IBM E Server i Series Manual page 17

Table 1. Scenario configuration
Advantages and
Disadvantages
A single console
directly attached
to the server
without remote
support
Requires cable
hardware
Supports
connections from
another location
Must be in the
server room to
access the
console
Easily manage
multiple servers
or partitions
Can access
iSeries console
and perform
control panel
functions, or
both.
Access in the
event of a
network failure
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 physically or 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.
Scenarios
A single console
directly attached
to the server
with remote
support
Yes Yes
No Yes
Yes Yes
No No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Consoles for Directly dial up
multiple servers a server from a
or partitions remote location
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Chapter 3. Plan for Operations Console
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
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