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The new functions available on the Hardware Management
Console (HMC) version 2.10.1 as described apply exclu-
sively to System z10. However, the HMC version 2.10.1 will
continue to support the systems as shown.
The 2.10.1 HMC will continue to support up to two 10/100
Mbps Ethernet LANs. Token Ring LANs are not supported.
The 2.10.1 HMC applications have been updated to sup-
port HMC hardware without a diskette drive. DVD-RAM,
CD-ROM, and/or USB fl ash memory drive media will be
used.
Family Machine Type Firmware Driver SE Version
z10 BC 2098 76 2.10.1
z10 EC 2097 73 2.10.0
z9 BC 2096 67 2.9.2
z9 EC 2094 67 2.9.2
z890 2086 55 1.8.2
z990 2084 55 1.8.2
z800 2066 3G 1.7.3
z900 2064 3G 1.7.3
9672 G6 9672/9674 26 1.6.2
9672 G5 9672/9674 26 1.6.2
Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6)
HMC version 2.10.1 and Support Element (SE) version
2.10.1 can now communicate using IP Version 4 (IPv4),
IP Version 6 (IPv6), or both. It is no longer necessary to
assign a static IP address to an SE if it only needs to com-
municate with HMCs on the same subnet. An HMC and
SE can use IPv6 link-local addresses to communicate with
each other.
HMC/SE support is addressing the following requirements:
• The availability of addresses in the IPv4 address space
is becoming increasingly scarce.
• The demand for IPv6 support is high in Asia/Pacifi c
countries since many companies are deploying IPv6.
• The U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. govern-
ment agencies are requiring IPv6 support for any prod-
ucts purchased after June 2008.
More information on the U.S. government requirements
can be found at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
memoranda/fy2005/m05-22.pdf and
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/documents/IPv6_
FAQs.pdf.
HMC/SE Console Messenger
On systems prior to System z9, the remote browser capa-
bility was limited to Platform Independent Remote Console
(PIRC), with a very small subset of functionality. Full func-
tionality via Desktop On-Call (DTOC) was limited to one
user at a time; it was slow, and was rarely used.
With System z9, full functionality to multiple users was
delivered with a fast Web browser solution. You liked this,
but requested the ability to communicate to other remote
users.
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