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to enable connections or console activities across a local area network (LAN),
besides enabling directly cabled and dial-in (modem) connections. A single PC can
have multiple connections to multiple iSeries servers and can be the console for
multiple iSeries servers. An example is having a logically partitioned server using
the same PC as the console for all partitions. Since each partition is considered a
separate iSeries server, you need a separate connection to the partition for which
you want to be the console. Operations Console allows multiple connections to a
single iSeries server, but only one PC can have control of an iSeries server at a
time. Operation Console and iSeries Navigator can both run on a single PC. Based
on the Operation Console connectivity, you could have one of two methods of
configuration.
1. The PC using Operation Console as a local console directly attached to the
server will require a network connection for iSeries Navigator. In order to
complete the iSeries Navigator connection, the iSeries will need to have a
network adapter and configured OS/400 line description (LIND).
Operations Console connecting over a serial cable attached to an asynchronous
card on the iSeries machine. iSeries Navigator is connected through a LAN card
on the iSeries machine. The PC will communicate to Operations Console
through it's communication port while communicating with iSeries Navigator
through the LAN connectivity.
Figure 1. iSeries Navigator and Operations Console configuration over
separate connectivity
2. The PC used as a local console on a network may require an additional
network connection. iSeries Navigator requires a network connection to the
network adapter and configured OS/400 line description (LIND). Operation
Console will use the service network adapter as defined by the service host
name. If the network adapter and configured OS/400 LIND and the service
network adapter as defined by the service host name are on the same network,
then an additional PC LAN adapter is not needed.
Chapter 3. Plan for Operations Console
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