AO Manager

Use this group box to control whether this Hardware Management Console runs its AO Manager bridge software.

AO Manager bridge software allows the console to communicate with an IBM Availability and Operations Manager (AO Manager). AO Manager is a service offering you can purchase to control and automate the operation of a systems center.

AO Manager bridge software is installed on Hardware Management Consoles. Set up a Hardware Management Console for running its AO Manager bridge software if:

To set up a Hardware Management Console for communicating with the AO Manager:

List choices

Select a radio button to enable or disable the AO Manager service, then select OK to save the setting.

Enabled
To run the Hardware Management Console's AO Manager bridge software, and thereby allow the AO Manager to monitor and control the console's defined CPCs, select this radio button.

After you enable the service and save the settings, you must shut down and reboot the console to start the AO Manager bridge software.

Disabled
To prevent running the Hardware Management Console's AO Manager bridge software, select this radio button.

This is the default setting. There is no need to change it if you do not use AO Manager.