AS/400e 9406-170

[nalahac]

Just aquired this and need SERIOUS help with getting this going. I just got a monitor/keyboard/mouse attached to this via the Netfinity Server Board, but get the error A6005004 which means its looking for the client access. I do not have a "dumb" terminal, nor the cabling for such a connection. I get the IBM logo screen with the 333 in the top left, etc and then during its IPL it stops on the A6005004. How do I get this to look at the Netfinity server board so i can see a display? I need to get a fresh copy of AS/400 on this server and also Windows 2003. My first would be to get it to display on the monitor I have hooked up. Any help?

 

[singvaldson]

An A6005004 would indicate that the system is not finding a console at all. A system like you describe will need a system console, plus the monitor/keyboard/mouse for the Netfinity server. It is possible that the system is IPLing completely without the console attached, but you have no way of knowing. The Nefinity server functions as a virtual device, sharing DASD and I/O with the AS/400, so the AS/400 must be operational first. (Seeing the IBM logo on your screen would indicate that your system is likely operational, but the Netfinity server is not varying on successfully.)

There should be a card installed for attaching either a twinax dumb terminal or a lan console to this system. Until you can see what's going on on the AS/400 side you will not have much luck with the Netfinity server.

SIngvaldson
IBM Certified Specialist
iSeries System Administrator V5R2
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