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The command-line interface has been mostly kept the same. On the SDMC, most
of the commands are just preceded by smcli. This new prefix might require
changes to existing scripts that use the Hardware Management Console.
Though the SDMC retains most of the features that were available in the HMC,
there are a few functional differences that exist between the SDMC and the HMC.
These differences are directed towards adapting to the IBM Systems Director
environment and also towards making the user interface simpler and more
intuitive.
This section describes the functional differences between the HMC and the
SDMC.
1.6.1 Enhanced virtualization management
Here are some of the key enhancements in virtualization management that are
available in the SDMC:
򐂰 SDMC offers a simplistic IVM-like user interface for virtualization functions,
such as creating a Virtual Server.
򐂰 The views of Virtual Server properties and dynamic logical partitioning are
combined to present a single view from where you can perform all Virtual
Server operations.
򐂰 SDMC provides the ability to modify the resource assignment of your Virtual
Servers even when they are in the stopped state.
򐂰 SDMC can now manage virtual slots automatically leading to an enhanced
VIOS management.
1.6.2 Users and roles
The concepts of users and roles in the SDMC remain the same as it was in the
HMC. The user interfaces for creating and managing users and roles have
changed in the SDMC. SDMC follows the IBM Systems Director way of creating
and managing users and roles. SDMC supports the usage of LDAP and
Kerberos servers. You can create users that use LDAP or Kerberos for
authentication. Resource roles in HMC are referred to as Groups in SDMC. Also,
the session timeout and the idle timeout settings are global and not configured
per user.