> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 11:02 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Another RNL question > > > John McKown wrote: > > We pressed for a parallel sysplex, but it was "too > expensive" and "not > > worth the cost" ($175,000 US for a CFL was what I was told > we were quoted. > > Firm price, no futher discounts, pay up or forget it.) > > ITYM an ICF not CFL (Canadian Football League). $175K seems > way too high > to me. Are these Canadian dollars?
Texas dollars [grin]. Last I looked the Canadian dollar was almost on par with the US dollar. But I am not a money man. Again, this is what I was told. I have no personal knowledge of this cost. > > > This means that I > > cannot put up a SFM to automate any kind of recovery. > > > > Has anybody tried doing SFM-like recovery using an > automated operator? > > Can > > I reply "DOWN" to the XCF message that comes up after a V > XCF,sysname,OFF > > even before I do a "system reset" on the HMC for that LPAR? > That seems to > > have been the "hang up" point. But I am not sure because I > am, supposedly, > > on vacation this week. I am not a happy camper. > > > > We used to do this. You can use the System z API to send a > RESET command > to the LPAR via SNMP. Then respond "DOWN" to the message. Which manual documents this? I am unfamilar with it. > > -- > Edward E Jaffe -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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