Scenario: A single console directly attached to the system with remote support

 

This scenario discusses the ability to dial-in to the console from a remote location.

Your company owns a System i™ product, and you want to use a PC to manage your system. You need a console connected to this system, which allows you to manage the console from a remote location. Then you can perform an IPL from home over the weekend or check to see if the job you started has completed.

For this scenario, on the PC attached to the system, configure a local console directly attached to the system with remote access allowed.

Then configure a remote console through dial-up on the remote PC.

 

Advantages:

• The administrator does not have to be near the system to perform console tasks.

• You can use this PC only as the System i console.

• The remote console can gain access to the system with or without operator intervention depending on your configuration.

 

Disadvantages:

• Only one incoming connection is allowed at a time.

• A console cable is required.

• Only one directly attached configuration is allowed per PC.

 

Parent topic:

Scenarios: Selecting your configuration

 

Related concepts

PC preparations for Operations Console

 

Related reference

Scenario: A single console directly attached to the system without remote support
Operations Console cable requirements