Re: HMC Question -- MIDRANGE-L

Anyone want to explain why?

I do not for a minute doubt any of this info, and I greatly appreciate 
receiving it.  I cannot help but think, however, how silly it is for a 
computer system being built in 2004 and costing hundreds of thousands of 
dollars can possibly be so sensitive to something so trivial.  I love the 
iSeries and would not want to work with anything else, but I sometimes 
think there are many aspects to it that are similar to the Linux crowd. 
Basically, there is this elite group of people that control it and they 
want to make it is inaccessible as possible to ordinary people.  A lot of 
you will object to hearing this, but that is only because you are already 
on the inside of that group. 

Mark




midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 08/19/2004 01:45:48 PM:

> Don,
>   Exactly.   While there is a big difference between 'Powering on' and 
> 'Applying power' in this case it's the 'Applying Power' that causes the 
> problem.  So i5 System Setup Rule #0   *DO NOT* connect power cords to 
> the i5 CEC until your HMC is fully installed and ready.   And Rule #1: 
> If at any time you are tempted to apply power to the i5 CEC see rule #0.
> 
>    - Larry
> 
> ps: Already in my COMMON LPAR pitch!!
> 
> Don wrote:
> 
> >Al,
> >
> >People need to basically OVER emphasise the "then and ONLY then do you
> >power up the i5" part of that paragraph.
> >
> >Until the HMC is ready, you leave that i5 UNPLUGED!
> >
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 18 Aug 2004, Al Barsa wrote:
> >
> > 
> >
> >>The HMC itself is all self contained.  It comes with a flat panel 
display,
> >>mouse and a weird keyboard.  That's great, I have to master another
> >>keyboard.  You must set up the HMC first and then set up the system. 
The
> >>instructions omit this fact.  So the sequence is put everything 
together,
> >>apply power to the display, power up the HMC.  Then, and only then do 
you
> >>apply power to the i5!
> >>
> >>You can also set up so that you can drive it remotely through a 
browser,
> >>but you must set up your security properly for this.
> >>
> >>Al
> >>
> >> 
> >>
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