Hello, basically those are main issues to take care, what i usually do on ts7740 is:
1) 30mins before outage, vary all virtual addresses offline. Maybe there's jobs still running. 2) Put on hold all dfhsm tape functions 3)Verify is all virtual addresses are offline 4) Libs off 5) Channels off 6) inihibt reclaim Deliver box to hw. A.Cecilio. On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 10:29 PM, David G. Schlecht <[email protected]>wrote: > We’ve switched to using the TS7720 as a stand-alone VTS and are planning > an outage this weekend for microcode upgrade. > > In the old days, for an outage we had to: > > 1. Vary the libraries offline > > 2. Vary the drives offline > > 3. Vary the chanel paths offline > > 4. When varying the final drives off line, we had to use Force > because they were the last attached devices. > > Looking over the Planning and Intro book and the Virtual Engine book > (SG24-7712-02) it appears the same procedures are needed for today’s VTS. > Is there anything else that is required or something else to watch for with > today’s TS7700? > > > David G. Schlecht | Information Technology Professional > State of Nevada | Department of Administration | Enterprise IT Services > T:(775)684-4328 | F: (775) 684‐4324 | E:[email protected] <-- New > Address > > > ________________________________ > This communication, including any attachments, may contain confidential > information and is intended only for the individual or entity to which it > is addressed. Any review, dissemination or copying of this communication by > anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you are > not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > delete all copies of the original message. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
