IBM 170 LAN Adapters, Graphics Accelerators, SSA Adapters, Hot Plug PCI Adapters Capabilities

A variety of PCI adapter, controller, graphics accelerator, SCSI, LAN, WAN, asynchronous, and SSA cards, to name a few, may be installed in the 44P Model

170.Specific information on selected adapters is provided in the following sections:

LAN Adapters

The Model 170 can be connected through the LAN. It supports the following types of PCI adapters, which are all supported for NIM installations (use chrp as platform type):

•25/155 Mbps ATM

•Gigabit Ethernet

•10/100 Mbps Ethernet

•4/16 Mbps token ring (100 Mbps token ring is not available at time of publication)

Graphics Accelerators

A choice of four graphics accelerators are offered for the Model 170. The GXT130P is an entry-price 2D adapter suitable for business graphics or Internet applications. The GXT300P is a high-performance, 24-bit color, 2D graphics accelerator with 3D capability via Softgraphics functions found in the graPHIGS and OpenGL APIs.

The GXT2000P and GXT3000P are full 24-bit capable accelerators and support the simultaneous execution of both graPHIGS and OpenGL applications. Currently, the GXT3000P is the most powerful graphics accelerator available.

The maximum number of graphics accelerators supported in this system is four (the GXT3000P is limited to a maximum of two). Refer to the limitations section of the announcement for details on limitations associated with graphic accelerators for this system.

A graphics accelerator is not required in the minimum configuration. In order to attach an ASCII display, either # 3926 or both # 2934 and # 3925 must be ordered to provide connection. A 9-25 pin serial connector is not included by default. Determine if the ASCII display you wish to install requires an interposer, adapter, or both to avoid installation problems.

SSA Adapters

The Advanced SerialRaid Plus Adapter (# 6230) is available for the Model 170. Optional features include the 128 MB DRAM Option Card (# 6231) and the 32 MB Fast-Write Cache Option Card (# 6235).

Hot Plug PCI Adapters Capabilities

Hot plug PCI adapter capabilities are not supported on the Model 170.

Hot plug PCI capabilities are, however, available within the RS/6000 product line. The RS/6000 SP Expansion I/O Units support hot plug for selected PCI adapters. This function enables the maintenance of these adapters without powering off the SP Expansion I/O Unit or the associated SP POWER3 SMP High Node. This function requires AIX Version 4.3.3 with APAR IY06844.

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