Managing service tools
To effectively work with your service tools, you need to know the different ways to access service tools, how to change the service tools language, how to configure the service tools server, and how to change your user IDs and passwords.
- Accessing service tools
To access service tools, you can use dedicated service tools (DST), system service tools (SST), or System i® Navigator. - Configuring the service tools server
You can configure the service tools server for dedicated service tools (DST), the operating system, or both. - Changing the service tools language of your system or logical partition
You can change the service tools language to the language of your service representative. This procedure can guide you through installing a service tools language. - Managing service tools user IDs
Developing an effective strategy for managing service tools user IDs involves a series of tasks, such as configuring service tools user IDs, resetting QSECOFR passwords, and saving or restoring service tools security data. - Enabling working with device IDs from SST
To enable working with device IDs from SST, follow these steps. - Managing service tools device IDs
Device IDs are only used for LAN console. Each connecting LAN console requires its own device ID. The IBM-supplied device ID is QCONSOLE and is supplied with a default password of QCONSOLE. You can create a maximum of 50 service tools device IDs (including the IBM-supplied device ID). - Changing service tools security policies
You can make necessary changes to allow more flexibility for some security policies or rules. - Troubleshooting service tools user IDs and passwords
When you have problems with service tools user IDs and passwords, refer to this information for solutions. - Monitoring service function use
You can monitor the use of service functions through the dedicated service tools (DST) security log or through the i5/OS security audit log. These logs help you trace unusual access patterns or potential security risks.
Parent topic: Service tools