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Changing system configuration
View and perform custom system configurations, such as enabling PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) error injection policies, viewing system identification information, and changing memory configuration.
- Changing system name
You can change the name that is used to identify the system. This name helps your operations team (for example, your system administrator, network administrator, or authorized service provider) to more quickly identify the location, configuration, and history of your server. - Configuring I/O enclosures
View and change various I/O enclosure attributes. - Changing the time of day
You can display and change the current date and time on your system. The time is stored as UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). - Changing the firmware update policy on a System i model
If you are using a System i® model, you can configure your system to allow firmware updates from either the Hardware Management Console (HMC) or through the IBM® i operating system. - Changing the PCI error policy
Change the PCI error injection policy that forces errors to be injected to PCI cards. - Configuring monitoring
Configure the server firmware and HMC monitoring. - Changing the interposer plug count
View and change the multiple chip module (MCM) interposer plug count. - Changing the number of HSL OptiConnect connections
If you are using the IBM i operating system, you can view and change the maximum number of high-speed link (HSL) OptiConnect connections allowed for your system. - Changing the memory allocation
Increase the amount of Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) memory space allocated to specified PCI slots. - Removing HMC connection data
Display and remove disconnected HMC data. - Configuring virtual I/O connections
This setting is used to enable or disable all virtual input/output connectivity between partitions. If this setting is disabled, only virtual tty sessions to the hardware management console are allowed. - Configuring selective memory mirroring
The selective memory mirroring function enhances the system memory that is used by the hypervisor. - Configuring the acoustic mode control
The acoustic mode control function increases the fan speed to provide additional cooling for solid-state drives (SSDs). - Configuring Ethernet settings
You can configure system firmware settings that enable you to restrict virtual input/output (I/O) connectivity between partitions, control the number of virtual Ethernet switches allocated by the firmware, and control when to run the floating-point unit computation test. - Running the floating-point test
With the configuration setting, you can control when you want to run the floating-point unit computation test. You can set it to run immediately or to run at various times. - Setting the security mode for service processor
You can use the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) to set or display the security modes at which the service processor runs. - Unconfiguring hardware
Set deconfiguration policies, change processor configuration, change memory configuration, view unconfigured resources, and clear all deconfiguration errors. - Programming vital product data
The Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) enables you to program the system vital product data (VPD), such as system brand, system identifiers, and system enclosure type. To access any of the VPD-related panels, your authority level must be administrator or authorized service provider. - Changing service indicators
Turn off the system attention indicator, enable enclosure indicators, change indicators by location code, and perform an LED test on the control panel.
Parent topic: Managing your server using the ASMI
