RE: HMC Cost?

What sort of longevity is to be expected from a HMC?  is it reasonable
to expect 3 years from a HMC version?

* I'd expect no less.

Also, another question that comes to mind is how difficult/disruptive it
is to change a current iSeries over from a twinax console to HMC?

* It's very easy once you're at a system model which is supported by
HMC.  You'll have to do your upgrade first, then it's just a console
select tab inside of the properties of your system profile.  I'm so
confident, I've removed all twinax cards from the System i's we've got -
100% HMC consoles.

When TCP/IP is ended on the server, it maintains full TCP/IP
connectivity to the private/open connections to the HMC, correct?

* Correct, because the TCP/IP the console goes through is of the FSP,
not the partition itself.

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Justin C. Haase - iSeries System Engineer
IBM Certified Systems Expert - System i
Kingland Systems Corporation


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