Changing From A Twinaxial Console To An Operations Console; Changing The Console From A Twinaxial Console To An Operations Console In A Nonpartitioned Or Primary Partitioned System - IBM i Series Handbook

b. From the Connection menu, click Delete.
c. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.
Related reference
"Setting up a local console directly attached to the system" on page 28
You need to complete the unique setup prerequisites checklist based on the configuration and the
operating system you are using.

Changing from a twinaxial console to an Operations Console

To change from a twinaxial console to an Operations Console, you need to perform a set of steps 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 the system.
Related reference
"Operations Console hardware requirements" on page 7
You need to meet the PC and System i hardware requirements for an Operations Console
configuration.
Changing the console from a twinaxial console to an Operations Console in a nonpartitioned or
primary partitioned system:
To change from a twinaxial console to an Operations Console, you must use the existing console to
complete these steps on the system.
1. Access Dedicated Service Tools (DST) or System Service Tools (SST). You must unlock the SST option
"Service tools device IDs" before it is usable.
2. Select Work with DST environment.
3. Select System Devices (skip this step if using SST).
4. Select Select Console.
5. Select the new console type.
v If you selected an Operations Console (LAN), do the following:
a. The Verify Operations Console Adapters window appears. This is the resource found by the
system to be used for your LAN connection. If you receive a message stating that the LAN
adapter was not found, you need to satisfy the hardware requirements for Operations Console.
b. Press F11 to configure the adapter.
c. Enter the appropriate network data.
d. Press F7 to store the data.
e. Press F14 to activate the adapter for use by Operations Console.
v If you selected an Operations Console (direct), continue with step 6.
6. Press F3 until you return to the DST main menu.
Results
The system is now configured for use by your intended console type. You must do an initial program
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| load (IPL) of the system so that it can use the new console.
If you do not plan to use the twinaxial device as a backup console do not remove it or its adapter at this
time. You may need it to debug a problem.
The system value QAUTOCFG must be set to on. Use one of the following to verify or set this system
value:
v Use the WRKSYSVAL QAUTOCFG command.
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