You can manage servers, logical partitions, and Capacity on Demand
with the Hardware Management Console (HMC). The
HMC communicates with systems using service applications to detect, consolidate,
and send information to your service provider for analysis. The HMC also provides
5250 emulation, which allows you to perform most operating system management tasks
through the HMC.
Operations Console is an installable component of iSeries(TM) Access
for Windows(R).
It allows you to use one or more PCs to access and control, either remotely or
locally, the server console and control panel functions. A local console that is directly
attached requires that the console PC be connected to the
server with the Operations Console cable. A local console on a network (LAN) requires an
Ethernet or token-ring connection to the server.
The twinaxial console uses the command line interface to access and manage
the server, and it does not require the use of a PC to act as a console. You
access the server through a console screen, keyboard, and twinaxial cables.
The twinaxial console requires a twinaxial cable connection from a
workstation to the server.