Re: IPL problems

["Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@xxxxxxx>]

At 09:39 AM 11/24/97 -0000, you wrote:
>We recently had a disk unit failure on our AS/400 (V2 R3). Before the 
>crash, it took hardly 20 minutes for IPL. After disaster recovery,  we 
>accidentally applied all PTFs permanently. (All these PTFs had been applied 
>even before but only temporarily). Now the system takes nearly 2 hours for 
>IPL.. The IPL proceeds normally until SRC code C900 2AA0. At this code, it 
>takes nearly 1 and a half hours (normal time should be less than a minute). 
>
>In the manual, this SRC code C900 2AA0 indicates damage object 
>notification.
>
>We are not able to understand the reason for this abnormal delay in IPL. 
>Can anybody please help us  in figuring out the problem ?

You are really skating on thin ice here.  V2R3 is no longer supported.  I
don't even have a system that backlevel.

The safest thing to do is to reload OS/400 from PID media, and then reapply
the PTFs.  This looks like a damaged object in OS/400 or the LPPs.  If this
doesn't correct the problem, you will need to do problem determination on
your own stuff. The way I would start that is to first do a RCLSTG.  If
that doesn't clear up the problem, try a SAVE option 21.  Between the two
of these actions, you should find any damaged objects.

On a longer term approach, short of doing a hardware upgrade, I would
suggest going to V3R2.  See the white paper I wrote for IBM at:

http://iws.as400.ibm.com/CGI-BIN-I/LANSADRVR?BARSEXEC+CONSLT+0+CONSLT(barsa.
HTM)

Al




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