Planning Considerations For Your Control Panel - IBM System i Manual

11111111. This prevents any failed re-authentication of the client connection to the system caused by
expired user IDs. This is especially important for automated installations and upgrades.
3. It is recommended that you update iSeries Access for Windows to V5R4 before you upgrade the
i5/OS operating system. For more information about installing iSeries Access for Windows, refer to
the Install iSeries Access for Windows topic.
Note: Failure to comply with the above actions may prevent the console from working correctly during
the upgrade or installation.
Important: During a manual IPL of the system and if no console has been specified before, you receive
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| two additional displays to confirm the setting of the console type. The first requires that you
accept your current console type, and the second shows that a value did not previously exist
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(a zero is present for the old value) and the new value is shown. Press Enter to exit and set
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| the console type automatically. The IPL then continues to the IPL or Install the System
display. This condition is most likely to occur during the installation of a new partition, but it
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can happen on your first manual IPL, for example, during the A-mode IPL following the
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| restore of Licensed Internal Code, or during the upgrade or installation when a console value
of zero is found.
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Migration to Operations Console before your system upgrade
If you are migrating from a different console type to Operations Console on your new system, it is
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| important that you configure your new Operations Console PC before beginning the upgrade. The
Operations Console features that match the connectivity you plan to use should be specified as part of
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| the order for your new system. In this way, at the point in the upgrade instructions where console
| functions are required on the new system, you can perform them on your new Operations Console
device.
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Also, when migrating a former load source device that was used with Operations Console local console
on a network configuration, and this load source device is to become a load source device in a new
partition, the LAN adapter must be deallocated before removing the device from the old partition and
installing it in the new partition.
Related tasks
"Installing iSeries Access for Windows" on page 33
Before you use Operations Console, you must install iSeries Access for Windows.
"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
"Installing an Operations Console cable" on page 39
You need to install an Operations Console cable when your configurations have a local console that is
directly attached to the system or a local console that is directly attached with remote access allowed.
Related information
Upgrade your iSeries
Install, upgrade, or delete i5/OS and related software

Planning considerations for your control panel

To make a connection to the control panel, you need to configure a remote control panel (RCP) or a
virtual control panel (VCP). All IDs that want access need proper authority.
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System i: Connecting to System i Operations Console