This article describes how to manage service tool user IDs using
DST, SST, and iSeries™ Navigator.
Service tools are used to configure, manage, and service your server. Service
tools can be accessed from dedicated service tools (DST) or system service
tools (SST). Service tools user IDs are required to access DST, SST, and to
use iSeries Navigator
functions for logical partition (LPAR) management and disk unit management.
DST is available when the Licensed Internal Code has been started, even if i5/OS™ has
not been loaded. SST is available from i5/OS. The following table outlines the
basic differences between DST and SST.
| Characteristic |
DST |
SST |
|---|
| How to access |
Physical access through console during a manual IPL
or by selecting option 21 on the control panel. |
Access through interactive job with the ability to sign
on with QSRV or the following authorizations:- Authorized to STRSST (Start SST) CL command.
- Service special authority (*SERVICE) or all object special authority (*ALLOBJ).
- Functional privilege to use SST.
|
| When available |
Available even when the server has limited capabilities. i5/OS is
not required to access DST. |
Available when i5/OS has been started. i5/OS is required
to access SST. |
| How to authenticate |
Requires service tools user ID and password. |
Requires service tools user ID and password. |
See the tools
for information about using the Service tools to perform the following tasks:
- Access service tools with DST
- Access service tools with SST
- Access service tools with iSeries Navigator
- Create a service tools user ID using DST
- Change the functional privileges for a service tools user ID using DST
- Change the description for a service tools user ID using DST
- Display a service tools user ID using DST
- Enable a service tools user using DST
- Disable a service tools user using DST
- Delete a service tools user ID using DST
- Change service tools user IDs and passwords using SST or DST
- Change your service tools user IDs and password using STRSST or QSYCHGDS
API
- Reset or recover the QSECOFR user profile password
- Reset the QSECOFR service tools user ID and password
- Save and restore service tools security data
- Configure the service tools server for DST
- Configure the service tools server for i5/OS
- Monitor service function use through DST
- Monitor service tools use through i5/OS security audit log