IBM Power Systems Hardware Management Console: Version 8 Release 8.1.0 Enhancements

The IBM® Hardware Management Console (HMC) provides systems administrators a tool for planning, deploying, and managing IBM Power Systems™ servers. This IBM Redbooks® publication is an extension of IBM Power Systems HMC Implementation and Usage Guide, SG24-7491. It explains the new features of IBM Power Systems Hardware Management Console Version V8.8.1.0.

The major function that the HMC provides are Power Systems server hardware management and virtualization (partition) management. You can find information about virtualization management in the following documents:

IBM PowerVM Virtualization Managing and Monitoring, SG24-7590
IBM PowerVM Virtualization Introduction and Configuration, SG24-7940
IBM PowerVM Enhancements What is New in 2013, SG24-8198
IBM Power Systems SR-IOV: Technical Overview and Introduction, REDP-5065

The following new features of HMC V8.8.1.0 are described:

HMC V8.8.1.0 enhancements
System and Partition Templates
HMC and IBM PowerVM® Simplification Enhancements
Manage Partition Enhancement
Performance and Capacity Monitoring
HMC V8.8.1.0 upgrade changes