Re: Is IPL necessary?

[pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx]

This is true. I have a client that had an old AS/400 (one of the white 
boxes seen in the Windows tour). When I got there for the first time about 
a year ago to install a model 720, I discovered that the old machine had 
not been IPL'ed since September of 1993. It was just chugging along 
running one application. Nobody had paid it any attention until they 
decided to get around to doing the Y2K upgrade on their application 
software.

There's no documentation that I know of that says that you must IPL, 
except if you are doing PTF's or an OS upgrade. There are reasons why one 
should IPL occasionally, but IBM's not forcing you.


Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
708-670-6978  Cell
pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx





"Jose Vega" <jvega@xxxxxxxxx>
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Hello,

I am an RPG programmer and we have an Iseries 825. I was told by one of
our operators that IPLs do not need to be routinely scheduled.

Is this true? Is there any documentation I can refer to?

TIA

Jose 


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