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.
Selecting a server:
Learn about the information displayed when you select a server.
To perform tasks on a server, click in the Select column next to the server name in the work pane table.
To perform tasks on a server's partitions, you can perform one of the following actions:
v Select a server under the Servers node from the navigation pane.
v Click on a server name from the work pane table.
When the work pane displays a list of servers, it 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 or an active
Attention LED. See “Status: Unacceptable” on page 13 or “Status: Attention LEDs” on page 13 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 the 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 number of processors of the managed system.
Configurable Memory
Displays the configurable memory of the managed system.
To show optional attributes, 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” on page 13 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 “Views menu” on page 13 for more
information.
6 Power Systems: Managing the Hardware Management Console