[Info-vax] virtual consoles

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In article <4adada39$0$83248$e4fe514c at news.xs4all.nl>, Robin Schipper <"thespriteman <remove_this> writes:
>Phillip Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply schreef:
>> Right now, I am using VT320s as consoles.  Work fine.  However, in some 
>> cases it might be convenient to have a console from a DECterm on another 
>> machine (outside the cluster).  Is something like this possible?
>>
>> Presumably, I would have to connect the console port via a serial line
>> to a serial port on the "console machine", but---assuming it is
>> possible---what else needs to be done?  (I've never used it, but it 
>> seems that SET HOST/DTE could be used for such a connection to LOG IN on 
>> another machine, but I don't want to log in---I want to get to the 
>> console.)
>>
>> If it can be done, can it be done without serial lines?  Can it be done 
>> so that I can connect to several consoles on several nodes from 
>> different DECterms running on my "console machine"?
>>
>> A terminal server lets me connect several serial lines to one device
>> (the terminal server) which is on the network and so from it I can get 
>> to any machine on the network.  Something like this but in reverse would 
>> fit the bill: connect the console ports on all the machines to this 
>> device via serial lines, and connect to the device over the network and 
>> somehow select a console connection.
>>  
>>   
>Hi Phillip,
>
>that is just what we do.
>
>we have several OpenVMS systems (and even Cisco switches) connected from 
>the Console to a few Terminal servers, and that terminal server is 
>trough LAT or TCPIP connected to our central management systems (witch 
>has PCM (polycentre Console Manager) running)
>on our central management system we can watch events comming by from the 
>systems and we can log in to the console if we need to.
>
>instead of PCM (witch is from CA as far as i know) you can also use 
>Cockpit Manager. witch is  a HP tool

I do the same.  Consoles are connected to a terminal server and then
services are defined on the terminal server for each machine console.
Connect via $ SET HOST/LAT {console-service-name}  Don't forget to set
BREAK REMOTE on the terminal server port if you have any consoles that
respond to BREAK in lieu of CTRL-P.
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