Requesting and releasing control at the local console

 

When your local console with remote support does not have System i™ control, request control at the local console to work with a system.

Requesting control at the local console forces control back from a remote console if the remote console has control. After finishing your work, release control to allow Operations Console to automatically grant control to a requester.

 

Parent topic:

Control tasks between users

 

Related tasks

Identifying user in control of a system
Sending a message to a controlling remote console
Releasing control at the remote console

 

Related reference

Default user (SERVER)
System i control
Troubleshooting authentication problems
Local console connection problems

 

Requesting control at the local console

Perform the following steps to request control at the local console:

1. Identify the user who has control.

2. If no user has control (SERVER appears in the Current User field), do the following:

   1. Select the configuration name.

   2. From the Connection menu, click Request Control.

   3. If you installed and configured the remote control panel, confirm that it appears. After the remote control panel appears, a sign-on window may appear.

   4. If the Service Device Sign-on window appears, sign on using your 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.

   5. Confirm that the console appears.
   If a remote console user has control and you do not want to force control back from the remote console, send a message to the remote console asking the user to release control. To request control at the local console, after the remote console releases control and control did not return to the local console, do the substeps in step 2.

   If a remote console user has control and you do want to force control back from the remote console, do the substeps in step 2. At the remote console, the console closes and a message appears indicating that the local console has taken control.

 

Releasing control at the local console

To release control, follow these steps:

1. Select the configuration name.

2. From the Connection menu, click Release Control.

At this time, SERVER appears in the Current User field. The console disappears. Control is automatically granted to the first requester.