RE: HMC or LAN Console

HMC for sure.  It's been called "LAN console that works," and I'd have
to agree.

Also, if you think that maybe in the far off future you might partition
the systems, then getting an HMC now will save you some work later.  

One can do multiple systems - just plug it into a little Ethernet switch
and plug the System i's into that.

Unless space is a huge concern in your shop, get a table top HMC.
Cheaper and easier to hook up to multiple systems.  

If should be noted that IBM demoed a thin client console at COMMON aimed
at just this sort of thing.  That would be an option too, just not right
now.  

If you really can't swing an HMC, then I'd opt for Ops Console instead
of LAN console.  You can still achieve LAN access by running something
like PC Anywhere on the Ops Con PC, but the HMC is a better choice all
around.   
 
 
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Subject: HMC or LAN Console



For a non-LPAR shop running 3 different 520s in 2 different locations (2
at
one site and 1 at the other), would you choose an HMC or a LAN Console
setup?  Reliability, security, and managability are the main concerns
rather than a difference in cost.