|
You can physically install them, and then not add them to any ASP. They will be available for you then. 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 Jeffry Kennedy <jkennedy@certcoinc To: midrange-l@midrange.com .com> cc: Sent by: Subject: Re: How long to initialize disk? midrange-l-admin@mi drange.com 12/10/01 10:02 AM Please respond to midrange-l This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- I'm adding 5 (4 Gig) drives and a new controller card to my 720, but I don't want the system to use them. We are upgrading to an 820 next month so I can run an LPAR and I what to use the new disk for the LPAR only. Can I add them now or do I need to wait ? barsa@barsaconsulting.com wrote: > Hi, > > I've been following this thread for the last few days. Keep a few things > in mind. > > 1). You can now add disks while the system is active. This was an > availability enhancement that was added at about V3R1. (Don't quote me on > the release.) This happened because with the serial initialization scheme > used previously, we were shipping high end systems where it took > (theoretically) 24+ hours to add the disk from DST. > > 2). If you are willing to be down when you add disk, you can elect an > option to scatter the data from your existing disks. This will take > longer. (This feature was added in V4R4.) > > 3). The Start Asp Balance (STRASPBAL) command was added in V4R4. It does > a great job balancing data, although it can be PAINFUL(*NOMAX), which is > why the ENDASPBAL command was also created. > > 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 > > "Bruce Collins" > <bacollins@twitchel To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> > lcorp.com> cc: > Sent by: Subject: RE: How long to initialize disk? > midrange-l-admin@mi > drange.com > > 12/07/01 12:40 PM > Please respond to > midrange-l > > Rob, I just upgraded from a 720 to an 820 and added 4 6717. it took 20 > minutes. > > Hoss > > -----Original Message----- > From: rob@dekko.com [mailto:rob@dekko.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:39 AM > To: midrange-l@midrange.com > Subject: How long to initialize disk? > > We are moving several drives from one iSeries to our new 840-2418-1542 > (geepers is that sob huge!). Any estimates on how long it will take to > initialize the following: > > qty model > 30 6717 > 45 6718 > > Rob Berendt > > ================== > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing > list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, > unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. -- Content-Description: Card for Jeffry Kennedy [ jkennedy.vcf of type text/x-vcard deleted ] -- _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.