Enable console take over

Procedures for enabling permissions and tools to allow console takeover

Before you can enable console take over, you must have the take over console privilege. Use the procedure below to grant take over console privilege and then continue with the next procedure to enable console take over.

To add the take over console privilege to a user, perform the following:

Note: To perform any of the following procedures using SST, select the option Work with service tools user IDs and Devices everywhere it says select Work with DST environment and skip the step Select System Devices.

Access Dedicated Service Tools (DST) or System Service Tools (SST).
Select Work with DST environment.
Select Service tools user IDs.
Place a 7 on the line in front of the desired user ID and press Enter.
Scroll down until you find the option Take over console and place a 2 on that line to grant the user this privilege and press Enter.
To repeat this procedure for additional user IDs, repeat steps 4 and 5.

This privilege will be used the next time the user ID signs on.

Note: When a user signs on at a device capable of taking over the console the status of the Take over the console field is updated. In order to reflect a change, such as a user being granted the take over console privilege, the user would have to exit the Console Information Status window, using F3 or F12 and sign on again.

To enable the console take over and recovery, perform the following:
1. Access Dedicated Service Tools (DST) or System Service Tools (SST).
2. Select Work with DST environment.
3. Select System devices (skip this step if using SST).
4. Select Select Console.
5. Place a 1 in the option Allow console to be taken over by another console and press Enter.

The console take over option will take effect immediately.