Re: flash drives

IPL From NAS is different story. So far as I know there is no supported way to make that happen. Potentially if you set up the tftp and NFS servers correctly with the right BOOTP directory it could work but good luck getting IBM to help if(when?) that doesn't happen!

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On 2/25/2017 1:31 AM, John McKee wrote:

Very nice. Thanks for the confirmation. I wondered because there was a
brief conversation about performing the backup onto NAS space. Nobody knew
if an IPL could be done from NAS, so continue with tape.

John McKee

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 6:20 PM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Power Systems accepts the USB Stick as an IPL source.

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On 2/24/2017 5:35 PM, John McKee wrote:

I am presuming that the S812 can also be IPLed from that 32G drive. But,
dumb question time, I guess: >can< it be IPLED from that 32G stick? I
have seen systems (not from IBM) that did not enable USB until the OS was
loaded.

John McKee

On Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 1:58 PM, DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A 32GB Stick would hold the entire O/S and LPPs so that's an option.

You could also use an RDX.
You can boot from the network.
You can attach a tape drive.
And yes it supports a DVD Drive.

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On 2/24/2017 2:25 PM, Rob Berendt wrote:

Does the S812 come with a DVD drive? If not, and it fries and you want

to
reload it from scratch what is your installation type?


Rob Berendt

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