Server control

This topic describes how to determine if the local or remote console has server control.

Control of your server means to have an active console or a functional remote control panel (if installed and configured at the local console), or both, at the PC. To learn more about the remote control panel, see Managing the control panel functions.

An active console is a command interface to a server (5250 emulation) that is currently interacting with the server. Thus, the PC in control becomes the console. Only one PC can have control at a time.

If your local console starts in attended mode you have control immediately after you connect to a local console directly attached to the server. For more information about this connection, see Connecting a local console directly attached without remote access allowed.

When you have control at this local console, you need to be present to grant or refuse control to requesting remote consoles. To grant or refuse control, see Granting or refusing control to a remote console through dial-up support.

If your local console starts in unattended mode, SERVER is displayed in the Current User field after you connect a local console that is directly attached to the server. Operations Console automatically grants control to the first requester (local console or remote console).

Important: It is possible to create a confusing environment regarding server control. For example, if you have Operations Console (LAN) selected as your console type and you manually activate the asynchronous communications adapter, you can connect the local console that is directly attached with remote access allowed. This presents you with the Console Information Status window, which indicates that the local console on a network (LAN) has control. If you then connect a remote console to the local console and request control, and the local console grants control to the remote console, the Operations Console window properly reflects that the remote console is in control. In this environment, a local console and a remote console, the use of control is meant only to define where the emulator is available, not necessarily the actual console in control of the server itself. The assumption in this environment is that Operations Console (LAN) does not exist and the console type is Operations Console (Direct).