On Wed, 25 May 2005 10:55:45 -0500 "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>> -----Original Message----- :>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List :>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Pelletier :>> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:25 AM :>> To: [email protected] :>> Subject: HELP- No Master Console :>> Importance: High :>> Good Morning All. Our operator unplugged the production :>> controller for the master console. I can't get it back. I :>> have tried to use the HMC console and I get LOGON required :>> when I try to enter commands. I don't want to IPL but if that :>> is the only way out I am doing it at noon. Please does anyone :>> have any ideas? Thanks all. :>> Bob Pelletier :>> Ct. Student Loan :>In the deep, dark past, you could recover from a "no consoles" condition :>by using the "External Interrupt" key on the CPU. It appears that you :>can still do this. But you must :>(1) logon to the HMC as SYSPROG or better :>(2) In the Views area, double click on "CPC Recovery" :>(3) Double click on "Single Object Operations" on the right hand side of :>the screen :>(4) You are now in the SE :>(5) In the Views area, double click on "Task List" :>(6) In the "Task list" displayed on the bottom part of the screen, :>double click on "CP Toolbox" :>(7) In the Views area, double click on "Groups" :>(8) In the Groups (bottom part of screen), click on "Images" :>(9) In the Images (now on bottom of screen), select the LPAR you need :>(10) back on the right side in the "CP Toolbox", double click on :>"Interrupt". :>(11) z/OS should now try to find a working console to become the Master :>console :>(12) Back out of "Single Object Operations" mode. Click on the funny box :>with a slash through it to do this. :>(13) log the HMC back into OPERATOR :>(14) on the new master console, vary all the other consoles Anyone remember the "external" key? Is there really no easier way to do this? -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
