I believe the writer statement concerning: > What are some best practices that you use to prevent these and other? > Operator errors while performing HMC tasks?
Was not directed only at Operators in the computer room, but instead at those personnel (systems and operations) who operator the HMC. Another Best practice is to publish a configuration sheet that has the current IPL information on it. I like to have these in the HMC book at the console or tape to the wall above some how. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 12:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: HMC Management Best Practices Mark Jacobs wrote: > One of our recurring problems is with the management, i.e. proper use of > the HMC by the operators when they perform their job responsibilities; > > 1) IPL an lpar with a specific load address/load parm. > 2) Change lpar settings, storage, cpu's, weights,... > > We have had many instances of wrong lpars being deactivated and then > ipled incorrectly, changes to ipl environments not being applied > correctly... > > What are some best practices that you use to prevent these and other > operator errors while performing HMC tasks? > 1. Why do you IPL at all? 2. Why don't you perform IPL by yourself? Hint: remote access to HMC. 3. What's the problem with the operators? I can see the following possibilities: - Nobody's perfect, they simply made a mistake, the situation never happened again. - They can't read, don't understand, are drunk... - They don't have procedures and clearly defined tasks (i.e. using procedure ABC, IPL system XYZ on LPAR 123) -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- BRE Bank SA ul. Senatorska 18 00-950 Warszawa www.brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 0000025237 NIP: 526-021-50-88 Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2008 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA wynosi 118.642.672 zote i zosta w caoci wpacony. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 This e-mail message and any attachments transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of its authorized recipient(s). If you are not an intended or authorized recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the information contained in this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not authorized to receive it, please immediately notify the sender and delete the original message and all copies of it from your computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
