Installing Management Central

 

After you have completed all of the prerequisite tasks, you are ready to install Management Central. This topic series covers the installation steps as well as how the connection function works. If you fail to connect successfully after you have installed Management Central, see the information about troubleshooting Management Central connections.

 

Why the highest release of Management Central is required

Each new release of Management Central contains updated functions, features and fixes that give Management Central the ability to manage a system that has machines that are running different versions of i5/OS™. In order to use these new features, have the most current release of Management Central, and the Management Central dependencies.

• Checking for the most current MC code
  You must have the most current Management Central server code, Management Central client code, and Management Central dependencies before you can successfully use Management Central.

• Installing and accessing Management Central
  Some of the systems management functions that you can use are optionally installable components of iSeries™ Navigator, the graphical user interface (GUI) for the System i™ product.

• Verifying the connection function
  The Verify Connection function that is located under Management Central is different from the function that is located under My Connection. This topic discusses the purpose of each function and how they differ from each other.

 

Parent topic:

Getting started with Management Central