Changing an HMC-managed system to be managed by the Integrated Virtualization Manager

Learn how to change a system that is managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC) to be managed by the Integrated Virtualization Manager.

If you want to have your system managed by the Integrated Virtualization Manager but it is currently managed by an HMC, you must restore firmware settings, network configuration, and passwords to the factory default settings. Even after you disconnect the HMC, the system is still managed by the HMC. You can restore the partition configuration from a backup or re-create it manually.

To change the management of a system from an HMC to the Integrated Virtualization Manager, do the following:

Back up the partition configuration using the HMC. For instructions, see Backing up partition profile data.
Power off the system.
Disconnect the HMC.
Reset the system to factory configuration using the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI). For instructions, see Restoring your server to factory settings.
Power on the system.
Connect to the graphical user interface or the command-line interface for the Integrated Virtualization Manager. For instructions, see Connecting to the Virtual I/O Server command-line interface
Restore the backup partition configuration using the Integrated Virtualization Manager. For instructions, see Backing up and restoring partition data. If you do not have a backup of the partition configuration, you must re-create it manually.

The system is ready for use. All logical partition configuration and virtual I/O configuration data is restored. When you activate a partition, you might need to reset the boot list for the partition in System Management Services (SMS). For instructions, see Using the system management services.