Hi Devin Have you subscribed to MIDRANGE-L ? http://lists.midrange.com/
They might help you out. Also, if you would document your findings I would be very greatful. I have a model 170 on my todo-list. /P On Sun, Apr 09, 2017 at 12:21:17PM -0400, devin davison via cctalk wrote: > Alright, it was quite a while back that I picked up my ibm AS400 model 170. > I had asked some questions on the list, it was locked with a password and i > could not get into the machine. I finally got around to getting into the > machine and am at the main menu. Before i do anything, I want to back up > the machine. I have a couple of tapes. > > I am not familiar with os/400 at all, the intention is to backup the > machine so in the event of a hardware failure I will be able to reinstall > and still have a licenced install. > > I come from the sgi land, usually from the prom there is the HINV command > to give a nice hardware inventory of the machine, is there a similar > command in the ibm world? I want to find what options are installed, cpu > and memory details, etc. > > Any advice on what to do from here is much appreciated. I just want to get > the thing backed up and rest assured that if the drives fail i can > reinstall the os and it have its license. > > --Devin
