Re: 170 v4r3 shutdown on 31st?

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

 Deb Turner, wrote:
>I was told once to shut down the 170 on the 31st and bring it back up on the
>1st.  Has anyone else heard that?  My reaction is it should not be
>necessary.
>
>TIA
>
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>
>Deb
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Deb

Assuming  you are  up todate on  all the other Y2K  actions  and  your  environmentals ( Temperature etc.) and electrical are  "assured"  stable then  it   might be OK to leave them on unattended.

IF  I were not  required to run 24 X 7   my  option  would be to  'shut down' as there  could be  several erratic and repeated Electrical  problems or  surges [beyond the  wildest  dreams of the 170s UPS].  This could be  caused  by  Joe & Jane Q Public as they  react to Y2K causing  many phone  and  electrical anomalies. NOW  if your system takes an unscheduled  hit  it  is Y2K  on  your watch .

EXAMPLE:
here in the Northeast, If One  were to  lose  the  heat but  retain the electrical service[ none of which is  directly under your control]  it  would be prudent to think the AS/400  disk drives MIGHT  get  real cranky - seize and damage  would  occur. 

The AS400 design engineers might have thought of this situation  but we  do not  truly want to test it ourselves.


Give  the 400 a full week end off


Happy Holidays,

Glenn
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