Deallocating or moving the LAN adapter card from use by Operations Console
During a migration, you might need to deallocate the LAN card from use by Operations Console. You need to deallocate the LAN card if you are not planning on using an Operations Console local console on a network configuration or the service tools server.
After the LAN card is deallocated, you can move it or use it for another purpose. You must also be using a console type other than an Operations Console local console on a network (LAN) or the following steps will cause the console to disconnect. Follow these steps to deallocate the LAN adapter currently associated with an Operations Console local console on a network (LAN):
Note: To
perform the following procedure using SST, select the option Work
with service tools user IDs and Devices everywhere it
says select Work with DST environment.
Important: You must change the console
type to something other than Operations Console (LAN) or the adapter
will get reallocated on the next IPL.