How to Use the Advanced System Management Interface for Troubleshooting and Recovery

How to Use the Advanced System Management Interface for Troubleshooting and Recovery

What is ASMI?

The Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) is the interface to the service processor that allows you to set flags that affect the operation of the server, such as auto power restart, and to view information about the server, such as the error log and vital product data.

What can I do with ASMI?

Viewing system information - View system power control network (SPCN) trace data, progress indicator history, and vital product data (VPD).
Controlling the system power - Manually and automatically control the system power.
Changing system configuration - View and perform custom system configurations, such as enabling PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) error injection policies, viewing system identification information, and changing memory configuration.
Setting performance options - Enhance the performance of your managed system by changing the logical memory block size and enabling cache locking mode.
Configuring network services - Configure network interfaces, configure network access, and debug the virtual TTY.
Using on-demand utilities - Activate inactive processors or inactive system memory without restarting your server or interrupting your business.
Using concurrent maintenance utilities - Replace devices in your server without having to power off your server.
Troubleshooting the server using service aids - View and customize troubleshooting information with various service aids (such as viewing error logs and initiating service processor dumps).

How do I connect to ASMI?

Connect an Ethernet cable from your laptop to the Ethernet port labeled HMC1 on the back of the server. If HMC1 is in use, connect an Ethernet cable from your laptop to the Ethernet port labeled HMC2 on the back of the server.
Set your laptop network subnet/netmask to be the same as the server port to which you are connected.

[table=head]HMC Port|Netmask|Server IP Address|Laptop IP address
HMC1|255.255.255.0|192.168.2.147|192.168.2.1
HMC2|255.255.255.0|192.168.2.147|192.168.2.1[/table]

Start your web browser and access to access the server:

[table=head]HMC Port|ASMI URL
HMC1|https://192.168.2.147
HMC2|https://192.168.2.147[/table]

When the login display appears, enter one of the following default user IDs and passwords:

[table=head]User ID|Password
admin|admin
general|general[/table]

Change the default password when prompted.

How do I use AMSI to Troubleshoot My Server Problem

Until you’ve developed some experience working with ASMI and using it to troubleshoot common server problems, such as needing to reset the HMC ports to connect servers to a new HMC, I suggest you work with IBM support. You can, however, speed up the process by telling them that you are already connect to the service processor partition with ASMI.

If you have a test server and you want to familiarize yourself with the different ASMI capabilities, I’ve included an IBM PDF that will help.

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