System information

Chapter 2. i5/OS consoles under System i5 33
For example, if you have an IOP tagged for console and the IOP has a WAN and LAN card in
the IOP, you can change modes between direct cable or LAN connected Operations Console.
If you also tag an IOP for ALTERNATE console, it must have a Twinax card. Then you can
switch between Direct, LAN, or Twinax. The ALTERNATE console cannot install the
operating system or LPPs and may have limited DST functions.
See Figure 2-1, Figure 2-2, and Figure 2-3 for an illustration of these situations.
Figure 2-1 HMC as the Console - no system adapters are required - virtual I/O is used
Figure 2-2 Operations Console LAN or Direct cable connections - system adapters are used - V.24
(ASYNC) or LAN