Appeal No. 1999-2216
Application 08/805,399
prevent the main memory 12 functioning for IPL, i.e., "such
that said . . . local loadsource direct access storage
device cannot be utilized for initial program load," as
claimed. An IPL is performed using the main memory 12 when
the backup flag is reset (the "NO" option from step S2). If
Appellants' point was intended to be that the functions
during set and reset are reversed in Shinjo, even if that
were true, the states are arbitrary and could be reversed.
Appellants do not provide any other arguments as to
claim 1. Although we do not find Appellants' arguments
regarding Shinjo persuasive of error, we nonetheless
conclude from our own analysis that the rejection fails to
establish a prima facie case of obviousness.
We accept the Examiner's conclusion that it would have
been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the computer art to
utilize the quick start boot method in Shinjo as a disaster
recovery method. One of ordinary skill would have
recognized that the memory failure requiring booting in
Shinjo could encompass a catastrophic failure requiring
replacement of the main memory. While the definition of
DASD is broad enough to include main memory 12, there is
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