Hello Larry,
The easiest, cheapest, most reliable is to buy a 3174. Here is
a price from a local dealer. Heck Buy two and keep one for backup.
Scrape them when you are done.
CONTROLLERS-DOLLARS
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3174-01L-----$650
3174-11L-----$650
Ed Martin
Aultman Health Foundation
330-588-4723
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ext. 40441
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
> Behalf Of Larry Israel
> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 5:38 AM
> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
> Subject: IPL Help for old 9672 with VM/ESA 2.4
>
> This is a request to you archaeologist. We have a 9672-A14, running
> VM/ESA 2.4, that was originally supposed to die in 2001. It is still
> alive, but not feeling too well. The big problem is our 3274 (you
read
> right) controllers. The 3174s are gone, but we need something when/if
we
> have to IPL. We have two 3274s, neither in good shape. IBM has
> announced that they will no longer give us a service contract on them,
> but the machine will probably have to work after that date.
>
> We are looking for an alternate way to IPL the system. We have been
> unable to do so using the hardware management console. Either we
don't
> know how, or we are too far out of date for it to work. We were told
by
> an IBM expert, that it does can not work on our system.
>
> It looks like we have to buy an old controller of some kind -- 2074,
> 3174, 3274, or engage in prayer that the electricity to the 3274s does
> not go down. Even without having to power them up, we have had one
> instance of a controller stopping working.
>
> I would appreciate any ideas of how to proceed.
>
> I also have a related question. Our SYSTEM CONFIG file contains:
> Operator_Consoles 0320 321 9A0 9B0 SYSTEM_CONSole
> Emergency_Message_Consoles 0320 321 9A0 9B0 SYSTEM_CONSole
>
> Because of the problems with controllers the operator logged on to
321,
> not at IPL time. When we SHUTDOWN the system we had working terminals
on
> 321 and 9A0, but got no message. When we tried to IPL, the system
tried
> to use 320, and did not switch to 321 nor to 9A0. Was that because
the
> controller for 320 and 321 was active?No real problem, because I
changed
> to console address in the load parameter screen in the HMC, and was
able
> to proceed, but I am interested in why it didn't work.
>
> As I said, a problem for archaeologists. (My real archaeologist
> daughter-in-law was unable to help.)
