Support for Alternative Console

DST switches to an alternative console when the system console does not work. This does not occur automatically. An SRC appears on the control panel indicating when intervention is needed. To access the alternative console, select function 21 on the control panel and press the Enter function.

DST is the only tool that uses the alternative console. OS/400 checks to see if DST used an alternative console. If DST used an alternative console, the system console cannot be used. OS/400 then sees if it can switch to performing an unattended IPL. OS/400 does not use the alternative console.

DST does not allow an installation to be performed from an alternative console because an installation requires an attended IPL.

Configuration for Alternative console:

The primary console is the workstation that is:
o On port 0
o At address 0
o On the first workstation I/O processor on bus 0

The first alternative console is the workstation that is:
o On port 1
o At address 0
o On the first workstation I/O processor on bus 0

The second alternative console is the workstation that is:
o On port 0
o At address 0, if twinaxial workstation I/O processor
o On the second workstation I/O processor on bus 0

Note: The second workstation I/O processor can be a twinaxial or an ASCII I/O processor.