Scenarios: Takeover And Recovery; Scenario: Lan Connected Devices Only With Takeover Enabled - IBM i Series Handbook

About this task
Use the procedure following to grant Take over console privilege and then continue with the next
procedure to enable console takeover.
To add the Take over console privilege to a user, perform the following steps:
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.
1. Access Dedicated Service Tools (DST) or System Service Tools (SST).
2. Select Work with DST environment.
3. Select Service tools user IDs.
4. Type a 7 on the line in front of the desired user ID and press Enter.
5. 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 takeover and recovery, perform the following:
a. Access Dedicated Service Tools (DST) or System Service Tools (SST).
b. Select Work with DST environment.
c. Select System devices (skip this step if using SST).
d. Select Select Console.
e. Type a 1 in the option column for Allow console recovery and console can be taken over by
another console and press Enter.
Results
The console takeover option will take effect immediately.

Scenarios: Takeover and recovery

These scenarios can help you understand the takeover and recovery options.

Scenario: LAN connected devices only with takeover enabled:

This scenario describes what happens during an IPL when console takeover is enabled and more than
one LAN-connected device is available.
The LAN devices are called LAN1, LAN2, and LAN3. The IPL is being performed in unattended
(Normal) mode.
At the point in an IPL when the console device is being determined, it is more or less a race condition if
more than one device is connecting at a time. The first device to connect, of the type specified by the
console type setting (LAN in our example), becomes the console and will be presented with the usual
console screens.
For our example let's say LAN1 is the first device connected. During the IPL this device will show the
IPL status changes just like any other console and eventually the i5/OS sign on window. LAN2 and
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