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Note: The system takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes to power on and
complete an IPL. When the IPL is complete, the IPL or Install the
System display should appear on your system unit console.
__ 21. Do the following to verify your disk unit configuration:
__ a. Select Use Dedicated Service Tools (DST) when the IPL or Install the
System display appears.
Press Enter.
__ b. Enter your DST user ID and password.
Press Enter.
__ c. Select Work with disk units on the Use Dedicated Service Tools (DST)
display.
Press Enter.
__ d. Select Work with disk configuration on the Work with Disk Units
display.
Press Enter.
__ e. Select Display disk configuration on the Work with Disk
Configuration display.
Press Enter.
__ f. Select Display non-configured units on the Display Disk Configuration
display.
Press Enter.
__ g. The disk units that you installed should be listed. The serial number
should match the serial number you wrote in step 1 on page 21.
Note: If the disk unit is not listed, ensure that the disk unit is
properly installed.
__ h. Return to the Work with Disk Configuration display (press F12 two
times).
__ 22. Are you adding a disk unit to an existing device parity set? If you need
more information about device parity, refer to Backup and Recovery
__ Yes: Continue with the next step.
__ No: Do you want to start a device parity set?
__ Yes: Go to Device parity protection in the Information Center.
__ No: Go to step 41 on page 26.
__ 23. Select Work with device parity protection on the Work with Disk
Configuration display.
Press Enter.
__ 24. Select Include unit in device parity protection on the Work with Device
Parity Protection display.
Press Enter.
__ 25. Did the Include Device Parity Protection Failed display appear?
__ Yes: Continue with the next step.
__ No: Go to step 28 on page 26.
__ 26. The following conditions must be met before you can start device parity
protection. Including the disk unit in device parity protection may fail for
one or more reasons.
v If there are enough disk units available to create a new parity set, the
units will be eligible for Start Device Parity Protection operation and
Chapter 3. Install 43xx disk units
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