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.