The Central Server
NOTE: We recommend that you do not restrict the use of the Central Server as this can make it impossible for any client to connect to your IBM i system.
The Central Server is used by Client Access optimized clients to process license management and client management requests. Original clients use the License Management Server to process license management requests and do not support client management requests.
The Central Server does not implement any functions that pose security problems for most installations.
The following table lists the Central Server functions used by the different client actions.
| Client Action | Server Name | Server Function |
|---|---|---|
| Request a license | *CNTRLSRV | RQSLIC |
| Release a license | *CNTRLSRV | RLSLIC |
| Retrieve license information | *CNTRLSRV | RTVLICINF |
| Set client active | *CNTRLSRV | SETACT |
| Set client inactive | *CNTRLSRV | SETINACT |
| Retrieve character set conversion map | *CNTRLSRV | RTVCNVMAP |