Settings and requirements and restrictions

Consider the following requirements and restrictions before enabling the console takeover and recovery function.

Default setting: The default setting for the console takeover and recovery function is disabled.; If this function is disabled, all console-capable devices display the Console Information Status window whenever they are not the active console.; When the console is set to a 4 (HMC), a local console directly attached device does not automatically connect.; An Operations Console LAN-connected device only starts if the network adapter has a valid configuration, such as that provided after configuring the service tools server for System i® Navigator.

Requirements: You must enable console takeover if you want to take over a console, or if you want to be protected from the loss of the console using the recovery action.; The dedicated service tool (DST) user ID used to sign on at an eligible device must also have the privilege to take over the console.; If you do not want takeover capability, but you do want recovery from loss of the console, you must enable the takeover option. The recovery of the console without data loss is directly tied to the takeover option.

Restrictions: Console takeover cannot be used with local consoles that are directly attached to the server.; Only devices with the same attributes can perform a takeover. For example, if device LAN1 is running in 24 X 80 mode and LAN2 is running in 27 X 132 mode, and LAN1 is the console, LAN2 displays NO in the Take over the console field. There are additional device attributes, such as language, that might also prevent a console takeover.; The console takeover and recovery function does not support twinaxial consoles. This console's configuration uses a different type of 5250 emulation in its connection to the server.