RE: POWER6 now or later?

["Urbanek, Marty" <Marty_Urbanek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"By OS, did you mean FSP or did you mean i5/OS?"

I meant whatever OS is running on the HMC itself (a customized Linux as
I understand it).

As for i5/OS, I am assuming I could continue to download and install
PTFs as usual, not generally requiring the console or control panel
unless something went terribly wrong.

-Marty

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date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:36:55 -0400
from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
subject: RE: POWER6 now or later?

Remotely uses the EXACT same interface as local does.  When you fire up
the interface locally you ARE going through the same browser interface.
So there is NO advantage to doing anything local.  So, yes, you can
download firmware upgrades, HMC upgrades, etc remotely.  The only thing
you miss is sipping coffee while you scan the screen watching the reboot
messages.  I use that time on midrange-l.

I've only been on V7 a couple of weeks.  Basically went there as soon as
I saw V7 up at IBM while there for something else.

By OS, did you mean FSP or did you mean i5/OS?  Even when in the same
room as the HMC I used the remote 5250 capability on the HMC.  For two
reasons.
One, the PC on the desk is more ergonomic than the location of the HMC
in the rack.
Two, if I wanted to copy/paste stuff it was possible on the PC on the
desk in the machine room.

Op's gal loves being able to paste commands from my downtime
instructions instead of keying them in.
When I open a pmr with IBM I can now easily paste stuff from the console
into IBM's web access to create/update PMRs.

Rob Berendt