On 18 May 2012 15:11, McKown, John <[email protected]> wrote: > I use the HMC and the "Operating System Messages" ICON. I don't have any > NIPCONS, so I IPL and monitor from the HMC until I can get an SMCS console > going. > > If you do have a 3270 type console, why not record the console on your cell > phone camera? It is a bit small. So, get a tablet. Might take two people. One > to do the IPL, the other to keep the console in focus.
I did just that last year with a Windows BSOD that was followed so quickly by an automagic reboot that the error code couldn't be read. I didn't try to click a still picture - just videoed the 30 seconds or so that mattered, then scrolled through it slowly. Tony H. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

