Re: TCP Problem ?

[Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>]

We bring our AS/400's down every 8 weeks.  During that time we 
apply any cum tapes, if available.  We download SF98vrm for the 
appropriate Version, Release and Modification level.  We apply 
any PTF's mentioned in SF98vrm.  And, yes, we do have machines 
at V3R2, V3R7, V4R2 and higher.  We perform the above steps on 
each of these machines.  And yet we repeatedly hear IBM recommending 
to us that we reboot our AS/400's.

Went to a LUG meeting this week.  Topic was announcements and 
upcoming stuff from IBM.  IBM rep said that he was using us as a 
test of his speech for a larger group.  In his speech he started 
talking about AS/400 reliability.  He asked how many of you 
experienced unexpected downtime.  After the show of hands he 
remarked that he wasn't going to ask that question at the next 
presentation of his speech.





peteh@inwave.com on 10/14/98 10:02:14 PM
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Subject:        Re: TCP Problem ?

At 08:55 10/14/1998 , Rob Berendt wrote:
>You'll find that you'll be doing lots of IPL's on your 400 to get out of 
>sticky situations.  We have to.

We're running V4R2M0, and have been rock solid for several months now. Are you 
current on PTFs? There were a couple of bad problems with servers early on in 
V4R2, but AFAIK, that's all been fixed.


Pete Hall
peteh@inwave.com 
http://www.inwave.com/~peteh/

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