RE: Power restoration, the HMC and the i5

["Pete Helgren" <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob,

The BP who sold them this thing thinks that perhaps we need the cable
attached or order to set the QPWRRSTIPL system value (?).  Also, if the
value is set to 1, to automatically IPL, will that "Automatic" part will
still be contingent on the HMC being "awake" when the 52o IPL's.

In other words, if both the i5 and the HMC power off because of a power
failure and then utility power is restored, will the 520 automatically IPL
even though the HMC hasn't powered up?  If that ISN'T the case, it seems to
me like the HMC would also need some sort of UPS software to shutdown and
power up automatically.

It will be good news if the 520 can IPL without benefit of the HMC if
QPWRRSTIPL = 1, we'll just need to get the cable attached.

Thanks,

Pete


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:20 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Power restoration, the HMC and the i5
>
>
> We have the UPS cables going directly to the 520 and the 570.
>
> You do not need your HMC up to keep running the i5's.  However, if they
> are down, and your system values were not set right, then you
> will need it
> to power them up.  If you decided that you do not need the iSeries to
> automatically IPL when power is restored, then waiting 15 minutes for the
> HMC to IPL should not be a big problem.
>
> However, if you, as a customer, wants the HMC to autoipl when power is
> restored then I'd call IBM and find out how to get it to do just that.
>
> And, I would definitely call IBM if you got the error mentioned
> when doing
> a CHGSYSVAL QPWRRSTIPL
>
> Rob Berendt
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