Instructions for connecting a local console directly and enabling
remote consoles to connect to the server
Connecting a local console directly attached with
remote access allowed to a server allows remote consoles to connect to the
server. It also allows iSeries control to be automatically granted to the
first requester or allows you to have control at the local console to handle
incoming control requests.
Perform the following steps to connect a
local console directly attached to the server (with or without remote access
allowed):
- Open Operations Console to start the connection:
- Click Start and select Programs.
- Select IBM iSeries Access for Windows.
- Click Operations Console.
By default, Operations Console does not automatically try to connect
a local console directly attached to an iSeries server. However, a local console
directly attached with remote support running unattended mode will automatically
connect. If you selected Start connection when Operations Console
starts in Properties, the local console connects to the iSeries
server automatically. The connection status shows Connecting before
changing to Connecting Console.
- If you set up your local console configuration to start in Attended mode, do the following:
- If you installed and configured the remote control panel, confirm
that it appears. If it does not appear, see Remote
control panel fails to start in the troubleshooting topic.
- In the Service Device Sign-on window, sign on using your assigned
service tools user ID and password. Operations Console needs a valid service
tools user ID and password to authorize the connection between the server
and the PC. If you have problems when signing on, see Troubleshoot
authentication problems. After you sign on successfully, the status
changes from Pending Authorization to Connected.
- Confirm that the console appears. If the emulator does not appear,
see Troubleshoot emulator
problems.
- If you set up your local console configuration to start in Unattended mode, do the following:
- Verify that the Connecting Console status
does not remain for more than a couple of minutes. If it does not change,
there is a connection problem. To find a possible solution, see Remote
control panel cable fails to start.
- Verify that the status shows Pending Authorization and
that SERVER appears in the Current User field.
Incoming control requests will be automatically granted.
If you encounter other status messages, see Troubleshoot
status messages for their descriptions and possible solutions to the
problems they describe.