Changing From One Console Type To Another; Changing From A Local Console Directly Attached To A Local Console On A Network (Lan) - IBM System i Manual

Scenario: How to recover the console during a D-mode IPL with take over enabled:
In this scenario you might be installing Licensed Internal Code as part of a system recovery action and
the configured console was a local console on a network. However, the device did not become active and
you have an A6005008 SRC code. The system is large and it takes a long time to get to this point and you
do not want to start over.
| The proper asynchronous communications adapter is available without further configuration changes, so
you can use the console service functions (65+21) to change the console type. This automatically starts the
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communications adapter associated with the local console directly attached to the system. If you want to
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| use the PC that you were using for the network-attached console, you simply disconnect the network
configuration and create (or use a previously created configuration) a local console directly attached to
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| the system configuration. After the console service functions (65+21) have successfully completed, you
| connect the directly attached configured connection. This device should become the console automatically
and you will be at the step originally expected. If the network failure preceded the old console getting
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| the language screen, the new console will present that screen. If the failure happened after you started an
| action, the new console will either be running that action or the action might be complete, in which case
you will see the results of that action.
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Changing from one console type to another

Depending on how your console connection is set up, you can change to a different console type.
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Electronic customer support
If you are currently using electronic customer support (ECS) and you need to directly attach your
console, you must move the electronic customer support cabling to another communications port before
trying to install an Operations Console local console directly attached to the server.
Note: This may require you to change the resource information used for electronic customer support.
Also, as part of your migration, you may need to deallocate the LAN adapter from use by the
Operations Console. For instructions on deallocating or moving the LAN adapter, see the
Deallocating or moving the LAN adapter card topic.
For more information about ECS, refer to the Electronic customer support topic.
Related tasks
"Deallocating or moving the LAN adapter card from use by Operations Console" on page 86
During a migration, you might need to deallocate the LAN card from use by Operations Console. You
need to deallocate the LAN card if you are not planning on using an Operations Console local console
on a network configuration or the service tools server.
Related reference
"Switching from one console type to another when a console is currently available" on page 59
If you know in advance that you will need a different console type, you can use the current console to
make the changes necessary for use with a different console.
Related information
Electronic customer support
Changing from a local console directly attached to a local console on a network
(LAN)
To change from an Operations Console with a local console directly attached to a local console on a
network (LAN), you must change settings on both the PC and the system.
Before you begin, ensure that you have satisfied all the Operations Console hardware requirements for
the PC and system.
Related reference
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System i: Connecting to System i Operations Console