RE: New twinax

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Are those also concerns when using a HMC as a console (during upgrades,
etc.)?

                                                                       
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I heard about those and I'm not even sure that's what I want.

According to the IBM support person I had on the phone, the only _certain_
way to make sure the console is seen during an upgrade is to use twinax.
When I mentioned the thin client type, he said even that could still be a
potential problem, because it relied on communications of some type.

According to him, twinax is "hardwired at port 0 address 0" and is the only
surefire console method.  Every other way requires communications.

I am not making this up, those were his exact words.  I don't know what I
think yet, except ops console failed and twinax worked.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Franz
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:31 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: New twinax
>
> IBM was showing a thin client type device at Common in Minn.
> They described it as a "pre-release" or "may be coming to
> market..." (i don't remember exact wording, but beleive a
> plain basic console is coming, and can see sites such as
> yours a good solution.
> jim franz
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Crosby" <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
> <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 10:22 AM
> Subject: New twinax
>
>
> > Due to V5R4 installation failure (due to ops console), I
> have a 3180
> > that is currently functioning as the system console.
> >
> > IBM no longer makes twinax terminals.
> >
> > I'm looking for some kind of a twinax device (like a brick or
> > something) to which I can attach a keyboard and VGA monitor.  This
> > would give me a twinax device that can function as the
> console.  The
> > 3180 is ancient.
> >
> > Is such a thing available?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
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> > Jeff Crosby
> > Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc.
> > P.O. Box 13369
> > Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
> > 260-422-7531
> >
> > The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the
> opinion of
> > my company.  Unless I say so.
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