Appeal No. 1999-2216
Application 08/805,399
loadsource DASD from the remote site to the local site for
attachment to the replacement computer system
(specification: p. 2, lines 1-18). Thus, the rejection
starts with remote IPL, which is a different kind of method
than the local IPL method of claim 1.
The Examiner finds that "the applicant's admitted prior
art does not teach the use of indicators representing
whether the local DASD can be used, nor the specifics of
copying the data from the remote location to the local DASD"
(EA4).
At best, the APA implies the first step of "replacing
said damaged local loadsource direct access storage device
with a replacement local loadsource direct access storage
device." None of the other steps of setting, copying,
resetting, and performing an IPL are taught or suggested by
the APA.
The Examiner finds (FR2-3):
Shinjo teaches a system and method for recovering
from a failure associated with a local (main) storage
device by allowing a mirrored backup storage device to
be utilized. The system allows the data in the backup
device to be copied into the local storage device, when
the local device is not to be used, based on an
indicator stored in the backup memory device which
indicates whether or not the data in the local or main
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