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Operating Systems AIX IBM's pSeries 570 vs a 520 vs 550 Post 302751367 by Devyn on Thursday 3rd of January 2013 10:29:55 PM

01-03-2013

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Thanks Dukessd. Could you please provide more details on what you mean by this?

> IBM's fix central doesn't seem to include power code for the p570, so maybe not...

Had a dig into the IBM's requirements. The word 'must' in the below IBM HW requirements concerns me. However when reading the hardware requirements the impression I'm getting is that it's only for stability concerns but there is nothing to say if a particular feature (ie booting, service processor functions, booting, connectivity etc would be affected). Sole purpose for me is an R&D test box for now. Any further hints from anyone that HAS had setup such a system without one of these two below mentioned racks would be great.

[ IBM Requirements ]---------------------------
Hardware Requirements
The p5 model 570 must be installed in a new or existing 7014-T00 or T42 rack with power distribution features 9176, 9177, 9178, or 9188, or equivalent rack. This provides:
Proper dimensions
Mounting surfaces
Power distribution
Ventilation
Stability
Other functional requirements
The design of the p5 model 570 is optimized for use in an IBM 7014-T00 or T42 rack. Both the front cover and the processor flex cables occupy space on the front left side of an IBM 7014 rack that may not be available in typical non-IBM racks.
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tr

TR(4)							   BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual 						     TR(4)

NAME

     tr -- TROPIC based shared memory Token-Ring cards device driver

SYNOPSIS

     tr0 at isa? port 0xa20 iomem 0xd800 irq ?
     tr* at isa? port ? irq ?
     tr* at isapnp?
     tr* at mca? slot ?
     tr* at pcmcia? function ?

DESCRIPTION

     The tr device driver supports TROPIC I based shared-memory Token-Ring cards.

HARDWARE

     Supported cards include the following IBM and 3Com models:

	   IBM	 Token-Ring Network PC Adapter

	   IBM	 Token-Ring Network PC Adapter II

	   IBM	 Token-Ring Network Adapter/A

	   IBM	 Token-Ring Network 16/4 Adapter

	   IBM	 Token-Ring Network 16/4 Adapter/A

	   IBM	 Token-Ring 16/4 Credit Card Adapter

	   IBM	 Token Ring Auto 16/4 Credit Card Adapter

	   IBM	 Turbo 16/4 Token Ring PC Card

	   IBM	 16/4 ISA Adapter

	   IBM	 Auto 16/4 Token-Ring ISA Adapter

	   IBM	 Token Ring 16/4 Credit Card Adapter

	   IBM	 Token Ring Auto 16/4 Credit Card Adapter

	   IBM	 Turbo 16/4 Token Ring PC Card

	   3Com  3C619 TokenLink

	   3Com  3C319 TokenLink Velocity

	   3Com  3C389 TokenLink Velocity PC Card

SOURCE ROUTING

     Setting IFF_LINK0 enables Token-Ring source routing.  Setting IFF_LINK1 uses all-routes broadcasts otherwise single-route broadcasts are
     used.

NOTES

     The MCA attachment has been only tested on IBM Token Ring 16/4 Adapter/A so far.  It doesn't support ifmedia(4) yet, too.

SEE ALSO

     ifmedia(4), intro(4), isa(4), isapnp(4), mca(4), pcmcia(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

     The tr driver appeared in NetBSD 1.4.

BUGS

     The PCMCIA attachment does not work with the cbb(4) CardBus driver.

BSD
								  April 14, 1999							       BSD