RE: Remote console options

["Dave Snyder" <DSnyder@xxxxxxxx>]

   Ok, another HMC question. I have a HMC physically attached (in a rack) to
   our local machine with 4 LPAR's. Can I use that HMC as well to attach to a
   remote (not in our building) iSeries to manage that one as well? I added
   that system to the managed servers in the HMC, but it is not connecting.
   Is this an IP routing issue (along with plugging an ethernet cable into
   the HMC port) or something that just can not be done?
   Thanks.
   Dave
   -----midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: -----

     To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
     From: "Pete Massiello" <pmassiello-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
     Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
     Date: 03/19/2009 09:18PM
     Subject: RE: Remote console options

     I know that both Rob and I are both big fans of the HMC, but I do like
     both
     LAN Console and the HMC for different reasons.

     My preference would Always be an HMC, even on a single partition
     machine,
     but it is more expensive than a PC running LAN Console and it does
     require
     some additional maintenance.  We are talking about an hour of
     maintenance a
     quarter keeping up to date with versions, releases, and service packs.
      HMC
     is great.  I like the connectivity of the HMC better as well.

     For a single partition machine, I always install LAN Console with two
     Ethernet cards in the PC.  One Ethernet card direct to the AS/400
     (Ethernet
     port T5 if it's a 520), and the 2nd Nic out to the Clients Network.
      This is
     cheap, and I can usually have the customer get a PC from their inventory
     as
     it doesn't need to be a brand new 3.0 ghz PC.  It just needs to be a
     simple
     Windows XP Pro pc.

         Pete

     Pete Massiello
     iTech Solutions
     http://www.itechsol.com

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