Setting up an alternate installation device

 

Before you use an alternate i5/OS^® installation device, certain requirements must be met.

You must enable the device. You need to record and keep the logical address of the system bus and system card at which the alternate installation device is attached. If you have the device set up on different bus and you do not have this information available, you will not be able to complete installations or recoveries.

If you change the configuration of your system, ensure that this information is correct before you start to use the alternate installation device. Do the following to set the addresses and enable the alternate installation device:

• You need to know the password for Dedicated Service Tools to perform this procedure.

• Logical partition users:

  • If you have a primary partition and are going to use the following command on the primary partition, be sure to power off all secondary partitions before running the command.

  • If you are using the Hardware Management Console, refer to the Managing your server using the Hardware Management Console topic .

1. Use the control panel to set the mode to Manual. Then perform an IPL using the command: PWRDWNSYS OPTION(*IMMED) RESTART(*YES) IPLSRC(B)

   An alternative to this step is to use the control panel to select function 21 (Dedicated Service Tools). If you use this alternative, go to step 3. You will not need to perform step 12.

2. When the IPL or Install the System display appears, select option 3 (Use Dedicated Service Tools (DST)) and press the Enter key.

3. The Dedicated Service Tools (DST) Sign On display appears.

                         Dedicated Service Tools (DST) Sign On                                                                System:   SYSTEMA  Type choices, press Enter.
       DST user . . . . . . . . . . . .  QSECOFR
       DST password . . . . . . . . . .  _______
    

   Sign on using the QSECOFR user profile.

   Do not sign on with a profile other than QSECOFR.

4. The Use Dedicated Service Tools (DST) menu appears. From the Use Dedicated Service Tools (DST) menu, do the following:

   1. Select option 5 (Work with DST environment).

   2. Select option 2 (System devices) on the Work with DST Environment display.

   3. Select option 5 (Alternate installation device) on the Work with System Devices display.

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

6. From the Select Alternate Installation Device display, type a 5 (Display details) next to the resource you want and press the Enter key.

                         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     OPT08        6330   002     00-11111
      _        3     TAP19        3570   B11     13-22222             *
      
    
    
   F2=Deselect device    F3=Exit    F5=Refresh    F12=Cancel

7. The Display Device Details display appears.

                               Display Device Details                                                             System:   SYSTEMA  Resource                                Serial  Name            Type        Model       Number  TAP19           3570        B11         13-22222
    
    Physical location:    Location text . . . . . . . :    Frame ID  . . . . . . . . . :    Card slot . . . . . . . . . :  
    Logical address:   SPD bus:    System bus  . . . . . . . . :   0003
      System board  . . . . . . . :   0000
      System card . . . . . . . . :   0002
    
     Storage:    I/O bus number  . . . . . . :   0000
      Controller  . . . . . . . . :   0007
      Device address  . . . . . . :   0000
    
    F3=Exit   F12=Cancel  

   You need to have a record of the addresses assigned to the alternate installation device selected for installing and recovering your system. Record the following information:

   • Type/Model: _________

   • System bus: _________

   • System card: _________

   1. You might want to repeat this process to record the addresses for all alternate installation devices that appear in step 6. You should store this information in a safe place, such as the location where your recovery information and recovery media are stored.

   2. If more than one alternate installation device is defined, only one can be enabled.

   3. You should ensure that only one device contains valid installation media. This prevents you from loading the wrong version of the Licensed Internal Code.

   Press the Enter key.

8. The Select Alternate Installation Device display appears. Type 1 (Select) next to the resource you want and press the Enter key.

9. You should see the following message at the bottom of the display:

   Alternate installation device selected

10. Press F3 (Exit) to return to the Use Dedicated Service Tools (DST) display.

11. Press F3 (Exit) again. The Exit Dedicated Service Tools (DST) display appears.

                              Exit Dedicated Service Tools                                                             System:   SYSTEMA  Select one of the following:  
          1. Exit Dedicated Service Tools (DST)
          2. Resume Dedicated Service Tools  

    Type 1 (Exit Dedicated Service Tools (DST)) and press the Enter key.

12. The next display you see is the IPL or Install the System display. Type 1 (Perform an IPL) and press the Enter key to complete the procedure.

 

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Alternate installation device