RE: HMC Question, Private LAN netmask

I know that some feel that the connection between the HMC and the FSP
should be on some private network. I've never been that paranoid. I put
all my FSP's on the same subnet (while they are in the same building) that
the HMC's (and some other equipment) are on.

I can ping the FSP's and HMC's from any PC in our intranet.

Doing this makes it easier to share HMC's between racks. And, finally,
we're planning on moving our backup rack offsite. We'll have one hmc in
one city and one in another and want to be able to control either rack
from either HMC.

Rob Berendt