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<meta name="abstract" content="This information defines storage areas A and B and describes how to determine which one to use when you install fixes." />
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<body id="rzam8fixinstallstorage"><a name="rzam8fixinstallstorage"><!-- --></a>
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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Determine storage area before installing fixes</h1>
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<div><p><span><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />This information defines storage areas A and B and
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describes how to determine which one to use when you install fixes.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></span></p>
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<div class="section">The system maintains two copies of all Licensed Internal Code on
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the system. One copy is considered the permanent copy and is stored on system <strong>storage
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area A</strong>. The other copy is considered the temporary copy and is stored
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on system <strong>storage area B</strong>. When the system is running, it uses the copy
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that was selected before the last IPL (initial program load).</div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzam8fixinstallprep.htm" title="An overview of the preparation tasks that you can perform on your servers to ensure a successful install, which includes determining if there are any special instructions.">Step 2: Prepare your server to install fixes</a></div>
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</div><div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="sysstorareasab"><a name="sysstorareasab"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">System storage areas A and B</h2>
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<div><div class="section"><p>A <tt class="msgph">B</tt> in the Data display on the front panel of the
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system unit indicates that the next system IPL will be made from the B or
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temporary storage area. The B storage area contains any Licensed Internal
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Code fixes that have been temporarily or permanently applied. Temporarily
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applied Licensed Internal Code fixes can be applied permanently (copied to
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the <tt class="msgph">A</tt> storage area) or be permanently removed.</p>
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<p>For the
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system to use the latest Licensed Internal Code fixes that are temporarily
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applied, you must be using the B storage area. The B storage area is what
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you normally use. Select the A storage area if the IPL to the B storage area
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fails because of a temporarily applied Licensed Internal Code fix.</p>
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<div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="determinstorarea"><a name="determinstorarea"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Determining the storage area</h2>
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<div><ol><li><span>On any command line, type <span class="uicontrol">dspptf 5722999</span> and
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press <span class="uicontrol">Enter</span>.</span></li>
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<li><span>On the Display PTF Status display, the storage area is identified
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in the IPL source field. ##MACH#A is the <span class="uicontrol">A</span> storage
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area and ##MACH#B is the <span class="uicontrol">B</span> storage area.</span></li>
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<li><span>If you are not running on the <span class="uicontrol">B</span> storage
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area, type the following command on any command line and press <span class="uicontrol">Enter</span>:
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<span class="uicontrol">PWRDWNSYS *IMMED RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(B)</span></span></li>
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<div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="selectabstorarea"><a name="selectabstorarea"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Selecting the A or B storage area</h2>
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<div><div class="section"><p>You can change the storage area from the command line or the control
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panel:</p>
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<ol><li>On the command line, type <samp class="codeph">PWRDWNSYS *IMMED RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(X)</samp>,
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where X is the storage area you want to select. If you are using the control
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panel, continue with step <a href="#selectabstorarea__controlpanel">3</a>.</li>
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<li><img src="./delta.gif" alt="Start of change" />If you are using Hardware Management Console (HMC), go to <a href="../icbase/iphbl/iphblos400iplsource.htm">Changing
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the IPL type for an <span class="keyword">i5/OS™</span> logical
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partition</a> for further instructions.<img src="./deltaend.gif" alt="End of change" /></li>
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<li id="selectabstorarea__controlpanel"><a name="selectabstorarea__controlpanel"><!-- --></a>On the control panel, perform these tasks: <ol type="a"><li>For systems with a mode button, set the system to the <strong>Manual</strong> mode.
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For systems without a mode button, start at step <a href="#selectabstorarea__installstorstep2">3.b</a>.</li>
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<li id="selectabstorarea__installstorstep2"><a name="selectabstorarea__installstorstep2"><!-- --></a>Press the Increment/Decrement buttons until <samp class="codeph">02</samp> is
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displayed in the Function/Data display on the control panel.</li>
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<li>Press the Enter pushbutton on the control panel.</li>
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<li>For systems with a mode button, press the Increment/Decrement buttons
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until the character that represents the storage area you want to use for your
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IPL source (A or B) appears in the Function/Data display. For systems without
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a mode button, press the Increment/Decrement buttons until you see Normal
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(N) and the character (A or B) for the IPL storage area you want to appear
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in the Function/Data display.</li>
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<li>Press the Enter pushbutton on the control panel to save the IPL settings.</li>
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<li>For systems with a mode button, set the mode to <strong>Normal</strong>.</li>
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<li>Power off the system using option 4 (Power off the system and immediately
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power on) on the Power On and Off Tasks (POWER) menu. Wait for the system
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to power down and automatically start an IPL. You see the Sign On display
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when the IPL is complete. The storage area is now changed.</li>
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