book provides information about installing and using the Hardware ® Management Console extension for IBM Director. Conventions and terminology These notices are designed to highlight key information: Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice. Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you avoid inconvenient or difficult situations. Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or data. An attention notice appears before the instruction or situation in which damage can occur. Related information Besides this documentation, there is additional information related to Hardware Management Console. Information centers Hardware Management Console information center publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/hmc_5.20/ frk0_main.html This information center is updated periodically. It contains the most current documentation on a wide range of topics. IBM Director information center publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_5.20/ fqm0_main.html This information center is updated periodically. It contains the most current documentation on a wide range of topics. IBM Systems Software information center www.ibm.com/servers/library/infocenter/ This Web page provides information about IBM Director, External Application Launch Wizard, IBM Virtualization Manager, and other topics. Resources on the World Wide Web The following Web pages provide resources for understanding, using, and troubleshooting Hardware Management Console and other system-management tools. ® IBM Director Web site on ibm.com www.ibm.com/systems/management/director/ © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005, 2006 vii The IBM Director Web site on ibm.com has links to downloads and documentation for all currently supported versions of IBM Director. Information on this site includes: v Downloads and documentation for the following IBM Director releases: – IBM Director 5.20 – IBM Director 5.10 Update 3 (5.10.3) – IBM Director 5.10 Update 2 (5.10.2) – IBM Director 5.10 Update 1 (5.10.1) – IBM Director 5.10 – IBM Director 4.22 – IBM Director 4.22 Upward Integration Modules (UIMs) – IBM Director 4.21 – IBM Director 4.20 v IBM Director Hardware and Software Support Guide document, which lists supported IBM systems and all supported operating systems. It is updated every 6 to 8 weeks. v Printable documentation for IBM Director is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) in several languages. IBM Servers www.ibm.com/servers/ This Web page on ibm.com links to information, downloads, and IBM Director extensions, such as Remote Deployment Manager, Capacity Manager, Systems Availability and Software Distribution (Premium Edition), for the following IBM products: ® v IBM BladeCenter ™ v IBM System i ™ v IBM System p ™ v IBM System x ™ v IBM System z IBM forums www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_esforums.jsp This Web page on ibm.com links to several forums, available as Web pages or using Rich Site Summary (RSS) feeds, in which users can discuss technology issues relating to IBM servers. Three of these forums are of particular interest to IBM Director users: System x IBM Director forum www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=759 &cat=53 A forum for discussing any IBM Director topics. This Web page includes a link for obtaining the forum using a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed. System x Server forum www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=740 &cat=53 A forum for discussing System x server topics, including questions related to drivers, firmware, operating systems, clustering, and storage. This Web page includes a link for obtaining the forum using a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed. viii IBM Director Hardware Management Console Installation and User’s Guide IBM Director SDK forum www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=849 &cat=53 A forum for discussing the use of the IBM Director Software Developers Kit (SDK) to extend the functionality of IBM Director to meet your specific needs. This Web page includes a link for obtaining the forum using a Rich Site Summary (RSS) feed. How to send your comments Your feedback is important in helping to provide the most accurate and highest quality information. If you have any comments about this book or any other IBM Director publication, v Go to the IBM Director information center Web site at publib.boulder.ibm.com/ infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo_5.20/fqm0_main.html . There you will find the feedback page where you can enter and submit comments. v Complete one of the forms at the back of any IBM Director book and return it by mail, by fax, or by giving it to an IBM representative. About this book ix x IBM Director Hardware Management Console Installation and User’s Guide Chapter 1. Getting started with Hardware Management Console This topic contains general and conceptual information about Hardware Management Console (HMC). Hardware Management Console Hardware Management Console (HMC) is an extension of IBM Director from which you can launch Hardware Management Console Web server. Using the Hardware Management Console Web server, you can view the servers and hardware resources that are managed