RE: IPL Source

[Neil Palmer <npalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes - this is vast improvement over the 'old' days where the alternate
IPL device had to be in a specific card slot.
Now you just have to remember to remove any CD you may have in the drive
before doing a 'D' IPL to restore system.



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Feinstein [SMTP:gfeinste@planethollywood.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 4:36 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: IPL Source
> 
> Spoke with CE...he states that as long as the first two alternate IPL
> device drives are empty, the system will defaul to the next available
> drive.  Also, not to worry about the TAPLIB01 description, as long as
> the drive is functioning properly it will pick it up as an IPL source.
> Gary
> 
> Gary Feinstein wrote:
> > 
> > I have an interesting dilemna.  I was looking at my most recent rack
> > config and noticed my Alternate IPL Unit is set as my Optical Drive.
> > Obviously I do not want this.  I have a 3590-B11 tape drive I would
> like
> > to use instead.  My tape drive device is TAP02.  On the Rack Config
> it
> > only shows TAP01 and under the heading of Rack Enclosure, TAPE
> LIBRARY
> > with resource name TAPLIB01.  Basically, I want to know how I can
> change
> > the Alternate IPL to TAP02.  Do I need to change it to TAPLIB01?
> > TIA,
> > Gary Feinstein
> > AS/400 System Adminstrator
> > Planet Hollywood International Inc.
> >
> 
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