Scenario: Consoles for multiple systems or partitions

This scenario discusses a situation in which you want to manage multiple systems or partitions.

Your company owns an IBM i product, and you want to use the PC to manage your system. You need to manage multiple systems or partitions from one console. You have a secured network that you can configure your console on.
Local console on a network

For this scenario, configure a local console on a network.

Advantages

  • You can configure a single PC to be the console for several different systems or partitions as long as they are connected to the service connection network.
  • The administrator does not need to be physically near the system 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 a console to a system or partition, but only one PC can act as an active console at a time.

Disadvantages

  • No console is available when a network failure takes place unless a backup console is available.
  • Your system requires a separate LAN card to be used by the console or other service tools.