On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:34:35 -0500, Field, Alan C. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>A POR isn't necessary to activate microcode updates on current hardware. >IBM worked hard three or four years ago to eliminate this requirement. Caveat: If you're current. Sometimes jumping driver levels, depeding upon what patches you do/don't have on your current driver can force a POR. If your CE tells you a POR is required, hopefully it's because he's thorough in reading the doc provided with the microcode, and not simply "old school". Some new features (e.g., STP) may require a POR to activate, depending on what level your machine is at. IBM has worked very hard to mitigate the need for PORs, just as they have for sysplex-wide IPLs and JESx cold-starts, but exceptions still happen, and likely always will. Regards, Art Gutowski Ford Motor Company IT Infrastructure ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
