RE: Twinax printer IBM 6412 IPDS on V4.5

["Valentin Petrov" <VPETROV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is the one ! - APAR II11804

First I did have the devices chained on two ports. And as we don't have many 
left twinax devices and after this problem occurred - I put all devices on 
separate ports - one printer - one port. Did not help, did not isolate the 
problem.
Then, they came with the APAR and dataarea which looks like did it, but I had 
to disconnect all cables from the multiplexor which are not in use, before 
these 'beasts' started work 'properly' again.

Thanks for all your help !

Valentin 





-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com On Behalf Of
oliver.wenzel@cibavision.Novartis.com
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 3:19 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: AW: Twinax printer IBM 6412 IPDS on V4.5


Hello,

we also had problems with Twinax/IPDS printers after upgrading from 620 to
820. In the problem
determination process we found, that IBM has changed/enhanced the twinax
protocol - look for
APAR II11804. You can switch back to old protocol with a dataarea.

We have a similar config, i.e. fiber optics over multiplexor to warehouse,
and finally found that
we had mixed ports from 2 controllers on the same multiplexor.

Are your failing printers on the same port? If one device on a port fails,
it can affect all others.

I would also check the multiplexors - try different connections etc. Every
now and then we have
problems with these biests.

Good luck,

Oliver Wenzel

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:  Valentin Petrov [SMTP:VPETROV@acme400.ACMESTEEL.COM]
> Gesendet am:  Mittwoch, 7. Februar 2001 15:40
> An:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Betreff:      Twinax printer IBM 6412 IPDS on V4.5
> 
> We just upgraded from V3.7 to new box 820 on  V4.5 and we have constant
> problems with the printers.
> They are twinax attached - ( fiber optic transferred to the next block) -
> could print first 5-10 pages and stops with the following message:
> 
> 
>  
> 
>  Message ID . . . . . . :   CPI8030
> 
>  Date sent  . . . . . . :   02/07/01      Time sent  . . . . . . :
> 08:59:16   
>  
> 
>  Message . . . . :   *Attention*  Device PRT01 on resource CTL01 failed.
> 
>  
> 
>  Cause . . . . . :   The following may have caused the problem:
> 
>      -- Resource CTL01 detected a data or command error from device PRT01
> 
>      -- Device PRT01 detected a data or command error from resource CTL01
> 
>      -- Resource CTL01 detected a device PRT01 power lost
> 
>  Recovery  . . . :   Power off and power on the device. If the device does
> not  
>    become operational or this error continues, report the problem to your
> 
>    hardware service provider.
> 
>      Press F14 and report the problem.
> 
>  Technical description . . . . . . . . :
> 
>  
> 
>      - Problem Log ID ........: 0103830858
> 
>                                                                        
> Status is VARIED ON ,and just the writer is stopped.
> After starting the writer - the same story. 
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
> 
> Valentin  
> 
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