Scenarios: Selecting Your Configuration; Scenario: A Single Console Directly Attached To The System Without Remote Support - IBM System i Manual

In summary, consider incorporating as much redundancy as possible into your console configuration. You
can reduce your exposure to a catastrophic console failure by using another method to provide a console
in place, or by making compromises and adjustments for the various hardware requirements necessary to
overcome the various levels of failures.
For more information on switching between console devices, see the Managing your multiple consoles
topic.
Related reference
"Console planning considerations" on page 4
When you plan for Operations Console for one or more of your systems, consider these points.
"Takeover or recovery of an Operations Console connection" on page 60
You can use these functions to take control of another console device.
"Preparation for your network environment" on page 11
To prepare for your network environment, you need to identify and comply with the minimum
network configuration required to set up an Operations Console local console on a network (LAN)
configuration.
"Management of multiple consoles" on page 58
If you have more than one workstation that is capable of being the console to the same system or
partition, there might be more than one way of using those devices as the console, depending on your
configuration and circumstances.
"Scenario: Consoles for multiple systems or partitions" on page 10
This scenario discusses a situation in which you want to manage multiple systems or partitions.
"Takeover or recovery of an Operations Console connection" on page 60
You can use these functions to take control of another console device.
"Preparation for your network environment" on page 11
To prepare for your network environment, you need to identify and comply with the minimum
network configuration required to set up an Operations Console local console on a network (LAN)
configuration.

Scenarios: Selecting your configuration

These scenarios help you decide which configuration works best in your environment.
Use the following scenarios to help assist you in choosing your Operations Console configuration. Keep
in mind that these scenarios apply only to nonpartitioned systems.

Scenario: A single console directly attached to the system without remote support:

This scenario discusses a situation in which you might want a single console attached to the system.
Your company owns a System i product, and you want to use a PC to manage your system. You need
one console directly connected to the system to physically access the console to manage your system.
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System i: Connecting to System i Operations Console