Connecting AS/400 520 with my PC
Can someone help me how to connect AS/400 520 with my PC. I have client access. I am using crossover cable. Please help me with very easy steps.   MK

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:38 PM
AS/400 connectivity, i520, iSeries 520, PC terminal

LPAR AND i520
Hi , How can i check if my i520 can take how many laprs. Currently i am running on V5R4 on the lapr parttion I WANT TO INTALL V6R1. what is LPAR Validation Tool ? I am searching for it but unable to locate it on the IBM web site ?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  7:07 AM
AS/400 LPAR, i520, iSeries V6R1, LPAR, LPAR Configuration

Should HMC updates or I5/OS updates be done first?
Should HMC updates or I5/OS updates be done first? Where does firmware come in?

Answer Question   |  November 19, 2010  9:42 PM
Firmware, HMC updates, I5/OS updates, i520, IBM

STRPDM and STRDFU Authority in iSeries
I would like to block all users except the programmers from using either of these commands. I have tried using *Exclude for *Public and it blocks all users with a *USER for user class but does not block the users with a *SYSOPR user class and they are the ones I need to block. Anyone [...]

Answer Question   |  November 2, 2010  3:21 PM
i520, STRDFU, STRPDM, V5R3

Problem in tape library device
I have i520 server with V5R3 and ts3100 tape library.I faced this message error when i try to do backup: *Attention* Interface error:TAPMLB01(resource TAPMLB01) or IOP CMB04.

Answer Question   |  October 17, 2010  2:58 PM
AS/400, i520, Tape Backups, TS3100, TSM Tape Library, V5R3

Signing onto i520 in Restricted State
Is there any way that I can access my system remotely if the system is in restricted state. I need to start doing SAVSYS’s on a more regular basis and don’t want to have to keep going into work to be able to do so. I currently access remotely using tcp/ip but obviously, the subsystems [...]

Answer Question   |  April 7, 2010  8:34 AM
AS/400, i520, Restricted State

Backup and Restore using Arcserve on i520
Hi, I wonder if anyone can give me some advise regards to backing up and restoring using Arcserve. We have establihed a link from the Network LTO3 backup tape library using Arcserve and have managed to Save and Restore a library. My questions are as follows: 1) How would I be able to do a [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2010  8:28 AM
ArcServe, AS/400, i520, LTO3 tape library

How to install a digital certificate
Has anyone installed a digital certificate on an iSeries lately?  For example, a certificate from VeriSign or GoDaddy.  Can you give me any pointers? After the certificate is installed we need to export it to a Microsoft ISA server which will be the front door for users who need to use our AS/400 application via [...]

Answer Question   |  November 12, 2009  1:44 AM
i5 520, i520, SSL, V5R4

iSeries Navigator message monitor failing on endpoint system
After years of working very well, iSeries Nagivator (Ops Nav) refuses to monitor messags on an endpoint iSeries.  This is a recent development.  Its been working just fine on the endpoint in question for the last 3+ years.  The QYPSJSVR job log shows CPFB904 and CPFB905.  Both are running V5R4 and iSeries Nav is current.  Has [...]

Answer Question   |  October 23, 2009  10:41 PM
CPFB905, i520, IBM System i 520, iNav, iSeries Navigator, V5R4

HMC V7.3.4 questions about dynamic resources on LPARs
How would you allocate dynamic resources like memory and cpu’s to newly created LPARs ??

Answer Question   |  October 14, 2009  3:22 PM
Dynamic allocation, HMC V7.3.4, i520

AS/400 User Profile Disabling
Two weekends ago I upgraded our i520 from OS V5R3M0 to V5R4M0 and ever since we have had problems with user profiles becoming disabled. These are not because of incorrect password either, as many users are ones who use the system daily and have had no previouse issues with passwords.

Answer Question   |  August 12, 2009  4:45 PM
AS/400 Profiles, AS/400 security, i520, Upgrade from V5R3 to V5R4, V5R3, V5R4

Default output queue for Dumps
Hi anyone, We just changed over to a new i520, V5R4. Systems dumps used to go to a queue called QEZDEBUG. But in the new system it defaulto the user queue..and obviously prints! Is there a setting somewhre to direct these things to one of the Q…queues?

Answer Question   |  August 10, 2010  5:50 AM
i520, QEZDEBUG, System dump, V5R4

DVD Backup
I am working on an iseries 520 v5r4m0. Our tape backup is not reliable. So I would like to backup to CD or DVD. Could you tell me what hardware I need to do this? And could it be used with the current IBM backup software.

Answer Question   |  June 10, 2010  2:22 PM
AS/400 backup, Backup, i520, iSeries, V5R4

Access to an EMC SAN
We are considering moving some apps from individual blades (a growing expense) to a partition of an existing, underused i520. One hang up is DASD, especially moving or reloading the terabytes of data currently held in our SAN. With the new partioning of an i5, especially when running an AIX, or Windows partition it seems [...]

Answer Question   |  July 21, 2008  12:38 PM
AIX, DASD, EMC, i5, i520, iSeries, Partitioning, SAN