Re: Installing new disks and RAID Controller on a AS/400 170 2176 sys tem

[Pat Barber <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Upgrade process is in the following manuals:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v4r5/ic2924/v4r5hwpdf/pdf/model250.htm

You will also need to browse the Backup and Recovery Guide on how to
do this.


Yurcisin, Kevin wrote:
> Hi there,
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> I am kind of new to AS/400 administration/maintenance (I have lots of
> experience with Intel-based servers).  
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> I have purchased new 10- 17.54 GB 10k RPM SCSI disk units to replace the
> existing 10- 4.19 GB 7200 RPM SCSI disk units.  In addition, I have
> purchased a 2748 SCSI RAID controller (to maximize performance of the new
> 17.54 GB disk units) to replace the current 2740 SCSI RAID controller.
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> Here are the vital stats on our system:
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> AS/400  model 170 w/2176 processor backplane
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> 1 GB of main memory (RAM)
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> 10- 4.19 GB disk units in a RAID-5 array configuration
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> 2740 RAID/SCSI controller
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> MLR1 Tape drive
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> CD ROM
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> OS/400 version V5R1
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> Can anyone tell me the best way to upgrade both the Disk units and SCSI
> controller (assuming I do a FULL SYSTEM backup to tape)?
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> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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> Thanks.
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> Kevin Yurcisin
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