Visara SCON-25L Reference Manual - Manual (Page 7)

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Chapter 1. Introduction
SCON-25L General Description
The SCON-25L Console Concentrator is a powerful platform for supporting and managing multiple logical
partitions (LPARS) on mainframe hosts. The SCON-25L attaches to mainframes via one or two ESCON
adapters and is used to configure and monitor mainframe status. Up to 16 LPARS and 256 sessions can be
supported through each interface. The SCON-25L Console Concentrator supports LINCS software and is
part of the Visara Communication Server Hardware family. Client types supported on the 25L include up to
128 Coax displays and printers, up to 512 TN3270E clients, and up to 256 Telnet and/or LAN printer
clients.
SCON-28L General Description
The SCON-28L Console Concentrator is a powerful platform for supporting and managing multiple logical
partitions (LPARS) on mainframe hosts. The SCON-28L attaches to a mainframe via one or two ESCON
adapters, and is used to configure and monitor the mainframe status. Up to 64 LPARS and 256 sessions can
be supported through each interface (20 LPARs/ESCON come standard). The SCON-28L Console
Concentrator supports LINCS software and is part of the Visara Communication Server Hardware
family. Client types supported on the 28L include up to 128 Coax displays and printers, up to 512
TN3270E clients, and up to 256 Telnet and/or LAN printer clients.
SCON-3074 General Description
The SCON-3074 Console Concentrator is a powerful platform for supporting and managing large
numbers of LPARs on mainframe hosts. The SCON-3074 attaches to a mainframe via one or two
ESCON adapters, and is used to configure and monitor the mainframe status. Up to 48 LPARs and
128 sessions can be supported through each interface. The SCON-3074 Console Concentrator supports
LINCS software and is part of the Visara Communication Server Hardware family. Client types
supported on the SCON-3074 are up to 128 TN3270E, TN3270, and TN3287 clients, connected
through a pair of 10/100 Mbps Ethernet connections. Configuration and management of the SCON-
3074 is through the network using a Telnet connection.
1174-25S General Description
The 1174-25S Communication Server provides a number of communication services to provide
desktop to mainframe, mainframe to printer, and mainframe to server connections. A wide variety of
communication options and device attachments allows the 25S to take on many roles. A few of the
more common applications are described below. For more information describing the features
mentioned below, refer to the LINCS Planning, Configuration, and Central Control Manuals.