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
The GXT2000P and GXT3000P are full
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
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
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.
