PowerPC Platform
certification 8
description of 6
goals of 7
history 6
PowerPC Reference Platform (PReP) Specification
description of 4
new compatibility model 3
old compatibility model 2
what it covers 5
processor subsystem 15
S
SCSI cabling 137
general considerations 137
bus length 137
bus width 138
device addresses 138
terminators 138
SCSI-2 fast/wide differential PCI adapter cabling 142
adapter-to-first device 142
device-to-device 143
high-availability multi-initiator cabling 144
terminators 144
SCSI-2 fast/wide single-ended PCI adapter
cabling 139
adapter-to-first device cables 139
device-to-device cables 141
terminators for use with 141
SPEC95 software benchmark 40
system backups, managing 82
bootinfo command 83
cloning 88
configuration information 90
creating a 83
creating on microchannel-based RS/6000
systems 87
restoring 86
to different machines 87
testing 85
System Management Service (SMS) 72
ASCII main menu 73
graphical main menu 73
start-up menu 73
test menu 74
tools menu 74
T
troubleshooting 179
accessing diagnostics with NIM 183
booting from CD-ROM 180
booting problems 180
dealing with power failures 186
firmware problems 179
corruption 179
troubleshooting
(continued)
firmware problems
(continued)
language problems 180
hints and tips 183
accessing System Management Services with an
ASCII terminal 183
dealing with power failures 186
error logging facility, using 185
ISA adapter configuration 184
ISA adapter configuration information 185
operator panel F30 LED status 185
power-on passwords 183
installation problems 182
boot device order list 182
NIM installation 182
miscellaneous 183
power-up problems 179
system hangs during boot process 180
system recovery with no bootable media 181
200 Introduction to PCI-Based RS/6000 Servers
