Servers

The Servers node represents the servers that are managed by this Hardware Management Console (HMC). To add servers you can use the Add Managed System task under the Connections category in the tasks pad.

When you click Servers from the navigation pane a listing of individually defined servers is displayed in table form in the work pane and under the Servers node in the navigation pane, as shown in the following figure. To work with a server, you can perform one of the following actions:


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The Servers work pane table displays the following attributes by default.

Name
Specifies the user-defined name of the managed system.
Status
Displays the current status of the managed system (for example: Operating, Power off, Initializing) and, in addition, displays icons representing an unacceptable state and/or active Attention LED. See Status: Unacceptable or Status: Attention LEDs for more information.
Available Processing Units
Displays the number of processing units that are available for assignment to logical partitions on the managed system. This is the total number of processing units that are activated on the managed system minus the number of processing units that are assigned to the logical partitions, including the logical partitions that are shut down, on the managed system. This number does not include any processing units that have not yet been activated with Capacity on Demand (CoD).
Available Memory
Displays the amount of memory that is available for assignment to logical partitions on the managed system. This is the total amount of memory that is activated on the managed system minus the amount of memory needed by managed system firmware minus the amount of memory that is assigned to the logical partitions, including the logical partitions that are shut down, on the managed system. This number does not include any memory that has not yet been activated with Capacity on Demand (CoD). The available memory amount can be shown in MB or GB. Click MB or GB in the Available Memory column title.
Reference Code
Displays system reference codes for the server. Click the reference code in the table for a detailed description.

The Servers work pane table can also display the following optional attributes in the table.

Configurable Processing Units
Displays the configured processing units. Configured - Licensed and usable (not guarded) processing units.
Configurable Memory
Displays the configured memory. Configured - Licensed and usable (not guarded) memory.
Serial Number
Displays the serial number of the managed system.
Type-Model
Displays the type and model number of the managed system (for example, 9406-570).
CoD Processor Capable
Displays whether the managed system supports Capacity on Demand (CoD) for processors.
CoD Memory Capable
Displays whether the managed system supports CoD for memory.
Permanent Processors
Specifies the number of permanent licensed processors.
On/Off CoD Processors State
Displays the On/Off CoD processor state.
Trial CoD Processor State
Displays the Trial CoD processor state.
Reserved CoD Processor State
Displays the Reserved CoD processor state.
Utility CoD Processor State
Displays the Utility CoD processor state.
Permanent Memory (GB)
Displays the amount of permanent activated memory.
On/Off CoD Memory State
Displays the On/Off CoD memory state.
Trial CoD Memory State
Displays the Trial CoD memory state.

Those optional attributes are displayed when you select the Column configuration icon on the table toolbar. This function allows you to select additional attributes that you want displayed as columns in the table. It also allows you to reorder the columns, see Column configuration for more information.

You can also use Views from the table toolbar to display the Default server attributes in the table or to display the Capacity On Demand server attributes in the table. See the following figure for a sample of using the Capacity On Demand view and Views menu for more information.


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You can find more detailed help on the following:

Launching tasks for managed objects