W dniu 2013-06-01 17:23, Ed Jaffe pisze:
We run a small, mostly "lights out" operation. When we do turn the
lights on, there are local, MCS consoles (Visara NCTs) coax-attached to
a Visara SCON-11L controller which multiplexes channel connections for
eight LPARs over a single point-to-point ESCON attachment.
Each physical Visara NCT console is seen as eight separate devices by
the host and each device appears attached to a different LPAR. An
operator can walk up to any NCT, power up the monitor, use the
keyboardto rotate through the eight LPARs, stop on any one of them, and
then interact with that LPAR. There is also remote access capability;
there are additional "virtual" MCS consoles being maintained by the
SCON-11L to which we can connect using ordinary TN3270 clientsfrom our
offices, from home, etc.
We're quite happy with this very functional console solution. However,
when we upgrade our processor to a zBC12 (or whatever the next mid-range
processor ends up being called), it won't support ESCON anymore. So, we
need to do something:
1. Install ESCON <-> FICON converters. Do they work for this sort of
application?
2. Upgrade to Visara's latest FICON-attached offerings. Any experiences?
3. Consider other console technologies. How do they stack up to Visara?
4. Use SYSCON for IPL and VTAM consoles (I don't like it)
5. Use OSA-ICC. IMHO the most flexible solution, it consumes one OSA
CHPID, so it seems to be the cheapest solution. Of course the consoles
are no longer "hard", coax-attached terminals, however it's not big
disadvantage (if any).
Both solutions support as many LPARs as you have (ICC is limited to 120
sessions per CHPID).
BTW: How much is the VISARA with FICON?
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