NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide (G06.26+)

Introduction
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Installation Overview
Primary and Backup System Consoles
System consoles equipped with modems and configured as primary or backup dial-out
points are referred to as the primary and backup system consoles, respectively.
A primary or backup system console can receive incident reports from the server and
notify a remote service provider of pending hardware or software problems. At least
one system console (the primary system console) is required for the system. Having a
second (or backup) system console is strongly recommended.
System consoles must be connected to the dedicated LAN. For more information about
dedicated LAN connections, see The Dedicated LAN on page 6-2.
A server must be connected through an Ethernet LAN to at least one system console.
Primary system consoles and other system consoles compare as follows:
For information about dial-in and dial-out capabilities of system consoles, see the OSM
Notification Director online help or the TSM Notification Director online help.
Primary and Backup System Consoles Other System Consoles
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Must be connected to the dedicated
LAN.
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Can be connected to the dedicated LAN or
to a nondedicated (public) LAN.
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Can use all OSM and TSM client
applications, including the Low-Level
Link and Notification Director.
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Can use the OSM and TSM Low-Level
Link and Notification Director only if
connected to the dedicated LAN.
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Receive incident reports.
Only two system consoles can be
configured to receive and forward (or
dial out) incident reports for each
system. These primary and backup
dial-out points are referred to as the
primary and backup system consoles
for a particular system.
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Cannot receive incident reports.