ISeries

Trying to IPL an 170 server boots but no log in

I am trying to boot an old 170 I can get it to boot, but cannot get a log in. I have swaped cabels,, terminals, bricks and tryed bootind from the A and D sides... no luck

AS/400 National Language

Hi! I have an As400 system with V5R1 version with Dutch as a primary language and english as a secondary language. The problem is that the users wants the system in dutch and I need it in english since I don't speak dutch. Is there a way on how can I solve it?

Program utility required

I have had a request from a developer for the following: Utility program required so that a PF file and library can be specifed with starting date / time and ending date / time. This utility will then extract all the current journal records for that file, including the journal fields e.g. user,...

Trigger monitor job for WebSphere MQ on iSeries goes into condition waiting instead of becoming active?

Trigger monitor job for MQ Websphere on iseries goes into condition waiting instead of becoming active?Can i know why?

Journal sequence #'s resetting after IPL (V5R4)

My company recently upgraded from V5R3 to V5R4. Prior to the upgrade, our journal sequence #'s did not reset after an IPL. A new journal receiver would be attached, and the sequence # would increment by 1. We have a number of processes that scrape the journals, based on the sequence # at the...

QNTC Question

Hello. I need Some Help with QNTC. When I try to do: wrklnk '/qntc/*' It takes about 6 to 7 hours to build the whole list of servers & PCs. It takes approximately 10 minutes to list 1 Server/PC. Also I get the following Msg: “Session initialization error with Network Server ABC1.” ...

Basic difference between iSeries and AS/400 Server

I just want to know that what is Basic difference between iSeries and AS/400 Server.

iSeries from V6R1 to V5R3

I was wondering if anyone in test or through force, had ever gone from V6R1 to V5R3 / V5R4 on an iSeries / System i / AS400? Although I know reloading the slic would be possible and then to save everything at VxRxMx and do the restore...but I wanted to know if anyone had done this and how they...

AS/400 HACL automation with PCOMM, getting message line text

I am working on a data entry robot using MS Excel and IBM Personal Communications (AS/400) with the Host Access Class Library (COM Object). I need to get the text from the Message line (Comes from an ERRMSG in a Display file) I know PCOMM displays this text in the Status line at the bottom of the...

List of Outfiles

I've seen a list of the System Supplied Outfiles in one of the manuals. Can anyone direct me to that manual ? Thanks, Bill Poulin

iSeries text message alerts

Does anyone know of a cheap solution that will allow mobile phone text alerts to be sent from an iSeries system. Specifically for jobs in MSGW or Threshold warning messages etc.

System messages to an OUTQ?

Does anyone have a method to monitor system operator messages requiring a response via a report sent to an outq? I can't get approval to spend significant dollars for a monitoring system so I am trying to find a way to be alerted via email for any system messages that need to be answered. I have...

SQL Data Types Conversions

I'm new to SQL. Anyone have a good example or link of converting from one data type to another. We are converting from an iSeries (AS400) to SQL-based ERP solution and we are having some difficulty with how to get data from numeric fields to date or "numeric" data types. Our iSeries ERP...

Copy iSeries user profiles from production server to backup system

Hi, How we can copy users profile from production server (i5) V5R4M0 to other backup system (i5) V5R3M0 without changing password at backup system. Need help to solve this problem. Regards

FTP 425 Error: Cannot Open Data Connection

We have several applications that use FTP from the iSeries. All of a sudden a lot of them stopped working once the programs tried sending data (with a PUT or a GET). The error is 'FTP 425 Error: Cannot Open Data Connection'. Our Network Services department here in IT claim it's nothing...

Automatic Vary On Of iSeries Access Device Doesn't Always Work

iSeries Access devices (3179 Type) will automatically vary on and go into an ACTIVE status from a VARIED OFF status. Once in a great while this does not work and we have to manually vary on the device in order for the user to be able to connect to the system. Any idea as to why? All of these...

Portlet Factory connection to iSeries data

I am working on a model using WebSphere portlet factory that I cannot get to connect to the data on our iSeries. Does anyone have the Server Administrative Console setup required for this connection? Are there any other configuration elements that are needed? Thanks! Carolyn

Job QTOTNTP Running High CPU %

I noticed a problem with a server job QTOTNTP running over 70 % CPU for several days on a test LPAR and was wondering if any anyone has seen this happen or what may have caused this job to run at high cpu % Thanks

New Web Service Project

Hi, Currently an iSeries job runs every 10 minutes where, at the back end, a file is read (more than 400 fields), a pipe delimited file is created and FTP'd to an outside location. Volume would normally be low but intermittently there could be a spike. I need to replace the FTP process with a...

Quarter calculation

I have a fiscal calendar that runs from March to February. I need to be able to calculate the quarter number and determine the months that compose that quarter. Doing all of this with out prompting the user.