User:MrDolomite/Scratchpad

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Scratchin' optical old sKool

• www-900.ibm.com/cn/support/library/storage/download/CN0MI.PDF
  • IBM has prepared this maintenance information (MI) manual to guide IBM service technicians when working on the IBM 3995 Optical Library Dataserver
• SNSDATA
• OS/400 Optical Support V4R1 SC41-5310-00

Get scratchin'

New drives

• 5727 hardware info with Cume PTF and firmware levels

PTFs

1. WRKPTFGRP

PTF Group             Level  Status   
SF99530                5032  Installed

1. C7016530

502. 01 Nov 2006 PROBLEM: (MA34048) Licensed Program = 5722999                
                             Damage Where Recovery is an IPL, Re-Install,      
                             Restore                                            
                             Crash/Hang SRC C600 3917                          
                   USERS AFFECTED: All i5/OS 573D Input/Output Adapter          
                                   (IOA) users with Feature Code                
                                   (FC) 5727 for models 520 and 550            
                                   and (FC) 5728 for model 570.                
                   RECOMMENDATION: Apply permanently LIC PTF MF40242            
                                   for V5R3M0.                                  
                   RECOMMENDATION: Apply permanently LIC PTF MF40259            
                                   for V5R3M5.                                

Firmware

• How to check firmware levels

1. STRSST
2. 1. Start a service tool
3. 4. Display/Alter/Dump
4. 1. Display/Alter storage
5. 2. Licensed Internal Code (LIC) data
6. 14. Advanced analysis
7. FLASHLEVELS

....+....1....+....2....+....3....+....4....+....5....+....6....+....7....+...
     DISPLAY/ALTER/DUMP                                                       
Running macro: FLASHLEVELS                                                    
                                                                              
LS Flash Sync Enabled.                                                        
OS MANAGED                                                                    
MiKeyword: NVRAM: SF222_075                                                   
                                                                              
Side            Date/Time       MI Keyword   PTFs                             
-------------   -------------   ----------   -------------------------------  
Memory          20041215/1425    SF222_075   MH00199                          
                                                                              
Flash P         20041215/1425    SF222_075   MH00199                          
                                                                              
Flash T         20041215/1425    SF222_075   MH00199                          
                                                                              
Load Source A   20041215/1425    SF222_075   MH00199                          

Installation

• Install the model 285, 52x, 55x, or 720 RAID enablement card
  • Install model 285, 52x, or attached expansion-unit, PCI adapters
    • Install model 285, 52x, or attached expansion-unit, PCI adapters with system power on in i5/OS
  • PCI adapter placement for IBM System i5 and eServer i5 system units and expansion units