Management of multiple consoles

 

If you have more than one workstation that is capable of being the console to the same system or partition, there might be more than one way of using those devices as the console, depending on your configuration and circumstances.

For example, if the console type is set for Operations Console (LAN), which has a value of 3, a local console directly attached, value of 2, will not be able to become the console when a connection is attempted.

• Multiple local PC consoles on a network
  When a workstation is already a console and another local console on a network attempts to become the console, the connection will be successful and the user will be presented with the Console Information Status screen.

• Multiple remote consoles through dial-up support connecting to the same local console directly attached to the system
  In this environment, only one remote console is allowed to connect to the local console at a time.

• Switching from one console type to another when a console is currently available
  If you know in advance that you will need a different console type, you can use the current console to make the changes necessary for use with a different console.

• Switching from one console type to another when the current console is not operational
  If you develop a problem with the current console, you can use one of these methods to change the console type.

• Takeover or recovery of an Operations Console connection
  You can use these functions to take control of another console device.

 

Parent topic:

Managing Operations Console

 

Related reference

Planning considerations for your backup console
Takeover or recovery of an Operations Console connection