AS400 i5/os random notes

Most of this is a dump from my notebooks, edited to remove any sensitive information. As such it is just a dump, not a tutorial in any way. Use with caution, I wrote these notes because I didn't know anything about AS400 at the time. I still don't….

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QSECOFR - UNIX root equivolent

Q - System Related
SECOFR - Security Officer

Power on, wait for flashing green light.

LCD will cycle through:-

1 (N = Normal IPL)
2 (cancel with m (Manual)
3
4
through to step 20, finishing on 43.

Terminal navigation (not terminal emulator)

Alt - Jump → two sessions - status line shows number bottom left

Cursor on RHS at top if no connection to server, moves to top LHS when connection established.

Setup Key - shows X on status line. Console locked for input.

Dedicated Service Tools - Sign on - Menu 4

User:- QSECOFR
Password:- whatever, seem to remember default is QSECOFR

4 - Work with Disk Config
1 - Display Config
1 - Status - Disk Mirroring

Resource Name:-

1. DD002
2. DD001

2 - Capacity -see size and % used
exit

7 - Service Tools
4 - Hardware Service Manager
exit

Select:-
1 - IPL ← Only shows options because of Manual Startup (IPL == Initial Program Load)

Sign On

System:- S65Bxxxx - Serial Number
Display:- QCONSOLE
Login:- QSECOFR
Password:- whatever

1st time ask for date and time info, then change password.

Work with software agreements

5722SS1 - V5R4M0 - i5/OS

Accept licences, change contat information (CHGCNTINF - CHange CoNTact INFormation)

i5/OS Main Menu

dspmsg qsysopr (-emailqueue)(email)

ifs == Integrated File System - Unix like file system)

QSYS.LIB - root command structure

F4 - Help Options - parameters for commands

WRK(processor) 1GB memory, 2x 512MB

Go licpgm → 10 Display

wrkusrprf - Work with User Profiles

wrksysval - Work with System Values (Global Values)

Main Menu, (MAIN)

f9 - recalls last commands

f5 - refresh

GO wrkactjobs - Work with Active Jobs

end sbs → *all - end all subsystems

dspmsg qsysopr - Display any messages

pwrdwnsys * IMMED - Power Down System, IMMED=now, CNTRLD=controlled with delay.

From top level, go tcpadm, configure TCP

Set values as appropriate

Go hardware to create Line, (NOT VIRTUALIP!!)

Select eth port under LAN adapter in wrkcomres

Option 5 to create, creaate line description, alter physical properties such as speed.

*- F4 Propmpt for suggestions.

Go chgntpa (Change NTP attributes)

NETSTAT - netwrok status - option 3

wrksysval - Qautovirt - System value name

wrkusrprf Work User Profile

crtusrprf Create user profile

Default is for password to be the same as username. Set pw to expired to force user to change at next signin.