Re: Powering up a 520 (E4A)

So long as the settings are correct 1 PC should be able to take over the
console from another if you have it defined that way in SST, option 8, then
options 2,3 and 4. If you used 1 PC to do something with the machine and
then you decide to use another so long as you know the values that you have
entered on your lan console setup that you have defined in order to make the
connection work I would think that you would be ok. If you know the access
password and the service tools ID and password you should be good to go.

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Kirk Goins <kgoins@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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.

--
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




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