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each partition is considered a separate iSeries server, you need a separate connection to the partition for
which you want to use the console. Operations Console allows multiple connections to a single iSeries
server, but only one PC can have control of an iSeries server at a time. Based on the Operation Console
connectivity, you could have one of two methods of configuration.
1. The PC using Operation Console as a local console directly attached to the server will require a
network connection for iSeries Navigator. In order to complete the iSeries Navigator connection, the
iSeries will need to have a network adapter and configured OS/400 line description (LIND).
Operations Console connecting over a serial cable attached to an asynchronous card on the iSeries
machine. iSeries Navigator is connected through a LAN adapter on the iSeries machine. The PC will
communicate to Operations Console through it's communication port while communicating with
iSeries Navigator through the LAN connectivity.
Figure 1. iSeries Navigator and Operations Console configuration over separate connectivity
The PC used as a local console on a network may require an additional network connection. iSeries
2.
Navigator requires a network connection to the network adapter and configured OS/400 line
description (LIND). Operation Console will use the service network adapter as defined by the service
host name (interface name). If the network adapter and configured OS/400 LIND and the service
network adapter as defined by the service host name (interface name) are on the same network, then
an additional PC LAN adapter is not needed.
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iSeries: iSeries Access for Windows Operations Console
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