Meet Operations Console Software Requirements - IBM E Server i Series Manual

Important: If an emergency arises where your LAN connection fails, you should
configure an Operations Console local console directly attached to the server. See
Planning for your backup console. Table 3 also shows the correct location for the
directly cabled console.
Table 2. Supported cards for LAN connectivity
Table 3. iSeries requirements - LAN card location
Note: If a local console on a network is being used by the asynchronous
To review cable requirements, see Meet Operations Console cable requirements.

Meet Operations Console software requirements

Before you continue, make sure that you have satisfied the Operations Console
hardware requirements according to your intended configuration. Operations
Console is supported on Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT Workstation 4.0
or later, Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows XP Professional.
You must install the contents of the iSeries Operations Console Update CD-ROM, if
you received one in your box.
The iSeries Access for Windows versions, for both the local console and the remote
console, must be at the same level for proper operation of Operations Console.
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iSeries: iSeries Access for Windows Operations Console
Card name or number
2744
2838
2849
Integrated Ethernet Port
Note: The Integrated Ethernet Port is the only LAN-connectivity for the Operations
Console local console on a network option for model 825.
Model
270
810
820
825
830/SB2
840/SB3
870/890
Note: (1)These locations will only be available if the Integrated Ethernet Port is not
operational.
communications port used to support a local console directly attached to the
server, it will be unavailable for use from OS/400 if a communications cable
or an Operations Console cable is attached to that port.
Description
PCI 100 Mbps Tokenring Adapter
PCI 100/10 Mbps Ethernet IOA
PCI 100/10 Mbps Ethernet IOA
PCI 100/10 Mbps Integrated LAN IOA
(model 825 only)
LAN console card location
C06, second C05
C06, second C05
C04, second C03, third C11
Integrated Ethernet Port,
C03, C02, C01 (1)
C04, second C06, third C10
C04, second C06, third C10
C04, C06, C07, C08, C09, C10 C02
Operations Console async
card location for the cable
C07
C07
C06
C06
C02
C02