IBM DS8870 Architecture and Implementation (Release 7.5)

IBM DS8870 Management Console planning and setup

This chapter describes the planning tasks that are involved in the setup of the required DS8870 Management Console (also known as HMC).

This chapter covers the following topics:

•Management Console overview

•Management Console software

•Management Console activities

•Management Console and IPv6

•Management Console user management

•External Management Console

8.1 Management Console overview

The Management Console (MC) is a multi-purpose piece of equipment that provides the services that the client ...