Having an LPAR is one thing; having a system that can run in that LPAR is another.
Rule 1: test everything Rule 2: see rule 1 -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Andrew Rowley <and...@blackhillsoftware.com> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2024 8:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: World’s largest computer outage! On 22/07/2024 10:26 am, David Spiegel wrote: > Hi Andrew, > You've just discovered the need for a 1-Pack (or 2-3 Pack) rescue > system with minimal software. > I didn't just discover it, but how many sites regularly IPL and test it? I'm sure a lot of sites assume that since they have multiple systems, there will always be an LPAR available to use for recovery. Maybe not always the case... -- Andrew Rowley Black Hill Software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
