Re: V4R3 alternate IPL device - CDROM

[Jerome Draper <jdraper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Correction:  ...the tape is NOT found....


J

Quoting Jerome Draper <jdraper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> My experience was that I got a Bxxx 4704 message on the LCD display which
> means
> that the tape is now found.  It never searched the CD at all.  I tried a
> non-LIC
>  tape and it came back with a message that it was the wrong tape and, again,
> never searched the CD no matter when I put it in.  The CD was in before I
> did
> the IPL from the D side.  Are you saying that even after I get the 4704
> message
> that it will search the CD if I had been patient?
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Neil Palmer <neilp@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> > And there's a tip to save 5 minutes during a release upgrade.  When you 
> > see it searching for install tape, change to the next CD or else it will 
> > search the tape again for an extra 5 minutes after issuing the message.
> > 
> > ...Neil
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Larry Bolhuis <lbolhuis@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 2003/03/17 16:51
> > Please respond to Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > 
> >  
> >         To:     Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
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> >         Subject:        Re: V4R3 alternate IPL device - CDROM
> > 
> > 
> > They are BOTH "D". THe secret is to REMOVE the SAVE 21 tape that you just 
> > did 
> > from the tape drive and load the SLIC CD Before you IPL to "D". (don't ask
> 
> > how 
> > I know this)  The system will waste 5 minutes of your time searching the 
> > empty 
> > drive for a tape and then fall back to the CD automatically.
> > 
> >   - Larry
> > 
> > Jerome Draper wrote:
> > > When upgrading from to V4R5 on a Model 170 what is the correct procedure
> 
> > for
> > > performing and IPL D operation such that the CDROM drive is used for the
> 
> > IPL
> > > and not the tape drive? The tape drive and the CDROM both exist on Bus 1
> 
> > so
> > > there is no opportunity to designate the CDROM as an alternate IPl 
> > device
> > > within DST.
> > > 
> > > Jerry
> > 
> > -- 
> > Larry Bolhuis           | IBM Certified Solutions Expert
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> Jerome Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems
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Jerome Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems