Re: Entire RAID set non-reporting

[KirkG@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

The 3110 says Interface error. The drive address is for slot K1, but this 
can also mean that the system thinks nobody is there.

Let's try the reverse of 1 drive out and pull all but K1, IPL to DST and 
see what happens.

The manual you want is the Problem Analyst, Repair and Parts SY44-5956. 
These guys used to be $500 to $750. IBM is now providing these on CD with 
each new machine instead of hardcopy. Files are now in PDF with a HTML 
front end. The PDF for this manual is about 10mb. 

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Kirk Goins
IBM Certified AS/400 Technical Solutions
DataMirror High Availability Certified
Pacific Information Systems - An IBM Premier Business Partner
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Douglas Handy <dhandy1@bellsouth.net>
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Kirk,

>I would unplug 1 drive of the 8 and try a manual IPL. Work your way 
through all
>8 or until the symptom changes. My reasoning is that if a drive is 
holding the
>buss up some how then removing that drive may isolate the problem.

I did that and it didn't change the symptoms, but in digging further the 
Dsik
Configuration Error Report shows all 8 units listed with a reference code 
of
0000 but the attached 6502 with a reference code of 3110.  I can't find 
3110 in
my manuals either (guess I need more manuals!), but in DST's Service 
Action Log
it shows the top two most likely failing points as:

 1  FI01105    Active tape or disk  Address 0150 0100 FFFF
 2  17G2900  I/O Processor 6502  Address 0150 FFFF FFFF

Address 0150 is my SPD bus position for the 6502 card, but I'm not sure 
which
unit the 0100 FFFF refers to.  No matter which 6606 drives I unplugged, 
the
address report here stayed the same.

Do you have any more information on what SRC 65023110 means?  And if the 
6502
itself is only the second most likely failing unit, how to I determine 
what disk
unit is being referred to by address 0100 FFFF in the service action log?

Thanks,
Doug

PS - What manuals should I buy to look this stuff up myself?  I have the 
Service
Functions, SY44-5902, which is a help but obviously is not the complete 
answer.
I wish they were available online...
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