TN3270 Plus from SDI is inexpensive and allows you to single-key stroke rotate around ever how many sessions you have. Of course, that does not address the issue of functionally-stabilized technology.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 6:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Local MCS Console Solutions > > 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> > > -- > Edward E Jaffe > Phoenix Software International, Inc > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
