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© 2016 IBM Corporation

HMC 860Enhanced+ & Classic is DEAD

Nigel GriffithsPower SystemsAdvanced Technology Support IBM Europe

© 2017 IBM2HMC Classic User Interface

March 22, 2017


© 2017 IBM3HMC Classic User Interface

© 2017 IBM4Agenda

�Generic HMC Update see

– Gareth Coates

– PowerVM VUG session replay

– http://tinyurl.com/IBMPowerVUGYoutubeChannel

– Session 62 – 8th Feb 2017 HMC V8R860 - recent, important updates and changes

�Today only about HMC Enhanced+

�Plus at the end HMC Futures – Remind me!

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© 2017 IBM5

HMC Enhanced+ User Interface

© 2017 IBM6Questions

�Who has heard of HMC Enhanced+?

�When first available?

– 2017

– 2016

– 2015

– 2014.

– 2013

– 2012

– 2011

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© 2017 IBM7Questions

�Who has heard of HMC Enhanced+?

�When first available?

– 2017

– 2016

– 2015

– 2014 � HMC 820

– 2013

– 2012

– 2011

© 2017 IBM8

HMC Resources

� HMC Community on IBM DeveloperWorks� https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/gr

oups/community/powerhmc

� PowerVM LinkedIn group� PowerVM (VIOS, HMC, Hypervisor� https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8403988

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© 2017 IBM9Classic Graphical User Interface ��

�HMC update in Q2 2017 has it removed

�Most new features in last 2 years� Only in Enhanced+

�Costly for IBM to develop 2 GUI

�Yes ALL features will be available in Enhanced+

�Probably not called Enhanced+ � The HMC GUI

© 2017 IBM10Switching Classic �� Enhanced+

� You can’t have Classic & Enhanced+ open at same time

– It just diverts you to the currently open one

– Use two different browsers

� I switched to new Enhanced+ GUI some time ago but …

– If very short of time (in a panic) switch back to classic �

� Classic launches a separate browser window

� Enhanced+ stays in the Firefox browser Tab

– Nicer IMHO

� Don’t “rush in” while the page is still loading

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© 2017 IBM11In practice – the learning curve

You will go through different phases

1. Oh heck! What the Dickens is this about. I can’t do this now!

2. Oh nuts! I can’t find any thing!

3. Oh! Darn . . . its got to be here somewhere!

4. Oooo! That was cool!

5. I wonder what that button does? Wow!

6. Hey, I seem to be getting the hang of this now!

7. Yep! This is workable.

8. I have five minute lets try something I have never done before.

9. Now its working faster – I will use it & prefer it.

© 2017 IBM12

In practice: “not going to teach you to suck eggs”

� If we click a Enhanced+ Button and get to the Classic pop-up panel � we will stop there

LPM Validate

User Profiles

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© 2017 IBM13

1. Basic Navigationa) Systems, Partitions, VIOS, +

b) Views: gallery, table, interlinked

c) Filtering

d) Select �Actions� View All

e) Pin & Tasks & Bread crumbs

2. Severs

a) i for Info & Pie for brief perf. + Performance Dashboard

b) Menu v^

3. Create a VM via templates + vDVD

4. Virtual Machine a) General

b) Start & stop a Server or VM

c) Dynamic VM change (DLPAR)

d) Live Partition Mobility (LPM)

e) Network & Storage views

5. Shared Storage Pools – add tier, create LU

6. User control

7. Which VM is using the machine most?

If this goes WRONG - I blame the network in Norway

© 2017 IBM14Future

�New HMC release number starting with a XXXX�Normal release cycle � Q2 2017�Features

– No Classic GUI *

– No POWER6 support *

– POWER9 support for later in the year

* already announced

�HMC appliance:

– Minimum (my guess) CR8 or CR9 etc.

– Enhanced+ needs plenty of RAM so does REST API stats & new Cloud app features

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© 2017 IBM15

HMC export performance data

� POWER8 ONLY

� Uses REST API “Non trivial” Programming access

� VM Performance stats available for a year� In December, 2016 the following were added:

� Electrical power supply (Watts) � Temperatures (Celsius)

� Shared Storage Pools

� size, used, read and write stats for bytes,

operations, service times, errors� IMHO: Documentation missing � makes this usable

@mr_nmon has been working Worked Examples� See AIXpert Blog for the details & python programs

© 2017 IBM16C Model & purchasable HMC from the Cloud

�Comes with Enterprise C models – no charge

– Other machines purchasable

�Activate from HMC�HMC uploads inventry, status, logs to Bluemix service

– More functions to follow

�Accessible: mobile, tablet or PC

�Currently in ESP�GA ~end of April

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© 2017 IBM17C Model & purchasable HMC from the Cloud

�Product name not fixed yet

– “Power Cloud Service” or “Cloud Apps for Power”

© 2017 IBM18New look

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© 2017 IBM21

HMC - Summary

� Continues to mature and improve

� Main new features

� Power Enterprise Pools� Simplified Remote Restart

� Performance data REST API/CSV Watts, Celsius, SSP

� New Virtual Cloud App – staged release

� Develop your skills use Enhanced+ GUI early

© 2017 IBM22Are you keeping up to date?

mr_nmon on twitter

– Only used to POWER / AIX

technical content, hints, tips and links

150 techie hands-on videos on YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/nigelargriffiths

AIXpert Blog– Lots of mini articles & thoughts– http://tinyurl.com/AIXpert

Also:– http://tinyurl.com/ibmAIXVUG– http://tinyurl.com/PowerSystemsTechnicalWebinars

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