Hello Jim,
FWIK, Microcode is loaded/updated on a regular basis and is
available for application. Your CE can do a concurrent application of
most of the updates, but the OSA cards do have to be cycled (varied off
and varied back on) to get ALL the microcode updates.
We are doing a concurrent update during some of the other
systems downtime (just in case) and I will be doing each OSA card as I
work the time in.
Ed Martin
Aultman Health Foundation
330-588-4723
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ext. 40441
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Behalf Of James M
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 8:45 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: z/VM 5.2 ICC console connection problems
>
> Finally I can close this problem.
> PC is back in data center and connected to the ICC.
> Still don't know what was the root cause. I guess alls well that ends
> well.
> Since a rework of the pc fixed the problem I guess it's safe to say
> that it was the culprit although there was absolutely no evidence to
> support it.
> One of the odd things I did notice on the mainframe side was the fact
> that dropping a session in the icc debug panel on the hmc didn't
> result in what I would expect. Even though the session shows available
> after the drop the mac & ip address remain from the previous session.
> No biggie but good to know.
> Another thing that came up during this which makes me wonder is
> microcode. Is it true that varying off/on the chpid could cause any
> newer microcode waiting to be loaded? Would a power on reset also have
> the same effect? The way it was explained to me (by IBM) is that
> microcode is automatically downloaded to the mainframe as it becomes
> available. It is then loaded as I previously noted.
> Thanks again for the help.
> -Jim
>
> On 9/13/07, Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Thursday, 09/13/2007 at 12:41 EDT, James M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > I'm now wondering if there are certain emulators that are better
than
> > > others. Does IBM support/recommend certain emulators?
> > > Here I am blaming the emulator - maybe I should be considering a
linux
> > > based icc console.
> >
> > IBM sells its own emulator, IBM Personal Communications (PCOMM).
> However,
> > it would be hard to say that IBM "recommends" any particular
emulator in
> > this respect, however, since telnet is an open standard. If ICC
isn't
> > operating according to the RFCs, then we'll fix it.
> >
> > > Getting back to the pcap file - it looks like there was about 10
> > > seconds elapsed from act to fin. If you really want I can send the
> > > pcap file. If so let me know where to send it.
> >
> > At this point the question is moot. The 10-second delay confirms, I
> > think, that the ICC was waiting for the WILL TN3270E from your PC.
> After
> > 10 seconds with no response from your PC, he [appropriately] closed
the
> > connection.
> >
> > Alan Altmark
> > z/VM Development
> > IBM Endicott
> >
