There are some "terminal server" options. I have never used such, but I
HAVE used, and been very pleased with 'iucvconn', which is standard with
mainframe Linux.
You can set-up a central Linux guest to act as a "jump server" such that
your SAs connect to that (e.g., using SSH from their laptops) and then
use 'iucvconn' to work on the various other guests. The other guests can
run a daemon to handle incoming traffic. BUT you can also get the kernel
to talk the same protocol, no daemon needed.
Now ... this does not help the SAs manage pre-IPL guests. The guest can
be in a really bad state, but at least needs the kernel. (Stuff like
"single user" mode.)
IBM cooked up a clean and simple protocol, layered on IUCV (which is
secure and robust).
You can even cobble-up a listener to run on CMS. Not saying I've ever
done such a thing. If I had, would I admit it? *:-)*
-- R; <><
On 12/2/25 10:08 PM, Philip Tully wrote:
Cross-posted to VM and linux lists
My team is looking for a solution to provide non-3270 console access to linux
guests running under zVM.
We need to provide console access to groups of SA’s, taking over support.
We will of course need to ensure it meets our compliance requirements, so any
suggestions would be appreciated.
Regards
Phil Tully
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