RE: System i5 first boot

[Evan Harris <spanner@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Up until the HMC I would have agreed with you. The HMC is clearly a 
superior solution in many cases. If you have weekend operators then a 
HMC would almost certainly be more useful than a twinax console due 
to the extensive remote access capability - including full front 
panel and DST console - and the ability to share the console session. 
Even for just one or two machines it is a better solution if it can 
be justified.

I'd certainly accept that in some cases - for instance Joe's example 
- it is not the best solution, but in most cases these days it would 
be my first choice if I could get it into the configuration.

Regards
Evan Harris

At 11:55 a.m. 14/11/2006, you wrote:

> Amen.  Give me a twinax console any day.  The more I read about the
> others, the more trouble calls I see coming from weekend operators if we
> go away from twinax.
>
> BTW Joe.... Hard to believe you've never been 'bit' by a twinax shock.
> It's been years, but I do remember that they sting.
>
>
> >>> joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 11/13/2006 2:41:00 PM >>>
> > From: vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > And all this talk of twinax is just pointless when you do not have a
> > twinax card.
>
> I don't know about that.  Discussion of twinax isn't germane to Aaron's
> situation, but the comment that stirred a lot of the pot --
> specifically,
> Rob's opinion that twinax is both archaic and unreliable -- deserved the
> opportunity for rebuttal.  It's pretty clear from the comments that us
> old
> geezers and our silly KISS principle still have some kick left in us.
>
> <smile>
>
> Joe