Re: V3R1 to V3R2 Upgrade -- MIDRANGE-L

Pete Massiello wrote:
> 
> Russ Khoury wrote:
> > Pete:
> > Pardon my ignorance (I do recall seeing msgs on the list regarding
> > SETDSKCLN), but could you explain LIC extenstion PTF's and what does
> > SETDSKCLN do?

    <snip>
 
>    As for the SETDSKCLN, I am not sure what it does.  I have been to
> accounts that have not run SETDSKCLN prior to upgrading to V3R2 (Not
> recommending this), but it identifies and fixes something to do with
> data on your disks. Perhaps Neil might be able to elaborate on this.

See the Special Instructions section below:


Item MF15284

  PTF Identifier ....... MF15284      Last Changed ........ 97/04/17
 
  AVAIL. AS CORRECTIVE SVC.  -  -AI-   - 
 
 
  Environment:
 
  Component .......... 9400DG300      Date Available ...... 97/04/17
  Release .................. 310      PTF Status ........ CLOSED  COR
  Superseded by PTF ....              Volume identifier ....... 1000
 
  PE APAR LIST:
 
  MODULES/MACROS:   #SV2DCRT #SMDRHDP #SMDP4CA #SMDPXST #SMDPRTR
  #SMDPMOV #SMDPMGR #SMDPIF  #SMDPEST #SMDPCLN #SMDPCLM #SMDPAFS
  #SMDPADJ #SMDFRAG #SMDCTF3 #SMCNCAD #SMASM   #SMASIT  #SMADDUN
  #SMACDIR #SMDR2   #SMEXDIR #SMFUNIO #SVE8PPR #SMZ4MFS #SMZFSTK
  #SMXSSPC #SMXSDR1 #SMUPDSD #SMTHEV  #SMSLS   #SMSHTDN #SMRVSID
  #SMRTVXD #SMGETFS #SMHDWAD #SMINIT  #SMMATA  #SMMOVXD #SMRCVR1
  #SMMVDTA #SMMSIT  #RID128
 
  APPLICABLE RELEASE:     AR310
 
  ENVIRONMENT: 5763 DELAYED
 
  APARS FIXED:    MA15824 MA15759 MA15635 MA15466 MA15415 MA14922
  MA15106 MA15107 MA15268 MA14900 MA15257 MA14446 MA13718 MA11797
  MA11058 MA10050 MA13719 MA10878 MA09475 MA14004 MA13848 MA13745
  MA13587 MA13272 MA10112 MA07918 MA13626 MA13137 MA13556 MA13555
  MA13100 MA13449 MA13325 MA13198 MA13000 MA12040 MA12674 MA12675
  MA12676 MA12677 MA12688 MA12641 MA11184 MA11952 MA12199 MA11540
  MA11616 MA11731 MA11743 MA11782 MA10934 MA10801 MA10440 MA09576
  MA10491 MA10686 MA10620 MA07384 MA09968 MA09684 MA10172 MA08088
  MA11242 MA11014 MA10781 MA10171 MA13522 MA12825 MA12426 MA10925
 
  SUPERSEDES:     MF15181 MF15031 MF14798 MF14656 MF13986 MF14492
  MF14454 MF14089 MF12480 MF12996 MF10409 MF09629 MF08972 MF12841
  MF09495 MF08378 MF12636 MF12533 MF12516 MF12365 MF12252 MF12053
  MF09055 MF08415 MF11500 MF11321 MF09500 MF12314 MF12285 MF12282
  MF12276 MF12166 MF12052 MF11922 MF11688 MF11345 MF11300 MF10674
  MF10572 MF10564 MF10330 MF10018 MF09515 MF09365 MF08945 MF07857
  MF09324 MF09315 MF09185 MF09008 MF08377 MF08014 MF08605 MF08429
  MF09589 MF09368 MF08602
 
  PRE-REQS/CO-REQS:
  MF10414 MF10335 MF09158 MF09020 MF08937 MF08617 MF08614 MF08611
  MF08608 MF08250 MF00030 COREQ   MF10408 MF09516 MF09514 MF09509
  MF09508 SF38709 SF21039
 
  COMMENTS:
     *************************************************************
  *******
     THE FOLLOWING ARE SUPERSEDED SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.  IF THE
  SUPERSEDED
 
 
     PTF HAS ALREADY BEEN APPLIED AND ITS SPECIAL INSTRUCTION
  FOLLOWED,
     IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO FOLLOW THAT SPECIAL INSTRUCTION AGAIN.
     *************************************************************
  *******
 
     SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPERSEDED PTF MF14656 :
     =================================================
 
     Who should use the procedure
     -------------------------------------------------------------
  --
     Customers that DO NOT need to use this procedure are:
     -systems that came pre-loaded with V3R1 or V3R2
     -systems that have reloaded V3R1 or V3R2
 
     Customers are urged to use this procedure as soon as possible
     to insure the integrity of their data.
 
     This procedure must be used before applying the Licensed
     Internal Code extension PTF MF10577.  If you already applied
     the PTF, you should still use the procedure.
 
     This procedure must be used before a system is migrated from
     V3R1 to a RISC release via the replace a release method.
 
     What is the procedure
     -------------------------------------------------------------
  --
     The condition is believed to be rare, however, there is no
  way
     to look at a system to determine if it has the condition.
  PTF
     SF38709 contains a command that allows the user to request
     a scan of the disk drives be done during the next normal IPL.
     This scan procedure will scan the disks looking for
     and correcting the condition if it exists.
 
     This procedure only needs to be run once on your system.
 
     The command is SETDSKCLN with options *YES / *NO / *CHECK:
     -*YES option indicates on the next normal IPL the
       scan should be performed
     -*NO option indicates the scan should not be performed
     -*CHECK option indicates whether the scan is scheduled
       to run or not.
 
     Duration of the procedure
     -------------------------------------------------------------
  --
     The IPL in which the scan is performed will be a long IPL.
     The following calculation will help predict the duration
     of the IPL:
 
     (Length of a Normal IPL * 2)
 
 
        +
     (Size of the largest drive on the system rounded to the
      closet gigabyte (G) * 1 hour to 2 hours) =
      Estimated time for the IPL
 
     For example:
       Suppose the normal IPL time is 1 hour and the WRKDSKSTS
     screen shows the largest drive is 968M.  Rounded up to 1G,
     and use the information in the formula above as follows:
 
      ( 1 hour * 2 ) + ( 1 * 1 hour) to ( 1 * 2 hours )
          2 hours + 1 hour to 2 hours =
                   3 hours to 4 hours
 
     The IPL time is estimated to be 3 to 4 hours.  Results may
     vary.
 
     Note:
       1000 M = 1 G
       2000 M = 2 G
       4000 M = 4 G
 
     After the procedure
     -------------------------------------------------------------
  --
     The system value QABNORMSW will be set to 1 following the
     successful completion of this IPL.
 
     The following VLIC log indicates that the scan ran to
     completion.
 
     Major code 1000 Minor code 100C
 
     The following steps are included to help you look for the
  VLIC
     log.
     At a command line:
 
     -STRSST <enter>
     -Select option 1 (Start a service tool) <enter>
     -Select option 5 (Vertical Licensed Internal Code log)
  <enter>
     -Select option 1 (Select entries from the Vertical Licensed
                        Internal Code (VLIC) log) <enter>
     -Fill in the Major code field with 1000
     -Fill in the Minor code field with 100C <enter>
 
     If the VLIC log appears on the next screen you can use F3 to
     exit several times back to the command line.
 
     If the message 'Entry not found.'  appears at the bottom of
  the
     screen, then use the SETDSKCLN command with option *ON and
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  APPLICABLE LEVEL:   310

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