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You change the serial number within Dedicated Service Tools. However, there are implications of changing it, especially if the system is partitioned, as it "invalidates" your LPAR config - (on iSeries, haven't tried it on i5). Regards Pat --- Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > OK Al, I'll bite... > > How do you change a system's serial number? I > thought that was an > "indelible" part of the hardware. > > Or perhaps it is one of those "I could tell ya but > I'd have to kill ya" > kind of questions....... > > Pete Helgren > > > Al Barsa wrote: > > >The World Trade Center bombing (1993) had me > recovering a firm that needed > >to run payroll that weekend. (The bombing occurred > on Friday, February 26, > >1993.) > > > >I was recovering the customer at a DR site, and > their H/R vendor had no > >method of getting me a software key over the > weekend. > > > >So I changed the system serial number, and we ran > payroll. > > > >IBM was really mad at me! > > > >Al > > > >Al Barsa, Jr. > >Barsa Consulting Group, LLC > > > >400>390 > > > >"i" comes before "p", "x" and "z" > >e gads > > > >Our system's had more names than Elizabeth Taylor! > > > >914-251-1234 > >914-251-9406 fax > > > >http://www.barsaconsulting.com > >http://www.taatool.com > >http://www.as400connection.com > > > > > > > > > > > Jerry Adams > > > <jerry@bwwholesal > > > e.com> > To > > Sent by: Midrange > Systems Technical > > midrange-l-bounce Discussion > > > s+barsa=barsacons > <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > ulting.com@midran > cc > > ge.com > > > > Subject > > Re: Software > Licensing for HA > > 02/14/2006 01:07 systems > > > PM > > > > > > > > > Please respond to > > > Midrange Systems > > > Technical > > > Discussion > > > <midrange-l@midra > > > nge.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Ron-Zimmerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > >>If the vendors can give us some assurance that we > will be able to obtain > >>the temporary key in a reasonable time frame, then > that is the direction > >>we will be going. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Of course, be sure to define "reasonable" and > get it in writing. If > >your business is a 24 x 7 operation or works > multiple shifts or etc., > >you want to be able to get that key at, say, 0300 > on Sunday. > > > > * Jerry C. Adams > >*iSeries Programmer/Analyst > >B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* * > >voice > > 615.995.7024 > >fax > > 615.995.1201 > >email > > jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > > >-- > >This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion > (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > >To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > >visit: > http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > >or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >Before posting, please take a moment to review the > archives > >at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > > > > > > > > > > -- > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion > (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: > http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the > archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > Patricia Garrity Garrity Systems, Inc __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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