How a console type is specified depends on whether the system is managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC) or not.
If a console type is not specified, such as when a new logical partition is being created, the supporting hardware tagged by the HMC is used. If the system is not managed by an HMC, then the console is determined by any eligible adapters by location. If more than one eligible adapter is found, then the first connected device determines the console.
For example, if you are using Operations Console (direct) and your system is not managed by an HMC, and you have a LAN adapter that is available to support a console with a valid configuration, then the console is the directly attached PC. However, the LAN adapter is started during an initial program load (IPL) and the connecting PC or PCs display the Console Information Status window. The option to take over the console displays NO and the message at the bottom of the screen indicates that this device is not the supported console type. To solve this problem, you can use the functions in the console service functions (65+21) or the OPSCONSOLE macro to designate a specific adapter.
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