Connecting a local console directly attached to the system

 

Connecting a local console directly attached with remote access allowed enables remote consoles to connect to the system. It also allows System i™ control to be automatically granted to the first requester, or allows you to have control at the local console to handle incoming control requests.

Perform the following steps to connect a local console directly attached to the server (with or without remote access allowed):

1. Open Operations Console to start the connection:

   1. Click Start and select Programs.

   2. Select IBM iSeries Access for Windows.

   3. Click Operations Console.
   By default, Operations Console does not automatically try to connect a local console directly attached to a system. However, a local console directly attached with remote support running unattended mode will automatically connect. If you selected Start connection when Operations Console starts in Properties, the local console connects to the system automatically. The connection status shows Connecting before changing to Connecting Console.

2. If you set up your local console configuration to start in Attended mode...

   1. In the Service Device Sign-on window, sign on using your assigned service tools user ID and password. Operations Console needs a valid service tools user ID and password to authorize the connection between the system and the PC. After you sign on successfully, the status changes from Pending Authorization to Connected.

   2. Confirm that the console appears.

   3. If you installed and configured the virtual control panel, confirm that it appears.

3. If you set up your local console configuration to start in Unattended mode...

   1. Verify that the Connecting Console status does not remain for more than a couple of minutes. If it does not change, there is a connection problem.

   2. Verify that the status shows Pending Authorization and that SERVER appears in the Current User field. Incoming control requests will be automatically granted.

If you encounter other status messages, see the Troubleshooting status messages topic for their descriptions and possible solutions to the problems they describe.

 

Parent topic:

Connecting a local console to a system

 

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