IBM E Server i Series Manual page 87

Request control at the remote console
Requesting iSeries control at the remote console allows you to have an active
console and a functional remote control panel at the remote console. An active
console is a command interface to a server (5250 emulation) that is currently
interacting with the server. A functional remote control panel allows you to operate
the control panel as if you were at the server. You must have Connected the remote
console to a local console by modem.
Perform the following steps to request control at the remote console:
1. Identify the user who has control.
2. If SERVER appears in the Current User field, do the following:
a. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console Connection
Window.
b. From the Connection menu, click Request Control. If the remote control
panel is installed and configured at the local console, it becomes functional.
Then, if no user has had an active console, a sign-on window may appear.
c. If the Service Device Sign-on window appears, sign on using your service
tools user ID and password. Operations Console needs a valid user ID and
password to authorize the connection between the server and the PC. For
problems when signing on, see Troubleshoot authentication problems.
After you sign on successfully, the console appears.
3. If another user has control, do the following:
a. (Optional) Send a message to the local console explaining why you need to
have control.
Important: It is not necessary to send a message before requesting control.
b. From the Connection menu, click Request Control.
If the current user grants control to the remote console, the remote control
panel becomes functional (if installed and configured at the local console)
and the console appears. If the current user refuses control to the remote
console, a window appears indicating the refusal.
Release control at the remote console
Releasing iSeries control at the remote console allows control to go back to the
state that the local console was in when the first remote console requested control.
For example, if the local console granted control to the first requesting remote
console, releasing control at the remote console allows the local console to regain
control. However, if control was automatically granted to the first requesting
remote console, releasing control at the remote console allows the next requester to
automatically be granted control.
To release control at the remote console, do the following:
1. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console Connection
Window.
2. From the Connection menu, click Release Control.
The remote control panel window (if present) and the console close.
After you release control at the remote console, you can do the following:
v Display the remote control panel in read-only mode. To display it, follow these
steps:
1. Select the configuration name.
2. From the Connection menu, click Remote Control Panel.
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