Re: Operations Console error 406 after updating to V7R3

All is well in the world... interesting.. that update didn't take as long
as I thought it would. Less than an hour for sure including the re-IPL to
the B side.

Thanks for everyone's help.

I have to admit, trying to follow the instructions for the OS update makes
my eyes and brain feel like things could be simplified quite a bit... jump
here, jump here, go back, now go here, run this to make sure things are ok,
now do this... Miss one step and you could be in trouble. :)



On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 6:42 AM, Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks, Rob.

I did everything except the new Java console... I just couldn't get it to
work until I found the "Find Console" button, which did find my console.

why I couldn't just start it, I have no idea.

now I'm back reading trough the instructions and ready to re-ipl to the
catalog again I guess.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 6:33 AM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Second thing,

When the upgrade instructions say this:
<snip>
IBM i 7.3>IBM i and related software>Installing, upgrading, or deleting
IBM i and related software>Upgrading or replacing IBM i and related
software>Preparing to upgrade or replace IBM i software>Performing initial
upgrade or replacement tasks>Preparing your console for software
installation

http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahc/rzahcswsdspport.htm?lang=en
Start and log on to System Service Tools (STRSST).
Select option 8, Work with service tools user IDs and Devices.
Select option 3, Select console.
Select Console type.

The value of the current console mode is present in the input field.
Verify that this is the correct setting. A value of **>>zero<<** means
that the console mode has not been set and can interfere with the
automatic installation process. The console mode value must be one of the
following values.
Console mode Description
3 Operations console (LAN)
4 Hardware management console (HMC)
</snip>
They REALLY mean it!!! (Feel free to replace REALLY with your favored
expletive.)

They also mean this (from that same section)
<snip>
The console mode display also includes the option to allow your 5250
console to be taken over by another console. When this option is turned
on, the system does not stop with a console failure but continues to run
uninterrupted. For more information, see the topic Console takeover and
recovery .
</snip>

We are battle scarred veterans. I have had this console error on more
than one upgrade. You can bet I check this now.

"No man is completely worthless. He can always be used as a bad example."

Rob Berendt
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