You can specify device names with Genie
Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 4:16 pm
You can specify device names with Genie -- with some restrictions.
Genie has 2 modes of operation:
Using the WebFacing Server.
When you have the WebFacing server turned on Genie will use this to communicate 5250 streams with the server. You can tell that you are running in this mode now because the workstation id generated by the system starts with ‘QQF’.
Using the Virtual Terminal
When the WebFacing server is not available, Genie will use the Virtual Terminal to communicate 5250 streams with the server. When running in this mode, the system-generated workstation ids start with ‘QPADEV’.
You cannot specify your own workstation id when using the WebFacing Server – this is due to an IBM limitation. IBM does not allow for configuring this value with a WebFacing connection.
When using the Virtual Terminal, though, you can specify your own id like this:
http://iSeriesIP:460/genie/genie.pgm?workstnid=YOURID
This can be made into a shortcut for the user so that they can launch it this way automatically.
Genie will always try to use the WebFacing Server when it’s running. Are you able to turn it off? Are you using it for anything else? If not, you can turn it off using:
ENDTCPSVR SERVER(*WEBFACING)
When you do this, also make sure that the “Force Accelerator” option is turned off in the Admin. This option forces Genie to attempt a WebFacing connection, even if it’s not running – so that connection error messages can be viewed.
Genie has 2 modes of operation:
Using the WebFacing Server.
When you have the WebFacing server turned on Genie will use this to communicate 5250 streams with the server. You can tell that you are running in this mode now because the workstation id generated by the system starts with ‘QQF’.
Using the Virtual Terminal
When the WebFacing server is not available, Genie will use the Virtual Terminal to communicate 5250 streams with the server. When running in this mode, the system-generated workstation ids start with ‘QPADEV’.
You cannot specify your own workstation id when using the WebFacing Server – this is due to an IBM limitation. IBM does not allow for configuring this value with a WebFacing connection.
When using the Virtual Terminal, though, you can specify your own id like this:
http://iSeriesIP:460/genie/genie.pgm?workstnid=YOURID
This can be made into a shortcut for the user so that they can launch it this way automatically.
Genie will always try to use the WebFacing Server when it’s running. Are you able to turn it off? Are you using it for anything else? If not, you can turn it off using:
ENDTCPSVR SERVER(*WEBFACING)
When you do this, also make sure that the “Force Accelerator” option is turned off in the Admin. This option forces Genie to attempt a WebFacing connection, even if it’s not running – so that connection error messages can be viewed.