Verify and change information about the server and connection configurations.
On the Properties page, you will find information about the server associated with the connected configuration. This is where you make changes to an existing configuration.
If the partition number is showing **** then there is a configuration error associated with the configured connection. The error may be wrong partition ID or possibly even wrong service host name IP address.
The General tab contains information about the server your connection is connected to. The Log Directory field shows the path to the Operations Console data logs and is the only field that you are allowed to edit.
The Configuration tab will contain options that actually change what functions are used and how the configuration connects. Options not available for the associated configuration will be greyed out. The remote console does not have a Configuration tab. To make changes to the remote console, you must first delete and then recreate the remote console connection.
Answer BOOTP is the option that allows the system administrator to determine which configuration for a given PC would supply the IP data to the server. New servers or logical partitions attempting to use a local console on a network might be using BOOTP. If more than one PC or configuration is allowed to supply the data, the first PC to respond to the broadcast packet will supply this data. By controlling which PC should supply this data may allow the administrator additional flexibility. For more information regarding BOOTP, see: Prepare for your network environment.
An IP address may be supplied for the console when using a directly attached local console and directly attached local console with remote support. This is to provide the user with a convenient method when the default address is already in use on the PC.
The Device ID tab has been changed to allow a single button to reset the service tools device ID password on the PC. The server's service tools device ID must also be reset separately. The associated service tools device ID for the configuration cannot be changed using this page. To use a different service tools device ID you would have to delete this configuration and create a new configuration using the new device ID.
The Access Password tab is where you can change the access password. The access password is used, in part, to authenticate the device making the connection.
While in Properties, you can use the ? help for more information. Click on ?, the ? is now attached to your cursor. Move the ? to the field you want more information on and click again. A context sensitive help dialog window will appear containing information regarding just that field.