Visara CCA-3074 Installation - Manual (Page 9)

CCA-3074 Installation and Configuration
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Chapter 1. CCA-3074 Installation
This chapter covers procedures needed to position the CCA-3074 such that it is ready to
be configured.
Product Overview
The Visara CCA-3074 Console Concentrator Appliance provides a means to support
consoles for up to 96
LPARs, spread over one or more IBM mainframe computers, using
ESCON or FICON channel interface cables.
The Visara CCA-3074 Console Concentrator Appliance consists of an enterprise class
server platform running Linux OS and unique application software. Up to 16 control unit
images and up to 256 sub-channels are supported through a single ESCON or FICON
interface to one or more Non-SNA hosts. A second ESCON interface can be added to
provide an additional 16 control unit images and up to 256 additional sub-channels. Up to
four FICON interfaces are supported, each providing up to 256 subchannels and 16 CU
images.
Each console host session can be configured to be shared by multiple TN3270 clients
simultaneously if needed, through the Session Sharing feature. Additionally, console
sessions can be configured as Hot Sessions, appearing to the host as if there is always a
device powered on for that session. Users can connect to the session as needed without
having to vary the session active.
Client connections are supported through a pair of 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet interfaces.
Optionally one or two quad Ethernet cards may be added to increase the total number of
Ethernet interfaces to six or ten. The CCA-3074 supports a mix of TN3270E display and
printer clients.
The CCA-3074 can be configured to support SSL encryption between clients and the
server.
Additionally, the CCA-3074 acts as an SNMP MIB II agent on TCP/IP networks and can
be configured to send email alerts when certain problems are encountered.
Coax interface support can be provided through use of the CSS32 coax subsystem. The
CSS32 can be direct attached via an Ethernet crossover cable for maximum security and
reliability or can be network attached for more flexibility. When direct attached, the
CSS32 provides direct console support for when the network may be unavailable.
With a direct attached monitor, keyboard, and mouse, the CCA-3074 can also support up
to ten console sessions directly for when the network may be down.
A replacement for IBM's 3174-XXL, 3274, and 2074 series and the Visara SCON series,
the Visara CCA-3074 provides more than just plug compatibility, it communicates across
multi-network environments.
Configuration of the CCA-3074 is achieved by means of a secure web browser interface
(HTTPS). This browser connection can be made through the network or from a direct
attached monitor, keyboard, and mouse. The CCA-3074 ships with a default
configuration including a default IP address. To connect from an external PC you must
perform one of the following: