RE: Spec for New V7R1 Development Machine/Remotely Racked

[Richard Schoen <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob, 

Isn't the HMC Linux based ?

Couldn't I put VNC on it and remotely access it over the network without using a KVM ?

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message: 3
date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:30:11 -0500
from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
subject: RE: Spec for New V7R1 Development Machine/Remotely Racked

I would put the HMC on a KVM with remote capability.  Remote access to the HMC rocks with V7 of HMC!  However, when you create a shared 5250 session it is best to start it on the HMC and then share it.  Otherwise if you do the following:
- start a shared session remotely
- start an OS installation
- lose connection
You abort install.

But if you
- Start shared 5250 session on hmc
- Share it remotely
- start an OS install
- lose connection
- reconnect
- install is still running fine.

I learned this the hard way doing a remote OS install while at COMMON Directions in Dallas.  Remember lads?

I have multiple guested partitions underneath one host partition. Hardware wise, it is the way to go to save money.


Rob Berendt