Re: B20003200

[Roberto José Etcheverry Romero <yggdrasil.raiker@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is the system HMC managed? if so, load source is defined on the partition
profile, check there. In any case, what machine is it?


On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 10:28 AM, Smith, Mike <Mike_Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> "Good" morning.
>
> I have IBM in my remote data center replacing a card for a fiber attached
> tape drive.  They IPL'd and have been battling a B2003200.  After multiple
> IOP replacements, we are getting ready to replace the IOA, can't remember
> the RAID card number.  Looking at the source code, it says it can't find
> the load source.  I'm assuming that either the IOP or IOA isn't working and
> it's not really the load source.  Am I missing something?  The load source
> should really be in a RAID-5 configuration and unless I have two failed
> drives, it's not failed, right?
>
> I've requested that he do a slow IPL but for some reason he keeps doing
> the standard fast one.  I would think if the IOP/IOA can't be found
> (discovered), that the IBM'er would have taken the time for the slower,
> walking the bas, IPL.  Am I missing something?  Its been some time since
> I've had to deal with the hardware side.
>
>
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