Verifying and selecting an alternate installation device during a manual installation

 

To verify and select an alternate installation device during an i5/OS^® manual installation, follow these procedures.

1. The Install Licensed Internal Code display appears.

                           Install Licensed Internal Code                                                          System: XXXX  Select one of the following:  
         1. Install Licensed Internal Code       2. Work with Dedicated Service Tools (DST)
         3. Define alternate installation device  

   Type 3, and press Enter. This will verify the address of an alternate installation device attached to the system and determine whether it is enabled or disabled.

2. Verifying and selecting alternate installation device: The Select Alternate Installation Device Bus display appears.

                       Select Alternate Installation Device Bus                      
                                                                  System: XXXX  
   Type Option, press Enter.                                                     
      1=Select                                                                   
                                                                                 
   Option      Bus Number          Selected                                      
     _             1                                                             
     _             2                                                             
     1             3                  *                                          
     _             4                                                             
     _             5                                                             
     _             6                                                             
     _             7                                                             
     _             8                                                             
     _             9                                                             
     _             A                                                             
     _             B                                                             
     _             C                                                             
     _             D                                                             
                                                                 More.....       
   F2=Deselect Device  F3=Exit       F12=Cancel                                  
                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                               

   1. Verify that the selected device is on the correct system bus (the bus to which your device is attached). If you do not know the correct bus, you can try each bus number. Type 1 in the Options field next to the selected bus, and press Enter to view information about the device that is attached to the bus. This can take several minutes. If you see the message No alternate installation device configured, wait one minute and refresh the screen.

   2. When the Select Media Type display appears, select 1 for tape or 2 for optical media. Press Enter.

   3. The Select Alternate Installation Device display appears. Use this display to verify the resource name, type, model, and serial number for the device. The following display shows an example of a tape device.

                            Select Alternate Installation Device                                                            System:   SYSTEMA 
      Additional devices may be available for use.  Press F5 to see if any additional devices have been detected.
      
      Type option, press Enter.
        1=Select   5=Display details  
               Bus      Resource                    Serial  Option  Number   Name         Type   Model   Number           Selected    _        1     TAP08        6386   001     00-11111
         _        3     TAP19        3570   B11     13-22222             *
        
       
       
      F2=Deselect device    F3=Exit    F5=Refresh    F12=Cancel

   4. Type 1 to select the device and make any needed corrections to select, enable, or disable the device. Press Enter to confirm the changes.

   5. The message Alternate installation device selected appears. Press F3 to return to the Install Licensed Internal Code display.

   6. Type 1 and press Enter to install the Licensed Internal Code.

   End of verifying and selecting alternate installation device.

 

Parent topic:

Alternate installation device