We have used VCC for decades to present consoles from multiple sysplexes a single screen. Software runs on Linux. Operator can select which sysplex console to display. No host software required.
. . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 11:37 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: Consolidate Consoles I realize this is a bit 'out there' but CA's Solve: Operations has something called OCS. – Vignesh Mainframe Infrastructure -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen Sent: 28 November 2017 10:53 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Consolidate Consoles That is a thought. Tony Thigpen Tom Brennan wrote on 11/27/2017 11:58 PM: > A bit far-fetched, but: > > Create a HLLAPI application that reads a number of minimized ICC > terminal emulators and piles all the console messages into a single > display. Use a different text color for each - just like sysplexed > consoles do. > > For command input, have the operator open that particular emulator > window. That way you avoid HLLAPI code for command input and routing, > and (more importantly) you force the user to focus their attention on > one system. Once the command is entered, minimize the emulator window > and the big HLLAPI application with all the messages shows again. > > Tony Thigpen wrote: >> That is what I initially suggested. Then they said "but can we do it >> with one session window open?" Thus my question. >> >> Tony Thigpen >> >> Porowski, Kenneth wrote on 11/27/2017 04:20 PM: >> >>> A single PC with multiple 3270 sessions to an ICC would work, just >>> get a monitor(s) big enough to see/read all the sessions at the same >>> time. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >>> [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen >>> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 2:58 PM >>> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >>> Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Consolidate Consoles >>> >>> I have been asked about "Console Consolidation" for our multiple zOS >>> LPARs. Management wants to know what is available that will let us >>> have one display with all the console traffic from 5 LPARs. They are >>> envisioning a PC based solution, but we have the ability to run >>> something on zVM. (These z/OS LPARs are not under z/VM, but we have >>> z/VM on another CPU with NJE interconnection.) >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> -- >>> Tony Thigpen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
