RE: Changing console from direct-connect to LAN

["Pete Massiello" <pmassiello-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Change to LAN Console, as Direct is going away.

You can do all this in SST, and afterward everything is configured to change
to get the new console just do a "21".

Make sure you have a few QCONSOLE devices (QCONSOLE, QCONSOLE1, QCONSOLE2).

Be careful that it doesn't try to assign your Ethernet line (T5 or T6) and
that it uses the none configured line.

	Pete

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 2:46 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Changing console from direct-connect to LAN

Hi

Need some help here - we have a 9407-515 V5R4M5 and current on all PTFs. 
It is set up for the direct-connect console. The "Select Console" and 
"Configure Service Tools LAN Adapter" screens are displayed below.

We have a 2793 card where the 39J5835 PCI cable connects. It is in slot 3.

I have a Laptop running XP and a Serial-USB cable from the 39J5835 PCI 
cable to the laptop.

I have installed Personal Communication async console option on that PC, 
and there are several standard emulator instances, as well.

I cannot get connected - have tried control panel option 21 to force 
DST, and it just says it is "Connecting..." I've not tried a manual IPL 
to DST yet.

I have used this laptop as a console on a 170, I think. And maybe a 
9406-520 running V5R3M0.

I think I should change to a LAN console, as there is more flexibility 
with that, AFAIK. We have 2 Ethernet ports P1-T5 and P1-T6 on a 5706-001 
- the former is where our Ethernet line is defined - resource CMN05.

So I don't know exactly what to do - I know I can change consoles in 
SST, right? But I have no console right now to do some things. Unless I 
can do everything in SST or from the control panel.

So I want some kind of console - either get the direct-attach going, or 
change to LAN.

Thanks
Vern

                                Select 
Console                                 
                                                            System:   
xxxxxxx  
 


 Allow console recovery and console can be 
taken                               
     over by another console  . . . . . . . . .  2   1=Yes, 
2=No               
 


 Select one of the 
following:                                                  
   Console type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2                             
      1. 
Twinaxial                                                             
      2. Operations 
console(Direct)                                            
      3. Operations 
console(LAN)                                               
      4. Hardware management 
console(HMC)                                      
 Current state of console tag   . . . . . . . .  
0                             
 


 


 Allow supported internal LAN adapter 
to                                       
    be the console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1   1=Yes, 
2=No               
 Allow supported Gigabit LAN adapter 
to                                        
    be the console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1   1=Yes, 
2=No               
 


 



 


          Configure Service Tools LAN 
Adapter                                  
                                                            System:   
xxxxxxx  
 Type choices, press Enter to verify 
input.                                    
 


   Resource name . . . . . . . :   
CMN05                                       
   Adapter type  . . . . . . . :   
5706                                        
   Adapter model . . . . . . . :   
001                                         
   Adapter serial number . . . :   
00-41C00C0                                  
 


   Internet address  . . . . . .   
0.0.0.0                                     
   Primary router address  . . .   
0.0.0.1                                     
   Secondary router address  . .   
0.0.0.0                                     
   Subnet mask . . . . . . . . .   
255.255.255.0                               
   Host name for service tools .   
thissys4                                    
   Node  . . . . . . . . . . . .   000000000000    (0 is 
default)              
   Duplex  . . . . . . . . . . .   AUTO            HALF, FULL, 
AUTO            
   Network speed . . . . . . . .   AUTO            4, 10, 16, 100, 
AUTO        
   Ethernet standard . . . . . .   ETHV2           
ETHV2