How to Set up a Terminal Server Environment on z/VM
You can set up an instance of Linux on z/VM® as a terminal server for
a virtual Linux server farm on z/VM.
Through the terminal server, you can access terminals on Linux instances that are
not connected to an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
Introduction
A terminal server is a Linux instance that provides
access to terminal devices on other Linux instances, called target
systems in this document.
Requirements
Specific components are required for terminal servers and for target
systems.
Security
In addition to Linuxauthentication and authorization, you can use z/VM IUCV authorizations, and restrictions on your terminal server
and target systems to protect your environment.
Setting up a terminal server
You must set up a z/VM guest
virtual machine and various terminal server components on your Linux instance.
Working with the terminal server
From a terminal server, you can access terminal devices
on target systems. You can also work with session transcripts and
inspect log entries that pertain to terminal server activities.
Scenarios
The scenarios show how the different components of a terminal
server environment work together.
Command and program reference
Some commands are used directly from ts-shell,
other commands and programs are used in configuration files.
Known issues
Avoid problems that can arise from known issues.