Re: small i5 recommendations

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What device must be predefined in SST/DST?  The alternate console name or
the PC name that will use the LAN console?  How many predefined LAN 
console
names can you have?  I know you can have a primary and a alternate 
console.
Is this different with LAN console?

To use LanConsole you use the OPS Console function of iSeries Access. 
During the setup process on the PC you define the name of that PC for this 
function, very much like assigning a device name for a regular 5250 
session in iSeries Access.  As to the number of consoles you could have 
defined, I don't know the MAX but there is room for lots.  Primary and 
Alternate console goes back to Twinax or ASCII console days and depended 
on which slot and which port a device was attached and doesn't really 
apply for LanConsole on a non-LPAR'd system i5. Althought I guess you 
could have a OPSConsole as back in case the ethernet port went out.

 I assume this "super secret id/password" is stored in a file on the PC 
and
if this file is missing or doesn't match the PC, the system rejects the
connection?

You are correct. There is a way via the iSeries to 'reset' it so it can 
build a new one if say the PC crashes a disk and you had to rebuild it.
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Kirk,

I would like to clarify a couple of things you stated.

> > > When setting up LanConsole a couple of things happen
> > > #1 The device must predefined in SST/DST (this is by name). The only 
one
> > > predefined is QCONSOLE

> > > #2 The first time a predefined console attaches a super secret id/pwd 
is
created and stored on the PC that only the system knows. If another device
with the same name
tries to attach, it can't.



Thanks for your help.

Kent Hohlen
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