Monthly Archives: May 2009

The end of the rainbow

Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly… Yes! The JS12 is still rockin and rolling so we are finally out of the woods and can once again rely on the trusty i to keep going and going.  There are still a … Continue reading

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Out of the woods

The blade has now been running 5 days without a hitch so I am thinking that I have finally gotten a stable JS12.  The i partition has been running successfully and I just installed SLES 11 last night.  I am … Continue reading

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It’s….it’s….ALIVE!

Spent the morning installing fixpack 21 for VIOS.  It went without a hitch.  I started the blade and then once it was up and running, allocated to tape drive to it and started the partition.  The media tray is IN … Continue reading

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In search of the stable JS12

Well, the parts box didn’t remain unopened very long. We’ve tried a new SAS Connectivity Module and a new DSM.  The last round we tried the new HBA and at least have the JS12 back up.  The new fixpack was … Continue reading

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If you can read this, the JS12 blade is running

Yeah.  It has been up and down. Still no answer as to why.  The blade has now been up for more than 24 hours and the only thing I have done since the nightmare began was to resume mirroring on … Continue reading

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The i that isn’t

Where has the blog been the past 4 weeks? On inaccessible disks on a dead JS12 blade.  In fact, you may not be able to read this because the JS12 may be down again.  There is really no way to … Continue reading

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