Re: R: AS/400 Serial Number

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There are two schools of thought about contacting a vendor before a DR
test.  Some people, and other specifically don't.  This way they test the
vendor as well as themselves.

When I recovered a system in the '93 WTC bombing, I had a vendor that could
only give out a key during M-F/9-5 local time.  That bombing occurred at
the end of the month, so I changed the serial number.  Yes, I got hell from
IBM, but what I got was a slap on the write compared to what the vendor
got.

IBM now makes the vendors under their control (to whatever degree that
control is) provide access keys within 15 minutes.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

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                    "Dennis Lovelady"
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                    10/29/01 10:42 AM
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Hi, Rob:

In all fairness, I believe most DR tests are planned.  All should be, IMO.
One would hope that planning would include contacting the vendor ahead of
time for a key.

Dennis





rob@dekko.com@midrange.com on 10/29/2001 10:16:16 AM

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And I wonder how many people do their DR tests during the week when they
can contact the vendor and get a key.

Rob Berendt

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ-hey that can give up essential liberty
to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin



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                    10/26/2001 09:15 PM
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Faking out RTVSYSVAL isn't so easy.  It's (to my knowledge) the only
command with a variable length return parameter for the System Value
itself.

I did change a serial number to run an application after the WTC bombing in
'93.  The software vendor was unable to give me an emergency key over the
weekend.  IBM got so mad at me that they changed the internal format of how
they were stored.

In TAATOOL we have a command that will buy you an additional 10 days on any
serial number or model, which should be good enough if you can't reach us
over a long weekend, or in the event that we had a disaster.

Al

Al Barsa, Jr.
Barsa Consulting Group, LLC

400>390

914-251-1234
914-251-9406 fax

http://www.barsaconsulting.com
http://www.taatool.com






                    Finucci Domenico
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                    10/25/01 09:56 AM
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How do you acquire serial number on your application ? Do you use RtvSysVal
QSRLNBR ? If so, you may need to create a NEW RtvSysVal wrapper in a
different library.
Sincerely

Domenico Finucci
Fiditalia , Milano, 02- 4301-2494


-----Messaggio originale-----
Da: Scott [mailto:sarntsen@itol.com]
Inviato: giovedì 25 ottobre 2001 15.40
A: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Oggetto: AS/400 Serial Number


Is it possible to change the serial number on an AS/400?  I'm in the
process
of setting up a system for disaster recovery.



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