Re: Is IPL necessary?

[MWalter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I had a S/38 thermal lock once when the air conditioning failed in
mid-August.   Locked up tighter than a drum. Had to do the old 3-4 to get
it restarted. That's about the only time.

Thanks,

Mark

Mark D. Walter
Senior Programmer/Analyst
CCX, Inc.
mwalter@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.ccxinc.com


                                                                           
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> Charles Wilt wrote:
> Subject: RE: Is IPL necessary?


> The iSeries isn't like a PC, you don't have to reboot it regularly; if
> that's what you are asking.
>

Not to mention, Charles:
In the 21 years that I have worked with System/38, System/36, AS/400,
iSeries, and i5 machines, I have _never_ seen a single one of them shut
down
and/or reboot themselves (without an operator first issuing PWRDWNSYS)
because of OS problems...

Of course, in one shop when the DP manager inadvertently unplugged the
system, we had a unexpected shutdown

(One of Murphy's laws is:  "It Works Better If You Plug It In")

And, in another shop, a new VP who came on a tour of the computer room
inadvertently pressed the EPO (which was next to the computer room door),
thinking it was a door release, again unexpectedly causing the system to
shut down.

Regards,
Steve
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