First, IMHO, you are asking for console features and functionally far beyond what is offered by z/os. It would not matter if you are using a 2074, Visara, or whatever. TSO/SDSF might be a better fit. Consoles are intended to be dedicated devices and physically secure.
Second, use of firewall rules means that you can no longer say your host is protected by RACF. It now is open to anyone on that network. Firewall rules are ok for PC's. But this is the big time. It is highly doubtful you would get by a knowledgeable auditor. There are products that allow one PC to viewed/controlled by another. That's one reason we do not permit interconnection to the company LAN. We have no problems with consoles reconnecting after IPL with our 2074 and Visara. The connection fails (as it should) if the 'device' is not operational at IPL. Otherwise, no problem. HTH and good luck. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diehl, Gary (MVSSupport) Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 2:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: z990 IP Consoles John, Thanks for your comments. On our intranet, we can control who can get into what via firewall rules. We want multiple operators to be able to view the same master console(s) at the same time for proper monitoring, shift turnover, monitoring cross over between multiple office locations, etc. Also, if I'm looking at the console and I want my team mate that is 800 miles away to see what I'm seeing, it's a good thing to have them also be able to get into the same master console and watch me type commands and see what is going on (or vice versa!). AP Viewer allows this. Why can't ICC? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
