Iseries Operations Console Features - IBM eserver i5 Handbook

Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004

iSeries Operations Console features

Operations Console enables connections across a LAN and enables directly
cabled connections. Multiple Operations Console LAN connections can be active
per system or partition at a time. Only one interface can be the console at a time
even though they all have data on the screen. A separate dedicated interface for
each partition is required.
A single PC can have multiple connections to multiple iSeries servers and can be
the console for multiple iSeries servers. Only one PC can have control of the
iSeries server at a given time. It also allows multiple local consoles on a network
connection, with only one directly cabled configuration.
You can use the remote control panel functions on the same PC for any
connected iSeries server. You can use the remote control panel for logical
partitions through a LAN connection to the primary partition.
There is a high level of security for the connections of Operations Console on the
LAN. Enhanced authentication and data encryption provide network security for
console procedures. Operations Console with LAN connectivity uses a version of
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) that supports device and user authentication,
without using certificates.
These scenarios are illustrated in the following figure.
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