About this task
To find the current system configuration, start an IBM i session and sign on. If you have more than
one system, start a session on the system that is being upgraded and for which you have service tools
authority.
To find the current system configuration, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Type strsst on the command line of the Main Menu and then press Enter.
2. Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the Start Service Tools (STRSST) Sign
On display and then press Enter.
3. Select Start a service tool from the System Service Tools (SST) display and then press Enter.
4. Select Hardware service manager from the Start a Service Tool display and then press Enter.
5. Select Packaging hardware resources (system, frames, cards) from the Hardware Service
Manager display and then press Enter.
6. Type 9 on the System Unit line and then press Enter.
7. Select Include empty positions.
8. Look for the PCI adapter location codes in the
Location
column.
9. Write down the Type-Model number for each PCI adapter location.
Some adapters can show multiple, virtual ports. It is not necessary to write down these virtual
locations.
10. Write down any PCI adapter locations that are listed in the
Description
column as an Empty
Position.
The Type-Model number is blank for empty positions.
11. Press F12 to return to the previous window.
12. Do you have an expansion unit attached?
• No: Go to “Adapter placement rules and slot priorities for the 9043-MRX” on page 1.
• Yes: Do the following tasks:
a. Type
9
for the System Expansion Unit field and press Enter.
b. Repeat steps 7-11 for each expansion unit.
c. Select an available slot in the expansion unit.
10 Power Systems: Adapter placement for the 9043-MRX
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