Is it possible to setup one HMC to manage a p570 on a private network
and another p570 on a public network?

-jayce

On 7 Aug 2006 06:28:41 -0700, "jayce" <ja07657@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Is it possible to setup one HMC to manage a p570 on a private network
>and another p570 on a public network?

An HMC can have multiple network cards, so I think it is worth trying.
From the menus, it only seems possible to set up DHCP services for one
interface so if your second p570 is on a different network it would
need to have an address set on the SP for the HMC to connect.

Remember, you can only do DLPAR if the HMC can contact the LPARS via a
network connection. The HMC network does not provide connectivity to
LPARS.



Darrell Frappier Detroit MI N3JWJ darrell at frappier dot us

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jayce wrote:
> Is it possible to setup one HMC to manage a p570 on a private network
> and another p570 on a public network?
>
> -jayce
>
Yes, this can be done. The HMC though does not actually use the IP
addresses (remember when you first assign LPARS in your pSeries system
you don't have anything assigned to the adapter cards), as there are
other connections that the HMC uses. Are you asking more from a
CSM/PSSP standpoint, as commands like rpower, cfmupdate, etc use the HMC
for power management? I have an HMC that is on a totally separate
public network from the Regattas it manages, but on the same private
network so we can use CSM's rpower features for remote power on and off.

Hope this helps