Installing The Virtual Control Panel - IBM System i Manual

v The use of a virtual control panel at a remote console is not supported.
v An alternative for powering on the system at a later time, instead of using a cabled remote control
panel, can be provided using the IPL scheduling function in Operational Assistant, available in i5/OS,
by pressing the Attention key. You can also use the i5/OS command GO POWER and select the option
Change power on and off schedule. Also, LAN connected configurations connecting directly to a
primary partition will provide the ability to turn on a logical partition as long as the primary partition
remains active.
v The hosts file on the PC may need manual cleanup.
Each time you create a network configuration on the PC, data is saved in a file called hosts. This file
may be used each time the PC attempts to connect to the network. Each entry is unique to any others
by the connection name. Currently, if you delete a VCP configuration, the corresponding hosts entry is
not deleted. You must manually delete the appropriate line from this text-based file using any text
editor.
v If you have a server model that uses the keystick, the mode button will work with the same functions
as the physical control panel when the keystick is inserted.
v The service tools user ID used to authenticate the connection must have the partition remote panel
key privilege to use the mode function provided by the VCP. Service tools user IDs QSECOFR, QSRV,
22222222, or 11111111 already have this permission by default.
Note: Systems with a keystick require the keystick to be inserted before the user is eligible to use the
mode button. For example, the user has the remote panel key privilege but will not have the
mode function available until the keystick is present. For systems without the keystick, the user
ID being used would only require the remote panel key privilege.
Related tasks

"Installing the virtual control panel"

Follow these steps to install the virtual control panel.
Installing the virtual control panel:
Follow these steps to install the virtual control panel.
Related reference
"Limitations of the virtual control panel" on page 26
Before you install and use a virtual control panel (VCP), consider these features and limitations.
Creating a service tools device ID using an existing console:
| The virtual control panel (VCP) requires an available, unused service tools device ID. If the server does
not use Operations Console (LAN) for the console type, you can use the existing service tools device ID
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| of QCONSOLE. If you know that Operations Console (LAN) is not being used you may skip to the
| section below to create a service tools device ID. To check the current console type setting, do the
following:
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Note: This work can also be performed using SST. Use the "Work with Service Tools User IDs and
Devices" option on the System Service Tools (SST) main menu and skip the step "Select System
Devices".
1. Access Dedicated Service Tools (DST).
2. Select Work with DST environment → System devices → Select Console.
3. The value in the input field is your current console type setting. If the value is not a 3 then the
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| QCONSOLE device ID is probably available for use with the VCP configuration.
4. Press F3 until you are back to the DST main menu.
Creating a service tools device ID:
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Operations Console