Multiple consoles and multiple servers

You can mix both local console on a network (LAN) and local console directly attached at the same time on the same PC if you follow some guidelines.

Consider the following when considering multiple consoles and multiple servers:

Local console on a network (LAN): Operations Console allows multiple LAN connections to a single server, but only one 5250 session can have control of the server at a time. An active console is a command interface to a server (5250 emulation) that is currently interacting with the server. More than one Operations Console device can have data on the screen, but only one is truly active.; A single PC can have multiple active connections to one or more servers or partitions.

Local console directly attached: The client (PC) only supports one local console that is directly attached for a single PC.; The server only supports a single incoming directly attached connection.