RE: Re: Load-Src in a Raid5 set

<<I know everytime my load src failed on my systems, everything was dead.
IBM would be called to try to pump the drive, if they couldnt, a reload was
in order. Now this was on an AS/400, not a iSeries... >>

I might also add that is happened on OLDER AS/400 models, CISC based models.

Steven Segars
AS/400 Certified Specialist/Administrator
CSX Technology
Work: 904-633-5650
Fax:   904 633-1051


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Segars, Steven  
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:39 AM
> To:   'midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject:      Re: Load-Src in a Raid5 set 
> 
> <I'm on a course at present; the subject came up in general discussion,
> "will an AS400 / iSeries keep running if the load-src disk fails while it
> is under RAID-5 protection?". The general concensus was that it would
> continue to run, but would not IPL. Has anyone been here and have the
> definitive answer? >>
> 
> I know everytime my load src failed on my systems, everything was dead.
> IBM would be called to try to pump the drive, if they couldnt, a reload
> was in order. Now this was on an AS/400, not a iSeries...
> 
> Steven Segars
> AS/400 Certified Specialist/Administrator
> CSX Technology
> Work: 904-633-5650
> Fax:   904 633-1051
> 
>