How To Set Up An Ops Console On A Pc Or Mac Or Macbook

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iSeries

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Part

1. Operations

Console

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Chapter

1. What’s

new

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V5R2

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Chapter

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Chapter

3. Plan

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Operations

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Planforyourconfiguration . . . 7

Planforyourbackupconsole. . . 8

Scenarios:Selectyourconfiguration . . . 10

Prepareforyournetworkenvironment . . . . 15

SecureyourOperationsConsoleconfiguration. . 16

PlanforyourOperationsConsolemigration . . . 21

Migratefromalocalconsoledirectlyattachedto alocalconsoleonanetwork(LAN) . . . 22

MigratefromatwinaxialconsoletoOperations Console. . . 25

MigratingfromanOperationsConsoletoa twinaxialconsole . . . 28

PlanforyourOperationsConsoleinstallorupgrade 31 Planforyourcontrolpanel . . . 32

Chapter

4. Set

up

Operations

Console

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Completethesetupprerequisitechecklist . . . . 33

Setupalocalconsoledirectlyattachedtothe server . . . 33

Setupalocalconsoledirectlyattachedtothe serverwithremoteaccessallowed. . . 35

Setupalocalconsoleonanetwork . . . 37

Setupalocalconsolethroughdial-upsupport 38 Setuparemoteconsolethroughdial-upsupport 40 Completerequiredprerequisitetasks. . . 41

Runprerequisitecheckingprogram . . . 43

MeetOperationsConsolehardwarerequirements 43 MeetOperationsConsolesoftwarerequirements 44 MeetOperationsConsolecablerequirements . . 45

Verifyavailablecommunicationsport. . . 47

InstalliSeriesAccessforWindows. . . 47

InstallAS/400OperationsConsoleConnection Modem. . . 48

InstallPCmodem . . . 51

ConfirminstallationofTCP/IPonthePC . . . 53

InstallDial-upNetworkingonthePC . . . . 53

InstallorconfigureRemoteAccessService(NT only) . . . 54

InstallMicrosoftservicepack . . . 56

Setuptheserverforalocalconsolethrough dial-up. . . 57

Grantremoteaccess . . . 64

Createandconfigureincomingconnections. . . 65

InstallanOperationsConsolecable . . . 67

ConfigureOperationsConsoleonthePC . . . 68

Chapter

5. Manage

Operations

Console

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Manageyourconsoleconfiguration . . . 71

Changeaconsoleconfiguration. . . 72

Deleteaconsoleconfiguration . . . 73

Connectalocalconsoletoaserver . . . 74

Connectaremoteconsoletoalocalconsoleby modem. . . 76

Controltasksbetweenusers. . . 77

Changekeyboarddefinitions . . . 83

StartthesystemusingamanualIPL . . . 83

Activatethecommunicationslineontheserver 84 Deactivatethecommunicationslineontheserver 84 Dialtheserver . . . 85

Manageyourmultipleconsoles. . . 85

Manageyourlocalconsoleonanetwork . . . . 87

Considerationsforchangingtheservicetools deviceIDpasswords . . . 87

ChangingtheservicetoolsdeviceIDpassword onthePCandserver . . . 88

Changetheaccesspassword. . . 88

ResynchronizethePCandservicetoolsdeviceID password . . . 89

CreateservicetoolsdeviceIDsontheserver . . 92

Configureaservicehostname . . . 93

DeactivateormovetheLANcardfromuseby OperationsConsole. . . 94

ChangingnetworkvaluesforOperationsConsole (LAN) . . . 95

Chapter

6. Troubleshoot

Operations

Console

connections

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Troubleshootstatusmessages . . . 97

Statusmessageswhenconfigurationisrunning normally . . . 98

Statusmessageswhenyouhaveconnection problems . . . 99

Troubleshootconnectionproblems . . . 100

Localconsoleconnectionproblems . . . 100

Remoteconsoleconnectionproblems . . . . 106

Troubleshootauthenticationproblems . . . 107

Authenticationerrors. . . 107

Internalauthenticationerrorswhenconnecting Windows98/MeremoteconsolestoWindows 2000 . . . 108

AuthenticationerrorswithWindowsNTService Pack6. . . 108

Troubleshootemulatorproblems . . . 108

LocalconsoleemulatorgoestoDisconnected state . . . 108

PC5250windowdoesnotdisplayuserdata . . 108

Troubleshootsystemreferencecode(SRC)data . . 109

SRCsA6005001,A6005004,A6005007,B6005001, B6005004,andB6005007. . . 109

SystemreferencecodeA6005008andB6005008 110 SystemreferencecodeA9002000 . . . 111

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FailuretodisplayD1008065andD1008066

automaticallyaftercallingthefunction. . . . 111 IPLstepC6004031takeslongerthanexpected 111 Troubleshootremotecontrolpanelandvirtual

controlpanelproblems . . . 111 Remotecontrolpanelfailstostart . . . 112 Unabletousethemodefunction. . . 112 Troubleshootconfigurationwizardproblems . . . 112 Localconsoledoesnotdetectcables. . . 113 Oldnetworkdatainterferingwith

reconfigurationofnetworkconnectivity . . . 113 Consoleoptionsnotavailableinconfiguration wizard. . . 113

UnabletofindcorrectmodematAddRAS

Deviceselection . . . 114 TroubleshoototherOperationsConsoleproblems 114 OperationsConsoleremainsinQCTL . . . . 114 Localconsolereceivesmessage:RemoteAccess Serviceserverdidnotstart. . . 115 Systemrequestswillnotwork. . . 115

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Part

1. Operations

Console

Youcaninteractwithyour iSeries™througha console.UseiSeries Operations ConsoleasasystemconsoletoaccessandadministeryouriSeries.

OperationsConsoleisan installablecomponentofiSeriesAccessforWindows®.It allows youtouseoneormorePCstoaccessandcontrol,eitherremotelyorlocally, theiSeriesconsoleandcontrolpanelfunctions.

OperationsConsoleuses5250emulationprovidedbyeitheriSeriesAccessfor Windows orIBM® _Personal_{Communications}_to_emulate_a_console. _To_emulate_an

iSeries controlpanel, OperationsConsoleprovidesa graphicalremotecontrolpanel orvirtual controlpanel.OperationsConsolecanusealocalareanetwork(LAN), TCP/IP-based connectivityinadditiontodirectcableattachment,anddial-up connectionstoenablecommunicationsbetweenaniSeriesserveranda PC.It supportsdial-inconnectionsfromremotePCstoPCsthataredirectlyattachedto iSeries servers.TheseremotePCscanthen functionasaniSeriesconsole.Alocal consolethroughdial-up supportenablescommunicationsto iSeriesserversrunning withoutalocalconsole. ThesePCscanthenfunction asiSeriesconsoles.

Thistopicprovidesyouwithinformationandinstructions toplan,setup,and manage OperationsConsole:

What’s newforV5R2

NewOperationsConsolefunctionsandenhancements.

Printthistopic

Printa PDFofalltheinformationincludedintheOperationsConsoletopic.

PlanforOperations Console

PlanforyourOperationsConsoleconfigurationwith scenariosand informationonsecurity,migration,upgrades,andcontrolpanels.

SetupOperations Console

Completerequiredsetup tasksforyour OperationsConsoleconfiguration with personalchecklist.

ManageOperations Console

Maintainand operateOperationsConsoleafteryouhavesuccessfully installedit.

TroubleshootOperationsConsoleconnections

Solveconnection,authentication,and emulatorproblemswhenusing OperationsConsole.

Related information

ViewadditionalinformationrelatedtoOperationsConsole.

OperationsConsolesupportisavailableonV4R5andlaterreleasesoftheOS/400 operatingsystem.TheonlytypeofPCconsolethatIBMiSeriesModels270, 810, 820, 825,830,840,870,and 890supportisOperationsConsole.

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Enhancedauthentication anddataencryptionprovidenetworksecurityforconsole procedures.OperationsConsolenetworkconnectionsusesa versionofSecured Sockets Layer(SSL),whichsupportsdeviceanduser authenticationbutwithout usingcertificates.

Before usingthis informationandtheproductitsupports, besuretoread the informationinSafetyandEnvironmentalNoticesand ElectronicEmissionNotices for ClassAproductsandClassBproducts.

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Chapter

1. What’s

new

for

V5R2

What’s newasofFebruary2004

Added informationinthePlanforyourbackupconsolesectionregardingIOP tagging onlogicalpartitions.

New functionsforOperationsConsoleforV5R2include: Virtual controlpanel

Virtualcontrolpanelsupportistherecommended alternativetotheparallel cableremotecontrolpanel.

Improved ConfigurationWizard

TheInstallationWizardhasbeenredesignedand newgraphicshavebeen addedtoimproveusability. Comprehensivehelptexthasbeenaddedtothe configurationwizard.

PCprerequisitecheckingprogram

Apre-installationprogramisavailable tohelpyouensurethePCyouchoose willhavealloftheprerequisitefunctionneededtosupportOperations Console.

SupportforWindowsXP

OperationsConsolenowsupportstheWindows XPProfessionalOperating System.

EnhancementsforOperationsConsoleinclude:

Documentation

TheOperationsConsoletopicnowincludesyourplanning, setup,managing, and troubleshootinginformationinonelocation.TheiSeriesOperations Console Setup,SC41–5508,isnolongeravailableforreleasesV5R2andlater.

Additionalhardwaresupport

OperationsConsolehasaddedadaptersupport forfeaturecodes2742and 2793.

Errormessages

Additional errormessages havebeenaddedtotheconfigurationwizard.

Terminology

Changes havebeen madetotheconfigurationterminologytoclarify configurationdata.

Table 1.Terminologychanges

Previousterm Newterm

Stand-alonelocalcontrollingsystem(LCS) Localconsoledirectlyattachedtotheserver LCSwithremotesupport Localconsoledirectlyattachedtotheserver

withremoteaccessallowed LANLCS Localconsoleonanetwork

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Dial-upLCS Localconsolethroughdial-upsupport Remotecontrollingsystem(RCS) Remoteconsolethroughdial-upsupport

Discontinued functionsforOperationsConsoleinclude:

SupportforWindows95dropped

OperationsConsolenolongersupportsWindows95.

Supportfor4xxand5xx modelsdropped

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Chapter

2. Print

this

topic

Toview ordownloadthePDFversion,selectOperationsConsole(about713KBor 116pages).

Tosave aPDFonyour workstationforviewingorprinting: 1. OpenthePDFinyour browser(clickthelinkabove). 2. Inthemenuofyourbrowser,clickFile.

3. ClickSave As...

4. Navigatetothedirectory inwhichyouwouldlike tosavethePDF. 5. ClickSave.

IfyouneedAdobeAcrobatReadertoviewor printthis PDF,youcandownloada copy fromtheAdobeWebsite

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Chapter

3. Plan

for

Operations

Console

Before youbeginsettingupyourOperationsConsole,youshoulddeterminehow tobestconfigureyour OperationsConsole:

Planforyourconfiguration

Planninginformationassistsyouinselectingthecorrectconfiguration; this topicincludesscenariosand graphics.

PlanforyourOperationsConsolemigration

PlanninginformationassistsyouinmigratingfromoneOperationsConsole choicetoanother.

PlanforyourOperationsConsoleupgrade

PlanninginformationassistsyouinupgradingyourOperationsConsole configurationsfromprevious releases.

Planforyourcontrolpanel

Planninginformationassistsyouinselectingaremotecontrolpanelor a virtual controlpanel.

Afteryoucompletetheplanningrequirements, youcancreatea setupchecklist thatlists theOperationsConsoleprerequisite.Formoreinformation,seeSetup OperationsConsole.

Plan

for

your

configuration

Theinformationinthis sectionillustratestheconnectivityallowedbythevarious typesofOperationsConsoleconfigurations.Thescenarios offerspecific

configurationsto helpyouselectaconsoleconfiguration.Ifyouplanahead,you caninclude additionalfeaturesinyour configuration.

Planforyourbackupconsole

Planforyourbackupconsoleintheevent ofhardwareornetworkfailures.

PlanforconsolesetupwheninstallingLicensedInternalCode

Whenyouinstall theLicensedInternal Codeona serveroronasecondary partition, youmust settheconsolemode. Chapter7oftheSoftware

Installationmanualcontains instructionsaboutwhenandhowtoperform this setup.

Scenarios: Selectyourconfiguration

Scenarioshelpyoudecidewhichconfigurationwillworkinyour environment.

Prepare foryournetwork environment

Planforyourminimumnetworkconfigurations.

SecureyourOperationsConsoleconfiguration

PlanforyourOperationsConsolenetworksecurity.

Prepare foryourOperations ConsoleandiSeriesNavigatorconfiguration

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Important:

v _Operations_Console_allows_multiple_connections_to_a_single _iSeries_server,_but onlyone5250session canhavecontrolofaniSeriesserverat atime.Italso allowsmultiplelocalconsoleconnectionsbutallows onlyonelocalconsole directlyattached totheserverconfiguration(orlocalconsoledirectlyattachedto theserverwith remoteaccessallowed).Thereisamaximum of26emulator sessionsavailable perPC.

v _If_you_call_a_service _{representative}_to_set_up_your_new _server,_you_must_have_the PCthatyouaregoingtouseasa consolereadytobeconnected toyouriSeries server.Thisincludeshavingallcablesreadyandallsoftwareinstalled.For example,youmustalreadyhaveyourWindows operatingsystemandiSeries AccessforWindows installedonthePC.

v _If_you_are_configuring_Operations_Console_for_an_OS/400®_partition_running Linux,seeConfiguretheLANconsolefor aguestpartition.

Plan

for

your

backup

console

Thistopiccoversbackupconsoleinformationyoumight wantto considerto quickly recoverfromtheunexpectedloss ofyourconsole.Manysystemplans include alevelofredundancytoallowforhardwarefailures,butsomedonot consider theconsoleinthose plans.Here aresomesuggestionsifyouwouldliketo planfora backupforyour console:

OperationsConsole, bothdirectattached andnetwork(LAN)andtwinaxial workstations cancoexist asconsoledevicesif youremembertheserules: v _Only_one_device_can_be_active_at_a _time._An_active_console_is_a _command

interfacetoaniSeriesserver(5250emulation) thatiscurrentlyinteractingwith theserver.

v _A_twinaxial_workstation_on_any_twinaxial_work_station_controller_with_port₀ (address0or1 orwithport1 (address0 or1)canbea consoledevice.

v _To_prevent_interactions_between_eligible_console_types,_be _sure_you_do_not_have morethanoneworkstationavailable duringanIPL.Topreventa deviceenabled asan OperationsConsolefrombecomingtheconsole,youneed todisconnect anyactiveconnectionsandleaveitdisconnectedduringtheIPL.Fortwinaxial workstations,it issuggestedthatyoupowerofftheworkstation.Notethaton somemodelstheon/offswitch actuallyonlypowersoffthedisplayportionof theworkstationandtheworkstationelectronicsarestillactive,whichwould allowthedevicetobecometheconsole.Ifyouare notsure,removethepower cordfromtherearoftheworkstation.

v _For_independent_and _primary_partitions,_multiple_IOPs_capable_of _supporting_a consoleworkstationcaninterferewiththeselectionofthedesiredLAN adapter. Considerthefollowing:

– Havinga 2ndIOPonthebusbeforeyour intendedconsoleadaptercard, whenthefirst IOPcontainsa twinaxialadaptercard,willfailtoprovidea LAN-connected console.Forexample,a model890useseligiblecardlocations C04, andC06throughC10andifanIOPwereplacedinC08anda twinaxial adapterprecededthis IOPonthebusthentheLANadaptercardlocatedat C09orC10willfailtoprovidea LAN-connectedconsole.TheLAN adapter cardmust beina locationpreceding the2nd IOP,suchasC06orC07. – Typically,thecardlocationusedforOperationsConsoledirectlyattached

configurations,commonlyreferredtoastheECSslot,islocatedclosetothe beginningofthebus. Whenthecardlocationisa lownumbersuchasC02, then C03isfartherfromthebeginningofthebusthanC02.Whenthecard locationisahighernumber suchasC07, thenC06isfartherfromthe

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beginningofthebusthanC07.Thismaynotbe trueforall modelsand expansionunits.Whenindoubtcontactyour servicerepresentative.

Considerationsfora backupconsole:

v _The_adapter_location_is_fixed _or_at_least_limited _for_independent_servers_or primarypartitions.Basedonyourserver’s hardwarerequirementsyoumayhave limitedchoicesofconsoletypes.Trytoaccommodate atleastoneadditional consoletype,if possible.

v _For_secondary_partitions_consider:

– IfyouplantouseOperationsConsoleastheprimaryconsoleorabackup, youmusttagtheIOPtosupport theprimary consoleandElectronic Customer Support,evenifyoudonotplantouseElectronicCustomer Support.YoucannottagseparateIOPsforanOperationsConsole, regardless ofconnectivity, andElectronicCustomerSupport.

– InanLPAR environment,theterm alternateconsoleisreferringtoaconsole type locatedinanotherIOPtaggedasthealternateconsole.Ifa failureofthe primary consoleisdetected,thesystem willautomaticallytrythealternate console’sIOP.Thisgivesyouanotherlevelofprotection. However,tagging a single IOPasboththeprimaryconsoleand thealternateconsolewillnot provideadditionalprotectionandcancauseproblemsassigningtheprimary console. Furtherisolationcanbe plannedbyplacingthealternateconsoleIOP ona differentbussothatfailures oftheprimaryconsole’sbuswillnot preventa consolefrombeingavailable.

– Thecurrentimplementationfortagginga consoletype isonlyattheIOP level. PlacingtwonetworkadaptersforthesameIOPcansometimesmakeit difficult todetermine,inadvance,whichnetworkadapterwillbe usedforthe console. IBMrecommendsonlyonenetworkadapterfortheIOPtaggedas theprimaryconsoletosupportOperationsConsolelocalconsoleona network.

– Consider ashared resourceenvironment inwhichyoucanallocateand deallocatea consolesupportingIOPtoa partitiononapart-timebasis.Many workenvironmentsrarelyneedaconsoledeviceonafull-timebasisandyou canreduceyourinitial costofdedicatedhardwarebyimplementing this concept.

– Iftheloadsourcestoragedevicefailsandthesystemrecovery willinclude theuseoftheIBM distributionLicensedInternalCodemedia insteadofa customer backup,andthesystemisusingOperationsConsole(LAN),you mayhavetouseanotherconsoletype fortheinitial portionofthesystem recovery.

Planning configurationtypesforadditionalbackupconsoles:

Note: IfyouplantouseOperationsConsolelocalconsoleona network(LAN) as abackuptoanotherconsoletype,youmust havetheconsoletypeset to OperationsConsole(LAN)and havetheassociatednetworkadapter configuredpriortoneedingthisdevice.SettingtheconsoletoOperations Console(LAN) doesnotpreventanOperationsConsole(direct)or twinaxial frombecomingtheconsoleduring anIPL.Justmakecertainonlyone consoletype isavailable duringtheIPL.

Backupconsoleconfiguration types:

v _If_your_server_is_accessed_remotely,_consider_off-site_console_capability_or_another connectivityfortheconsole.Alocalconsoleonanetworkcanbebackedupwith additionallocalconsoleona networkPC. Ifthenetworkadapterwereto fail, considera localconsoledirectlyattachedtotheserverasa backup.By changing

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theconsoletypetoa localconsoledirectlyattachedtotheserverwithremote access,youcanaddtheabilityforaremote PCtobecometheconsole. v _In_an _LPAR_or_multiple_server_environment _you_will_most_likely_be_using

multiplelocalconsoleona networkconfigurationsona singlePCasyour primaryconsoles.Consider additionalPCsusingthissametype configuration. AvoidsupportingtoomanyconsolesonthesamePCifpossible.ThePC resourcescanbeeasilyoverwhelmedwhensupportingmultipleconsolesand remotecontrolpanels.

v _Consider_multiple_local_console_on_a_network_{configurations}_in_large

environmentssothateachPChasacoresetofconsoleresponsibilitiesandthe overlapcoverageof backupconfigurationswith eachother.For example,ifyou havea PCthatsupports10localconsolesonanetworkconfigurationand anotherPCwith thesame numberofprimaryconsolesforanother10partitions, insteadofbackingupeachPCwiththeother’sconfiguration, youaddathird PCand spreadthe20consolesoutsothattwoPCsbackupaportionofeach PC’sprimaryconsoleconfigurations.AnotherconsiderationisadedicatedPCto bethebackupofacertainnumber ofconsolesbutisnotusingituntil necessary. v _When_using_mostly_networked_consoles,_consider_setting_up_a_local_console

directlyattached totheserverona PCand placeitona rollawaycartwitha consolecable.Ifyouhavesupportingadapters,youcanquickly rollthecart withthePCnear theserverorpartitioninneedof theconsole.Afterconnecting thecable,andactivatingtheline,youhavea consoletoreplace thecurrently failedconsole.Thissameconceptcanbe implementedfortwinaxialworkstations justaseasily.

Note: Ifmorethanonelocalconsoleona networkisplanned,be certaintocreate additionalservicetoolsdeviceIDsontheserverbefore youstart configuring theOperationsConsolePC.EachPCconnectingtothesametarget serveror logicalpartitionmust haveauniqueservicetoolsdeviceID.

Insummary,considerasmuchredundancyaspossibleforyour consoleneeds. If youconsider″whatifthis fails″and youhaveanotherroutetoprovideaconsole, and alsomakecompromises forthehardwarerequirementsnecessarytoovercome thevariouslevelswhereafailuremight occur,youwillbereducingyour exposure toa catastrophicconsolefailurecondition.

See Managingyour multipleconsolesforinformationontheabilitytoswitch betweenconsoledevices.

Scenarios:

Select

your

configuration

The followingscenarios assistsyouinchoosing yourOperationsConsole configuration.

Scenario:Asingleconsoledirectlyattachedto theserverwithoutremote support

Ascenariothatdiscussesasituationinwhichyoumaywanta singleconsole attached totheserver.

Scenario:Asingleconsoledirectlyattachedto theserverwithremote support

Ascenariothatdiscussestheabilitytodial-in totheconsolefroma remote location.

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Scenario:Consolesformultipleservers orpartitions

Ascenariothatdiscussesasituationinwhichyouwanttomanage multiple servers orpartitions.

Scenario:Directlydial-upaserverfromaremote location

Ascenariothatdiscussesasituationinwhichyoumightneedtoaccessthe serverwithoutaconsolefromaconsoleata remotelocation.

Thetable providesanoverviewoftheadvantages anddisadvantagesofeach scenario.

Table 1.Scenarioconfiguration

Advantagesand Disadvantages Scenarios Asingleconsole directlyattached totheserver withoutremote support Asingleconsole directlyattached totheserver withremote support Consolesfor multipleservers orpartitions Directlydialup aserverfroma remotelocation Requirescable hardware Yes Yes No No Supports connectionsfrom anotherlocation No Yes No Yes Mustbeinthe serverroomto accessthe console Yes Yes No No Easilymanage multipleservers orpartitions No No Yes No Canaccess iSeriesconsole andperform controlpanel functions,or both.

Yes Yes Yes No

Accessinthe eventofa networkfailure

Yes Yes No Yes

Scenario:

A

single

console

directly

attached

to

the

server

without

remote

support

Yourcompanyownsan iSeriesserverandyouwanttouseaPCtomanageyour server.YouneedoneconsolephysicallyordirectlyconnectedtotheiSeriesserver

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tophysicallyaccesstheconsoletomanage youriSeries.

For thisscenario,youshouldconfigurealocal consoledirectly attachedtothe server.SeeSetupOperationsConsoletocompleteaninterviewthatwillproducea checklist specifictoyour configuration.

Advantages:

v _The_{administrator}_will_have_access_to _his_console_in _the_event _of_a_network failure.Witha localconsoleona networkconfiguration, anetworkfailurewill causeyoutolosetheabilitytoaccessyour console.

v _You_can_use_this_PC_to_become_the_iSeries_console, _to_perform_control_panel functions,orbothprovidedyouhaveacontrolpanelcable,oryousetupvirtual controlpanelsupport.Formore information,seethePlanforyour controlpanel. v _The_console_can_be _securely_placed_behind_locked_doors_in_the_server_room.

Disadvantages:

v _It_can_be _cumbersome_to_manage_multiple _servers_or_partitioned_servers_with thisconfiguration.

v _You_must _be_close_to_the_server_to_manage_or_access_the_console.

v _A_console_cable_and_a _remote_control_panel_cable_is_required_to_support _their correspondingfunctions.

v _This_{configuration}_does_not_support_remote_connections._If_you_desire_remote connections,seeScenario:Asingleconsoledirectlyattached totheserverwith remotesupport.

v _This_{configuration}_does_not_support_remote_control_panel_function _for_secondary partitions.

v _Only_one_directly_attached _{configuration}_is_allowed_per_PC.

Scenario:

A

single

console

directly

attached

to

the

server

with

remote

support

Yourcompanyownsan iSeriesserverandyouwanttouseaPCtomanageyour server.YouneedaconsoleconnectedtothisiSeriesserverthatwillallowyouto manage theconsolefroma remotelocation.Thenyoucanperform anIPLfrom

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home overtheweekendorcheck toseeifthejobyoustartedhascompleted.

For thisscenario,configurealocalconsoledirectlyattachedto theserverwith remote accessallowedonthePCattached totheserver.

Thenconfigurea remoteconsolethroughdial-upontheremotePC. SeeSetup OperationsConsoletocompletean interviewthatwillproducea checklistspecific toyour configuration.

Advantages:

v _The_{administrator}_will_not_have_to_be_near_the_server_to_perform_console_tasks. v _Control_panel_functions_can_be _performed_from_a_remote_location_provided_they

aresetupona localconsolePC.

v _You_can_use_this_PC_as_the_iSeries_console, _to_perform_control_panel_functions,_or both.

v _The_remote_console_can_gain_access_to_the_iSeries_server_with_or_without_operator inventiondependingonyourchoicesduring theconfigurationwizard.

Disadvantages:

v _Only_one_incoming_connection_is_allowed_at _a_time.

v _The_local_PC_must _be_running_Windows_NT®_,_Windows_2000,_or_Windows_XP. Windows98/MePCscannotbeusedtosupporttheremoteconsole.

v _You_need _a_console_cable_and_a_remote _control_cable_to_support_their

correspondingfunctions.For moreinformation,seeMeet OperationsConsole cablerequirements.

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Scenario:

Consoles

for

multiple

servers

or

partitions

Yourcompanyownsan iSeriesserverandyouwanttousethePCtomanageyour server.YouneedtomanagemultipleiSeries orpartitionedserversfromone console.Youhavea securednetworkthatyoucanconfigureyourconsoleon.

For thisscenario,configurealocal consoleon anetwork.SeeSetupOperations Consoletocompleteaninterviewthatwillproduceachecklistspecific toyour configuration.

Advantages:

v _You_can_configure_a _single_PC_to_be_the_console_for_several_different_servers_or partitionsaslongastheyareconnectedto theserviceconnectionnetwork. v _The_{administrator}_will_not_need_to_be_physically_near _the_server_to_manage _the

console.

v _Security_features_are _available_to_protect _your_console_connections.

v _If_you_ordered_Operations_Console_local_console_on_a_network, _your_iSeries shouldalreadybeconfigured forthisconsoletype.

v _A_local_console_on_a_network_is_the_connectivity _of_choice_for_secondary partitionsinanLPARenvironment.For moreinformationonconsoleson partitionedservers,seePlanforlogicalpartitions.

v _Multiple_PCs_can_be_configured_as_the_console_to_a _server_or_partition,_but _only onecanbeactiveata time.

Disadvantages:

v _No_console_is_available _in_the_event_that_a_network_failure_takes_place_unless_a backupconsoleisinplace.Configurea localconsoledirectlyattachedtothe serveroratwinaxialconsoleforbackup.Formore information,seePlanfor yourbackupconsole.

v _You_will_need_a _separate_LAN_card_to_be _used_by_the_console._For_more information,seeMeetOperationsConsolehardwarerequirements.

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Scenario:

Directly

dial-up

a

server

from

a

remote

location

Yourcompanyownsan iSeriesserverbutplantomanage itfromaremote location.Therewillbe nolocalconsoleconnectedtotheserverlocally.

For thisscenario,alocalconsolethroughdial-upsupportshouldbeconfigured. See SetupOperationsConsoletocompletean interviewthatwillproducea checklist specifictoyour configuration.Thismethodhassevererestrictionsand shouldbe consideredcarefully.

Advantage:

v _The_server_is_managed_remotely,_reducing_the_skill_necessary_to_interact_with _the serverduringdailyactivities.

Disadvantage:

v _A_remote _PC_can_only_dial_into_the_iSeries_server_if_there_is_an _operator_at _the iSeriesallowingthePCconsoleaccess.

v _The_modem_on_the_server_needs_to_be_operational.

v _The_remote_control_panel_and_virtual _control_panel_is_not_supported. v _A_temporary_console_is_necessary,_locally,_to_set_up_the_server_properly.

v _In_the_event_of _a_{communications}_line_drop_any_jobs_running_on_the_server_that wassubmittedbytheremoteconsolewillbeterminatedabnormally.Also, someonewillbe neededattheservertore-establishtheconnection.

v _Placing_the_server_in_restricted_mode_from_the_console_dialed_into_the_server carryadditionalrisksintheeventof acommunicationslinedrop.Thiscould resultina necessaryIPLtorecover.

Prepare

for

your

network

environment

Thisinformationassistsyouinidentifyingandcomplyingwith theminimum networkconfigurationrequiredtoset upanOperationsConsolelocalconsoleona network(LAN)configuration.

Important:Youneedtoinstall theLAN cardfor OperationsConsoleaccordingto your iSeriesmodel.Todothis,seeMeetOperationsConsolehardware

requirements. Ifyourserverisnewand youordereda localconsoleona network configuration, thecardshouldalreadybeconfiguredwith theserver.TheLAN cardshouldbea dedicatedLANadapterforservicetools.

Networksecurity

IBM recommendstreating theconsoleoveraLANconnectionwith thesame physical securityconsiderations andcontrolsasalocalconsoledirectlyattached to

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theserverora twinaxialconsole.Forinstance,consider configuringa localconsole ona networkina networkseparatefromthemainnetwork(orthecompany intranet) andstrictlycontrolaccesstothemachine actingastheconsole.

BOOTstrap Protocol

An OperationsConsolelocalconsoleonanetworkusestheBOOTstrapProtocol (BOOTP)toconfiguretheiSeriesserviceIPcommunicationsstack.TheIPstack configurationplusiSeriesserialnumberisrequestedintheOperationsConsole configurationwizard.The iSeriesbroadcastsa BOOTPrequest. TheOperations ConsolePCreplieswiththeinformationsubmittedduringtheconfiguration wizard. TheiSeriesthenstoresandusestheconfigurationinformationforthe service IPcommunicationsstack.

Notes:

1. TheOperationsConsolePCmust beplacedonanetworkthatisaccessibleby theiSeries.Thiscanbe thesame physicalnetworkora networkthatpermits broadcastpacketstoflow.Thisisaone-timesetuprequirement;normalconsole operationdoesnotrequirethis.Itisrecommendedthatthissetup occuronthe samephysical network.

2. TheBOOTPrequestcarriestheiSeriesserialnumber.TheiSeriesserialnumber isusedtoassigntheIPconfigurationinformation.Ifyouarehavingproblems configuringtheserviceIPcommunicationsstack, checkthattheOperations ConsolePCisonthesamephysicalnetworkandtheiSeriesserialnumber is correctintheconfiguration.

3. OperationsConsolelocalconsoleonanetworkusesports2323and3001.To useOperationsConsoleina differentphysicalnetworktherouterandfirewall must allowIPtrafficontheseports.

4. ThesuccessofBOOTPisdependentonthenetworkhardwareusedtoconnect theiSeriesandthePC. Insomecasesyoumayneedanalternateconsoledevice toconfiguretheconnectioninDST.TouseBOOTPthenetworkhardwareused must becapableofAutoNegotiationofSpeedandDuplexif usingthe2838 EthernetAdapterfortheconsoleconnection.

Secure

your

Operations

Console

configuration

OperationsConsolesecurityconsistsofservicedeviceauthentication,user authentication, dataprivacy,anddataintegrity.OperationsConsolelocalconsole directlyattachedtotheserverhasimplicitdeviceauthentication,dataprivacy,and dataintegritydue toitspoint-to-pointconnection.Userauthentication securityis requiredtosignontotheconsoledisplay.

The iSeriesconsolesecurityconsistsofservicedeviceauthentication,user authentication, dataprivacy,anddataintegrity:

Servicedeviceauthentication

Thissecurityassuresonephysicaldeviceistheconsole.OperationsConsole localconsoledirectlyattached totheserverisa physicalconnectionsimilarto a twinaxialconsole.TheserialcableyouuseforOperationsConsoleusinga directconnectionmaybe physicallysecuredsimilartoatwinaxialconnection tocontrolaccesstothephysical consoledevice.OperationsConsolelocal consoleonanetworkusesaversionofSecuredSockets Layer(SSL)that supportsdeviceanduser authentication,butwithoutusingcertificates.

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problems relatedtouser authenticationare thesameregardlessofconsole type.For moreinformation,seeServicetools.

Data privacy

Thissecurityprovidesconfidencethattheconsoledatacanonlybe readby theintendedrecipient.OperationsConsolelocalconsoledirectlyattached to theserverusesaphysical connectionsimilartoatwinaxialconsoleorsecure networkconnectionforLANconnectivity toprotectconsoledata.Operations Consoleusingadirectconnectionhasthesame dataprivacy ofatwinaxial connection.Ifthephysicalconnectionissecureasdiscussedunderservice deviceauthentication,theconsoledataremainsprotected.Toprotectthedata, ensureonlyauthorizedpeopleenterthecomputerroom.

OperationsConsolelocalconsoleona networkusesasecurenetwork connection iftheappropriatecryptographicproductsareinstalled(AC3and CE3).Theconsolesessionusesthestrongestencryptionpossibledepending onthecryptographicproductsinstalledontheiSeriesandthePCrunning OperationsConsole.Ifnocryptographic productsare installed,therewillbe nodataencryption.

Data integrity

Thissecurityprovidesconfidencethattheconsoledatahasnotchangeden routetotherecipient.OperationsConsolelocalconsoledirectlyattachedto theserverhasthesame dataintegrityasa twinaxialconnection.Ifthe physical connectionissecure,theconsoledataremainsprotected. Operations Consolelocalconsoleona networkusesa securenetworkconnectionif the appropriatecryptographic productsareinstalled(AC3and CE3).Theconsole session usesthestrongest encryptionpossibledependingonthe

cryptographic productsinstalledontheiSeriesandthePCrunning

OperationsConsole.Ifnocryptographic productsare installed,therewillbe nodataencryption.

For moreinformation,seeOperationsConsoleLANsecurityadministration.

Operations

Console

LAN

security

administration

Thefollowingfigure isintendedtogiveyouanoverviewofyour Operations ConsoleLANsecurity.Theaccesspassword(1),if correct,induces Operations Consoletosend(2) theservicetoolsdeviceID(QCONSOLE)and itsencrypted passwordtotheserver.Theserverchecksthetwovalues(3),and iftheymatch sendsa newencryptedpasswordto thedeviceandalso sendstheconsoleservice toolssign-ondisplaytothePC(4).Youmusthavea validservicetoolsuser IDto signontotheconsolesession.

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Data encryption

Enhancedauthentication anddataencryptionprovidenetworksecurityforconsole procedures.OperationsConsolelocalconsoleonanetworkusesaversionof SSL whichsupportsdeviceanduser authenticationbutwithoutusingcertificates.

Device authentication

The deviceauthentication isbasedonaservicetoolsdeviceID. Servicetoolsdevice IDsare administeredinDedicatedServiceTools(DST). Theyconsistof aservice toolsdeviceIDanda servicetoolsdeviceIDpassword. TheiSeriesisshippedwith a defaultservicetoolsdeviceIDof QCONSOLEwitha defaultpasswordof QCONSOLE. OperationsConsolelocalconsoleona networkencryptsand changes thepasswordduringeachsuccessfulconnection.Youmustusethedefault

passwordtosetupyour firstlocalconsoleonanetwork(LAN).

WhenusingOperationsConsolelocalconsoleona network,theconfiguration wizardaddsthenecessaryinformationtothePC.Theconfigurationwizardasks for theservicetoolsdeviceID,theservicetoolsdeviceIDpassword,andan access password.

Note: TheaccesspasswordprotectstheservicetoolsdeviceIDinformation(service toolsdeviceIDand password)onthePC.

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wizardpromptsyoufortheaccesspasswordtoaccesstheencryptedservicetools deviceIDandpassword. Theuserwillalsobeprompted foravalidservicetools user IDand password.

Administration

OperationsConsoleadministrationallowssystemadministratorstocontrolaccess toconsolefunctions,includingtheremotecontrolpaneland virtualcontrolpanel. WhenusingOperationsConsolelocalconsoleona network,deviceand user authentication arecontrolledthrough theservicetoolsdeviceand servicetoolsuser IDs.

Important:Consider thefollowingwhenadministeringOperationsConsolelocal consoleoveranetwork:

v _For_more_information_about_service_tools_user_IDs,_see_Service_tools.

v _For_the_remote_control_panel,_mode_selections_require_security_{authorization}_for theuser,suchasthatprovidedbyQSECOFR.Modeselectionsinclude: Manual, Normal,Auto, Secure.Autoand Secureareonlyavailableonserverswith a keystick.

v _When_a _mismatch_occurs_in_the_service_tools_device_password_between_the iSeriesserverandtheOperationsConsolePC,youneedtoresynchronizethe passwordonboththePCand theserver.Todothis,seeResynchronize thePC andservicetoolsdeviceIDpassword.Amismatchwilloccur if,forexample, yourPCfails,ifyoudecidetoexchangethePCforadifferentoneorifyou upgradeit.

Protectiontips

WhenusingOperationsConsolelocalconsoleona network,IBM recommendsthe followingitems:

1. CreateanotherservicetoolsdeviceIDwithconsoleattributes.

2. InstallCryptographicAccessProviderprogramnumber 5722-AC3,onthe iSeriesserverand installClientEncryption,5722-CE3,ontheOperations ConsolePC.

3. Choosea nontrivialaccesspassword.

4. Protect theOperationsConsolePCinthesamemanneryouwouldprotecta twinaxialconsoleor anOperationsConsolewithdirectconnectivity.

5. Changeyour passwordforthefollowingDSTuser IDs:QSECOFR,22222222, andQSRV.

6. CreateanadditionalservicetoolsdeviceIDforeachPCthatwillbeusedasa console.

7. AddbackupservicetoolsuserIDswith enoughauthoritytoenable ordisable user andservicetoolsdeviceIDs.

Prepare

for

your

Operations

Console

and

iSeries

Navigator

configuration

BothiSeriesNavigatorandOperationsConsolecanbe runona singlePC.

Depending onhow youhaveOperationsConsoleconnected toyouriSeriesserver, therearetwopossiblenetworkconfigurationoptionsavailable.

iSeries Navigatoristhegraphical userinterfacefor managingandadministering your iSeriesserverfromyourWindows desktop.iSeries Navigatormakes operationand administrationofiSeriesserverseasier andmoreproductive.

OperationsConsoleallowsyoutousealocalorremote PCtoaccessandcontrol an iSeriesconsole,a controlpanel, orboth.OperationsConsolehasbeenenhanced

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toenable connectionsorconsoleactivitiesacrossa localareanetwork(LAN), besidesenabling directlycabledand dial-in(modem)connections.AsinglePCcan havemultiple connectionstomultipleiSeries serversandcanbe theconsolefor multiple iSeriesservers.An exampleishavingalogicallypartitionedserverusing thesamePCastheconsoleforallpartitions.Sinceeachpartitionisconsidereda separate iSeriesserver,youneeda separateconnectiontothepartitionforwhich youwanttobetheconsole.OperationsConsoleallowsmultiple connectionstoa single iSeriesserver,but onlyonePCcanhavecontrolofaniSeriesserverat a time. OperationConsoleandiSeriesNavigatorcanbothrunonasingle PC.Based ontheOperation Consoleconnectivity,youcouldhaveoneoftwomethodsof configuration.

1. ThePCusingOperationConsoleasa localconsoledirectlyattachedtothe serverwillrequireanetworkconnectionforiSeriesNavigator. Inorderto completetheiSeries Navigatorconnection,theiSerieswillneed tohavea networkadapterandconfiguredOS/400linedescription(LIND).

OperationsConsoleconnecting overa serialcableattached toanasynchronous cardontheiSeriesmachine.iSeriesNavigatorisconnectedthrough aLAN card ontheiSeriesmachine.ThePCwillcommunicatetoOperationsConsole

through it’scommunicationportwhilecommunicatingwithiSeriesNavigator through theLAN connectivity.

Figure1.iSeriesNavigatorandOperationsConsoleconfigurationover separateconnectivity

2. ThePCusedasa localconsoleona networkmayrequire anadditional networkconnection.iSeriesNavigatorrequiresa networkconnectiontothe networkadapterandconfiguredOS/400linedescription(LIND).Operation Consolewillusetheservice networkadapterasdefinedbytheservicehost name.IfthenetworkadapterandconfiguredOS/400 LINDandtheservice networkadapterasdefinedbytheservicehostnameare onthesamenetwork, then anadditionalPCLANadapterisnotneeded.

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Figure2.iSeriesNavigatorandOperationsConsoleconfigurationon the samenetwork

However, ifthenetworkadapterand configuredOS/400LINDandtheservice networkadapterasdefinedbytheservicehostnameare onseparate networks, then anadditionalPCLAN adapterisrequired.

Figure3.iSeriesNavigatorandOperationsConsoleconfigurationon separate networks

Plan

for

your

Operations

Console

migration

Ifyoualreadyhavea twinaxialorOperationsConsoleconnection,youcanmigrate your consoleinthefollowingways.

Migratefrom alocal consoledirectlyattached totheservertoa local consoleona network

Usethese instructionstomigratefroma localconsoledirectlyattachedtothe servertoa localconsoleona network.

Migratefrom atwinaxialconsoletoanOperationsConsole

Usethese instructionstomigratefroma twinaxialconsoletoOperations Console.

Migratefrom anOperations Consoleto atwinaxialconsole

Usethese instructionstomigratefromOperationsConsoletoatwinaxial console.

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Tips:

Electronic customersupport

Ifyouarecurrentlyusingelectroniccustomer supportandyouneedtodirectly attach yourconsole,youmustmovetheelectroniccustomersupportcablingto anothercommunicationsportbefore tryingtoinstall anOperationsConsolelocal consoledirectlyattachedtotheserver.For moreinformation,seeElectronic customer support.

Note: Ifyouare configuringa localconsolethrough dial-upsupport,donotmove theelectroniccustomer supportresources.

Modem function

Ifyouareaddinga modemforremotecapabilityorreplacinganexistingmodem, physicallyinstall themodembefore startingwiththeiSeriesOperationsConsole configurationwizard.

Aspart ofyourmigration,youmayneedtoDeactivatetheLANcardfromuseby OperationsConsole.

Migrate

from

a

local

console

directly

attached

to

a

local

console

on

a

network

(LAN)

Before youbegin,ensurethatyouhavesatisfiedalltheOperationsConsole hardwarerequirementsforthePCand server.

Tomigrate OperationsConsolewitha localconsoledirectlyattachedtoa local consoleonanetwork(LAN),youmust performstepsonthePCandtheserver: 1. Migratetheconsoleina non-partitionedorprimarypartitionedserver

Usethese instructionstomigratetheconsolefroma localconsoledirectly attached toalocalconsoleona network(LAN)inanon-partitionedorprimary partitionedserver.

2. Migratetheconsoleina secondarypartition

Usethese instructionstomigratetheconsolefroma localconsoledirectly attached toalocalconsoleona network(LAN)whentheconsoletobe migrated islocatedina secondarypartition.

3. ConfigurethePCtousethenewconsoletype

Usethese instructionstoconfigurethePCtousethenewconsoletype when migratingfromalocalconsoledirectlyattached toalocalconsoleona network.

Migrate

the

console

in

a

non-partitioned

or

primary

partitioned

server

Tomigrate OperationsConsolewithlocalconsoledirectlyattachedtoalocal consoleonanetwork(LAN),followthese stepsontheserverusingtheexisting console:

1. AccessDedicatedServiceTools(DST). 2. Select WorkwithDSTenvironment. 3. Select SystemDevices.

4. Select Consolemode.

5. Select OperationsConsole(LAN).TheVerifyOperationsConsoleAdapters window.Thisistheresourcefoundbythesystem tobeusedforyourLAN connection.

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Ifyougeta messagestatingthattheLAN adapterwasnotfound,youhave notsatisfiedthehardwarerequirementsforOperationsConsole.

6. PressF11toconfiguretheadapter. 7. Entertheappropriatenetworkdata. 8. PressF7tostorethedata.

9. PressF14toactivate theadapterforusebyOperationsConsole. 10. PressF3toreturntotheDSTmainmenu.

Thesystem isnow configuredforusebyOperationsConsolelocalconsoleona network.

Ifyoudonotplantousethelocalconsoledirectlyattachedconfigurationasan alternateconsole, donotremoveormoveitoritsadapteratthistime.Youmay need ittodebugaproblem.Ensuretheconfigurationforthelocalconsoledirectly attached isnotina Connectingstatussothatthenextinitial programload(IPL) willnotselectitastheconsoledevice.

TheiSeries systemvalueQAUTOCFGmust besettoON.Useoneofthe followingtoverify orsetthissystem valueontheiSeriesserver:

v _Use_the_WRKSYSVAL_QAUTOCFG_OS/400_command.

v _During_a_manual_IPL,_in_the_IPL_Options_window,_select_Y_for_Set_major_system

options.Then,forEnable automaticconfiguration,selectY. ContinuewithConfigurethePCtousethenewconsoletype.

Migrate

the

console

from

a

local

console

directly

attached

to

a

local

console

on

a

network

in

a

secondary

partition

Tomigrate OperationsConsolewitha localconsoledirectlyattachedtoa local consoleonanetwork(LAN),followthese stepsontheserverusingtheexisting console:

Note: Ifyouneed toaddormoveadapters tosatisfythehardwarerequirements forOperationsConsole,dothis workprior tostartingthesemigrationsteps. Donotmoveorremovethetwinaxialadapterfromitscurrentinputand outputprocessor(IOP)atthis time.

1. AccessDedicatedServiceTools(DST). 2. Select WorkwithSystemPartitions. 3. Select Workwithpartitionconfiguration.

4. Choose SelectConsoleResource(option 7)onthesecondarypartition. 5. PressF9toChangecapabilityfilter.

6. Select AnyConsole(option 4).

7. ToselecttheIOPthatwillsupportthetwinaxialconsole,dooneofthe following:

v _If_the_adapter_to_be _used_for_the_local_console_on_a_network_is_under_the sameIOPasthelocalconsoledirectlyattachedadapter,theconsoleIOPis alreadycorrectlytagged.Gotostep9.

v _If_the_adapter_to_be _used_for_local_console_on_a _network_is_under_a_different IOPthanthecurrentlyconfigured console,placea 1infront oftheIOPto selectitastheconsoleIOP.

v _Put_a₂_in _front_of_the_previous_console_IOP_to_tag_it_as_the_alternate_console IOP.

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8. VerifythattheIOPcontainingtheadapterforthelocalconsoledirectly attached istaggedasthealternateconsole.

Attention: IfthecurrentconsoleIOPisnotselectedasthealternateconsole IOP,youmaynotbe abletofinish configuration.Also, ifthecorrectIOPtobe usedforthenewconsoletypeisnotcorrectlytagged youmayhavetousethe OperationsConsoletodebuganyproblemsyoumightencounter.

9. PressF3toexittotheDSTmainmenu. 10. Select WorkwithDSTenvironment. 11. SelectSystemDevices.

13. Select OperationsConsole(LAN):

a. TheVerifyOperationsConsoleAdapterswindow appears.Thisisthe resourcefoundbythesystem tobeusedforyouLANconnections. Ifyou receivethemessageNovalidLANadapteravailableyoudidnotsatisfy thehardwarerequirementsforOperationsConsole.Ifso, useF3toexitto theDSTmainmenu,then,start thistopicagainat step1.

b. PressF11toconfiguretheadapter. c. Entertheappropriatenetworkdata. d. PressF7tostorethedata.

e. PressF14toactivatetheadapterforusebyOperationsConsole. 14. PressF3untilyoureturntotheDSTmainmenu.

The serverisnowconfigured forusebyOperationsConsole.Ifyoudo notplanto usethelocalconsoledirectlyattachedconfigurationasanalternateconsole,donot removeormoveit oritsadapterat thistime.Youmayneedittodebuga problem. Ensuretheconfigurationforthelocalconsoledirectlyattachedisnotina

Connectingstatussothatthenextinitial programload(IPL) willnotselectit as theconsoledevice.

The iSeriessystemvalueQAUTOCFGmust besettoON.Useoneofthe followingtoverify orsetthissystem valueontheiSeriesserver:

options.Then,forEnable automaticconfiguration,selectY. ContinuewithConfigurethePCtousethenew consoletype.

Configure

the

PC

to

use

the

new

console

type

when

migrating

from

a

local

console

directly

attached

to

a

local

console

on

a

network

Tomigrate OperationsConsolewithlocalconsoledirectlyattachedtoalocal consoleonanetwork(LAN),youmust configurethePCtousethenewconsole type.

Follow thesestepson thePC:

1. Disconnectthecurrentconsoleconnection.Todisconnect,dothefollowing: a. Selecttheconfigurationname(underiSeriesConnection).Thisisthename

thatOperationsConsoleusestorefertoaspecific iSeriesserver.

b. FromtheConnectionmenu,clickDisconnect.Theconnection statusshows

Disconnecting.

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2. Toconfigurethenewconsoletype,seeSetupOperationsConsole.

Itisrecommendedthatyouperformaninitial programload(IPL)tobecertain therearenoerrors.

Once youaresatisfied thatthenew consoleisworkingcorrectlyyoucanproceed with anyplanstomoveorremoveanyadapterorconfigurations.

Ifyouwillnotbe usingthecabledconnectionasa backupconsole, youmay removetheconsole,theremotecontrolpanelcable,orbothcables fromthePCat this time.ItisrecommendedthatyoupowerdowntheiSeries beforeremovingor adding thecables fromtheiSeries.

Todeletethecurrentconfigurationifyouwillnotbeusingthecabledconnection asa backupconsoledothefollowing:

1. Selecttheconfigurationname(underiSeriesConnection). 2. FromtheConnectionmenu,clickDelete.

3. ClickYestoconfirmthedeletion.

ItisrecommendedthatyoupowerdowntheiSerieswhenremovingadaptercards orcables.

Migrate

from

a

twinaxial

console

to

Operations

Console

Install thenew V5R2M0levelofiSeriesAccessforWindowsalong withtheiSeries Operations ConsoleUpdateCD-ROMonyour PCworkstationthatwillbe usedfor OperationsConsolefunctions.

Before youbegin,ensurethatyouhavesatisfiedalltheOperationsConsole hardwarerequirementsforthePCand iSeriesserver.

Tomigrate fromtwinaxialtoOperationsConsole, youmust performstepsonboth thePCandtheserver.

1. Migratetheconsoleina non-partitionedorprimarypartitionedserver

Usethese instructionstomigratetheconsolefroma twinaxialconsoletoan OperationsConsoleina non-partitionedorprimarypartitionedserver. 2. Migratetheconsoleina secondarypartition

Usethese instructionstomigratetheconsolefroma twinaxialconsoletoan OperationsConsolewhentheconsoletobemigrated islocatedina secondary partition.

3. ConfigurethePC

Usethese instructionstoconfigurethePCtousethenew consoletype when youaremigratingfroma twinaxialconsoletoanOperationsConsole.

Migrate

the

console

from

using

a

twinaxial

console

to

an

Operations

Console

in

a

non-partitioned

or

primary

partitioned

server

Tomigrate fromtwinaxialtoOperationsConsole, youmust performthesestepson theserverusingtheexistingconsole:

1. AccessDedicatedServiceTools(DST). 2. SelectWorkwithDSTenvironment. 3. SelectSystemDevices.

4. SelectConsolemode. 5. Selectthenewconsoletype.

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v _If_you_selected_an_Operations_Console_local_console_on_a_network_(LAN),_do thefollowing:

a. TheVerifyOperationsConsoleAdapterswindow appears.Thisisthe resourcefoundbythesystemto beusedforyourLANconnection. Ifyoureceivea messagestatingthattheLAN adapterwasnotfound, youneedtosatisfythehardwarerequirementsforOperationsConsole. b. PressF11toconfiguretheadapter.

c. Entertheappropriatenetworkdata. d. PressF7tostore thedata.

e. PressF14toactivatetheadapterforusebyOperationsConsole.

v _If_you_selected_an_Operations_Console_local_console_directly_attached _to_the server,continuewithstep6.

6. PressF3until youreturn totheDSTmainmenu. 7. SelectStart aservicetool.

8. SelectOperatorPanelfunctions.

9. Selectthetypeofinitial programload(IPL)youwanttoperformwhenyou havefinishedwithcableoradapterworkontheserver.Then,selectF10 to powerdowntheiSeries.

The systemisnow configuredforusebyOperationsConsole.Ifyoudonotplanto usethetwinaxialdeviceasanalternateconsoledonotremoveitoritsadapterat this time.Youmayneedittodebugaproblem.Removepowerfromthetwinaxial workstationorchangetheaddresstosomethingotherthana0 or1sothatthe next IPLwillnotselectit astheconsoledevice.

The iSeriessystemvalueQAUTOCFGmust besettoON.Useoneofthe followingtoverify orsetthissystem valueontheiSeriesserver:

options.Then,forEnable automaticconfiguration,selectY. ContinuewithConfigurethePC.

Migrate

the

console

from

using

a

twinaxial

console

to

an

Operations

Console

in

a

secondary

partition

Tomigrate fromtwinaxialtoOperationsConsole, youmust performthesestepson theserverusingtheexistingconsolepriortopowering downorperformingan initial programload(IPL):

Note: Ifyouneed toaddor moveadapters tosatisfythehardwarerequirements forOperationsConsole,dothis workbefore startingthesemigrationsteps. Donotmoveorremovethetwinaxialadapterfromitscurrentinputand outputprocessor(IOP)atthis time.

1. DedicatedServiceTools(DST). 2. Select WorkwithSystemPartitions. 3. Select Workwithpartitionconfiguration.

4. Choose SelectConsoleResource(option 7)onthesecondarypartition. 5. PressF9toChangecapabilityfilter.

6. Select AnyConsole(option 4).

7. ToselecttheIOPthatwillsupporttheOperationsConsole,dooneofthe following:

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v _If_the_adapter_to_be _used_for_Operations_Console_is_under_the_same_IOP_as thetwinaxialadapter,theconsoleIOPisalreadycorrectlytagged.Goto step9.

v _If_the_adapter_to_be _used_for_Operations_Console_is_under_a_different_IOP, placea 1infront oftheIOPtoselectitastheconsoleIOP.

v _Put_a₂_in _front_of_the_previous_console_IOP_to_tag_it_as_the_alternate_console IOP.

8. VerifythattheIOPcontainingthetwinaxialadapter istaggedasthealternate console.

Attention: IfthetwinaxialconsoleIOPisnotselectedasthealternateconsole IOP,youmaynotbe abletofinishconfiguration.Also, ifthe correctIOPtobeusedforthenewconsoletypeisnotcorrectly tagged,youmayhavetousethetwinaxialconsoletodebugany problemsyoumightencounter.

9. PressF3toexittotheDSTmainmenu. 10. Select WorkwithDSTenvironment. 11. SelectSystemDevices.

13. Use oneofthefollowingconsolechoicestoselectthenew consoletype. v _If_you_selected_an_Operations_Console_local_console_directly_attached_to_the

server,continuewithstep 14.

v _If_you_selected_an_Operations_Console_local_console_on_a_network_(LAN),_do thefollowing:

a. TheVerifyOperationsConsoleAdapterswindowappears.Thisisthe resourcefoundbythesystem tobeusedforyourLAN connection.If youreceivethemessageNovalidLANadapteravailableyoudidnot satisfythehardwarerequirementsforOperationsConsole.Ifso, useF3

toexitto theDSTmainmenu,then, startthistopicagain atstep 1 above.

b. PressF11toconfiguretheadapter. c. Entertheappropriatenetworkdata. d. PressF7tostorethedata.

e. PressF14toactivate theadapterforusebyOperationsConsole. 14. PressF3untilyoureturntotheDSTmainmenu.

15. Select Startaservice tool. 16. Select OperatorPanelfunctions.

17. Select thetype ofIPLyouwanttoperform whenyouhavefinishedwithcable or adapterworkontheserver.Then,selectF10topowerdowntheiSeries. Theserverisnowconfigured forusebyOperationsConsole.Ifyoudo notplanto usethetwinaxialdeviceasanalternateconsoledonotremoveitoritsadapterat this time.Youmayneedittodebugaproblem.Removepowerfromthetwinaxial workstationorchangetheaddresstosomethingotherthana0 or1sothatthe next IPLwillnotselectit astheconsoledevice.

TheiSeries systemvalueQAUTOCFGmust besettoON.Useoneofthe followingtoverify orsetthissystem valueontheiSeriesserver:

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ContinuewithConfigurethePC.

Configure

the

PC

to

use

the

new

console

type

from

using

a

twinaxial

console

to

an

Operations

Console

Tomigrate fromatwinaxialconsoletoanOperationsConsole,youmust configure thePCtousethenewconsoletype.Toconfigurethenewconsoletype,seeSetup OperationsConsole.

Perform aninitial programload(IPL) toensuretherearenoerrors.Then,ata later time, removeormoveanyhardwareyouplannedfor.

ItisrecommendedthatyoupowerdowntheiSerieswhenremovingadaptercards or cables.

Note: IfthenewconsolefailstoworkinOS/400youmayneedtouseanother workstationtomanuallydeletethecontrollerand devicedescription associatedwiththeoldconsoledevice.

Migrating

from

an

Operations

Console

to

a

twinaxial

console

Before youbegin,makesurethatyouhavesatisfiedall theOperationsConsole hardwarerequirementsforthePCand iSeriesserver.

Tomigrate OperationsConsoletoa twinaxialconsole, youmust performstepson theserverand,optionally,onthePC.

1. Migratetheconsoleina non-partitionedorprimarypartitionedserver

Usethese instructionstomigratetheconsolefroman OperationsConsoletoa twinaxialconsoleinanon-partitionedorprimarypartitionedserver.

2. Migratetheconsoleina secondarypartition

Usethese instructionstomigratetheconsolefromOperationsConsoletoa twinaxialconsoleinasecondarypartition.

3. Performoptionalstepson thePC

Usethese instructionstoconfigurethePCtousethenewconsoletype when migratingfromOperationsConsoletoa twinaxialconsole.

Migrate

the

console

from

an

Operations

Console

to

a

twinaxial

console

in

a

non-partitioned

or

primary

partitioned

server

Tomigrate fromanOperationsConsoletoa twinaxialconsole,followthese steps ontheserverusingtheexistingconsole:

1. AccessDedicatedServiceTools(DST). 2. Select WorkwithDSTenvironment. 3. Select SystemDevices.

5. If youarecurrentlyusingOperationsConsolelocalconsoleona network (LAN),selectOperationsConsolelocalconsoleonanetwork(LAN)and followthesestepstodeallocatethenetworkadapter:

a. SelectOperations Console(LAN).TheLAN adaptercurrentlyinuse shouldbeshown.

b. PressF11.

c. PressF6tocleartheconfigurationdata. d. PressF7tostorethisnewvalue. e. PressF12toexitthiswindow. f. SelectConsoleMode.

How To Set Up An Ops Console On A Pc Or Mac Or Macbook

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Operations

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