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Scenarios: Select your configuration
The following scenarios assists you in choosing your Operations Console configuration.
Scenario: A single console directly attached to the server without remote support
A scenario that discusses a situation in which you may want a single console attached to the server.
Scenario: A single console directly attached to the server with remote support
A scenario that discusses the ability to dial-in to the console from a remote location.
Scenario: Consoles for multiple servers or partitions
A scenario that discusses a situation in which you want to manage multiple servers or partitions.
Scenario: A single console directly attached to the server without remote support: Your company owns
an iSeries server and you want to use a PC to manage your server. You need one console directly
connected to the iSeries server to physically access the console to manage your iSeries.
For this scenario, you should configure a local console directly attached to the server. See Set up
Operations Console to complete an interview that will produce a checklist specific to your configuration.
Advantages:
v The administrator will have access to his console in the event of a network failure. With a local console
on a network configuration, a network failure will cause you to lose the ability to access your console.
v You can use this PC to become the iSeries console, to perform control panel functions, or both provided
you have a control panel cable, or you set up control panel support. For more information, see Plan for
your control panel.
v The console can be securely placed behind locked doors in the server room.
Disadvantages:
v You must be close to the server to manage or access the console.
v A console cable and a remote control panel cable is required to support their corresponding functions.
v This configuration does not support remote connections. If you desire remote connections, see Scenario:
A single console directly attached to the server with remote support.
v This configuration does not support remote control panel function for logical partitions.
v Only one directly attached configuration is allowed per PC.
Scenario: A single console directly attached to the server with remote support: Your company owns an
iSeries server and you want to use a PC to manage your server. You need a console connected to this
iSeries server that will allow you to manage the console from a remote location. Then you can perform an
IPL from home over the weekend or check to see if the job you started has completed.
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