Setting up a remote IPL

Learn how to set up a remote initial program load (IPL) using the (SMS) menus.

About this task

When you select the Setup Remote IPL option, you can enable and set up the remote startup capability of your server or logical partition. A list of network interface card (NIC) adapters in the server is displayed.

Attention: In a partitioned server, only those network adapters that are assigned to the partition being booted are displayed in the NIC Adapters menu. In a single partition system, all the network adapters in the system are listed in the adapter parameters menu.

Here is an example display of the NIC Adapters menu.

NIC Adapters

		       Device                       Slot                  Hardware Address
 1. Port 1 - 2 PORT Gigabit Et       Un-P1-T9                  00096bff616b
 2. Port 2 - 2 PORT Gigabit Et       Un-P1-T10                 00096bff616a
 3. 10/100/1000 Base-TX PCI-X        Un-CB1-C03-T1             000295e3814f



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Navigation keys:
M = return to main menu
ESC key = return to previous screen          X = eXit System Management Services
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Type the number of the menu item and press Enter or Select a Navigation key: _

When you select an adapter, menus similar to the following examples might be displayed.


Select Internet Protocol Version.

 1. IPv4 - Address Format 123.231.111.222
 2. IPv6 - Address Format 1234:5678:90ab:cdef:1234:5678:90ab:cdef



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Navigation keys:
M = return to main menu
ESC key = return to previous screen          X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: _   

Select Network Service
No alias   : Port 1-IBM Host Ethernet Adapter: Un-P1-T6

 1. BOOTP
 2. ISCSI



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Navigation keys:
M = return to main menu
ESC key = return to previous screen          X = eXit System Management Services
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Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: _
Note: The menus depend on the options that you select. For example, if you select IPv6 as the Internet Protocol Version, the network interface card (NIC) might be configured for Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) boot. If you select IPv4, the NIC might be configured for BOOTP.