| 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 |
Hi, quick question, can console manager be used to manage the console manager node? I know it sounds daft, but I actually have a customer who wishes to do this! Ive tried a lat based setup and a telnet based setup but console connects dont seem to bring up the login prompt and no events are being logged (cabling gets complicated). I guess I could theoretically use pseudoterminals to do this? If it cant be done then I wont carry on trying, alternatively, my setup could be wrong. by the way, this is V1.6-308 (shiny and new) on Dunix V3.2c. Thanks, Ian.
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| 1401.1 | go for two PCM systems | VELI::KORKKO | Veli K�rkk� @FNO, 879-5512, GPS FNO | Mon Oct 07 1996 12:25 | 18 |
Technically speaking, there should not be any problems with a
PCM system monitoring itself. Just connect the console to a
terminal server and set it up as usual.
However, there are plenty of reasons not to do this. First and
foremost, the inevitable will take place sooner or later and
this inevitable is:
Someone is using PCM. Decides e.q. to shutdown a system, in this
unfortunately the PCM system.
Now, how does (s)he recover? Assume that (s)he might be e.q.
100km away using the PCM system over a mobile connection.
If there is need for PCM management of a PCM system, I'd really
go for TWO PCM systems each managing each other.
_veli
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| 1401.2 | CSC32::BUTTERWORTH | Gun Control is a steady hand. | Tue Oct 08 1996 13:48 | 11 | |
-1 said it perfectly. I have always advised people not to do this. The
solution, as -1 stated, is to have another node running PCM. You can
also have the two PCM engines monitoring each other.
Now, there is nothing wrong with having the PCM engine "monitoring"
itself using one of the local async ports. The difference is this port
is just a terminal port and not the actual console port. You could
direct most software generated "console" messages to this port.
REgs,
Dan
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