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. You must be a member of the Administrators group to delete a console.

You may also use the Delete key on the keyboard. Just highlight the configuration you want to delete and press the Delete key.

 

Parent topic:

Managing your console configuration

 

Related tasks

Changing a console configuration
Releasing control at the remote console

 

Related reference

System i control

 

Deleting a local console

To delete an existing local console, follow these steps:

1. If your local console is connected to a system, disconnect it 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 1b:

      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 appears, click Cancel.

   2. Select the configuration name from the Operations Console window.

   3. From the Connection menu, click Disconnect. The connection status shows Disconnecting.

   4. Wait until the connection status shows 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.

 

Deleting remote console

To delete an existing remote console, follow these steps:

1. If your remote console is connected to a local console, disconnect as follows:

   1. If the remote console has control, release control.

   2. Select the configuration name.

   3. From the Connection menu, click Disconnect. The connection status shows Disconnecting.

   4. Wait until the status shows Not connected to local console at the remote console.

2. Select the configuration name.

3. From the Connection menu, click Delete.

4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.

 

Windows^® 2000/XP users

You may need to delete the network object each time you delete a configuration entry in Operations Console. Do the following 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 to which the local console connects.

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

3. If the icon exists, delete the network object as follows:

   1. Right-click the icon.

   2. Select Delete.