Re: memory hardware issue

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

If things are really slow, and this is a recent event as opposed to just 
getting there over time, I'll guess that memory card failed and you are 
running with 30% less memory than before.  Another post did get me 
thinking though, usually memory goes into the system in pairs, so three 
sticks would not be normal.  I suspect something is not quite right.  
Maybe one stick is alive enough to report in but the other one is dead.  
Either way it's bad.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 10/4/2011 8:57 PM, Jim Franz wrote:
> thanks for the info. will have to pass this on to user with more access.
> even though I could dsphdwrsc, i cannot wrksysact or get to service tools.
> Our machine was abnormally slow&  I was looking for clues.
> Jim Franz
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Oberholtzer"<midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion"<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 4:39 PM
> Subject: Re: memory hardware issue
>
>
> > >  Does the memory card show failed in hardware service manager?  I suspect
> > >  it might.  Any problem reports in Problem Activity Log?
> > >
> > >  What is WRKSYSACT (yes work with system activity) say you have for
> > >  memory?  How about WRKSYSSTS?  Do they agree?  If these show 8Gb then
> > >  there may be a bad memory card that did not report in at the last IPL.
> > >  I doubt it would failed in service since that would have cause a real
> > >  ruckus of messages popping up.
> > >
> > >  Jim Oberholtzer
> > >  Chief Technical Architect
> > >  Agile Technology Architects
> > >
> > >
> > >  On 10/4/2011 3:05 PM,franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx  wrote:
> > > >>  No physical access to hardware.
> > > >>  hardware resources reports:
> > > >>  MS01             313E       Operational           4096MB Main Storage Car
> > > >>  MS02             313E       Not detected          0MB Main Storage Card
> > > >>  MS03             313E       Operational           4096MB Main Storage Car
> > > >>
> > > >>  Could it report this if a card not in the slot??
> > > >>  Jim
> > > >>
> > > >>  --