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> > I have an AS400 which I use at home for development purposes - as this >machine > > is only in use when I am developing at home (2 days a week and occasional > > weekends) I PWRDWNSYS when not in use and IPL from the front panel when >needed. > > > > This will happen about 2 to 3 times a week. > > > > Is there any danger in 'switching on and off' like this or would it be >safer to > > have the machine powered up all the time? > > > > Any thoughts? we have ours power off and power back up at 6am. the only problem i can think of is if you have a disk drive going out, don't power it off until you get it fixed. it may not come back up. (been there.. got the tee shirt..) nj +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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