Z/OS

Hardware Management Console

(HMC)
Agend
a1. Introduction
:
2. Logon to HMC Application
3. Understanding Views ,Tasks and Work Area
4. Toggle Lock and Unlock
5. Daily Tasks, Recovery Task
6. IPLing the LPAR
Introducti
on :
The HMC stands for Hardware
Management Console.

The HMC user interface is designed to

provide the
functions you need through an object-
oriented design.

Through this design, you can directly

manipulate the
objects that are defined to the Hardware
Management
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CPCs and SEs-1:
The HMC communicates with each Central
Processor Complex (CPC) through the CPCs
Support Element (SE).
When tasks are performed at the HMC, the
commands are sent to one or more SEs
which then issue commands to their CPCs.

CPCs and SEs-2:

CPCs can be grouped at the HMC so that a
single command can be passed along to as
many as all of the CPCs defined to the HMC.
One HMC can control up to 100 SEs, while
one SE can be controlled by 32 HMCs.
Logon to HMC:
HMC
Workplace:
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The Views Area (upper left portion of the window)
Contains icons that represent different collections or
views of the objects that make up your system. The
background color of this area also gives an indication
of the status of the system.

The Tasks Area (right portion of the window)

Contains icons that represent the operations that you
can perform on the objects.

The Work Area (lower left portion of the window)

The area of the window that displays either objects or
groups, tasks in progress, task lists, tasks for
monitoring your HMC, based on the view that you
select.
 Opening an
Object:
Double-clicking on an object in the Work area
opens the object to another level of detail, if
available. For instance, double-clicking on any
one of the Group icons in the Groups view
results in a display of the objects (for example,
CPCs or CPC Images) that make up that group.
 Group
Group Icon
s:
The Groups view is displayed initially when you log on
to the Hardware Management Console and is the view
that you will use most often to run and monitor your
system.

Initially, the objects that appear in the Groups Work

Area are the managed resource roles that were defined
for your user ID by your Access Administrator.

You may redisplay the Groups view by double-clicking

with the left mouse button on the Groups icon in the
Views area. Object icons representing all the system-
defined and user-defined groups are displayed in the
Groups Work Area.
CPC
Images
The CPC Images Group displays all images in the processor
cluster. An image is either of the following:
In LPAR mode, a partition where a coupling facility control code
(CFCC) or an operating system can be running.
In non-LPAR mode, the system itself where an operating system
can be running.
Defined
CPC :
The Defined CPCs group displays all of the CPCs that have
been defined to your Hardware Management Console.

Tasks cannot be performed on a CPC until it is defined. If a CPC

is not defined, it will be a part of the Undefined CPCs group
when it is powered on
Defined
CPC :
The Defined CPCs group displays all of the CPCs that have
been defined to your Hardware Management Console.

Tasks cannot be performed on a CPC until it is defined. If a CPC

is not defined, it will be a part of the Undefined CPCs group
when it is powered on
HMC TASK :
The following sets of tasks are represented in the Tasks List
Work Area:

Daily
CPC Recovery
Service
Change Management
CPC Remote Customization
CPC Operational Customization
Object Definition
CPC Configuration

Each task list contains three tasks common to all lists:

1. Hardware Messages
2. Operating System Messages
3. Help
HMC TASK - Hardware
Messages :

Displays consolidated hardware related messages for all selected

hardware in the processor cluster, including your Hardware
Management Console.

A message is a brief, one-line description of an event, such as a

report of a Hardware Management Console failure.

To display the Hardware Messages:

1. Open Groups from the Views area.
2. Select the group object that has a blue background.
3. Drag and drop the selected object on Hardware Messages in
any task area.
4. The Hardware Messages window displays.
HMC TASK - Operating System
Messages :

Displays consolidated operating system generated messages for

all selected CPC images.

The operating system messages are displayed when one or more

CPC image objects, or a group of CPC images, is dragged and
dropped on the Operating System Messages icon.

To display the Operating System Messages:

1. Open Groups from the Views area.
2. Select the desired CPCs or images.
3. Drag and drop the selected group on Operating System
Messages in any task area.
4. The Operating System Messages window displays.
Lock and Unlock:
We can lock or unlock an object for disruptive tasks by right-clicking the
object and then click Toggle lock

The following are considered disruptive tasks:

Daily Tasks: Activate, Reset Normal, and Deactivate
Recovery Tasks: Start, Stop, Reset Normal, PSW Restart, Reset Clear
and Load

This locks the object if it is unlocked or unlocks the object if it is locked.

IPLing The LPAR :
From this point the Operator needs to work from the Hardware
Management Console (HMC).
Double-click on the Groups Icon. (this will open up the Groups
Work Area)
Double-click on the CPC Images Icon (this will open up the CPC
Images Work Area)

click on the LPAR01

PRODV01 Icon
(PLEX1C:01)

This should turn the ICON gray or Highlight it.

NOTICE the LOCK! You will have to UNLOCK this LPAR.
Now Right Click on LPAR01 V01.The details screen will show
Toggle Lock, select toggle lock to unlock the LPAR. The lock should
now be gone.
IF the Highlighted area for that LPAR is gone. You will need to
click on LPAR01 V01 Icon once to Highlight it again. IT MUST BE
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NOTE!! IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN 1 ICON
SELECTED AT THIS POINT, YOU WILL IPL MORE
THAN ONE SYSTEM! MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ONLY
THE SYSTEM YOU ARE IPLing SELECTED.

Now from the CPC Recovery menu located at right,

double-click on the System Reset Icon.
This will open another window for the Operator to edit
the RESET CLEAR TASK Confirmation Screen.
Verify the Object name in the widow is the system you
are putting in RESET.
Click YES if this is the system you are going to put in
reset.
This will open another window for the Operator status
area will say reset in progress and then change to
Success.
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Select | Object Name| Status

O PROD1V01 Reset Clear progress

Select | Object Name | Status

O PROD1V01 Success

Click OK

LPAR01
PRODV01
The ICON (Plex1C:1V0
LPAR01 should have turned red.
1)PRODV01.
(Plex1C:1V01)

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Now from the CPC Recovery menu located at right, double-click
on the LOAD Icon.
This will open another window for the Operator to edit
the Load Address and Load Parameters.
These fields are supplied with the IPL sheets weekly.
If there is a change in the address or parameters, this is where
the Operator will make the entries.
Always click on clear.

Clear O always click on clear.

Load 5C28 Load address that you can change
Load Parm 5001107M.Load Parm that you can
change.

Once the fields have been updated, click on Okay. This will open
another window for you to confirm the changes you made in the
previous windows. If the changes are correct, then click on YES
to initiate the IPL process. If they are not correct, click on NO
and make necessary corrections and repeat.
Select | Object Name | Status

O PROD1V01 Load in Progress

Select | Object Name | Status

O PROD1V01 Success

CLICK OK
LPAR01
PRODV01
(Plex1C:V01
The ICON ) should have turned back to the original color.
(Gray)

Once the HMC completes the IPL click OK on the popup window to
close it out. Note: Make sure to toggle the lock back on once
you complete the IPL

From this point, the system will begin to initialize for the IPL
sequence.