RE: initialize/reload iseries

My preference is similar to Jim's. I load the LIC first, then I protect them all with Raid (prefer Raid5 with Hot Spare), then I add them to the ASP, and then I load the OS.

Pete

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-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Oberholtzer
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 8:14 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: initialize/reload iseries

You'll have to do a D mode IPL to an I_BASE_** DVD for whichever OS your loading. When choosing the option to load the LIC, chose option 2, to initialize the system. After LIC is loaded then you'll need to add the disk to the system, doing that will cause all of them to be reformatted. If they are marked read only (i.e. labeled like: DPH001. The "H" signifies it's read only) then you will need to use work with disk recovery to initialize the disk units first.

You'll have a system with all clean disk, licensed internal code on it and ready to load the OS and LPPs.

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Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects


-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tim
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2016 6:55 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: initialize/reload iseries

we have a test box in which i would like to reload from scratch. is there an option to do this? i want the drives wiped clean as if we just unpacked it.


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