Activating The Asynchronous Communications Line On The System - IBM System i Manual

8. Press Power on the control panel. The system takes approximately 10 to 45 minutes to power on and
progress through an IPL far enough to continue with these instructions. You should see that the data
changes in the Function/Data display. The last step of the IPL may take up to 30 minutes to
complete or the Attention light may turn on.
9. Reference code x6004031 or x6004508 (where x can be any letter) will appear in the Function/Data
display and remain for up to 30 minutes.
10. When the system has completed the initial phase of the manual IPL it should show 01 B and you
have a console.
Note: Some system reference codes (SRCs) can be displayed without the attention light being on.
One example is x6xx450x (where the x can be any letter or number). These SRC codes
typically indicate that the system detected an unexpected condition, and the console might
have data indicating this condition. This condition and the resulting console data precede the
IPL or Install the System window.
If the Attention light is lit, then go to step 11.
If the Attention light is not lit and you do not have a console, then, consider the following:
v Your system may not have progressed through an IPL far enough to continue with these
instructions. Wait at least 30 minutes before going any further.
v If, after 30 minutes, you do not see any system activity and the Attention light did not light: See
the information about handling and reporting system problems in the Troubleshooting and service
topic.
v When the problem has been resolved, start at the beginning of this section again.
11. If you see System Reference Code (SRC) x6xx500x (where the x can be any letter or number) in the
Function/Data display, then, go to the Troubleshoot system reference code (SRC) data topic for
details. If you do not see System Reference Code (SRC) x6xx500x (where the x can be any letter or
number) in the Function/Data display, then, see the information about handling and reporting
system problems in the Troubleshooting and service topic.
Note: If you are working with a console related problem the most common SRC code reported
would be A6005008. If you see any reference code of A600500x (where x can be any number)
then you can proceed with any console service functions (65+21) to debug or make changes.
Related reference
"Troubleshooting system reference code data" on page 105
If you receive any of these system reference codes (SRCs), you might have some problems in your
Operations Console configuration.
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Activating the asynchronous communications line on the system

These instructions apply only to local console directly attached and local console directly attached with
remote-support-enabled configurations. Use these instructions to manually activate the asynchronous
communications line on the system.
1. If your system uses a keystick, insert it in the key slot now.
2. Place the system into manual mode by using the system's control panel.
3. Using Up and Down, select function 25 and press Enter.
4. Use the Up to select function 26 and press Enter .
5. Use the Down to select function 66 and press Enter .
The system attempts to initialize the attached modem. If it is successful, the Function/Data window
displays D1008066. If the system could not initialize the modem, it displays D1008065.
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Operations Console