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Managing the HMC 5250 console
Learn about how the Hardware Management Console (HMC) provides support to host the 5250 console
for an IBM i logical partition.
Note: The remote HMC client cannot start a 5250 emulator.
What's new in Managing the HMC 5250 console
Read about new or significantly changed information in Managing the HMC 5250 console since the
previous update of this topic collection.
October 2016
v Updated information for "Opening a remote 5250 console session from an HMC" on page 3.
June 2015
v Updated information about HMC Classic, HMC Enhanced, HMC Enhanced + Tech Preview (Pre-GA),
and HMC Enhanced+ interfaces.
Preparing the IBM i logical partition to connect to a 5250 console
session
Learn how to set up your IBM i logical partition so that it can communicate with the 5250 console on a
Hardware Management Console (HMC).
To connect to a 5250 console using the HMC, you must ensure that the IBM i logical partition profile
properties are set up properly. To set up the properties on an IBM i logical partition so that you can
connect to a 5250 console, do the following:
1. Select one of the following navigation options depending on the interface type of the HMC:
v If you are using an HMC Classic or HMC Enhanced interface, complete the following steps:
a. In the navigation area, expand Systems Management.
b. Expand Servers and select the server that contains the IBM i logical partition that you want to
work with.
c. In the contents pane, select the logical partition you want to work with.
d. Click Tasks > Configuration > Manage Profiles.
v If you are using an HMC Enhanced + Tech Preview (Pre-GA) or HMC Enhanced+ interface,
complete the following steps:
a. In the navigation area, click the Resources icon
b. Select the managed system.
c. Select the logical partition for which you want to change the console.
d. Click Actions > Profiles > Manage Profiles.
2. Select the profile you want to work with, and select Actions > Edit.
3. Click Tagged I/O.
4. Verify that Hardware Management Console appears in the Console menu, and click OK.
5. Click Close.
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