RE: Consolidate two LAN Ops console PCs down to one

As long as you have the routing correct, it should work.
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lindstrom, Scott R.
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 15:22
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Subject: RE: Consolidate two LAN Ops console PCs down to one

I agree about Windows but given that the PCs and the systems all have to be on the same subnet I am limited to what PC's I can use. I cant use my desktop PC as a console when we're on different subnets (as I understand it). Or am I missing something?

Scott Lindstrom


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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry C. Adams
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 1:16 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Consolidate two LAN Ops console PCs down to one

I forgot to add that it's a *bad* idea to have only one PC that can act as a console. Remember: This is Windows we're talking about here. We had three [3] PCs capable of acting as the console.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM i Programmer/Analyst
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jerry C. Adams
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 1:08 PM
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Subject: RE: Consolidate two LAN Ops console PCs down to one

Sure it's doable. At my previous job we had two System i's (520's at V5R4) and my PC (XP SP3, if it matters) was one of the consoles for both systems (my boss' PC was also a console for both). I forget the steps one has to go through SST to define the valid devices (got it laying around here somewhere, though), but then it's just a matter of selecting which system when you start the console.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM i Programmer/Analyst
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lindstrom, Scott R.
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 11:52 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Consolidate two LAN Ops console PCs down to one

I currently have two V5R4 9407-515's that were each setup with their own WIN XP LAN PC consoles a few years ago. I need to refresh those PCs now (WIN 7). Is there any reason I can't have one PC function as the console for both systems? (I have an LPARed V5R2 system in which I have one PC running the consoles for both partitions, so it seems this ought to work).

If doable, does this plan seem right:

- take the WINXP PC console for the second (development) system off the network
- put the new WIN7 PC on the network and assign it the same static IP address as the PC just removed.
- have Client Access 'discover' the development system and start the Console connection.

Assuming this all works OK I would then take the production PC console off the network and then have the new PC discover the production system.
(The IP address for the former Production PC console would then go unused).

Does the AS/400 care at all that I swap PC consoles as long as I keep the same static IP address? Does it track MAC addresses or something odd like that that might cause me problems?

TIA,
Scott Lindstrom



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