Manage your multiple consoles

Manage multiple devices that can become consoles

If you have more than one workstation that is capable of being the console to the same server or partition, there may be more than one way of using those devices as the console, depending on your configuration and circumstances.

For example, if the console mode is set for Operations Console (LAN), which has a value of 3, a local console directly attached, value of 2, will not be able to become the console when a connection is attempted.

Multiple local PC consoles on a network
Set up multiple local PC consoles on the network to manage the server
Multiple remote consoles through dial-up support connecting to the same local console directly attached to the server
In this environment, only one remote console is allowed to connect to the local console at a time.
Switching from one console type to another when a console is currently available
If you know in advance that you will need a different console type you can use the current console to make the changes necessary for use with a different console.
Switching from one console type to another when the current console is not operational
If you develop a problem with the current console, you may be able to use one of the following methods to change the console mode.
Take over or recover an Operations Console connection
Use these functions to take control of another console device.

Parent topic: Manage Operations Console

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Plan for your backup console

Take over or recover an Operations Console connection