Configuring the service tools server for IBM i

To access service tools on the operating system using TCP/IP and IBM® Navigator for i, you must add the service tools server to the service table.

You can add the service tools server before configuring your local area network (LAN).

To add the service tools server to the service table, complete the following steps:
Note: Newer versions of the IBM i operating system may have already configured the AS-STS. So skip to step 7 and use NETSTAT OPTION(*CNN) to verify that AS-STS is listening.
  1. From any command line, type ADDSRVTBLE (Add Service Table Entry) and press Enter. The Add Service Table Entry display appears.
  2. Enter the following information in the fields provided:
    • Service: as-sts
    • Port: 3000
    • Protocol: 'tcp' (this entry must appear in lowercase and in single quotation marks)
    • Text description: 'Service Tools Server' This field is optional, but you are strongly recommended to enter a description of the table entry.
  3. Press F10 (Additional Parameters).
  4. Enter AS-STS in the Alias field. The Alias must be capitalized because some table searches are case-sensitive.
  5. Press Enter to add the table entry.
  6. Enter ENDTCP (End TCP) to end TCP/IP if this is possible in your environment.
    TCP/IP must be ended and restarted before you can use the service table entry. If you cannot end TCP at this time, you cannot use the service tools server. Instead of using the ENDTCP or Start TCP (STRTCP) command, users can initial program load (IPL) at their convenience.
  7. Enter STRTCP. Verify that the service tools server is listening to port 3000 by entering NETSTAT OPTION(*CNN) from a 5250 session. Look for as-sts under the heading Local Port with a State value of Listen.

If you use IBM Navigator for i to perform disk unit configuration and management, you need to complete the following steps once per system:

  1. From IBM Navigator for i, expand System.
  2. Click Application Administration.
  3. On the Host Applications tab, expand IBM i > Service.
  4. Select any of the service tools that you want to authorize: Disk Units or Service Trace. You can select more than one.
  5. Click OK. These functions are now available to the IBM Navigator for i users who have a service tools user ID.

After the service tools server is added to the service table, authorized users can access disk management service functions using IBM Navigator for i. Note that, as with all service tools user IDs, you can selectively grant or restrict a user to specific service functions using functional privileges.