> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of W. Kevin Kelley > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 11:02 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: HMC System Console usage (one more time) > > I'm being asked one more time by TPTB to determine how the HMC System > Console is actually being used by z/OS customers: > > 1) How many of you have used to it in an emergency as the > "console of last > resort"?
I have. Our normal consoles are controlled by an Visara. This is Escon attached to the z. It presents a 3174 type controller which can be EMIF'ed. It has two coax attached 3270 emulation PCs and is LAN attached to allow TN3270 access to both consoles and local 3270 VTAM controlled terminals. > > 2) How many of you have used it to recover OSA attached consoles? No OSA consoles, but I have used it to recover the Visara consoles. > > 3) How many of you have no locally-attached consoles and use > the System > Console to IPL and get you through NIP before transitioning > to SMCS consoles > (or some other console support requiring Comm Server to be up)? This is how I do it on my sandbox system. Also, we have no operators at all any more. So I even IPL from home using the HMC system console via the HMC's web interface. I have an IODF with no NIPCONS which I use when I do this. Others in my group prefer to drive into work and IPL from the actual HMC and using the Visara NIPCONS. I don't know why. > > W. Kevin Kelley -- IBM POK Lab -- z/OS Core Technical Development I do hope the PHBs aren't considering removing the support. I wish z/OS would support the HMC's integrated 3270 interface. z/VM does. Are you saying that the z/VM people are smarter than the z/OS people? <slight dig> -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
