Re: Powering up a 520 (E4A)

James H. H. Lampert wrote:

We've finally gotten back to the 520 that we powered up experimentally last fall.

When we powered it up before, we ran the "virtual front panel" (whatever it's called, but it's non-HMC) on a different WinDoze box from the one we'll probably be ultimately using for that purpose.

When we apply power again, is it going to expect the "virtual front panel" to be where it was before? Or will it accept it wherever it can find it?

So far, both Ethernet cables are plugged in, but neither power cable is.

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JHHL

So much easier with Twinax: just plug it in and it works. Why abandon something so simple and reliable?

I assume you are talking about Lan Console vs OPs Console since you mention the 'Remote Control Panel'. On the E4A there is a pre-defined conntions to the device name of QCONSOLE. When you powered on the first time and connected to that device name, information about that PC including an Access Password was shared between the E4A and that Specific PC. NO other PC will be able to attach to that device name until it is RESET on the E4A.

There is a way by using the real physical control panel to reset the E4A to accept another PC as that console. I don't have the docs handy but something like
Set the panel to Manual Mode

Then select functions ( press the blue enter after each function)
25, 26, 65 and then 65 (7) more times.
Call 800-IBM-SERV and report a Console probelm and they will walk you through it