Work with dedicated service tools environment

Use this option to work with active service functions and system devices while you are in dedicated service tools (DST). If you are logged on with service tools security authority, you can also change service tools user IDs and work with some system values.

The Work with Dedicated Service Tools Environment display includes the following options:
  • Active service tools
  • System devices
    • Printers
      • Select output printer
      • Cancel printer output
      • Cancel printer output and deallocate printer
    • Tape devices
      • Select tape
      • Cancel tape operation and deallocate tape
    • Optical devices
      • Select optical device
      • Cancel optical device operation and deallocate optical device
    • Alternate installation device
    • Select console
    • Configure service tools LAN adapter
  • Service tools user IDs
    • Create
    • Change password
    • Delete
    • Display
    • Enable
    • Disable
    • Change privileges
      • Revoke
      • Grant
    • Change description
    • Link/Remove link
    • Display/change user password interval (IBM® i 7.4, or later)
      • Enabled (yes or no)
      • Interval in days
  • Service tools device IDs (IBM i 7.3, or earlier)
    Note: Device IDs are present in IBM i 7.3, but are not used for managing security.
    • Create
    • Reset password
    • Delete
    • Display
    • Enable
    • Disable
    • Change attributes
      • Revoke
      • Grant
    • Change description
  • Service tools security data (IBM i 7.3, or earlier)
    Note: Device IDs are present in IBM i 7.3, but are not used for managing security.
    • Reset operating system default password
    • Change operating system install security
    • Work with service tools security log
    • Restore service tools security data
    • Save service tools security data
    • Change service tools password level
    • Work with lock for device IDs from SST
    • Password expiration interval in days
    • Maximum sign-on attempts allowed
    • Duplicate password control
    • Autocreate service tools device IDs
    • RCP privilege on autocreated device IDs
    • Display console status screen
    • Console F18 take over
  • Service tools security data (IBM i 7.4, or later)
    • Reset operating system default password
    • Change operating system install security
    • Display service tools security log
    • Restore service tools security data
    • Save service tools security data
    • Change service tools password level
    • Work with service tools security options
  • Change service tools language