Sending A Message To A Controlling Remote Console - IBM System i Manual

"Default user (SERVER)" on page 51
SERVER is an identification name that Operations Console assigns when there is no user in control of a
system.
"System i control" on page 50
Control of your system means having an active console at a PC.
"Troubleshooting authentication problems" on page 104
When setting up your initial connection, you might encounter authentication problems.
"Local console connection problems" on page 99
When setting up your local console, you might encounter problems connecting. Failure to connect is
defined as problems resulting in the status not going to Connected and the emulator did not start.
Requesting control at the local console:
Perform the following steps to request control at the local console:
1. Identify the user who has control.
2. If no user has control (SERVER appears in the Current User field), do the following:
a. Select the configuration name.
b. From the Connection menu, click Request Control.
c. If you installed and configured the remote control panel, confirm that it appears. After the remote
control panel appears, a sign-on window may appear.
d. If the Service Device Sign-on window appears, sign on using your service tools user ID and
password. Operations Console needs a valid service tools user ID and password to authorize the
connection between the system and the PC.
e. Confirm that the console appears.
If a remote console user has control and you do not want to force control back from the remote
console, send a message to the remote console asking the user to release control. To request control at
the local console, after the remote console releases control and control did not return to the local
console, do the substeps in step 2.
| If a remote console user has control and you do want to force control back from the remote console,
do the substeps in step 2. At the remote console, the console closes and a message appears indicating
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that the local console has taken control.
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Releasing control at the local console:
To release control, follow these steps:
1. Select the configuration name.
2. From the Connection menu, click Release Control.
| At this time, SERVER appears in the Current User field. The console disappears. Control is automatically
granted to the first requester.
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Sending a message to a controlling remote console:

When using Operations Console, you might need to communicate with the user who has System i
control. Operations Console allows a local console and a remote console to exchange messages when
connected. Only the user that does not have control can initiate a message.
Perform the following steps to send a message to the user who has control:
1. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console Connection Window.
2. From the Connection menu, click Send Message.
3. Type the message.
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