RE: Recovery Problem

["Pytel, Alexei" <pytela1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

MULIC/FULIC is not part of a OS/400. It is considered a part of system
hardware.
This piece of code (microcode) is written once on load source drive and
lives there.
But no function on system ever saves MULIC/FULIC (even SAVSTG).

So it's important to always keep MULIC/FULIC tape for possible load
source repairs.

Disclaimer - all above relates only to CISC systems. RISC AS/400
processor is all hardware and does not require any microcode - hence no
MULIC/FULIC.
Also some small CISC boxes don't need it - lowest 9402/200 processor,
x02 models.

    Best regards,

          Alexei Pytel



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pat Barber [SMTP:MBOCEANSIDE@postoffice.worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 12:17 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Recovery Problem
> 
> I have a customer 9402/200 that crashed today... He was given the
> instruction to do a option 21 on save menu to save entire system...
> He has done that on a regular basis since the system installed 3
> years ago... This is a VERY small system with only one drive(1.9 gb)
> and of course he lost the system source drive... After the drive was
> replaced, they attempted to IPL off of backup tape to do restore....
> 
> System was unable to use the tape to recover.. CE asks for FULIC/MULIC
> tape, which they couldn't find...
> 
> My question is WHY would they need MULIC/FULIC if the entire system
> was
> saved with option 21.... Doesn't the LIC getted saved using that
> procedure ???
> 
> This is the first & only system that I have ever had to lose load
> source
> drive,,, so I'm a little worried about other systems now.....
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