Visara CCA-3074 Planning Guide - Manual (Page 60)

Chapter 6. Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: Does the CCA-3074 support international languages?
A: No. All host communication and browser management
interface makes use of English.
Q: Does the CCA-3074 have any provisions for redundancy?
A: The CCA-3074 supports 2 ESCON interfaces and 4
FICON interfaces, allowing you to provide multiple paths
to your LPARs. The CCA-3074 also makes use of
redundant, independently configurable power supplies,
redundant cooling fans, and redundant hard drives that
use RAID mirroring.
Q: Does the CCA-3074 support all TN3270E clients.
A: Yes, for the most part. All of the more popular emulators,
as well as many more obscure ones will work. There is
nothing about the TN3270E (RFC 1647) interface that
should preclude the operation of a specific emulator. Note
that many of the older TN3270 (RFC 1576) emulators
may not be supported. You may however wish to contact
a Visara representative for a list of PC emulations that are
known to work as consoles.
Q: Does the CCA-3074 support a FICON interface?
A: Yes. You can connect the CCA-3074 to a FICON channel
either point to point to a CPU or through a Director. Both
Long Wave (single-mode fiber) and Short Wave
(multimode fiber) is supported (you must request the
correct transceivers for your environment when you
order).
Q: Is 1 Gbps FICON supported?
A: No. The FICON adapter used by the CCA-3074 supports
2Gbps, 4Gbps, and 8Gbps FICON.
Q: If there is a power failure, will the CCA-3074
automatically recover?
A: Yes. First of all, the CCA-3074 has dual power feeds, and
if plugged into multiple mains, the chance of a power
failure can be minimized. However, if you have all lines
plugged into the same power source and there is a failure,
the CCA-3074 should power back up and automatically
go online when the power failure is over. The boot
process should be complete within about 5 minutes. It
will probably be necessary to vary the console sessions
active again, since a failed console connection will
normally roll to another console on another platform if
available or to the support element.