RE: New 520 - Does the OS come pre-installed?

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try some fortune cookies. You'd probably have to run over to Mankato to get
some, though.

(running for cover)

Paul Nelson
Office 512-392-2577
Cell 708-670-6978
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Bartell
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 3:41 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: New 520 - Does the OS come pre-installed?

Well, it looks like mine was made in China.  My serial is 06176A5.  It still
isn't connecting so I will have to play around with it some more.

I have taken screen shots of my config below.  Does everything look ok?

http://mowyourlawn.com/temp/opscon_cfg1.jpg
http://mowyourlawn.com/temp/opscon_cfg2.jpg

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com


On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Lukas Beeler <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 21:02, Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > system serial number is incorrect.  Does this look like a Power6 520
> serial
> > number: R20BVIF  ?
>
> Nope. It should begin with 10 (Made in USA), 65 (Made in Ireland) or
> 06 (Made in China).
>
> > I got
> > that number from the packing slip where it said "SW Serial No.:".
>
> Should on front of the system.
http://projectdream.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/9407-m15-front.
jpg
> See here - on just below the bottom HDD on the right (on the Power
> 520, not on the HMC below.
>
> > In the Ops Cons config I can see the BOOTP checkbox selected.  Is there
> > something in ASMI I need to check to make sure BOOTP is used?
>
> No. You need to enter the correct serial number.