>From personal experience, I expect more misinformation than information early >in a major event (aka 'disaster').
I read that modern processors can be configured to automatically download and apply patches on the fly. Some prefer the patches be staged until someone pulls the trigger in a suitable window. Our CE does that for us, but the process is pretty straight forward and easy enough for mere mortals. And a large shop might want their own team going around pulling triggers. It follows that elimination of the team would leave triggers unpulled. Wonder if we'll ever know what really happened? -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Thompson Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 12:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: EDS mainframe goes <elided>, crashes RBS cheque system -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Porowski Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: EDS mainframe goes <elided>, crashes RBS cheque system <snip> They perform their own microcode updates? I would have thought there were IBM CE's for that as part of 'normal' maintenance charges. Or maybe they just didn't give IBM the machine time? What sort of microcode fix (if not applied) causes an otherwise working machine to crash? The way this was written kid of negates the 'Mainframes never crash' (from a hardware perspective) idea. <SNIP> Perhaps there is a TCP/IP microcode patch that needs to be put on their system? The type that if you don't put it on, you wind up with corrupted data or sockets that hang/block? --Sent from my Dick Tracy Two-Way TV Wrist-Watch -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
