Re: Starting device parity protection on a 9406-170

["Alexei Pytel" <pytel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>   I assume I can start parity using SST, work with disk
>  units, option 9.

SST is "beyond limited paging environment" - even in restricted state.
You have to do manual IPL to DST and request this operation from DST.

In SST you can only start RAID for a set of non-configured units.

    Alexei Pytel

"The better is the worst enemy of the good"




                                                                                
                   
                    "William Corbett"                                           
                   
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Ok, I give up, what is the "Limited Paging Environment".  Does this mean
"in
a restricted state"???

This controller, it seems, won't support Raid-5.  I've got enough extra
disk
space, for now, to run mirroring.  So, I'm going to use mirroring until I
need the disk, or until I get a controller which will support Raid-5.

All my disk is configured and working properly.  I did a Save-21 in
preparation for this.  I assume I can start parity using SST, work with
disk
units, option 9. Start device parity protection
But the system is complaining.

I assume this is the problem:

If starting device parity protection beyond the
limited paging environment, all units in the
array must be non-configured.  Otherwise device parity
protection must be started in the limited paging
environment.

Help, anyone?

AS/Resources, Inc.
William A.(Tony) Corbett
IBM Certified Specialist - AS/400 Developer
http://www.asresources.com
corbett@asresources.com
404-784-4737


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