× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.



That much even I knew, Doc. I know, too, from the consultant that helped
them at the time that he had to do a complete system reload. As you know,
you can't actually see the disk drives on a Model 250 without taking the
covers off, which I only do at gun point. But I, also, noticed that the
failed ('?') drives have the same device locations, respectively, as the
currently working (reporting) units.

Retirement is looking better and better. Sometimes even being homeless
looks appealing.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM i Programmer/Analyst
How could they tell? -Dorothy Parker on being told that Calvin Coolidge had
died
--
A&K Wholesale
Murfreesboro, TN
615-867-5070


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DrFranken
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 10:25 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Two or Four Disk Units

Jerry,

You have two drives and they are mirrored. Note the '?' showing
next to DD001 and DD002, that means those drives are missing from the
configuration. Either they've been removed or they failed.

- Larry

On 4/25/2011 10:48 AM, Jerry C. Adams wrote:
I'll preface my question by pointing out that last November, before I came
to work here, the company had two disk crashes. The disks were replaced.
If I run a WRKDSKSTS command, I see two [2] disk drives.



Work with Disk Status



Size % I/O Request Read

Unit Type (M) Used Rqs Size (K)

1 6717 8589 76.7 .0 .0 .0

1 6717 8589 76.7 .0 .0 .0



If I run system service tools, I see only two [2] disk drives.



Display Disk Configuration Status



Serial Resource

ASP Unit Number Type Model Name Status

1 Mirrored

1 68-D7A09 6717 050 DD004 Active

1 68-01230AD 6717 050 DD003 Active



UNLESS I print the Configuration report. Then I see four [4] disk units
listed.



DISK UNIT 6717-050 * 68-D7A09 1 L01
DD004 26K5170

DISK UNIT 6717-050 ? 68-0C8779C 1 L01
DD002

DISK UNIT 6717-050 68-01230AD 1 L02
DD003 26K5170

DISK UNIT 6717-050 ? 68-0C8638C 1 L02
DD001



I *think* that the units with the '?' mark (sans The Mysterians) are the
units that crashed last November. Are these truly just phantoms that
someone forget/neglected to remove?



The reason for the question, aside from morbid curiosity, is that the
system
is a Model 250, which is limited to four [4] disk units (sans an expansion
unit). I want to add two [2] more disk units (well, not me personally, I
get confused between Philips head and flathead screwdriver). My
preference
would be two [2] 17 gb drives, mirrored. Not a great choice, but, since
they decided to defer my proposal for a Power 7 system, I need the space.



Thanks.



Jerry C. Adams

IBM i Programmer/Analyst

We're the new liberals of the Republican party. Can you imagine that? -
Barry Goldwater to Bob Dole, 1996

--

A&K Wholesale

Murfreesboro, TN

615-867-5070




As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

This thread ...

Replies:

Follow On AppleNews
Return to Archive home page | Return to MIDRANGE.COM home page

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.