Configuring a local console on a network (LAN)

Complete the configuration of your Operations Console (LAN) on the PC by using the Operations Console configuration wizard.

1. Select Start > Programs > System i® Access for Windows® > Operations Console. If Operations Console is not displayed, complete an System i Access for Windows selective setup. Select Start > Programs > IBM System i Access for Windows > Selective Setup.
   Notes:

   • When Operations Console starts it will check your network for any systems not already configured and display them.
   • If you had one or more previously configured connections they will also appear.
2. Select from the following options:
   • If the system you want to connect to is in the list of configured connections, continue with Starting your connection.
   • If the system you want to connect to is not in the list of configured connections, manually create one in step 3.
   • If there were no configured connections prior to starting and no systems were detected, the configuration wizard automatically starts. Continue with step 4.
3. Select Connection > New Connection.
4. Select Next on the Welcome window.
5. If the Configure Operations Console Connection window is displayed, select Next.
6. On the Select Configuration window, ensure Local console on a network (LAN) is selected and select Next. Consider how the service host name is being created. During the next step, you need to know if you already created a service host name (service interface), or if you will be creating one during the step. For more information about the service host name (interface name), see Creating or verifying a service host name (interface name).
7. In the Specify Service Host Name window, specify the service host name and select Next to allow Operations Console to search for the system on the network. Operations Console attempts to contact the system using the service host name you just entered. One of the following will occur:
   • If an address is returned, Operations Console will display the network address of the system and the IP address is disabled. Select Next.
   • If an address is returned and the PC previously resolved the name and address, Operations Console will display the network address of the system and automatically goes to the next window.
   • If an address was not returned, enter the IP address that you want to assign to the service host name you entered. Select Next.

   The data shown in the Specify Interface Information window depends on several factors as explained above.

8. Ensure that you verify all returned data before proceeding. Consider the following:
   • All fields might not appear at this time and some fields might be disabled. This is the result of the previous step in which you attempted to contact the system.
   • If the PC does not receive information from the network, you must enter any required data manually. This might happen if the system has never been configured or if the system is not connected to the network yet.
   Important: Systems running the IBM® i operating system start counting logical partitions with the number 1 (even if it is the only logical partition) instead of with 0. For the console to connect correctly, your logical partitions must also begin numbering at 1 instead of 0. This is important if you rely on the BOOTP process to configure the server with its network data.
9. If all the data is correct, select Next.
10. Select from the following options:
    Note: The next window you see depends on whether Operations Console was able to connect to the system and what information was provided.
    • If the Specify Service Tools Device ID window is displayed, the target system was either not able to be contacted, or the system is not running IBM i Version 6 Release 1. Perform the following steps:
      1. Enter a device ID. You can either use the default QCONSOLE service tools device ID that is provided or enter a service tools device ID that you created specifically for this configured connection.
      2. Select Next.
      3. Select Finish in the Complete window to save the configuration and to exit the setup wizard.
    • If the Complete window is displayed, select Finish to save the configuration and to exit the setup wizard.