Re: using pSeries drive in iSeries

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Perform a "D" IPL from a SLIC CD.

If you look at the DASD unit it will most likely be marked something 
like "DPH001"  meaning read only.

Start SST:
Work with disk units
Work with Disk Unit Recovery
Disk unit problem recovery procedures
Initialize and format disk unit


Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 10/14/2011 11:23 AM, Charles Wilt wrote:
> the AS/400&  iSeries used a different sized sector  (think iSeries
> used 528 and pSeries used 512)..
>
> Obviously something's different now with POWER5 and higher...
>
> But your 270 is older...
>
> IIRC, there was a way to reformat the pSeries drive for use in an
> iSeries..but a quick google search didn't turn up anything...
>
> Charles
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Steve Richter
> <stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
> > >  trying to boot an iSeries 270 from a single 36GB pSeries drive.
> > >
> > >  IBM 36GB 10K eSERVER pSERIES USCSI HARD DRIVE 09P4444
> > >
> > >  get as far as the DST menu.   From the initialize and format disk units
> > >  option, the drive shows up as "non configured".
> > >
> > >  after f10=confirm initialize and format, get an error:
> > >
> > >    "the system encounered an error while it was attempting to read or write to
> > >  a disk unit"
> > >
> > >  shows the drive as:
> > >  type 6600  model 030  resource name DPH001  reference code I/O processor
> > >  0000  device 0000
> > >
> > >  here is a link that appears to say pSeries drives use 528 byte sectors same
> > >  as iSeries.
> > >
> > >  Is it possible to use pSeries drives in an iSeries?
> > >  --