configure alternate installation device

["Steve Richter" <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a 170 that I bought from IBM/ebay.

When I try to ipl from "d", that is the cd rom drive, the ipl fails because
the system cannot find the tape drive. But I dont have a tape drive, only an
optical drive. ( turns out I dont have to reinstall the os, but anyway ... )

So now I am trying to change the alternate installation device to the
optical drive ( OPT01 ).

I do a manual ipl, get to the dst menu, signon as qsecofr, take the option
to work with system devices.

I run option 4. optical and the system shows the optical device. ( and the
cd drive works.  I used it after completing the ipl. )

Then option 5. Alternate installation device.  The panel displays:
     "(No alternate installation device configured)"

I dont see an f6=add or any way to add/config an alternate installation
device.

How do I add an alternate installation device on a model 170?


thanks,

Steve Richter