Operations Console allows you to use a local or remote PC to access i5/OS® on logical partitions and is an installable component of iSeries™ Access for Windows®.
The management tasks that you can perform using Operations Console depend
upon whether you are managing your logical partitions using a Hardware Management Console (HMC) or using the Virtual Partition Manager on i5/OS:
- If you are using an HMC to manage your logical partitions, you can use Operations Console to access i5/OS on your i5/OS logical partitions.
- If you are using the Virtual Partition Manager on i5/OS to manage your logical partitions, you can use Operations Console to access i5/OS on your i5/OS logical partitions. In turn, you can use Operations Console to access the Virtual Partition Manager on your i5/OS logical partitions. This allows you to create up to four Linux® logical partitions on the managed system and manage the resources for all logical partitions on the managed system.
The following figure shows a partitioned IBM System i5™ and eServer™ i5 with
an HMC and local console
on a network.
The following figure shows a partitioned IBM System i5 and eServer i5 with an HMC and local consoles directly attached to the server.
Note: Directly attached Operations Console does not support the remote control
panel. For remote control panel support, you will need either LAN or the virtual
control panel that uses the existing console's serial cable.
For more information about adding and using Operations Console as your i5/OS console, refer to Managing Operations Console.