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Note: Some versions of IBM i require that the gateway address respond to pings before the
console LAN adapter activates. Configure the PC with the default gateway IP address by
completing the following steps:
1) Set the IP address to the opcon LAN adapter gateway.
2) Set the subnet mask to the opcon LAN adapter subnet.
3) Set the default gateway to the opcon LAN adapter primary router, or gateway address. This
address is the same address as the IP address.
4. Disable the PC firewall.
Note: All PC firewalls must be disabled for the initial connection.
To disable the PC firewall, complete the following steps:
a. In the Windows control panel, click Firewall settings and disable the firewall.
b. In the Windows control panel, click Security center. Check for a firewall and, if present, disable it.
c. Scan all tasks that are unning on the PC for any other software firewalls and disable the firewall.
5. Configure Operations Console on your system:
a. Start Operations Console. To start the Operations Console, select Start > All Programs > IBM
iSeries > Access > Operations Console.
b. Start the Configuration Wizard. If this is the first time Operations Console is started, the
connection wizard starts automatically. If it does not start automatically, click Connection > New
Connection to manually start the wizard. Read the notifications, and click Next.
c. Select the local console on a network. Click Next.
d. Specify a service host name and IP address by doing the following types:
1) Give your session a name. The name must be one of the following names:
v A valid host name that was registered in the site DNS for the console IP address
v A unique name that you create that is not currently registered in the DNS for any other IP
address.
2) If you are using IBM i V6R1 and later, press the Tab key. The Service TCP/IP Address field is
enabled.
3) Specify the service TCP/IP address. Enter the LAN console adapter IP address.
4) Click Next.
e. Specify the LAN console interface information.
1) In the Service TCP/IP Address field, type the IP address that you recorded.
2) In the Service Subnet Mask field, type the subnet mask that you recorded.
3) In the Service gateway address field, type the default gateway that you recorded.
4) The system serial number must match the tag on the server. It must be 7 characters long,
without a dash.
5) Set the Target partition to 1.
6) Click Next.
f. Specify the device ID. If you are prompted to specify a service tools device ID, enter QCONSOLE.
Click Next.
g. Click Next > Finish. Your session is now ready to connect. Double-click the session name to start
the connection.
6. Power on the server by completing the following steps:
a. Set the manual initial program load (IPL) by completing the following steps:
1) Locate the server's control panel. Look for the blue tab on the front of the server. Push it to the
side, and pull the control panel out slowly.
2) Press the Up arrow key until you see 02, and press Enter.
3) Press Enter again. A < (less than symbol) appears next to the N.
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