Delete a console configuration

Deleting an existing local or remote console while using Operations Console

You may need to delete an existing local console or remote console to meet your specific needs while using Operations Console. You must be a member of the Administrators group to delete a console.

Note: You may also use the Delete key on the keyboard. Just highlight the configuration you want to delete and press the Delete key.
Parent topic: Manage your console configuration
Related tasks
Change a console configuration
Release control at the remote console
Related reference
iSeries control

Delete a local console

To delete an existing local console, follow these steps:

  1. If your local console is connected to a server, disconnect as follows; otherwise, go to step 2:
    1. If the local console does not have control, do the following to request control; otherwise, go to step 1b:
      1. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console window.
      2. From the Connection menu, click Request Control.
      3. If the Service Device Sign-on window appears, click Cancel.
    2. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console window.
    3. From the Connection menu, click Disconnect. The connection status shows Disconnecting.
    4. Wait until the connection status shows Disconnected at the local console.
  2. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console window.
  3. From the Connection menu, click Delete.
  4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Delete remote console

To delete an existing remote console, follow these steps:

  1. If your remote console is connected to a local console, disconnect as follows:
    1. If the remote console has control, release control.
    2. Select the configuration name.
    3. From the Connection menu, click Disconnect. The connection status shows Disconnecting.
    4. Wait until the status shows Not connected to local console at the remote console.
  2. Select the configuration name.
  3. From the Connection menu, click Delete.
  4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Windows 2000/XP users:

You may need to delete the network object each time you delete a configuration entry in Operations Console. Do the following to verify that the network object does not exist:

  1. Open the Network and Dial-up Connections folder in the Control Panel.
  2. If you deleted a local console configuration, look for an icon that has the name of the iSeries system to which the local console used to connect.

    Otherwise, if you deleted a remote console configuration, look for an icon that has the computer name of the local console that you used to connect to the iSeries system.

  3. If the icon exists, you need to delete the network object as follows:
    1. Right-click the icon.
    2. Select Delete.