RE: ACS 1.1.7.2 5250 console sessions

IBM had me download it from an FTP site which referenced my PMR#, so it’s probably not there anymore.

You can create 5250 console via either System Configurations or HMC Probe Utility, just not the 5250 Session Manager.

For reference my ACS version shows:
IBM i Access Client Solutions
(32-bit)
Version: TESTFIX_1.1.7.2
Build id: 7422
October 26, 2017 12:59:01 PM EDT

From: Jack Woehr<mailto:jwoehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 3:37 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion<mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: ACS 1.1.7.2 5250 console sessions

I just noticed this message from Steve Pavlichek ... I had been trying to
create a Console session using the Session Manager (just for fun, since I
usually access the Console via the 5250 Console option).

Ran into the same problem ... is that IBM patch generally available
anywhere?

On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Steve Pavlichek <spavlichek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Found two issues. First there was an issue with the config of the
customers VPN/Firewall policies. (Two weeks of We’re sure those ports are
open…. Oh, your profile has the wrong policy)

Second was an issue with ACS 1.1.7.2 jar file, which prevented a console
session which was created via the 5250 Session Manager screen from working.
IBM provided me a patch which corrected it. I did find that using the HMC
Probe utility to create a 5250 console session did work though, even
without the patch.

From: Steve Pavlichek<mailto:spavlichek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:52 PM
To: Midrange List<mailto:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: ACS 1.1.7.2 5250 console sessions

Is anyone who is running ACS 1.1.7.2 tried opening a 5250 Console session
to an LPAR since upgrading?

I get a “System credentials validation Failed” error before I ever get a
log-in screen. Fortunately I have a copy of ACS 1.1.6.2 which does work
with 5250 consoles.

So far IBM support does not what is causing my problem but I was curious
if anyone else has run into this.