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<h1 class="topictitle1">IXA Installation Overview</h1>
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<div><p>This topic discusses an overview of the IXA installation.</p>
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<p>Unlike the Integrated xSeries<sup>®</sup> Server, the Integrated xSeries Adapter
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appears to the iSeries™ as
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a separate expansion tower. Most models of xSeries have their own diskette drive
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and optical drive, and can attach a tape drive. There are bays for disk drives
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but the server should be ordered without disk drives or disk controllers because
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these must be removed before connecting an xSeries to an iSeries using the Integrated xSeries Adapter.
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Integrated servers use virtual disk drives as well as virtual optical and
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tape drives. Most xSeries servers come with a diskette drive so there
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should be no need to connect a USB diskette drive to the server in order to
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install the Linux<sup>®</sup> drivers.</p>
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<p>Once an Integrated xSeries Adapter-attached xSeries is cabled into the iSeries HSL
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(high-speed link) loop and SPCN (system power control network) network, the xSeries should
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not be turned on or off using the power button on its front panel. In this
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case, power is controlled by iSeries, and the server can be turned on or off from iSeries Navigator
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or a green screen session. </p>
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<p>In comparison with the Integrated xSeries Server, there is a larger degree
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of complexity in preparing an Integrated xSeries Adapter-attached xSeries server
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for installation of the Linux or Windows<sup>®</sup> operating system because there
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are several components involved:</p>
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<ul><li>xSeries BIOS</li>
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<li>RSA I or RSA II adapter and firmware (on certain models of the xSeries only)</li>
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<li>Advanced System Management software</li>
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<li>Firmware for the video adapter on the planar board or, in the case of
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the RSA II card, firmware for the video adapter on the RSA II card itself</li>
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<li>Integrated Ethernet port</li>
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<li>Integrated xSeries Adapter</li>
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<li>HSL loop and SPCN network</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzau9ixa.htm" title="This topic introduces the installation of the IXA hardware.">Integrated xSeries Adapter</a></div>
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