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

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

Course code: OL52G

Duration: 2 Days


Prerequisite:

•    There are no prerequisites for this course.


Course Description:

This classroom course of two days explains how to balance the workload on the IBM i system to ensure optimum performance. Specifically, this course explains how to manage workloads, measure system performance, and tune the operating system to meet processing requirements. Hands-on exercises give you the opportunity to use the system functions that are available for controlling workload and tuning system performance. Evaluation criteria presented in this course are based on the latest information available from IBM development labs.


Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

•    Install an HMC and go through the setup wizard
•    Connect the HMC to a managed system
•    Create and manage partitions manually or with a .sysplan
•    Manage the HMC including updating code for the HMC and firmware in the managed system

Intended Audience:

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

Course Outlines:

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

•    Day 2
o    Unit 4: System plans
o    Exercise 3: Working with system plans
o    Unit 5: HMC management
o    Exercise 4: HMC management
o    Unit 6: Service management
o    Unit 7: Updates to the HMC and firmware
o    Exercise 5: Fixes
o    Unit 8: Advanced functions for the HMC
o    Exercise 6: Secure Shell, remote 5250, and ASM
o    Exercise 7: Create a simple LPAR and partition tasks
o    Unit 9: New enhancements