Deleting a console configuration

You might need to delete an existing local console or remote console to meet your specific needs while using Operations Console.

To delete an existing console configuration, you must be a member of the Administrators group.
Note: You can also use the Delete key on the keyboard. To do this, highlight the configuration you want to delete and press the Delete key.
Parent topic: Working with your console configuration

Delete a local console

To delete an existing local console, follow these steps:
  1. If your local console is connected to a server, disconnect as follows; otherwise, go to step 2:
    1. If the local console does not have control, do the following to request control; otherwise, go to step 1.b:
      Note: For more details on server control, see: Server control.
      1. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console window.
      2. From the Connection menu, click Request Control.
      3. If the Service Device Sign-on window is displayed, click Cancel.
    2. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console window.
    3. From the Connection menu, click Disconnect. The connection status displays Disconnecting.
    4. Wait until the connection status displays Disconnected at the local console.
  2. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console window.
  3. From the Connection menu, click Delete.
  4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Delete remote console through dial-up support

To delete an existing remote console through dial-up support, follow these steps:
  1. If your remote console through dial-up support is connected to a local console, follow the steps below:
    1. If the remote console through dial-up support has control, release control at the remote console.
    2. Select the configuration name.
    3. From the Connection menu, click Disconnect. The connection status displays Disconnecting.
    4. Wait until the status displays Not connected to local console at the remote console through dial-up support.
  2. Select the configuration name.
  3. From the Connection menu, click Delete.
  4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

Windows® 2000/XP users

You might need to delete the network object each time you delete a configuration entry in Operations Console. Do the following steps to verify that the network object does not exist:
  1. Open the Network and Dial-up Connections folder in the control panel.
  2. If you deleted a local console configuration, look for an icon that has the name of the system that the local console used to connect.

    Otherwise, if you deleted a remote console through dial-up support configuration, look for an icon that has the computer name of the local console that you used to connect to the system.

  3. If the icon exists, you need to delete the network object as follows:
    1. Right-click the icon.
    2. Select Delete.
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