Control panel

The control panel is your initial interface to your iSeries™ server. From the control panel, you can process system functions such as the following:

Power on or off the system
Perform an initial program load (IPL)
Display and get attributes or error codes to analyze problems
Determine processor activity

Attention:

If you have a partitioned system, only the primary partition can access the control panel. All secondary partitions use the remote control panel through the primary partition.
The information in this topic pertains only to IBM^® 270 and 8xx model servers. If you have a different model server, see the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center for more information.

The following topics provide information for you to set up the virtual control panel or the remote control panel, access control panel functions, and use APIs to operate your remote control panel with a user-written program.

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Control panel concepts
This information explains the differences between control panel options. It also provides details about functions that the control panel can perform.
Set up your control panel
These instructions provide detailed information that you can use to get the remote control panel and the virtual control panel up and running.
Access control panel functions
This information provides steps that explain how to access the control panel functions.
Instructions and descriptions for control panel functions
This information describes each control panel function, the uses and procedures for each function, and when you must use each function.
Use remote control panel APIs
Use these APIs to write a program that can access the control panel remotely. Your program can access many commands and queries using these APIs.

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