Considerations for changing the service tools device ID passwords

By default, the system and PC automatically maintain service tools device IDs. If you elect to set the option Autocreate service tools device IDs to 0, then you must manually manage these device IDs. Consider the following information if you elect to manually manage the device IDs.

• The service tools device ID password on the PC must be the same as the service tools device ID password on the system. If you change one, you have to change the other.
• By default, the PC automatically creates and manages the access password and you cannot set this password during the creation of a configuration. However, if you need to manually manage the access password, you can change the password on the Properties page and you might have to supply this password when making a connection.
• Operations Console changes and re-encrypts the service tools device ID password during each successful connection.
• If you delete the local console on a network configuration after making at least one successful connection, you need to reset the service tools device ID password on the system before you reuse the profile for a new local console on a network configuration. If the configuration uses QCONSOLE as the device ID, do not reset the device ID until you are again ready to use it. By default you do not need to manage this unless you elected to set the system option Autocreate service tools device IDs to 0.