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<h1 class="topictitle1">Logical partition requirements for alternate IPL devices</h1>
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<div><p>After partitions are defined, the Licensed Internal Code and operating
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system must be loaded from either optical or tape to the load source disk
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unit for the logical partition.</p>
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<p>During partition setup, you must select which I/O processor (IOP) connects
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to the alternate Initial Program Load (IPL) device (either tape device or
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optical device).</p>
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<p>An IBM<sup>®</sup> external
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tape device, or equivalent, that is attached to an IOA that supports alternate
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IPL, and can be attached to a system on which you can create partitions, can
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be used as a alternate IPL device. There is no support for external CD-ROM
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devices on 6xx, 7xx, Sxx systems. For 8xx servers, you can attach a 7210 external
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CD-ROM to a 2768.</p>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> When attaching an external CD-ROM as an alternate IPL device, it must
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be at hardware Unit Address 5, Unit Address 6, or Unit Address 7. The following
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table shows the translation from SCSI to hardware Unit Addresses.</div>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 1. SCSI to Unit Address conversion</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="top"><th valign="top" id="d0e29">SCSI Address</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e31">Unit Address</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e29 ">2</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e31 ">5</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e29 ">1</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e31 ">6</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e29 ">0</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e31 ">7</td>
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</table>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">IOP considerations</h4><p>IOP considerations are as follows:</p>
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<ul><li>If you want to support both optical and tape devices with a single SPD
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IOP, it must be a 2624, which supports only 6380 and 6390 internal tape devices.</li>
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<li>The 2624 IOP does not support optical or tape devices in the SPD Integrated
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Expansion Unit 9364 and 9331 (servers 620 and 720), or 5064 and 9331 (servers
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S20 and 720).</li>
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<li>Only servers 650, 740, S40 support switching internal primary partition
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alternate IPL devices (optical devices and tape devices) to secondary partitions.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>The following are requirements for alternate IPL devices:</p>
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<ul><li>Rules for an <a href="#rzaitaipl__hdrsecaltiplioprule">alternate IPL
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IOP</a> on a secondary partition</li>
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<li>Rules for an <a href="#rzaitaipl__hdrsecaltipldevrule">internal alternate
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IPL device</a> on a secondary partition</li>
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<li><a href="#rzaitaipl__hdrsecaltiplothrule">Other rules</a> relating
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to the alternate IPL device</li>
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</ul>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.ibm.com/eserver/iseries/lpar/sysdesign.htm" target="_blank">LPAR Validation Tool (LVT)</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside Information Center" />, as well as the System
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Handbook, show the internal tape alternate IPL devices that are supported
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by logical partitions based on the server ordered.</p>
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<p>The following table
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shows the internal CD-ROM alternate IPL devices that are supported by logical
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partitions.</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 2. Supported internal CD-ROM devices</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="top"><th valign="top" id="d0e100">Internal optical device feature code</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e102">810, 820, 825, 870, 890</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e104">830/840 5065/5066 5074/5079</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e106">620/720/S20</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e108">All Other Systems</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e100 ">6325</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e102 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e104 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e106 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e108 ">X</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e100 ">6425</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e102 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e104 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e106 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e108 "> </td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e100 ">6005</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e102 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e104 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e106 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e108 "> </td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e100 ">4525</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e102 ">X</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e104 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e106 "> </td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e108 "> </td>
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<div class="section" id="rzaitaipl__hdrsecaltiplioprule"><a name="rzaitaipl__hdrsecaltiplioprule"><!-- --></a><h4 class="sectiontitle">Rules for secondary partition alternate
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IPL IOP</h4><p>Hardware requirements allow only certain IOPs to be used
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as the alternate IPL IOP in a secondary partition. Some of these IOPs must
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be in specific card positions in their expansions units. The IOP, specified
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during partition setup, must be one of the following:</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 3. Placement
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for a SPD alternate IPL IOP</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="top"><th valign="top" id="d0e170">SPD IOPs</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e172">Description</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e174">5072/5073 card position</th>
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<th valign="top" id="d0e176">5064/9364 card position</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e170 ">2621</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e172 ">Removable media device attach</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e174 ">any</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e176 ">any</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e170 ">2624</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e172 ">Storage device controller</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e174 ">3</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e176 ">S02</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e170 ">2644</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e172 ">34xx Magnetic Tape Attachment</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e174 ">any</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e176 ">any</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e170 ">6501</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e172 ">Tape or disk device controller</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e174 ">any</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e176 ">any</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e170 ">6513</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e172 ">Internal tape device controller</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e174 ">3</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e176 ">S02</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e170 ">6534</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e172 ">Magnetic media controller</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e174 ">any</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e176 ">any</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</div>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 4. Placement for a PCI alternate IPL IOP in 5064/9364,
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5065/5066</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="bottom"><th valign="bottom" id="d0e244">PCI IOP</th>
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<th colspan="4" valign="bottom" id="d0e246">Description</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td rowspan="6" valign="top" headers="d0e244 ">2809, 2824</td>
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<td colspan="4" valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">PCI WAN/LAN workstation IOP <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Even
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though its description does not say so, 2809 or 2824 also supports CD-ROM
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and tape with one of the following I/O adapters (IOAs):</div>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">PCI IOA</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">Description</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">5064/9364 IOP/IOA card positions</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">5065/5066 IOP/IOA card positions</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">2726, 2768</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">PCI RAID Disk Unit Controller</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">E15/E16</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">N/A</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">2729</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">PCI Magnetic Media Controller</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">E10/E11 or E05/E06</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">C3/C4 <sup>1</sup> or C8/C9 <sup>1</sup> or C13/C14 <sup>1</sup></td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">2741</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">PCI RAID Disk Unit Controller</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">E15/E16</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">N/A</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">2748</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">PCI RAID Disk Unit Controller</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">E15/E16</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e246 ">C3/C4 <sup>2</sup></td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td colspan="5" valign="top" headers="d0e244 d0e246 "> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Notes:</span> <ol><li>External tape attach only</li>
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<li>CD-ROM or internal tape attach only</li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</div>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 5. Placement for a PCI alternate IPL IOP in 8xx, 5074,
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5075, 5079</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="bottom"><th valign="bottom" id="d0e330">PCI IOP</th>
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<th colspan="2" valign="bottom" id="d0e332">Description</th>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td rowspan="11" valign="top" headers="d0e330 ">2843, 2844, 284C, 284B, 9943</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">PCI WAN/LAN Workstation IOP <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> 284C
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is only supported on server 820. 284B is only supported in the 5075. All other
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servers and expansion units can use either the 2843, 2844, or 9943.</div>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">PCI IOA</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">8xx, 5074, 5075, 5079 card positions</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">2749</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">Any IOA slot</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">2757</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">Any IOA slot</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">2768</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">Any IOA slot</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">2778</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">Any IOA slot</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">2782</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">Any IOA slot</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">4748</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">Any IOA slot</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">4778</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">Any IOA slot</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">5702</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">Any IOA slot</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">5703</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e332 ">Any IOA slot</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="section" id="rzaitaipl__hdrsecaltipldevrule"><a name="rzaitaipl__hdrsecaltipldevrule"><!-- --></a><h4 class="sectiontitle">Rules for secondary partition internal
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alternate IPL devices</h4><p>The alternate IPL device is in the same expansion
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unit as its controlling IOP. It must be placed as follows:</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 6. Placement
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for an internal alternate IPL device</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="bottom"><th valign="bottom" id="d0e405">Expansion unit</th>
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<th valign="bottom" id="d0e407">Removable media slot</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e405 ">5072, 5073, 5077</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e407 ">D01, D02, or D03</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e405 ">5064/9364, 5034, 5035</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e407 ">D12 or D13 <sup>1</sup></td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e405 ">5065, 5066, 5074, 5079</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e407 ">D41 or D42</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e405 ">9251</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e407 ">D03 or D04 <sup>2</sup></td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2" valign="top" headers="d0e405 d0e407 "><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Notes:</span> <ol><li>Models 620/720/S20 only</li>
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<li>Models 650/740/S40 only</li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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</td>
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</div>
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<p>Internal removable media devices are:</p>
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<ul><li>Quarter-inch cartridge (QIC) 1/4-Inch tape</li>
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<li>8 mm tape</li>
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<li>CD-ROM</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<div class="section" id="rzaitaipl__hdrsecaltiplothrule"><a name="rzaitaipl__hdrsecaltiplothrule"><!-- --></a><h4 class="sectiontitle">Other rules for secondary partition
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alternate IPL</h4><ul><li>The alternate IPL device must be connected to SCSI bus 0.</li>
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<li>The alternate IPL IOP is specified during partition setup.</li>
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<li>If the alternate IPL IOP is attached to 2624 (SPD), the following applies: <ul><li>QIC 1/4-inch tape must be 6380 or 6390</li>
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<li>2624 does not support tape or CD-ROM in SPD expansion unit 5064/9364 (models
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620/720/S20).</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>CD-ROM devices are not supported on 6513 (SPD)</li>
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<li>2726, 2741, 2757, 2782, 5702, and 5703 also support disk devices. These
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IOAs should not be used to attach removable media that will be switched between
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partitions if disk devices are also attached.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Information about all supported internal tape and CD-ROM features
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and the IOPs to which they must be attached can be found in the LVT, and in
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the System Handbook.</p>
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<div class="familylinks">
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzaitremovable.htm" title="A removable media device reads and writes to media (tape, CD-ROM, or DVD).">Logical partition concept: alternate restart (IPL) devices and removable media device</a></div>
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