Power Systems Managing the Advanced System Management Interface IBM Power Systems Managing the Advanced System Management Interface IBM Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Safety notices” on page vii, “Notices” on page 63, the IBM Systems Safety Notices manual, G229-9054, and the IBM Environmental Notices and User Guide, Z125–5823. This edition applies to IBM Power Systems servers that contain the POWER7 processor and to all associated models. © Copyright IBM Corporation 2010, 2016. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Safety notices ................................ vii Managing the Advanced System Management Interface ............... 1 What's new in Managing the ASMI ............................ 1 Setting up and accessing the ASMI ............................ 2 ASMI requirements ................................ 2 Accessing the ASMI using the HMC .......................... 2 Accessing the ASMI without an HMC .......................... 3 Connecting your server to a PC or notebook....................... 3 Accessing the ASMI using a PC or notebook and web browser ............... 3 Setting the IP address on your PC or notebook ..................... 6 Connecting a system running AIX or Linux to a terminal .................. 8 Accessing the ASMI by using an ASCII terminal .................... 8 Accessing the graphics console .......................... 10 Controlling the system power using the control panel .................... 10 Starting a system that is not managed by an HMC or an SDMC ................ 10 Stopping a system that is not managed by an HMC or an SDMC ............... 12 Initiating a delayed power off ........................... 13 Initiating a fast power off............................. 13 Controlling the system power using the ASMI....................... 14 Powering the system on and off .......................... 14 Setting auto-power restart ............................ 15 Performing an immediate power off ......................... 16 Performing a system reboot ............................ 16 Setting Wake on LAN .............................. 17 ASMI authority levels ............................... 17 ASMI login restrictions .............................. 18 Setting up an ASMI login profile ........................... 18 Changing ASMI passwords ............................ 18 Retrieving ASMI login audits ........................... 19 Changing the default language for the ASMI ...................... 19 Updating installed languages ........................... 19 Managing your server using the ASMI .......................... 20 Viewing system information ............................. 20 Viewing vital product data ............................ 20 Viewing persistent storage ............................ 21 Viewing SPCN trace .............................. 21 Viewing progress indicator from previous boot ..................... 21 Viewing progress indicator history.......................... 22 Viewing real-time progress indicator ......................... 22 Viewing memory data .............................. 22 Viewing firmware maintenance history ........................ 23 Changing system configuration ............................ 23 Changing system name ............................. 23 Configuring I/O enclosures ............................ 23 Changing the time of day ............................ 24 Changing the PCI error policy ........................... 24 Configuring monitoring ............................. 25 Changing the interposer plug count ......................... 25 Changing the number of HSL OptiConnect connections .................. 25 Changing the memory allocation .......................... 26 Removing HMC connection data .......................... 26 Configuring virtual I/O connections ......................... 26 Configuring selective memory mirroring ....................... 27 Configuring the acoustic mode control ........................ 27 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2010, 2016 iii Configuring Ethernet settings ........................... 27 Managing virtual I/O connectivity ........................ 27 Configuration details for virtual Ethernet switches ................... 28 Setting the maximum number of virtual Ethernet switches ................ 28 Running the floating-point test ........................... 28 Setting the security mode for service processor ..................... 29 Unconfiguring hardware ............................. 31 Setting deconfiguration policies.......................... 32 Field core override function overview ....................... 32 Changing the processor configuration ....................... 35 Changing the memory configuration ........................ 36 Changing the processor unit configuration ...................... 37 Clearing all deconfiguration errors......................... 37 Programming vital product data .......................... 37 Setting the system brand ............................ 38 Setting the system identifiers .......................... 38 Setting the system enclosure type ......................... 39 Changing service indicators ............................ 40 Turning off the system attention indicator ...................... 40 Enabling enclosure indicators .......................... 41 Changing indicators by location code........................ 41 Performing an LED test on the control panel ..................... 41 Power management ............................... 42 Controlling server power consumption ........................ 42 Setting the idle power saver ............................ 43 Setting the tuning parameters ........................... 43 Setting performance options ............................. 43 Changing the logical-memory block size........................ 43 Increasing the system-memory page size ....................... 44 Setting the adaptive frequency boost ......................... 44 TurboCore settings ............................... 45 Configuring network services ............................ 45 Configuring network interfaces ........................... 45 Configuring network access ............................ 46 Debugging the virtual tty............................. 47 Using on-demand utilities ............................. 47 Order Capacity on Demand ............................ 48 Activating Capacity on Demand or PowerVM by using the ASMI ............... 48 Resuming server firmware after CoD activation ..................... 48 Running Capacity On Demand commands ....................... 49 Viewing information about CoD resources ....................... 49 Using concurrent maintenance utilities ......................... 50 Preparing the control panel for the 8233-E8B, 8236-E8C, 9117-MMB, and 9179-MHB systems ...... 50 Reserving RIO/HSL adapter slots .......................... 50 Viewing and customizing ASMI service aid menus ..................... 51 Displaying error and event logs .......................... 51 Enabling serial port snoop ............................ 52 Using the ASMI to perform a system dump ...................... 53 Using the ASMI to perform a service processor dump ................... 54 Initiating a partition dump ............................ 54 Configuring a system port for call options ....................... 55 Configuring your modem ............................ 56 Configuring the call-home and call-in policy ...................... 56 Testing the call-home policy ............................ 58 Rebooting the service processor........................... 58 Restoring your server to factory settings........................ 58 Entering service processor commands ........................ 59 Viewing resources unconfigured using the guard function .................. 59 Performing a resource dump ........................... 60 Enabling the USB service functions ......................... 60 Initiating the performance dump .......................... 61 iv Power Systems: Managing the Advanced System Management Interface Troubleshooting problems in accessing the ASMI ....................... 61 Notices ................................... 63 Trademarks ................................... 64 Electronic emission notices .............................. 64 Class A Notices ................................. 64 Class B Notices ................................. 68 Terms and conditions ................................ 71 Contents v vi Power Systems: Managing the Advanced System Management Interface 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