RE: Consolidate two LAN Ops console PCs down to one

So far so good on this. I defined QCONSOLE4 on both prod and dev systems. I replaced the development WIN XP PC with the new Windows 7 PC and connected up to QCONSOLE4 and it works. I will wait a week or so before I define the prod console session.

Thanks to all for the comments/suggestions!

Scott Lindstrom
Reynolds Leveraged Services | HP-UX, Linux, and AS/400 Administrator


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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lindstrom, Scott R.
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 11:52 AM
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Subject: Consolidate two LAN Ops console PCs down to one

I currently have two V5R4 9407-515's that were each setup with their own WIN XP LAN PC consoles a few years ago. I need to refresh those PCs now (WIN 7). Is there any reason I can't have one PC function as the console for both systems? (I have an LPARed V5R2 system in which I have one PC running the consoles for both partitions, so it seems this ought to work).

If doable, does this plan seem right:

- take the WINXP PC console for the second (development) system off the network
- put the new WIN7 PC on the network and assign it the same static IP address as the PC just removed.
- have Client Access 'discover' the development system and start the Console connection.

Assuming this all works OK I would then take the production PC console off the network and then have the new PC discover the production system.
(The IP address for the former Production PC console would then go unused).

Does the AS/400 care at all that I swap PC consoles as long as I keep the same static IP address? Does it track MAC addresses or something odd like that that might cause me problems?

TIA,
Scott Lindstrom