Re: Installing i5 520

[Neil Palmer/DPS <neilp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

PTF MH00152 (for APAR MB00694) should fix the UPS signal cable problem, 
but it isn't available yet.  Try in about a week.

...Neil





Philipp Rusch <philipp.rusch@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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2004/10/22 17:10



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Re: Installing i5 520






I stand corrected:
all i5 520/550/570 systems have the *same* new UPS connectors:
it's a DB9-like connector which needs an FC1827-cable adaptor
to speak to normal UPS-Systems.
Still I could not manage to get any message from my UPS
to the OS/400 side, although I loaded MH00133 and other PREREQ-
PTFs, it is still deaf.

Sorry for any confusion with my statement below,
Philipp

Philipp Rusch schrieb:

> Luis,
> I few things that made me wonder when installing my first i5-5xx
> (meanwhile three installs):
>
> - when powering on the system it takes a long time to "power cycle"
> until you can press a button on the panel and you can expect a reaction.
> This means, the mainboard or SPCN cards or whatever are doing an
> IPL of their own for some minutes sometimes(!) (SRC C1xxx xxxx)
>
> - when going through a normal IPL sequence the first time WITHOUT HMC
> console, be sure to shorten the two HMC console ports on the rear of
> the base system case with a RJ45-ethernet-patchcable in before , so that
> the machine recognizes thet there is no HMC to search for. Otherwise
> it takes a long time for the IPL or it even ends IPL abnormally, not
> finding the twinax console. Leave the cable there, it doesn't do any
> harm, although they want to fix this behaviour with a ptf, as I have
> been told.
>
> - On 520 systems the twinax controller for the main console has to be
> in slot C04, no other position guarantees the function of it 100%.
> We had to exchange cards in the middle of the night after being
> advised by the ibm hotline, although the machine came equipped like
> that, very funny !!!
>
> - then there is much fun with the UPS cable, the 520 has two ports
> looking like the familiar DB9-UPS connector, but they are male
> connectors now ! You will need an adaptor for your favourite UPS-
> device, then. I did not manage the powerware 9125 device to speak
> to the i5 through the delivered cables, though. IBM is working on
> that case, an APC device we tested with the same cable / adaptor did
> not work, too. No signalling is arriving at the i5 system.
> The 550 has an RJ45 connector for the UPS signalling cable which needs
> a very special DB9 to RJ45 adaptor (FC 1827) and some PTFs to make it
> work. You'll have to order PTF number MH00133.
>
> - as Neil Palmer already noticed, there is no processor light on the
> i5 5xx anymore, you have to watch the disks activity LEDs, which
> are not very bright, so sometimes you have to guess, if there is cpu
> activity at all.
>
>
> BUT: the systems are lightning fast, it is unbelievable !
>
>
> HTH, Philipp Rusch
>
> Luis Rodriguez schrieb:
>
>> Rob,
>>
>> Without the HMC.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Luis Rodriguez
>>
>> 
>>
>>> message: 10
>>> date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 14:24:45 -0500
>>> from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
>>> subject: Re: Installing i5 520
>>>
>>> With, or without an HMC?
>>>
>>> Rob Berendt
>>> 
>>
>>
>> <snip>
>> ----------------
>>  Luis Rodriguez