NonStop S-Series Hardware Installation and FastPath Guide (G06.29+)

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 service LAN. For more
information about dedicated service LAN connections, see The Dedicated Service 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
service LAN.
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Can be connected to the dedicated service
LAN or to a secure operations 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 service 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.