IBM RS/6000 User Manual

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PowerPC Platform

certification 8
description of

6

goals of

7

history 6

PowerPC Reference Platform (PReP) Specification

description of

4

new compatibility model

3

old compatibility model

2

what it covers

5

processor subsystem

15

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SCSI cabling

137

general considerations

137

bus length

137

bus width

138

device addresses

138

terminators 138

SCSI-2 fast/wide differential PCI adapter cabling

142

adapter-to-first device

142

device-to-device 143
high-availability multi-initiator cabling

144

terminators 144

SCSI-2 fast/wide single-ended PCI adapter

cabling 139

adapter-to-first device cables

139

device-to-device cables

141

terminators for use with

141

SPEC95 software benchmark

40

system backups, managing

82

bootinfo command

83

cloning 88
configuration information

90

creating a

83

creating on microchannel-based RS/6000

systems 87

restoring 86

to different machines

87

testing 85

System Management Service (SMS)

72

ASCII main menu

73

graphical main menu

73

start-up menu

73

test menu

74

tools menu

74

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troubleshooting 179

accessing diagnostics with NIM

183

booting from CD-ROM

180

booting problems

180

dealing with power failures

186

firmware problems

179

corruption 179

troubleshooting

(continued)

firmware problems

(continued)

language problems

180

hints and tips

183

accessing 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 hangs during boot process

180

system recovery with no bootable media

181

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Introduction to PCI-Based RS/6000 Servers

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