> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk <cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org> On Behalf Of Grant Taylor via > cctalk > Sent: 26 May 2018 21:40 > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > Subject: Re: Restoring a PC Server 500 P/390 > > On 05/26/2018 02:15 PM, Dave Wade via cctalk wrote: > > Well in case any one has the slightest bit of interest, I have now > > plugged the RAID card back in and after replacing on of the drive > > carriers I can get five of the six drives to spin up. Its now copying > > stuff to my Buffalo NAS but as its 10Mbit LAN its not terribly fast. I > > think the NAS isn't very fast either. It looks like zipping up the > > files and FTPing the ZIP files might be the quickest way to go. > > So is the RAID up in a degraded state? Or is it optimal and the other two > disks > are spares? >
Its degraded. There are no spares in the config. It did once rebuild the non-operational drive, but dropped it again very quickly. IBM recommended running the box from a UPS and never powering it off. I can't really afford the electricity > Either way, COOL!!! > > It sounds like you're doing some good computer archaeology / preservation. > OI think there are plenty of P390 boxes around, and most of the software is available, but its interesting to a Mainframe OS on real hardware. The Hercules emulator on a modern (Core i3 or Core I5) PC is much faster than the P390. > > > -- > Grant. . . . > unix || die Dave