4. Appendix

This section contains information that is referenced from other sections, and that does not really need to be read in sequence.

4.1. Glossary

This documentation uses a few special terms:

HMC

Hardware Management Console; the node the zhmcclient talks to.

session-id

an opaque string returned by the HMC as the result of a successful logon, for use by subsequent operations instead of credential data. The HMC gives each newly created session-id a lifetime of 10 hours, and expires it after that.

4.2. Bibliography

HMC API

The Web Services API of the z Systems Hardware Management Console, described in the following books:

HMC API 2.11.1

IBM SC27-2616, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.11.1)

HMC API 2.12.0

IBM SC27-2617, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.12.0)

HMC API 2.12.1

IBM SC27-2626, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.12.1)

HMC API 2.13.0

IBM SC27-2627, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.13.0)

HMC API 2.13.1

IBM SC27-2634, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.13.1)

HMC Operations Guide

The operations guide of the z Systems Hardware Management Console, described in the following books:

HMC Operations Guide 2.11.1

IBM SC28-6905, System z Hardware Management Console Operations Guide (Version 2.11.1)

HMC Operations Guide 2.13.1

IBM z Systems Hardware Management Console Operations Guide (Version 2.13.1)

HMC Security

Hardware Management Console Security

KVM for IBM z Systems V1.1.2 System Administration

IBM SC27-8237, KVM for IBM z Systems V1.1.2 System Administration