Re: Power6-Power7 Save 21 reload issue

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for this website, didn't know about this one.

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Chuck Lewis
<chuck.lewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Good luck my friend hope things calm down from here on out!
>
> Chuck
>
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 9:04 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Power6-Power7 Save 21 reload issue
>
> Just letting those know this from what I found out.  I was under the
> impression that if I had the latest CUME and group PTF's that I would
> not
> have an issue loading a new POWER7 box from tape via 01D-IPL.  I did and
> it
> bombs off with a B6080801.  After 3 hours on the phone with support I
> have
> found out that my RSE level is to old on the power6 side to support the
> reload on power7.  I don't have the time to migrate the old power6 box
> to a
> level that the power7 needs nor the time to re-create the 21 save tape.
> I
> was told I have 2 options since the box was pre-shipped from IBM, boot
> in
> manual mode and load up the current CUME etc on it, then reipl and load
> os
> or just boot and load the os.  I am taking the first option.  I wasn't
> aware
> that the RSE-levels were going to be an issue and had not really thought
> about it nor researched it that it might be.  Posting this in case
> someone
> else has a project like this and then get(s) stuck like I have.
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