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Conference csc32::consolemanager

Title:	POLYCENTER Console Manager
Notice:	Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS:
Moderator:	CSC32::BUTTERWORTH

Created:	Thu Aug 06 1992
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1541
Total number of notes:	6564

202.0. "Console Mgr OSF/1 dial up" by 54831::DIERICK (Have a quasar for breakfast !) Thu Mar 03 1994 13:57


Hi,

I am not very familiar with Console Mgr and I am
having a question.

We would like to use CM for out-of-band mgt of
OSF/1 machines in a WAN.

We are *not* going to trap console messages, we
do want to be able to log in to the console.

Therefor we would put a Western Telematic CPN1600
box on the remote site. This device is 
a 'any port to any port' switching box that
can be dialed in.

Would this work with CM to connect to the OSF/1
console ?

Thanks.


Dominique Dierick

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
202.1		OPG::SIMON		`Fri Mar 11 1994 13:05`	3
	What is the function of the "Western Telematic CPN1600"
202.2	Basically it is a switchbox	54831::DIERICK	Have a quasar for breakfast !	`Tue Mar 15 1994 13:20`	21
	It is a switchbox allowing to be dialed in and then one can select a port to connect : modem \| \| \| modem \| \| Telematic RS232 RS232 RS232 RS232 ( selectable once connected to Telematic) D.
202.3	Is this not rather dangerous	OPG::SIMON		`Wed Mar 16 1994 12:47`	13
	Hi, is this not rather dangerous?? Given the modem number of the device attached to the Telematic could you not dial it from any phone in the world then get access to one/all of the consoles of the managed systems?? Given that you still may want to do this you may be able to set something up using the psuedoterminal interface. UNIX tip is quite good for this sort of thing and could be called in a script. Cheers SImon...
202.4	Why use CM anyway?	LISVAX::FOLGADO	Paulo Folgado @XIP	`Thu Mar 17 1994 17:09`	8
	Hi, As your question relates to a situation I am currently addressing, please let me know: if you are not going to use the "trap" functionality, why use CM anyway? Couldn't you do just the same thing using only a dumb terminal, at the central site, from which you would dial into the required remote system when necessary? Paulo
202.5	Why use CM anyway	54831::DIERICK	Have a quasar for breakfast !	`Mon Mar 21 1994 17:13`	7
	We came to that conclusion. We are not using it in our proposal. D.