Connectivity Methods
Click on Local Modem, Internet VPN, or Pass-Through Systems,
to specify how the local HMC connects to your service provider's remote support facility.
- Local Modem
- Allows you to configure the local modem that connects to your service provider's
remote support facility from the local HMC.
- Internet VPN
- Allows you to configure the use of
a VPN over
an existing Internet connection to connect from the
local HMC to your service provider's remote support facility.
- Pass-Through Systems
- Allows you to enable the HMC to use the Pass-Through Systems as
configured by the TCP/IP address or host name.
Pass-Through systems use modems or VPNs that exist on a designated
system to connect to your service provider's remote support facility.
For example, an i5/OS operating system can be configured as
a pass-through system to allow the HMC to
use a modem or VPN connection it is managing.