A scenario that discusses a situation in which you want to manage multiple servers or partitions.
Your company owns an iSeries™ server and you want to use the
PC to manage your server. You need to manage multiple iSeries or partitioned servers from one
console. You have a secured network that you can configure your console on.
For this scenario, configure a local console on a network.
Advantages:
- You can configure a single PC to be the console for several different servers or partitions as long as they are connected to the service connection network. There are a maximum of 26 active consoles at a time but you may have a virtually unlimited number of configurations.
- The administrator will not need to be physically near the server to manage the console.
- Security features are available to protect your console connections.
- A local console on a network is the connectivity of choice for partitions in an LPAR environment.
- Multiple PCs can be configured as the console to a server or partition, but only one can be active at a time.
Disadvantages:
- No console is available in the event that a network failure takes place unless a backup console is available. Configure a local console directly attached to the server or a twinaxial console for backup.
- Your server will need a separate LAN card to be used by the console or other service tools.