A direct serial connection uses a serial interface of the Operations Sentinel server to connect to a serial port on an ANSI X3.64 managed system or other external device. In addition to the standard serial ports, there are various serial port expansion options.
Direct Serial Connection Considerations
Advantages are as follows:
Disadvantages are as follows:
No remote capability
No automatic Operations Sentinel server backup
Potentially complicated cabling
Figure H—3 shows direct serial connections used to manage two systems from an Operations Sentinel server.
