IBM E Server i Series Manual page 86

3. If a remote console user has control and you do not want to force control back
Releasing control:
To release control, do the following:
1. Select the configuration name.
2. From the Connection menu, click Release Control.
At this time, SERVER appears in the Current User field. The remote control panel
window and the console disappear. Then control is automatically granted to the
first requester. The remote control panel is still available in read-only mode.
Send a message to a controlling remote console
While using Operations Console, you may need to communicate with the user who
has iSeries 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
2. From the Connection menu, click Send Message.
3. Type the message.
4. Click Send.
At this time, the receiver may reply as follows:
1. Type the reply.
2. Click Reply.
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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. If it does not appear, see Remote control panel fails to start.
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 server and
the PC. If you have problems when signing on, see Troubleshoot
authentication problems.
e. Confirm that the console appears. If it does not appear, see remote control
panel fails to start in the troubleshooting information and Local console
connection problems.
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 steps
2a through 2e.
If a remote console user has control and you do want to force control back
from the remote console, do steps 2a through 2e. At the remote console, the
remote control panel window and the console close, and a message appears
indicating that the local console has taken control. As long as the remote
console remains connected, the remote console user can Display the remote
control panel in read-only mode.
Window.