IBM RS/6000 - Manual (Page 221)

Index
A
abbreviations 195
acronyms 195
adapter configuration on PCI-based RS/6000
servers 99
defining ISA adapters 106
device configuration database 100
device driver installation 106
device location codes 101
device types 99
ISA 104
making ISA adapters available
108
non-graphic PCI 103
PCI 102
recording settings of already configured ISA
adapters 104
SCSI devices 103
selecting ISA hardware parameters 106
setting ISA DIP switches 107
AIX V4.1.4 Support 75
boot-device order list 75
bootlist command 78
debug mode, entering 78
electronic key-switch function 75
key-switches at boot time, function keys 77
system dump support 79
system dump, creating a logical volume for 80
system dump, defining a directory for 79
system dump, initiating 80
system dump, LCD support 82
B
backups, managing system 82
bootinfo command 83
cloning 88
configuration information
90
creating a system backup 83
on microchannel-based RS/6000 systems, creating
system 87
restoring a system backup 86
restoring to different machines 87
testing a system backup 85
boot components specifically for AIX 4 55
firmware 56
non-volatile RAM (NVRAM)
57
software ROS for AIX 56
construction of the IPL control block 57
locating and transferring control to the AIX boot
image 57
NVRAM initialization by 57
boot image 58
base proto and proto extension files 59
creation on PCI-based RS/6000 systems 63
ODM predefined database 61
platform-specific components 59
RAM file system 61
structure on PCI-based RS/6000 systems 61
boot record 54
boot support and firmware 53
C
cabling, SCSI 137
general considerations 137
bus length 137
bus width 138
device addresses 138
terminators 138
Commands
bffcreate 177
bootinfo 83
bootlist
77, 78, 182
bosboot 59, 64, 87
cfgmgr 102, 103
chdisp 97
diag 154
errclear 185
errpt 185
importvg 48
lsattr 105, 185
lscfg 90, 185
lsdisp 93, 96
lsnim -l
168
lspv 47
lsresource 105, 107
mkboot 64
mkdev 106
mksysb
84, 86, 87
rmdev 48
shutdown 154
smitty nim_mkmac
167
sysdumpdev 80, 81
D
defining the SPOT resource object 170
allocating resources for the stand-alone
installation 172
initiating the BOS installation 173
installing additional software into SPOT
resource 171
 Copyright IBM Corp. 1996 197