RE: System Unique Identifier

[qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Tom Liotta)]

midrange-nontech-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   3. RE: System Unique Identifier (Alexei Pytel)
>
>> from: "Wayne Johnston"
>>
>> I have just completed this proceedure for a System Password on an AS/400
>>model 400.
>>
>>I did have an issue finding out the correct place to call.  I started 
>with
>>800 ibm call.  They send an e-mail to the department resposible for the
>>keys.  It is definately NOT a one day process, but rather about a week.
>>
>>I received an e-mail response, so you could try to send an e-mail to the
>>reply address I have.  sw4you@xxxxxxxxxxx  I had to provide the following
>>information.
>>System Serial Number
>>System Type
>>System Model
>>Password Version
>>System feature Code
>>
>
>You described procedure for system password.
>I  do not know the procedure for SUID.
>However, I would like to point out just in case that "system password" and 
>"system unique identifier" are different things.


Sigh... I should've noted that... "System Password"...

But, system password and system unique identifier are often confused (even by 
various IBMers). I suppose it's _possible_ that Wayne wrote "System Password" 
but actually meant SUID...?

Naah, you'd know; right, Alexei???

Thanks for reminding me, though. System password is another DR item that needs 
to be obtained and safely stored.

It's surprising that an element that can be so absolutely critical is also so 
shrouded in mystery. I can't imagine a company that has a failure that leads to 
needing a SUID will be interested in waiting more than an hour or so to receive 
it. "What do you mean it won't run unless IBM gives us the code? This is _our_ 
machine, not theirs. We've got licenses."

For the record at the moment, the archives for neither midrange-nontech nor 
midrange-l do not hold the procedure after searches on both 'system unique 
identifier' and 'suid', although I didn't read every article since many had 
subjects referring to UUID and similar.

I hope to have enough info for a FAQ entry soon.

Tom Liotta

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