IBM System i, Manual

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If no device is acting as the console the next time a connection is made, either through Operations
Console or the emulator, this PC will become the console. It is up to the users to determine whether or
not this method is the correct way to manage console activities.
Multiple remote consoles through dial-up support connecting to the same local
console directly attached to the system
In this environment, only one remote console is allowed to connect to the local console at a time.
The users are left to work out an arrangement in which another remote console can access the local
console. If this is needed on a regular basis it might be as easy as assigning a time period in which each
remote console would access the local console. When the time is up for the first remote, it would release
control and disconnect. The next remote would then connect at its assigned time and request control. This
assumes that the local console did not have control when the first remote got control.
Switching from one console type to another when a console is currently available
If you know in advance that you will need a different console type, you can use the current console to
make the changes necessary for use with a different console.
If the hardware resources for the targeted console type have already been specified and configured for
use as a console, making the change may be as simple as specifying the new console type and activating
the associated hardware resource. However, if hardware used for the targeted console type will require
allocation or configuration, you will need to use the appropriate information in Change from one
console type to another .
An example would be the planned loss of the network used by your LAN-connected console. You will be
doing some infrastructure changes requiring more than a day. You also have the console cable already
installed between the server’s asynchronous communications adapter and the PC. You can use either DST
or SST to change the console type to a 2 for Operations Console (direct). The asynchronous
communications adapter will not be active at this time since the console type is set for LAN so you
would have to manually start the asynchronous card with a function 66 on the control panel or remote
control panel. Once the communications line is active you can disconnect the LAN-connected console and
create a configuration for the directly attached local console, if a configuration doesn’t already exist, and
start a connection. To switch back to the LAN-connected console you would only have to use the directly
attached console to enter either DST or SST and change the console type to a 3, disconnect the existing
console and restart the LAN-connected console. Since the hardware resource configuration didn’t change,
there isn’t a need for further changes. You could deactivate the asynchronous communications adapter
manually or just wait until the next IPL. The IPL will not start the asynchronous communications adapter
because the console type is now set for LAN.
Note: To activate the new console without an IPL, you could perform the console service function of
65+21+21. Once the console type has been updated, performing the console service function will
disconnect the current console and restart the console type you just specified.
Related tasks
“Activating the asynchronous communications line on the system” on page 91
These instructions apply only to local console directly attached and local console directly attached
with remote-support-enabled configurations. Use these instructions to manually activate the
asynchronous communications line on the system.
“Deactivating the asynchronous communications line on the system” on page 92
These instructions apply only to local consoles directly attached and local consoles directly attached
with remote support enabled. Use these instructions to manually deactivate the asynchronous
communications line on the system.
Related reference
“Changing from one console type to another” on page 66
Depending on how your console connection is set up, you can change to a different console type.
Operations Console
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