Re: Spec for New V7R1 Development Machine/Remotely Racked

Couldn't I put VNC on it and remotely access it over the network without using a KVM ?

NO YOU CAN'T and IBM wants it that way. The HMC is Closed and 'Hardened' so that it has exactly what IBM want's on it, period. This is GOODNESS so that it is always running and IBM knows you haven't messed with it.

Besides, everything you need for remote access is built in, Web access for 90%, a 5250 redirector for Consoles, and SSH access for the odd command line stuff.

The annoying change that loses the console if there isn't one already connected from somewhere else (such as at the HMC itself as Rob mentions) arrived with Version 7. I claim they 'broke it' but they say not. :-(

- Larry

On 2/15/2011 10:07 AM, Richard Schoen wrote:

Rob,

Isn't the HMC Linux based ?

Couldn't I put VNC on it and remotely access it over the network without using a KVM ?

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message: 3
date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:30:11 -0500
from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
subject: RE: Spec for New V7R1 Development Machine/Remotely Racked

I would put the HMC on a KVM with remote capability. Remote access to the HMC rocks with V7 of HMC! However, when you create a shared 5250 session it is best to start it on the HMC and then share it. Otherwise if you do the following:
- start a shared session remotely
- start an OS installation
- lose connection
You abort install.

But if you
- Start shared 5250 session on hmc
- Share it remotely
- start an OS install
- lose connection
- reconnect
- install is still running fine.

I learned this the hard way doing a remote OS install while at COMMON Directions in Dallas. Remember lads?

I have multiple guested partitions underneath one host partition. Hardware wise, it is the way to go to save money.


Rob Berendt