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emulation) that is currently interacting with the server. A functional remote control
panel allows you to perform control panel functions from the PC. Thus, the PC in
control becomes the console and can perform remote control panel functions. Only
one PC can have control at a time.
If your local console starts in attended mode (directly attached connections only),
you have control immediately after you Connect a local console directly attached
to the server. When you have control at this local console, you need to be present
to grant or refuse control to requesting remote consoles.
If your local console starts in unattended mode, SERVER appears in the Current
User field after you Connect a local console directly attached to the server.
Operations Console automatically grants control to the first requester (local console
or remote console).
Default user (server): SERVER is an identification name that Operations Console
assigns when there is no user in control of a server. When no user has iSeries
control, SERVER appears in the Current User field. In addition, Operations Console
automatically grants control to the first requester (local console or remote console).
Operations Console automatically grants control to the first requester in the
following cases:
v Immediately after you release control at an local console with remote support.
v Immediately after connecting a local console directly attached with remote access
allowed, if it started in unattended mode.
v When SERVER appears in the Current User field.
Display the remote control panel in read-only mode
Displaying the remote control panel in read-only mode allows you to see the
remote control panel when you do not have iSeries control. For example, you can
see the progress of an initial program load (IPL) at a server in a remote location.
The remote control panel must be installed and configured at the local console. You
can display the remote control panel in read-only mode in the following cases:
v At a local console if the local console user is not in control.
v At a remote console after the remote console connects to a local console or a
local console requests control.
v At a remote console after the remote console releases control to a local console.
To display the remote control panel, from the Connection menu, click Remote
Control Panel.
Request and release control at the local console
When your local console with remote support does not have iSeries control, you
must request control at the local console to work with a server. Requesting control
at the local console forces control back from a remote console if the remote console
had control. After finishing your work, you must release control to allow
Operations Console to automatically grant control to a requester.
Requesting control:
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:
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