Control panel options

Use the IBM® Virtual Control Panel to use control panel functions through a PC.

The Virtual Control Panel is available in IBM i Access Client Solutions.

You can perform most of the control panel functions available on a physical IBM i control panel from a local or remote PC using one of the above options. Virtual Control Panel is capable of connecting to a LAN or to an HMC-configured console. The Remote Control Panel option is only available for LAN-configured consoles.

All user IDs that require access must be given the appropriate authority. The user must be granted access to the control panel of a logical partition and granted access to the functions to use the partition control panel key. The partition control key controls the operation mode of a control panel. If the control panel is in manual mode, the user-privilege operator-panel function is required to perform a function or operation. To change the mode, you must authenticate the connection and you must have the authority to the respective logical partition's keylock.