You
need
to
install
an
Operations
Console
cable
when
your
configurations
have
a
local
console
that
is
directly
attached
to
the
system
or
a
local
console
that
is
directly
attached
with
remote
access
allowed.
Unable
to
use
the
mode
function
When
you
are
unable
to
use
the
mode
function,
you
should
verify
that
the
authenticated
connection
has
the
correct
privileges
to
use
the
mode
function
on
a
remote
control
panel.
If
you
are
unable
to
use
the
mode
function
on
a
remote
control
panel
or
virtual
control
panel,
check
that
the
user
that
authenticated
the
connection
(Service
Device
Sign-on)
has
the
Partition
remote
panel
key
privilege
for
the
partition
connected
to.
To
ensure
you
have
the
proper
privileges
for
the
connection
to
the
partition,
follow
these
steps:
1.
Access
Dedicated
Service
Tools
(DST).
2.
Select
Work
with
DST
environment
.
3.
Select
Service
tools
user
profiles
.
4.
Select
Change
privileges
(option
7).
That
user
must
be
granted
the
privilege,
Partition
remote
panel
key
by
partition,
in
order
to
use
the
mode
function.
If
the
system
supports
the
keystick,
the
keystick
must
be
inserted
before
the
mode
function
is
active.
Related
information
Authentication
problems
Here
are
two
common
authentication
related
problems
and
suggestions
to
correct
the
them.
v
Failure
to
authenticate.
Error
message:
The
current
access
password
entered
is
not
valid.
Please
enter
the
valid
access
password
.
This
message
typically
means
that
the
access
password
you
entered
in
the
Service
Device
Sign-on
window
is
not
the
same
as
the
password
you
entered
in
the
Specify
Access
Password
window
during
the
configuration
wizard.
Make
sure
that
the
caps
lock
is
not
active
and
reenter
the
access
password
using
the
password
you
assigned,
taking
into
account
any
case
sensitivity
you
may
have
used.
v
Failure
to
connect
the
VCP.
Error
message:
The
PC
service
tools
device
ID
password
and
the
iSeries
service
tools
device
ID
password
do
not
match.
Either
the
service
tools
device
ID
(name)
is
already
in
use
or
the
passwords
must
be
RESET
on
this
PC
and
the
iSeries
.
This
indicates
that
the
service
tools
device
ID
password
is
incorrect.
The
service
device
ID
password
stored
on
the
PC
no
longer
matches
the
value
stored
on
the
system.
In
rare
cases,
this
password
gets
out
of
synchronization
and
you
need
to
reset
the
value
back
to
the
original
default
values
on
both
the
PC
and
the
system.
Related
reference
When
a
mismatch
occurs
in
the
service
tools
device
ID
password
between
the
system
and
the
Operations
Console
PC,
you
need
to
resynchronize
the
password
by
performing
recovery
steps
on
both
the
PC
and
the
system.
Troubleshooting
configuration
wizard
problems
Here
are
the
solutions
to
problems
encountered
while
you
are
completing
the
Operations
Console
configuration
wizard.
Operations
Console
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