RE: Firewall Getting Corrupted

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <art@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

We haven't had problems when doing PWRDWNSYS, but we did have problem when
cleaning person pulled power cord out of UPS and system went down HARD!

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Parlin, NJ  08859
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Gundermann [SMTP:ggundermann@rachisholm.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 11, 1998 1:31 PM
> To:   Midrange List
> Subject:      Firewall Getting Corrupted
>
> In case anyone is doing what I was doing .......
>
> You must End Network Server Application *FIREWALL and then vary it off
> BEFORE doing a power down.  If you don't, you risk getting
> your firewall
> corrupted.
>
> Our firewall was down 6.5 hours today.  I had to restore from tape
> (Restoring the Firewall, SG24-2162 Red Book, ch. 11.3) to get it up.
> And by the way, step 11.3.4 didn't work and I had to manually
> Add Link.
>
> IBM is apparently changing the power down system command to
> take care of
> this for you in V4R4  _IF_  you do a controlled power down.
>
> Glenn Gundermann
> Ronald A. Chisholm Limited
> Toronto

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