Equipment question

[Dennis Munro <DMunro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a question about the 9402 Model 400 - 2132 system processor & 128MB
of memory we have.  Doing a WRKDSKSTS this morning, I noticed the following:

Work with Disk Status
S1054HFG 
 
08/04/99  09:17:29 
Elapsed time:   00:00:00

 

             Size    %     I/O   Request   Read  Write   Read  Write    %

Unit  Type    (M)  Used    Rqs  Size (K)    Rqs   Rqs     (K)   (K)   Busy

   1  6606   1967  99.7     .0       .0      .0     .0     .0     .0     0

   1  6606   1967  99.7     .0       .0      .0     .0     .0     .0     0

   2  6607   4194  76.1     .0       .0      .0     .0     .0     .0     0

   3  6607   3145  76.8     .0       .0      .0     .0     .0     .0     0

   4  6607   3145  76.1     .0       .0      .0     .0     .0     .0     0

   5  6607   3145  76.1     .0       .0      .0     .0     .0     .0     0

   6  6607   3145  76.4     .0       .0      .0     .0     .0     .0     0

   7  6607   4194  76.1     .0       .0      .0     .0     .0     .0     0

 

The 6606 drives are mirrored and the 6607's are running Raid-5.  This is the
test/dev box and I am aware of the performance problem we will have with the
6607 drives being as full as they are and that is okay for being a test/dev
machine.  What has me concerned is the 6606 drives being as full as they
are.  Before I deleted the PM/400 performance files and then an IPL this
morning, the percent used was ++++++.  Someplace I remember hearing/reading
that the 6606 drives were reserved for "system programs".  

Monday morning the percent used was 91.7%.  Since then I have restored a
library twice - our main BPCS files library.  I don't know what to do AND/OR
if it is even a problem.  My gut says it is a problem whenever a drive
becomes full.  Doing a RCLSTG vs. an IPL was discussed in this list recently
and an IPL was going to get about the same results was what I vaguely
remember from that thread.  

What do I do?

Dilbert's Words Of Wisdom:
"I love deadlines.  I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they
go flying by."

Dennis Munro    
Badger Mining Corporation
dmunro@badgerminingcorp.com <mailto:dmunro@badgerminingcorp.com> 


        -----Original Message-----
        From:   joberhol@compures.com [SMTP:joberhol@compures.com]
        Sent:   Tuesday, August 03, 1999 6:34 PM
        To:     bbogard@compures.com; DMunro@badgerminingcorp.com
        Subject:        Re: Equipment question

        Dennis,

        The S20 does not have continuously powered main storage.  It is
first
        available on the S30 within the server series.  The 170, 640, and
7xx
        series machines have it as well.  You do not have to take CPM into
        consideration when setting up your UPS.  If you look at the question
I
        posted on Midrange-L last week about UPS programs you will see a
really
        nice example of how to create one.  If you missed it, and cannot
find it in
        the archives, let me know.  I will forward it to you.

        Jim Oberholtzer




                                                               
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        To:   Jim Oberholtzer/Computech@Computech
        cc:

        Subject:  Equipment question

        Jim,

        Passing this question on to you from Dennis at Badger Mining.  If
you can
        answer it, please do and copy me.  Thanks

        Bill
        ---------------------- Forwarded by Bill Bogard/Computech on
08/03/99 02:50
        PM ---------------------------


        Dennis Munro <DMunro@badgerminingcorp.com> on 07/30/99 03:09:12 PM
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
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        Bill,
        Saw a reference to "continuously powered main storage" in reference
to
        getting a UPS program working & tested.  Do you know if the S20 we
have has
        this feature (???) and if so, what is it?
        Not a big hurry for an answer, just some enlightening.
        Thanks
        Dilbert's Words Of Wisdom:
        "I love deadlines.  I especially like the whooshing sound they make
as they
        go flying by."
        Dennis Munro
        Badger Mining Corporation
        dmunro@badgerminingcorp.com <mailto:dmunro@badgerminingcorp.com>



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