On 6/1/2013 10:37 AM, retired mainframer wrote:
We run our consoles painlessly on the same PCs using the same 3270 emulator
du jour (Rumba, Extra, and IBM's Personal Communications) that we use for
TSO access. All are driven from the same OSA using Ethernet and are
independent of how the OSA is connected to the CPU box. Also no extra
special purpose cables.
I think you're talking about OSA-ICC. Using that solution, it appears we
would need to start eight separate emulator sessions per PC in order to
provide console access to all eight LPARs from a single workstation, a
configuration that appears more difficult to manage than the interface
we currently use. Also, I prefer not to embrace obsolescent or
functionally-stabilized technology where possible.
In rejecting SHARE requirement SSMVSE11008 (FITS #MR0429116739) "Allow
OSA-ICC Consoles to have larger than Mod 5 Screen Size," IBM wrote:
<SSMVSE11008>
Reject Explanation : OSA-ICC is a stablized function and is not being
enhanced
External Response : OSA-ICC function is stable. Due to resource
constraints we are unable to entertain enhancements of this nature to
OSA-ICC
</SSMVSE11008>
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Edward E Jaffe
Phoenix Software International, Inc
831 Parkview Drive North
El Segundo, CA 90245
http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/
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