Set up communication

iSeries™ Navigator allows you to access the iSeries server from your PC through the service tools server to perform disk management functions at two different levels. You can access the iSeries server when it is fully restarted, or you can access the server when it is in dedicated service tools (DST) mode. DST provides some additional functions for disk management that are not available when the server is fully restarted. Before you attempt to use any disk management functions, you must configure the service tools server. If you want to access DST functions, you must also set a service IP address.

Configuring the service tools server

To access disk management functions in iSeries Navigator, you must first configure the service tools server with DST access and user IDs. Be familiar with Service tool concepts before you start. See Configure the service tools server and Configure service tools user IDs for instructions.

Setting the service IP address

To access DST functions on your server from iSeries Navigator, you need to specify a service IP address for the server. The service IP address specifies the TCP/IP address of the system when it is at DST. This address takes the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where xxx is an integer from 0 to 255. The address can also be a Domain Name System (DNS) that resolves to an address as previously described. Contact your network administrator for this information. Make sure you have configured the service tools server before you continue with these instructions.

To set the service IP address for your system, follow these steps:

In iSeries Navigator, expand My Connections (or your active environment).
Right-click the server for which you want to specify a service IP address, and select Properties.
Click the Service tab.
If your server is fully restarted, click Lookup. The system attempts to locate the correct service IP address. If your server is at DST, specify the service IP address, and click OK.

Once the service IP address is set, you can connect to the system when it is in DST mode by using iSeries Navigator. Start iSeries Navigator to connect to the system. iSeries Navigator opens with a subset of functions that you can perform in DST.

Note: If you are unable to configure the service IP address, you can still access DST Disk Management functions. In the Environment tasks window, click Open iSeries Navigator Service Tools window and follow the instructions on the resulting displays.