There are many considerations to plan for regarding adapters
for your Operations Console environment.
Determine the console by adapter location
If your system is not managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC), and the embedded
Ethernet port is disabled, the console-supporting hardware must be
located in specific slot locations based on your server
model.
Multiple console-capable adapters
For systems that are not managed by an HMC, multiple IOPs
capable of supporting a console workstation can interfere with the
selection of the LAN adapter that you want.
5706, 5707, 5767, and 5768 adapters
The 2-Port 10/100/1000
Base-TX Ethernet PCI Express™ Adapter
(5767), 2-Port
Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Express Adapter
(5768), PCI 1 Gbps Ethernet TX IOA (5706), and PCI 1 Gbps Ethernet
SX IOA (5707) do not require an IOP and are available for use with
the Operations Console.
Configured console type
How a console type is specified depends on whether the
system is managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC) or not.
Dedicated adapter resource
The service interface is a single adapter that
is used for service tools. If no network adapter is selected, either
by location or partition tagging for a local console that is directly
attached, the single adapter is the service interface.
Console adapter placement
Having a dedicated IOP for the console adapter and one
for the storage devices reduces possible connectivity problems.
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