RE: Wipe and load an iSeries

["Jim Oberholtzer" <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To wipe the system, you really only need LIC loaded.  Does not matter the
version, back to V4 if you really want punishment......  As part of that
process it will ask you if you want to install LIC.  There are several
options and the one you want is option 2, initialize the system.  That will
format all the drives and leave the system with only LIC on the load source
drive.  


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Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
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Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 11:47 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Wipe and load an iSeries

It is supposed to be able to handle 7.3.  If for some reason it does not, I
will reinstall 7.1 on a completely clean machine.

Thanks for the call out.

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 7:41 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Wipe and load an iSeries

I don't think an iSeries can run 7.3.  However if you are using that as a
generic term, have you ensured that your hardware can support 7.3?  One good
resource is https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssm1platformibmi
Keep in mind that even though a particular model may support a version of
the hardware some hardware within may not.  For example, we used to have a
model supported on the release we wanted to go to however we would have had
to replace all the disks and cards within that machine.  We got a new model
instead.  Expand the Hardware and Software for 7.3 at the following:
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1022023




Rob Berendt
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From:   smith5646midrange@xxxxxxxxx
To:     "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" 
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   01/03/2019 09:48 PM
Subject:        Wipe and load an iSeries
Sent by:        "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



I have a small stand-alone iSeries that is currently at 7.1.  It was LPARed
via SST and I think the LPARing was messed up because it has been dog slow
ever since the LPAR was created.  Since I don't need the LPAR, I have tried
to remove the configuration but have been unsuccessful.  I would like to
just wipe the system clean and then load 7.3.  One of my major holdups is
how to get the .udf files that I downloaded onto DVDs so I can load them in
the drive.

 

I did system admin stuff YEARS ago and I really don't remember anything.
Can someone provide instructions or links on how to do this?

 

Thanks in advance.

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