Re: V4R3 alternate IPL device - CDROM

You don't spec the CDROM as an AIPL device.  Tapes on busses other than 1 
need to be set as AIPL device if you want boot from them. The system will 
first search bootable data on the device the system last used to "D" IPL 
from.  I have seen this step run for 45 minutes before it finally giving 
up and moved on to step 2. It will then search for a tape that is ready 
(AIPL device if set) and finally going to CDROM.




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When upgrading from to V4R5 on a Model 170 what is the correct procedure 
for
performing and IPL D operation such that the CDROM drive is used for the 
IPL
and not the tape drive? The tape drive and the CDROM both exist on Bus 1 
so
there is no opportunity to designate the CDROM as an alternate IPl device
within DST.

Jerry

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