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Quality Driven Leadership 1

 AS/400 Overview

AS/400 Operations
System Administration
System Architecture
Troubleshooting

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 IBM Technology

x-Series - Architecture
p-Series - Performance
i-Series - Integrity
z-Series - Zero Down Time

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 IBM Technology

iSeries - AS/400

•Application Server 400

•Family of Midrange computers
•OS/400 as Operating System
•Integration – DB/400  UDB

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 Family Of Products

1986  S10, S20, E40, 40S – Entry Level Servers

2000  810, 820, 830, 840 – iSeries Power 3 & Power 4
2005  515, 520, 525, 550, 570, 595 – Power 5 & Power 5+
2008  Power 6
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 Why AS/400 ?

•Layered Machine Architecture

•Hierarchy Of Microprocessors
•Single-Level Storage
•Object Orientation
•Easy To Use

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 AS/400 HARDWARE

I/O
MAIN MEMORY
PROCESSOR
STORAGE (RAM)
I/O
PROCESSOR SERVICE
PROCESSOR
I/O
PROCESSOR SYSTEM
PROCESSOR
DASD
STORAGE

I/O
PROCESSOR

BLOCK DIAGRAM OF BASIC AS/400 SYSTEM

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 LAYERED MACHINE ARCHITECHTURE

APPLICATIONS APPLICATIONS

OS/400 OS/400

TECHNOLOGY INDEPENDENT MACHINE INTERFACE (TIMI)

LIC SLIC

HARDWARE HARDWARE

RISC CISC

• Architecture is unique in that it is extremely

adaptable and can easily incorporate new
technologies.
• The TIMI is a complete Application Programming
Interface (API) set that all applications must use
in order to get to the hardware.
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 HIERARCHY OF MICROPROCESSORS

In AS/400 along with the main system processors, there is

a range of other processors, each dedicated to a particular
I/O device type. When the main system processor
encounters a request for data to be written to or read from
any I/O device, that request is delegated to the particular
microprocessor dedicated to that I/O device.

MAIN SYSTEM SERVICE

STORAGE PROCESSOR PROCESSOR

I/O I/O I/O I/O

PROCESSOR PROCESSOR PROCESSOR PROCESSOR

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 AS/400 Server Configuration – (9406-810)

Sr. Feature Description Qty

No. Code
1 0869 iSeries server 810 1
2 2469 2-way 2700 CPW Processor 1
3 7428 Interactive feature 1
4 9406-810 Main Card Enclosure 1
5 2849 PCI 100/10 Mbps Ethernet IOA 2
6 5703 PCI-X RAID Disk Controller 1
7 0367 Operations Console PCI Cable 1
8 2742 PCI 2-Line WAN IOA 1
9 4326 35.16 GB 15k rpm Disk Unit 6
10 3026 512 MB Main Storage 4
11 3024 256 MB Main Storage 4
12 6387 100 GB ¼” tape unit 1
13 6336 DVD ROM 1
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 IBM Technology

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 AS/400 Operations

 Powering Up and Down

 Controlling the System
 Subsystems
 Working with Printed Output
 Backup and Recovery
 Operational Assistant

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 Powering Up and Down

Powering up the system consists of two steps: physically

switching on the central processing unit (CPU) and
performing an Initial Program Load (IPL)

Initial Program Load (IPL)

IPL is the process of loading system programs and
preparing a system to run jobs.

IPL Types
The IPL type determines which copy of programs the
system uses during the IPL.

There are four Types of IPL

Type A, Type B, Type C and Type D.

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Type A
IPL type A is used when directed for special work such as
applying fixes (PTFs) .

Type B
IPL type B is used for routine work and when directed by a
PTF procedure.

Type C
This IPL Type is reserved by Rochester Development for
Hardware Service Representatives of IBM.

Type D
IPL type D is directed for special work, such as installing and
reloading programs from CD/Tape.
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IPL Modes
There are four operating modes of IPL.

1. Manual or Attended Mode

When the mode is set to Manual,
the system allows you to do all manual IPLs, such as an
operator-attended IPL from disk or tape, and manual control
functions, such as select an IPL or display the kind of IPL
that the system is set to run. However, you cannot do a
remote IPL, an IPL by date and time, or an IPL after a power
failure.

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IPL Modes

2. Normal or Unattended Mode

The Normal mode allows you to manually turn the power on
and to do each of the automatic operations. That is, you can
start the system by doing a manual or remote IPL, an IPL by
date and time, or an IPL after a power failure.

If you want to stop the system when the mode is set to

Normal, use the Power Down System (PWRDWNSYS)
command at any display station. You must have QSYSOPR
authority to use the Power Down System (PWRDWNSYS)
command.

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IPL Modes

3. Auto Mode
The Auto (automatic) mode allows a remote IPL, an IPL by
date and time, and an IPL after a power failure.

When the mode is set to Auto, you cannot:

 Start the system by doing an IPL manually.
 Stop the system by using the Power pushbutton.
 Select a different IPL type by using the
Increment/Decrement buttons.

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IPL Modes

4. Secure Mode

The Secure mode locks the control panel on the system

unit. You can only stop the system from a display station by
using the Power Down System (PWRDWNSYS) command.

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Control Panel Sample

(A) Function/Data display

(E) System Attention light
(B) Increment and Decrement buttons (F) Enter button
(C) Power on indicator (G) Mode button

(D) Power button

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Overview of IPL System Reference Codes

(X can be any number 0 through 9 or letter A through F)

C1XX BXXX Input/Output processor(s) testing (1-5 minutes)

C1XX 1XXX Input/Output processor(s) loading (1-10 minutes)
C3XX 3XXX System processor(s) testing (2-10 minutes)
C1XX 2XXX System processor(s) loading (2-10 minutes)
C1XX 202E Testing system main storage (1-10 minutes)
C1XX D009 System power hardware ready (10 seconds)
C1XX 2034 IPL control passed to system processor (10 seconds)
C6XX 4XXX Testing system configuration (1-10 minutes)
IPL or Install the System Menu --> Attended IPL
C6XX 4XXX IPLing OS/400
C6XX 4260 System disk data recovery
C9XX 2XXX Operating system starting
C900 29C0 Operating system (recovery)
IPL sign on display --> Attended IPL
System operating
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Power Down the System

The As/400 power-down process is so complex

because, at any given time, dozens of users may be
signed on and performing all sorts of tasks. The
system may also be running batch jobs,
communicating with other systems elsewhere in the
world, or printing reports. Before you can shut down
your system, you must ensure that all active tasks
have ended.

You can check system activity using the Work

with Active Jobs (WRKACTJOB) command.

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Announcing Power Down

The best way to announce the upcoming power down

is to send everyone a break message using the Send
Break Message (SNDBRKMSG) command. When you
send a message using this command, the message is
immediately displayed at the user's screen and
interrupts whatever the user is doing. The user is
forced to read the message and must press Enter to
return to whatever she was doing.

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The ENDSBS Command

Before you can power down the system, you must stop
all subsystems.

Use the End Subsystem (ENDSBS) command to shut

down a subsystem. At a command line, type ENDSBS
(case doesn't matter) and press the F4 key to prompt for
parameters. When you prompt the ENDSBS command,
the system asks you for the name of the subsystem you
want to end, and whether you want a controlled end
(*CNTRLD) or an immediate end (*IMMED).

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The PWRDWNSYS Command

Once all subsystems are ended, you can power down

the system. This is done using the Power Down System
(PWRDWNSYS) command.

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