Run Prerequisite Checking Program; Meet Operations Console Hardware Requirements - IBM E Server i Series Manual

Configure Operations Console on the PC
Configure Operations Console on the PC when you have completed all of the
prerequisites. Instructions to begin the Operations Console configuration
wizard are included.

Run prerequisite checking program

You should run the prerequisite checking program prior to beginning your
Operations Console configuration. Run this tool on every PC for which you want
an Operations Console connection. It will check for some of the prerequisites and
then tell you how to address any missing components.
Start the prerequisite checking program.

Meet Operations Console hardware requirements

This section describes the PC and iSeries hardware requirements for an Operations
Console configuration.
Table 1 shows the PC requirements per operating system.
Table 1. PC requirements - processor and memory
Operating System (1,2)
Windows 98/Me
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000/XP Professional
Notes:
1. See the iSeries Access web site for updated PC requirements.
2. If you are using iSeries Navigator, refer to the requirements for installing
iSeries Navigator.
3. If your PC has power management capabilities, it could turn the PC off. The
PC may reset the communications port when power management is started,
which would end any connections already established. Certain types of power
management on the PC and in the operating system may cause system
reference code (SRC) 0000DDDD to appear in the iSeries control panel or remote
control panel. This SRC data should clear when PC activity resumes.
If you want to use an Operations Console local console on a network (LAN), you
need to install the LAN card for Operations Console according to your iSeries
model. IBM supports a local console on a network (LAN) only on Models 270, 810,
820, 825, 830, 840, 870, and 890. Table 2 shows the supported cards for LAN
connectivity. Table 3 shows the correct location for the LAN card.
Operations Console PC
v Pentium
®
266 MHz recommended (P6 or
equivalent compatible microprocessor)
v 32 MB memory minimum
v Pentium 300 MHz recommended
v 64 MB memory minimum (128 MB
recommended)
v Pentium 500 MHz (P6 or equivalent
compatible microprocessor)
v 256 MB memory minimum
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