IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) Rack Mount Part #: 7042-CR9 

• Brand: IBM / Lenove
• Part #: 7042-CR9
• Specs:-
•   ::  Category: Servers
•   ::  Type: Hardware Management Console (HMC)
•   ::  Form Factor: Rackmount 1U
• The HMC has the following standard hardware attributes:
•   ::  Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Xeon Processor E5-2620 v3
•   ::  Memory: 2 x 16GB (1 x 16 GB) of 2.133 GHz DDR4 system memory
•   ::  Storage: 2 x 500GB or 1 TB SATA SFF HDD (Part #: 42D0753)
•   ::  Raid Controller: 1 x RaidStorage ServeRAID M5210 PCI-E 3.0 x8 12GB Raid Controller (Part #: 00AE852)
•   ::  Power: Acbel FSD042 550-Watt 80 Plus Platinum AC Power Supply (Part #: 94Y8187)
•   ::  Optical device: SATA CD/RW - DVD-RAM
•   ::  Ports:  Four Ethernet ports
•   ::  USB: Six USB ports (two front, four rear)
•   ::  Slots: One PCIe slot
• Condition: Refurbished
• Warranty: 1 (one) year Tekmart Africa warranty
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Key points to note on any of these 7042-CR9 IBM / Lenovo Hardware Management Consoles:-

The 7042-CR9 Rack-mount Hardware Management Console (HMC) is a dedicated-function device used solely for the control and service functions of Power Systems servers. It is designed to deliver management support for IBM POWER6, or later, technology-based servers.

It is a dedicated rack-mounted workstation that allows clients to configure and manage system resources on Power Systems servers using POWER6, or later, processors. The HMC provides basic virtualization management through support for configuring logical partitions (LPARs) and dynamic resource allocation, including processor and memory settings for selected Power Systems servers.

The HMC also supports advanced service functions, including guided Repair and Verify, concurrent firmware updates for managed systems, and around-the-clock error reporting with Electronic Service Agent for faster support.

The HMC management features help to improve server utilization, simplify systems management, and accelerate provisioning of server resources using the PowerVM virtualization technology and capacity on demand (CoD) features for temporary and permanent resource activation. It is required for temporary CoD. An HMC is also recommended for permanent CoD, but the ASMI interface can also be used.

Multiple partitions and servers can be supported by a single HMC, which can be physically attached to a server or logically attached over a LAN. A second HMC for redundancy is recommended for clients who have significant high-availability requirements.

The HMC user interface is designed to reduce the time and effort of resource management by providing task navigation with more consistent task placement and categorization, as well as the display of additional information in the main resource views.

The HMC provides a rich set of REST APIs that are used by advanced virtualization managers such as PowerVC to provide simplified advanced virtualization and cloud deployments for PowerVM based systems.

IBM recommends that clients upgrade the support level of the HMC to be consistent with the support provided on the servers to which it is attached. Customer replaceable unit (CRU) support is standard with the HMC. The client has the option to upgrade this support level to IBM On-Site support to be consistent with other Power Systems servers.

The IBM Rack-mount HMC (7042-CR9) is shifting to a larger hard disk drive (HDD) capacity point, moving from 500 GB to 1 TB. A second drive is highly recommended for general redundancy and is a prerequisite if RAID-1 is used.

When a second drive was not initially ordered with the HMC, the customer can order EHDN for a 500 GB drive or EHD0 for a 1 TB drive.

Please take note:

** You must make sure to order the correct capacity drive which matches the existing drive's capacity.**