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Q1: How does a user access the AS/400 Operational Assistant
Menu to effectively work with printers, jobs, messages, problems, change
users, passwords, and System devices and to sign off the System temporarily?
A1: Depress the <ESC> or <SetUp/Attn>
Key (depending on the keyboard).
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Q2: What are the steps necessary to send a message
to other users?
A2: Send messages from the Operational
Assistant Menu.
Press
the Esc or SetUp/Attn.
key (depending on the keyboard).
Select
#4 from the Operational Assistant Menu.
Set
flags to Y
or N for Reply
and interruption.
Enter
message text and name of users (press F4 key for a list).
Press
F10 key to send.
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Q3: What assistance is available and how does
a user access the assistance?
A3: Information Assistant Options from
the Main menu #10 for System information, release information, online
education, search index. Operational Assistant Menu. Press <Esc>
or <Setup/Attn> key and select option 75 for the Information Assistant
and Problem handling/technical support. AS/400 Help Text. Use the Fl key.
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Q4: How will I know if the System is not properly
started?
A4: Function/Data display box series
of numbers are not displayed or the System attention light comes on and
remains lit.
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Q5: What CL
command is used to turn the power off to the System?
A5: go power.
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Q6: What are two types of IPL's
and available options?
A6: Attended and Unattended IPL.
Attended IPL
provides screens to permit you to change System options as part of the
IPL process.
Unattended IPL
- Using the select and enter push buttons behind the panel door on the
front of the AS/400 System, select Normal mode "01 BN"
then press the power button. The user profile settings determine what
occurs during as unattended IPL
session: Whether the AS/400 Main menu is displayed or whether another
menu displays. Whether a program or procedure is run upon sign on. Whether
a current library is inserted into the user's library list.
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Q7: What is the significance of a display identifier?
Where is it located?
A7: A display identifier indicates the
label assigned to the terminal being used. The format is DSPnn
where nn is
a two-digit number. The display identifier is found in the upper right
corner of the display screen on the Sign On display.
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Q8: What precautions should be taken before
the System is shut down?
A8: Send a message that interrupts all
users to ask them to sign off. Verify that all users are signed off. Check
batch job status. Ensure that no tapes and no disks are in the drives.
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Q9: What is the safe way to power off the
System and restart immediately?
A9: Type go power on the Command line
and select Option 4.
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Q10: How are spooled files created?
A10: Spooled files are generated by
application programs, by user interface and activity such as running queries,
and by the AS/400 Operating System such as job logs that describe System
activity during a user's session.
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Q11: How can the System Operator respond to
multiple requests for System services?
A11: Work with two sessions.
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Q12: Why are controllers important?
A12: The AS/400 uses controllers to
determine where to set up specific addresses for devices. The operator
specifies which controller your printer will be connected to, what particular
port on the controller the printer will be attached to and what particular
address on the port you will actually have the printer connected to.
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Q13: Which CL
command would be used after a System crash?
A13: RSTLIB
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Q14: In what order does a user need to do to
archive information on a tape which can be used to replace information
after a System crash?
A14: Do the following...
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Q15: Which three areas should be backed up?
A15: IBM System Libraries, Application/User
Libraries and User Folders
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Q16: What CL
command is used to display lines, controllers and devices?
A16: WRKCFGSTS
and the F4 key and *ALL for configuration description.
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