Operations Console hardware requirements

You need to meet the PC and hardware requirements for an Operations Console configuration.

Note: For models 5xx, go to the Operations Console hardware requirements topic in the IBM® Systems Hardware Information Center and search for Managing Operations Console.

Table 1. PC requirements - processor and memory
Operating System (1,2)	Operations Console PC
Windows XP Professional	Pentium 500 MHz (P6 or equivalent compatible microprocessor) 256 MB memory minimum
Windows Vista	Pentium 800 MHz 512 MB memory minimum
Windows 7	No specific requirement

Notes:

See the IBM i Access Web site for any updated PC requirements.

Important: Start of change

IBM i models start counting logical partitions from 1 (even if it is the only partition) instead of 0. For the console to connect properly, your client configuration must match the logical partition. This configuration is especially important if you rely on the BOOTP process to configure the system with its network data. End of change

If you want to use an Operations Console local console on a network (LAN), you need to install the LAN adapter for Operations Console according to your model. To find out the specifics of your system, you can use the Display Hardware Resources (DSPHDWRSC) command. Table 2 shows the supported cards for LAN connectivity.

Table 2. Supported cards for LAN connectivity
Card name or number	Description
2744	PCI 100 Mbps Token ring Adapter
2838	PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet IOA
2849	PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet IOA
Host Ethernet Adaptor (HEA)³	PCI 10/100/1000 Mbps or 10 Gbps Ethernet
57xx³	PCI 10/100/1000 Mbps or 10 Gbps Ethernet
268C	Virtual Ethernet adapter (VLAN)

Notes:

LAN console is supported on Virtual Ethernet Adapter (VLAN). A virtual Ethernet adapter is defined on Host Ethernet Adaptor (HEA) or using VIOS.
LAN console is not supported with line descriptions which are configured for Ethernet Link Aggregation.
See Hardware requirements for Ethernet for supported adapters and speeds.