Changing the central system setup

You can select a different system as your central system at any time. The central system must be a system to which you are directly connected. For the latest System i® Navigator functions, your central system should be running IBM® i Version 5, Release 4 or later.

If your PC is running V5R2 or V5R3 System i Navigator, and you want to select a central system that is running OS/400® V5R1, you must have the following fixes (also known as PTFs) installed on the V5R1 system: SI01375, SI01376, SI01377, SI01378, and SI01838. Without these fixes, you cannot connect to the V5R1 system as a central system.

To change your central system, follow these steps:

Right-click Management Central and select Change Central System.
Use the Change Central System window to choose a system from your list of connected systems.
If the system you want to use as your central system is not currently connected to your System i Navigator network, right-click your active environment (typically My Connections) and choose Connection to Systems > Add connection. When the new system is connected, you can change your central system to the new system.

After you have added endpoint systems and created system groups, those endpoint systems and system groups will appear under Management Central as well. Once you have set up your central system, you are ready to do the other tasks necessary for setting up Management Central.

Important: The central system that you use should be equal to or at a later release than the releases of the endpoints that are being used.

For more information about these and other Management Central tasks and topics, refer to the detailed task help that is available from the System i Navigator window. Click Help from the menu bar and select System i Navigator overview > Management Central.