IBM RS/6000 - Manual (Page 223)

Model E20 (continued)
PCI SCSI-2 adapters 25
performance positioning 38
standard features 21
supported optional features 23
Model F30 31
communication adapters 36
external subsystems 37
graphics adapter 35
internal CD-ROM drives 35
internal disk drives 34
internal tape drives 35
limitations 38
PCI SCSI-2 adapters
36
performance positioning 38
standard features 32
Model F30 hot-swap subsystem 41
accessing banks 44
adding new drive to live system 47
backplanes 42
bays and banks
43
components 41
disk carriers
46
installation 44
installing drives in bank C
45
installing drives in bank D 45
installing drives in bank E 46
mirroring 50
removing a disk from existing volume group
48
removing a drive from a live system 48
removing a drive with its own volume group 48
replacing previously defined drive 49
use of 47
N
NIM objects 158
machine objects 159
object names 158
sample network topology 159
NIM support 157
concepts 157
environment 157
P
PCI-based RS/6000 servers, configuring as NIM
Master 161
allocating resources for the stand-alone
installation 172
client machine definition 166
defining the SPOT resource object 170
filesystem creation 161
initiating the BOS installation 173
installing additional software into SPOT
resource 171
PCI-based RS/6000 servers, configuring as NIM Master
(continued)
Master activation 162
Master activation, what happens 162
Master fileset configuration 162
Master requirements 161
network objects definition 163
resource objects definition 169
defining the lpp_source resource object 169
PCI-based RS/6000 servers, troubleshooting 179
accessing diagnostics with NIM 183
booting from CD-ROM 180
booting hangs during boot process 180
booting problems 180
dealing with power failures 186
firmware problems 179
corruption 179
language problems
180
hints and tips 183
accessubg System Management Services with an
ASCII terminal 183
dealing with power failures 186
error logging facility, using 185
ISA adapter configuration 184
ISA adapter configuration information 185
operator panel F30 LED status 185
power-on passwords 183
installation problems 182
boot device order list 182
NIM installation 182
miscellaneous 183
power-up problems
179
system recovery with no bootable media 181
PCI-based RS/6000 servers, using as a NIM
Client 174
post-installation operations 177
PCI-based RS/6000 systems network installation
limitations 178
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
bus architecture 12
Extended Industry Standard Architecture bus 18
features and benefits 13
L2 cache 16
memory controller and bridge 17
primary bus 17
secondary bus 18
system memory 17
X-Bus 18
power-on self test (POST) 69
DIMM and L2 cache POST 69
graphics adapter POST 70
keyboard and mouse controller POST 70
subsystem POST 70
PowerPC Microprocessor Common Hardware
Reference Platform 6
Index 199