Connecting to System i™: Consoles

 

Use Operations Console, twinaxial console, Hardware Management Console, or the Thin Console for System i5™ as system consoles to access and administer your system. Operations Console is available with the Windows^® client, theiSeries™ Access for Windows licensed program. Hardware Management Console and the Thin Console are available on some models.

• Operations Console
  Operations Console allows you to use your PC to access and control the console and control panel locally and remotely. To access the server, a PC or local console must be configured. A local console configuration can be any of the following: a local console directly attached to the server, a local console directly attached to the server with remote access allowed, a local console on a network, or a local console through dial-up support. Once you configure a local console directly attached to the server with remote access allowed, you can establish connections from remote PCs or a Remote Console through the local console.

• Twinaxial Console
  The twinaxial console uses a basic command-line interface to access and manage your server, and it does not require the use of a personal computer to act as a console. You access the server through a console screen, keyboard, and twinaxial cables.

• Hardware Management Console (HMC)
  HMC supports configuration and management of some IBM servers. You can manage logical partitions, manage Capacity on Demand, power systems on and off, delete and report changes in hardware, and more.

• Thin Console
  The Thin Console connects to select System i models and provides a 5250 system console for the i5/OS operating system. IBM eServer iSeries models 270 and 8xx are not supported. The Thin Console connects directly to a Hardware Management Console (HMC) port on the system.

 

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