Re: 170 v4r3 shutdown on 31st?

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

At 08:32 AM 12/16/1999 -0500, you 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.


Agreed.

I am NOT recommending shutting down my systems for Y2K.  If your systems 
are normally up, leave them up.

Have you considered the issue that disk drives that are *NEVER turned off 
sometimes don't restart.  What happens when several thousand customers call 
for IBM hardware support (you know, all those guys/gals that they have been 
incenting to leave recently) to find out that *NO_ONE is available on New 
Years Day.

The Y2K date roll has been extensively tested.  It will happen and it will 
work from an OS/400 perspective.  (This assumes that you're not on V2R3, 
like the guy that I just responded to.)

If you are unsure about your applications, go to a restricted state for the 
roll, however for most people, I consider this to be extreme.

Al




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