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Platform IPL sequence

Provides steps for initial program load.

The IPL consists of the following steps:
  1. Service processor's performing power-on tests and loading the system processor
  2. POWER Hypervisor™ initialization
  3. If the system is partitioned, POWER Hypervisor loads the partition's SLIC code
  4. Licensed Internal Code (system) initialization
  5. Installing or starting the operating system program

For information on IPL status SRCs, see IPL status SRCs.

For information on IPL for i5/OS® logical partitions, see Restarting and shutting down i5/OS in a logical partition.

Parent topic: Initial program load (IPL) information
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Last updated: Fri, Oct 30, 2009