RE: initialize/reload iseries

I assumed RAID had already been started since it was a working system to
start with, but yes, some sort of disk protection would be in order.

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Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects


-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete
Massiello - ML
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2016 10:09 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: 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

Pete Massiello
iTech Solutions
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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.

--
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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