IBM pSeries 650 Installation Manual - Data

Data

Integrity

and

Verification

IBM

computer

systems

contain

mechanisms

designed

to

reduce

the

possibility

of

undetected

data

corruption

or

loss.

This

risk,

however,

cannot

be

eliminated.

Users

who

experience

unplanned

outages,

system

failures,

power

fluctuations

or

outages,

or

component

failures

must

verify

the

accuracy

of

operations

performed

and

data

saved

or

transmitted

by

the

system

at

or

near

the

time

of

the

outage

or

failure.

In

addition,

users

must

establish

procedures

to

ensure

that

there

is

independent

data

verification

before

relying

on

such

data

in

sensitive

or

critical

operations.

Users

should

periodically

check

the

IBM

support

websites

for

updated

information

and

fixes

applicable

to

the

system

and

related

software.

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