IBM i Series Handbook

Also see for i Series: Cabling guide User guide Manual TCP/IP Configuration and Reference Handbook

Contents

ContentsSafety and environmental notices . . . iiiSafety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iiiOperations Console . . . . . . . . . 1What’s new for V6R1 . . . . . . . . . . . 1PDF file for Operations Console . . . . . . . . 2Planning considerations for Operations Console . . 2Planning considerations for your configuration . . 2Console planning considerations. . . . . . 3Planning considerations for your backupconsole . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Verification of Operations Console requirements 7Operations Console hardware requirements 7Operations Console software requirements . 9Operations Console cable requirements . . 10Verification of available communicationsport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Planning considerations for your OperationsConsole installation or upgrade. . . . . . 11Preparation for your network environment . . 13Security of your Operations Consoleconfiguration . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Preparation for your Operations Console andSystem i Navigator configuration . . . . . 18Scenarios: Selecting your configuration . . . 20Scenario: A single console directly attachedto the system without remote support . . 20Scenario: Consoles for multiple systems orpartitions . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Planning considerations for your control panel 22Remote control panel . . . . . . . . . 22Virtual control panel . . . . . . . . . 23Limitations of the virtual control panel . . 23Installing the virtual control panel . . . . 24PC preparations for Operations Console . . . . . 27Completing the setup prerequisite checklist. . . 28Setting up a local console directly attached tothe system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Completing prerequisite checklist forWindows 2000: Local console directlyattached to the system . . . . . . . . 28Completing prerequisite checklist forWindows XP: Local console directlyattached to the system . . . . . . . . 28Setting up a local console on a network . . . 28Completing prerequisite checklist forWindows 2000: Local console on a network. 29Completing prerequisite checklist forWindows XP: Local console on a network . 29Completing prerequisite checklist forWindows Vista: Local console on a network 29Completing required prerequisite tasks . . . . 29Installing System i Access for Windows . . . 29Applying System i Access for Windowsservice packs . . . . . . . . . . . 30Installing Operations Console connectionmodem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Installing Operations Console connectionmodem for Windows 2000 . . . . . . 31Installing Operations Console connectionmodem for Windows XP . . . . . . . 32Installing an Operations Console cable . . . 32Configuring Operations Console on the PC . . 34Configuring a local console on a network(LAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Configuring a local console directlyattached to the system . . . . . . . . 37Managing Operations Console . . . . . . . . 40Takeover or recovery of an Operations Consoleconnection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Takeover details . . . . . . . . . . . 41Recovery details . . . . . . . . . . . 42Enabling console takeover . . . . . . . 42Scenarios: Takeover and recovery . . . . . 43Scenario: LAN connected devices only withtakeover enabled . . . . . . . . . 43Scenario: A normal IPL anddual-connectivity configurations with takeover enabled . . . . . . . . . . . 44Scenario: Recovery of a console requiring anew console type setting . . . . . . . 45Scenario: How to recover the consoleduring a D-mode IPL with take overenabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Managing your console configuration. . . . . 46Connecting a local console to a system . . . 46Connecting to another system . . . . . 46Changing a console configuration . . . . . 46Changing a local console . . . . . . . 47Changing a local console on a network(LAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Deleting a console configuration . . . . . 47Deleting a local console . . . . . . . 47Windows 2000/XP users . . . . . . . 48Changing the value of the autocreate deviceID option . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Using the Properties page . . . . . . . 48Customizing the Operations Console window 49Management of multiple consoles . . . . . . 50Multiple local PC consoles on a network . . 50Switching from one console type to anotherwhen a console is currently available . . . . 51Switching from one console type to anotherwhen the current console is not operational . 51Changing from one console type to another . . 52Changing from a local console directlyattached to a local console on a network(LAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52© Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2008 vii|||||||||