End Device Manager jobs

Sometimes it is necessary to end and restart the Device Manager jobs, for example, when applying a PTF to the program. This topic provides instructions for making the Device Manager jobs end and restart.

Start and stop Telnet ends the Telnet server jobs, but not the Device Manager jobs. This is because the nature of the Device Manager jobs requires that they be running all the time, or at least until the next restart of the system. In order to make the Device Manager jobs cycle, you have to do special steps 2 and 3. Then, the next time you start Telnet, it will see that there are no Device Manager jobs running and will start them. Complete the following steps to end Device Manager jobs:

  1. End active Telnet server jobs by completing the following steps:
    1. Start iSeries™ Navigator and expand your iSeries server > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.
    2. Right-click Telnet and select Stop.
  2. Find all active Telnet device manager jobs by completing the following steps:
    1. Start iSeries Navigator and expand your iSeries server > Work Management.
    2. Select Active Jobs.
    3. Look for QTVDEVICE.
  3. End all jobs found in step 2 by right-clicking and selecting Delete/End. You must wait for all jobs to exit before doing the next step.
  4. Start Telnet server and device manager jobs on the Delete/End panel.

    Any Telnet virtual devices that are still in the process of ending when all Device Manager jobs have ended might become inaccessible until your next restart.

Parent topic: Manage the Telnet server