Configuration information

Determine the control panel configuration for your environment.

Use the following information while configuring your control panel environment:

• Consider using IBM® i Access Client Solutions for connecting a 5250 console and or a Virtual Control Panel to a LAN or HMC configured console.
• If you want to use the control panel option in IBM i Access for Windows to connect to a LAN based console, you will need to use Properties to select the control panel option.
• You must use a Hardware Management Console (HMC) to manage logical partitions. To work with logical partitions remotely, see Logical partition overview (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/POWER8/p8hat/p8hat_lparchoices.htm).
  Note: You cannot use the control panel to activate a logical partition and you cannot directly connect a control panel cable to the server.
• Remote control panel is unavailable in a configuration where the device ID is not authorized. After the configuration is authorized, it is displayed in the Properties screen the next time you connect.