Pci Card Technology - IBM i series Handbook

• One #6382 4GB ¼-inch Cartridge Tape Unit
• One #2838 100/10 Mbps Ethernet
• #9720 Twinaxial/WAN IOA option for Twinaxial Console
• The following V5R1 software products are always preloaded and included with the
Model 250 Packages:
– 5769-SS1 OS/400 Base
– 5769-QU1 Query
– 5769-ST1 DB2 Query Manager and SQL Development Kit for AS/400
– 5769-XW1 AS/400 Client Access Family
Processor group, processor-based packaged software (PPS), supports these four
programs only when ordered as part of this package. Processor-based programs, other
than these four, are charged at the P05 group when ordered for a Model 250 Package.
The iSeries Model 250 Packages are Customer Setup (CSU).

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/400e server remains unchanged with the
implementation of PCI adapters. The AS/400e 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/400e 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.
• High-Speed PCI Adapter Cards : High-speed PCI cards require a higher bandwidth
connection to the PCI controllers than low-speed PCI cards require. The PCI controller
can be included on the backplane or as a separate PCI card that attaches to the
backplane.
• Low-Speed/High-Speed PCI Adapter Cards : The Low-speed/High-Speed PCI cards
can be installed in either a low-speed slot or high-speed slot.
iSeries Model 250 Packages and AS/400e Server 250
iSeries Model 250 Packages and AS/400e Server 250
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