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<h1 class="topictitle1">Work with devices</h1>
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<div><p>Most of the peripheral equipment attached to the iSeries™ server
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is considered a device. Use this information to set up and configure devices,
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and to learn about your system's configuration.</p>
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<p>A device is a piece of equipment that is connected to your system. Most
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hardware, including internal processors, ports and adapters, drives, communications
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hardware, workstations, and printers are considered devices. To manage these
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devices, the operating system organizes these devices by their type, such
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as workstation or optical drive (CD-ROMs), and identifies specific devices
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by their resource name. For most internal devices, like processors, adapters
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and ports, the operating system automatically assigns the resource name. For
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most external devices, and some internal storage devices, the iSeries server
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manages communication with the device through a device controller. Most devices
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managed through a controller have resource names defined by their device description.
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You can use the device type to learn its resource name, physical location,
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current status, and other information.</p>
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<p>Every device in the system has a current status that describes whether
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it is turned on, and whether it is currently communicating with the system.
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Before a device can function, both this device and all devices connecting
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it to the iSeries server
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must be varied on (Operational) and functioning. For example, if a communication
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line or network adapter is varied off, any device attached to the iSeries server
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through those devices will not function.</p>
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<p>Most devices have the following possible types of status:</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 1. Possible types of status for most devices</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="bottom"><th valign="bottom" width="12.5%" id="d0e41">Status</th>
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<th valign="bottom" width="87.5%" id="d0e43">Description</th>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="12.5%" headers="d0e41 ">Varied off</td>
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<td valign="top" width="87.5%" headers="d0e43 ">The operating system has disabled the device, and it must be varied
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on again before communicating with the iSeries server</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="12.5%" headers="d0e41 ">Varied on (Operational)</td>
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<td valign="top" width="87.5%" headers="d0e43 ">The operating system has enabled communications with the device, and
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is waiting for communications.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="12.5%" headers="d0e41 ">Pending</td>
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<td valign="top" width="87.5%" headers="d0e43 ">The operating system is attempting to enable communications with the
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device.</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="12.5%" headers="d0e41 ">Active</td>
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<td valign="top" width="87.5%" headers="d0e43 ">The device is currently busy communicating with the server, and cannot
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be varied off.</td>
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<p>Other types of status are possible for some specific device types, or to
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indicate a specific problem. For example, a workstation that is waiting for
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a user to sign on will have a status of Signon display, and a device that
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the operating system is unable to locate will have a status of
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Resource not detected.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">View and manage devices</h4><p>iSeries Navigator allows you to display
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the current status, physical location, and configuration information for devices.
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To work with devices in iSeries Navigator, expand <span class="uicontrol">Configuration
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and Service</span> and select <span class="uicontrol">Hardware</span>. You can
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display detailed information about the device, including its model, type and
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serial number, physical location in the iSeries server, and logical address by
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right-clicking on the device and selecting <span class="uicontrol">Properties</span>.
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Additionally, iSeries Navigator
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provides many functions for managing tape devices, disk units, and pools.
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See the online help in iSeries Navigator for more information.</p>
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<p>To
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change the status or properties of a device, you must use the character-based
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interface and type <kbd class="userinput">go device</kbd> from any command line.</p>
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<div class="familylinks">
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzal2manageops.htm" title="Use this topic to find procedures and supporting information for common system tasks.">iSeries basic operations</a></div>
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<div class="relinfo"><strong>Related information</strong><br />
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<div><a href="../books/sc415121.pdf" target="_blank">Local Device Configuration PDF</a></div>
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