Console hardware requirements

You need to understand the hardware requirements to configure a Console.

If you want to use an 5250 Console local console on a network (LAN), you need to install the LAN adapter for Operations Console according to your model. To find out the specifics of your system, you can use the Display Hardware Resources (DSPHDWRSC) command. Table 1 shows the supported cards for LAN connectivity.

Table 1. Supported cards for LAN connectivity
Card name or number Description
Host Ethernet Adaptor (HEA)3 PCI 10/100/1000 Mbps or 10 Gbps Ethernet
57xx3 PCI 10/100/1000 Mbps or 10 Gbps Ethernet
268C Virtual Ethernet adapter (VLAN)
Notes:
  1. LAN console is supported on Virtual Ethernet Adapter (VLAN). A virtual Ethernet adapter is defined on Host Ethernet Adaptor (HEA) or using VIOS.
  2. LAN console is not supported with line descriptions which are configured for Ethernet Link Aggregation.
  3. See Hardware requirements for Ethernet for supported adapters and speeds.