RE: Reclaiming Storage...Re-booting Regularly

excellent question there, Andy. What ARE the hardware-checking differences
between *Min and *ALL?

From: "Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse@attbi.com>
Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Subject: RE: Reclaiming Storage...Re-booting Regularly
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 12:09:13 -0400

Sue,

I realize that IBM tends to make recommendations which focus upon those
installations which are close to 24/7 and absolutely minimize any lack
of availability.

For those installations which have a sizable window of availability to
perform a more lengthy IPL, do you see any downside to permanently
changing the IPL attributes?  Some people (like me) feel okay about
exceeding recommended maintenance schedules.

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> On Behalf Of Sue Baker
> Subject: RE: Reclaiming Storage...Re-booting Regularly
>
> "Andy Nolen-Parkhouse"
>
> > Hardware diagnostics can be triggered at an IPL with doing a
> > full power down.  The default IPL attribute is *MIN, but using
> > the CHGIPLA command, this can be switched to *ALL.  For those
> > installations who are not performing IPL's under tight time
> > constraints, it would make sense to keep it at *ALL on a
> > permanent basis, perhaps only switching for events like
> > upgrades which require multiple IPL's.
> >
>
> IBM's recommendation is to use *ALL on an annual basis or when
> you are making modifications to your hardware.  (And obviously,
> we hope you're modifying your hardware at least once per year
> <grin>.)
>
> --
> Sue
> iSeries Advanced Technical Support
> Rochester, MN


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