Re: A - B side of microcode

["lsims" <lsims@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The B side is always there; to apply PTFs temp or to get away from mcode
that has PTFs applied perm.
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From: Gerald Magnuson <magnuson@ksni.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Monday, March 22, 1999 5:00 PM
Subject: A - B side of microcode


>I am getting ready to go to V4R3 in a few weeks, from V3R7.
>
>I perm. applied my PTF's the other week and IPL'ed.  I see that
>all my PTF's are perm. applied.  However, I still see that I am
>running on the "B" side.  I thought that the "B" side disappeared
>when there were no Temp. PTF's (I have no idea where I got this
>assumption).
>
>Does the "B" side only exist when there are Temp. PTF's?
>
>Does the *Panel value change to "A" when all PTF's are *PERM
>applied?  Maybe this is why I have found my system to be running
>on the "A" side after Perm. applying my PTF's. ( I use to just do a
>PWRDWNSYS *IMMED RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(*PANEL), where
>now I use "B" as my IPLSRC)
>
>
>Gerald Magnuson
>The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
>Quincy Illinois
>
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