the Information Center under Systems Management
vThe Backup, recovery, and availability topic under Systems Management in the Information Center:
http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/infocenter
To find the procedure for saving the entire system (using option 21) in the Information Center, do the following:
a.Click Systems Management
b.Click Backup, recovery, and availability
c.Click Backing up your server
d.Click Saving your server with the GO SAVE command
e.Click Saving your whole server with GO SAVE: Option 21
__ 11. Resume normal system operations and processing.
__ 12. To verify that all your applications are running properly, use the system with the new software release until you feel comfortable with the new production environment. For example, many customers use the system for 2 weeks or longer.
Preparing for System Assurance prior to hardware upgrade
Before the hardware upgrade is to take place, the customer should do the following:
__ 1. Ensure that the currently installed machine and LPAR partitions are documented.
No LPAR or LPAR Primary Partition | Secondary LPAR Partitions |
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Before proceeding with the MES Installation, | Use the same procedure as described for the |
where possible, use (A) or (B) to document | primary partition for each secondary |
the installed iSeries server. Use an | partition that is configured. |
appropriate method: |
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(A) - If your country supports the |
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WRKORDINF command and if the installed |
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iSeries server is capable of using Electronic |
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Customer Support (ECS), use this method: |
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On the command line, type ″WRKORDINF″, |
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then press Enter. |
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On the next screen, enter Option 1 in the |
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Option field next to QMAnnnnn |
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Note: nnnnn is the serial number of the |
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machine, press enter. Write ″ECS″ on the top |
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of the RMER form. |
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(B) - Use this method if the installed iSeries |
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server is not ECS capable, or you cannot use |
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’A’ for another reason: On the command line |
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type ″DSPSFWRSC *PRINT″, press enter. |
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Retrieve hard copy listing from the system |
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printer. Attach the listing to the RMER. If no |
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RMER form is present, then ignore this step. |
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