1.2.58 REMOTE IPL FAILS ON 55LS WITH FIXED DISK H06695
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1.2.58 REMOTE IPL FAILS ON 55LS WITH FIXED DISK
Record number: H06695
Device: D/T8555
Model: M
Tip key: 015
Date created: O90/10/09
Date last altered: A90/10/09
A 55LS (8555 MODEL LT0 OR LE0) EQUIPPED WITH A FIXED DISK DRIVE
WILL NOT PERFORM A REMOTE IPL UNLESS THE "RIPL" PROGRAM HAS BEEN
COPIED TO THE DISK. BY DEFAULT, THE SYSTEM WILL ATTEMPT TO READ
A DISKETTE OR FIXED DISK DRIVE BEFORE PERFORMING A REMOTE IPL.
THE "RIPL" PROGRAM, LOADED TO THE FIXED DISK FROM THE REFERENCE
DISKETTE (VERSION 1.05 OR HIGHER), ALLOWS THE SYSTEM TO BY-PASS
THE FIXED DISK AND PERFORM IPL FROM THE LAN.
IF THERE IS A DISKETTE DRIVE INSTALLED, THE USER CAN COPY THE
RIPL PROGRAM FROM THE 8555 REFERENCE DISKETTE.
IF NO DISKETTE DRIVE IS INSTALLED, THE FIXED DISK BOOT PROCEDURE
CAN BE CIRCUMVENTED BY DOING THE FOLLOWING:
- INSTALL A DISKETTE DRIVE AND LOAD THE RIPL PROGRAM FROM THE
REFERENCE DISKETTE - OR -
- HAVE THE LAN ADMINISTRATOR SET UP A DISKETTE IMAGE WHICH HAS
DOS AND THE RIPL PROGRAM. FORCE A CONFIGURATION ERROR (FOR
EXAMPLE, MOVE AN ADAPTER CARD TO A DIFFERENT SLOT) WHICH WILL
FORCE A REMOTE IPL. THE RIPL PROGRAM CAN THEN BE RUN.
NOTE:
THE RPLBOOT.COM UTILITY PROGRAM IS FOR USE ON IBM COMPUTERS
SHIPPED WITH A FIXED DISK INSTALLED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE
RPLBOOT.COM UTILITY ON A MEDIALESS WORKSTATION, SUCH AS A MODEL
55LS, THAT HAS A FIXED DISK DRIVE OPTION INSTALLED.
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