Pci Card Technology - IBM AS/400e User Handbook Manual

AS/400e server 250
• #9723 Base Ethernet IOA
• #9724 Base PCI Token-Ring IOA
• #9738 Base PCI 100/10 Ethernet IOA
Note: #0398 is not included in the base system. It is a required priced feature
with the base LAN option. This special package is for the Model 250 only and
includes CCIN 2745 and CCIN 0367.
Note: When #2746 is on the order, #0398 is not required with the base LAN
option.
• Six PCI card slots
• The following software products are always preloaded and included with the Model 250
base system:
– 5769-SS1 OS/400
– 5769-QU1 Query
– 5769-ST1 DB2 Query manager and SQL development kit for AS/400
– 5769-XW1 AS/400 Client Access Family for Windows
A new processor group, PPS (processor-based packaged software), supports these four
programs only when ordered as part of this package. The PPS group is less than the P05
group. Upgrades to the P05 or higher groups result in an upgrade charge.
Processor-based programs, other than these four, are charged at the P05 group when
ordered for a Model 250.
The AS/400e Model 250 servers are Customer Setup (CSU).
OS/400 V4R5 is required to support the 250 servers.

PCI Card Technology

The Model 250 is a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) based technology system. SPD
cards do not attach to the Model 250.
The fundamental bus architecture of the AS/400 system remains unchanged with the
implementation of PCI adapters. The AS/400 IOP architecture continues to off load cycles
from the main processor, isolate the host from adapter and network errors, and manage,
configure, and service the adapters. PCI architecture continues to offer advantages over
other system structures.
There are several types of PCI cards, each of which requires a specialized slot on the AS/400
Model 250 backplane:
• Low-Speed PCI Adapter Cards: Low-speed PCI cards require a PCI card slot and a
PCI controller to drive them. This PCI controller can either be included on the
backplane or as a separate PCI card that attaches to the backplane.
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