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IBMi Migration Cleanup Steps

Remove failed and non-reporting resources

  • Activate partition in B/manual
  • Option 3 for DST main menu
  • Log in
  • Option 7 Start a service tool
  • Option 4 hardware service manager
  • Option 4 failed and non-reporting resources
  • Delete all failed and non-reporting resources with a 4 on each line (enter)

This should remove all logical names for the internal disks so they are not part of the configuration and prevent errors

Call multipathresetter

From DST main menu: - Option 7 Start a service tool - Option 1 Display/Alter/Dump - Option 1 Display/Alter Storage - Option 2 License Internal Code (LIC) data - Option 14 Advance Analysis - 3 page downs, "1" on MULTIPATHRESETTER (enter) - Use options "-resetmp -all" (enter) - Use options "-confirm -all" (enter)

Results will show and success at the end

Check paths and number of Units

From DST main menu: - Option 4 work with disk units - Option 1 work with disk configuration - Option 1 display disk configuration - Option 9 display disk path status

Each unit should have required number of active and passive path (typically 2/2 or 4/4). IBMi supports a maximum of 8 paths. Do not zone more than 8 paths.

Restricted IPL

From DST main menu: - Option 1 Perform an IPL (enter) went to a screen showing C6004065) - If Prompted due to non-configured disks that are known choose Option 1 to keep configuration - Log In - IPL Options- Y on Start system to restricted state (enter)