Re: 9402-400 2131 Install OS -- MIDRANGE-L





My quick guess is that you are not the console, because of a cabling
problem, or something else not obvious, but simple.  DSPSYSVAL QCONSOLE,
and compare it to your workstation name.

Al

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midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 05/23/2003 10:57:34 AM:

> Short Version:
>   From a totally blank single hard drive system:
>   Load LIC (v4r5) goes fine.
>   When selecting 'Install OS' the response is 'Install must be done
> from the main console display'
>   No Save Tapes. no backups. Just the new v4r5 cd's.
>   I have tried just about everything; but obviously not the right thing
;)
>
>
> Long/Detailed Version:
> Note: I KNOW this is long an drawn out, but it is to show the amount
> of effort and work i have put into this before seeking help. Also,
> it shows i have spent many days going through this list looking for
> solutions.)
>   Acquired a 9402-400 2131
>   Hardware includes:
>   aprox 200 meg ram
>   6503 (Drive Controller?) in far left slot
>   Added a 6050 (Twinax) in next to left slot (moved 2617 ethernet
> card over 1 slot)
>   2617 Ehternet (third from left)
>   two empty slots
>   2609 (embedded on main board/not in a slot)
>   2x2612 v.24 ('in 2609')
>   Also on back of the 400:
>      db9 female marked MI (machine interface)
>      db9 female marked UPS
>      db25 female no markings (is this a parallel port?)
>   6x6606 drives
>   several have stiction
>   for simplicity, removed all drives except one good drive.
>   set 02 DM, inserted first cd, powered up.
>   at dst, formatted drive, et cetera...
>   Installed LIC; everything went exactly by the book.
>   When selecting 'Install the Operating System' the response is
> 'Install must be done from the main
> console display'. Same with Perform Automatic installation of the
> operating system.
>
>   At one point when I selected Performa IPL, I would get the 'Manual
> or Automatic' screen for installing the OS. And it would! I was so
> happy :) Then it would go great until it got to the 'Rebuilding
> Database' and the console would go away, and I would get a A9003318
> (i think that was the code). The IBM Site says this is caused by the
> QCONSOLE trying to use the Operations Navigator console (meaning
> having Client
> Express installed and working) as the main console. It gives great
> advice about how to do QDEVNAMING or QAUTOCONFIG=OFF; but
> considering there is no OS loaded....
> In DST I have tried both 1)Local Console and 2)Operations Console in:
>     Work with DST Environment, Work with System Devices, Console Mode
> I have also spent a great deal of time trying to get Client Express
> Operations Console to work. I am now assuming this is the "Main
> Console Display" the install is referring to. But I am finding it
> very hard to determine exactly what port the 'Console Cable' should
> be plugged into. (Don't laugh, I'm not so dumb I am trying to plug a
> db9 into a db25). What I mean by trouble is this:
>  I can get the Remote Panel to work Consistantly and Perfectly. Plug
> cable from Com1 (db9) on PC into MI on as400. set to 115k. Viola!
> Now the manuals mention hooking the second cable up. to what? the
> 2612? Which 2612? The db25 female (parallel or serial)?
> (electrically it appears to be parallel)... I have also gone through
> the 192.168.0.0 network issues relating to CAE, different PCs,
> Different OS's (Win98, win2k, NT4) Each with thier own 'Special'
> problems.. (Cant find entry in address book)... CAE Service packs,
> Windows Service PAcks...... URRRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
> I have two terminals connected to the 6050. One on Black Box Port )
> and one on port 7.
> Each 3487 is configured for 2 Displays: Address 0 and Address 1
> Info from the Hardware Service Manager:
> Workstation IOP 6050-001 Operational CTL01
>  Workstation IOA 6050-001 Operational CTL02
>   Display Station  3487 Operational DSP01
>    Display Station  3487 Operational DSP02
>     Display Station  3487 Operational DSP03
>     Display Station  3487 Operational DSP04
> Workstation IOP 2661-001 (This must be embedded onto the main board,
> there is not visible card)
>  System Bus 1
>  System Card 2
> Workstation IOP 6050-001
>  System Bus 1
>  System Card 6
> Communications IOP 2617-001
>  System Bus 1
>  System Card 7
>
>
> Jay
> Seattle Washington
> jallison2k@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
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