8079 Optional Base I/O Rack - IBM i series Handbook

– Two #14XX line cords are required for the Model 840 system unit, and for the lower
unit in the #8079 when this feature is ordered initially or as an upgrade to a Model
840. When ordering #5104 alone as an MES, an additional #14XX line cord is
required for the system unit, and for the lower unit in the #8079, for a total of two line
cords for both the system unit and the lower unit in the #8079.
– #5105 is required for dual line cord capability for the upper unit in the #8079.
– Prerequisite: If the #9079 or #8079 has feature #5101 (30-Disk Expansion Feature)
installed, the #5101 must be converted to a #5111.
– OS/400 V5R1 and supporting PTFs are required. Refer to Informational APAR II12950
at:
http://as400service.rochester.ibm.com/supporthome.nsf/document/10000035
– e-configurator users can refer to this Web site for ordering information:
http://w3-1.ibm.com/sales/systems/ibmsm.nsf/MainFrameset?OpenForm&cdoc=idlcinstall

#8079 Optional Base I/O Rack

The #8079 is a optional base I/O rack shipped on the Model 840 instead of the #9079 Base
I/O Tower. The #8079 supports up to 90 disk units, up to 22 PCI IOAs, and up to four
removable media units. A #8079 is a #9079 Base I/O tower with a #5074 (#0574 Specify
Code) tower package in a rack.
Select three or four (any combination) of these HSL cables:
• #1460 - 3m Copper HSL cable
• #1461 - 6m Copper HSL cable
• #1462 - 15m Copper HSL cable
The #1462 15m Copper HSL cable can be used on any HSL port of the Model 840. If a #5077
migration tower is included in the configuration, four HSL cables have to be ordered for the
#8079 Optional Base I/O Rack.
Select two of these SPCN cables per tower:
• #1463 - 2m SPCN cable
• #1464 - 6m SPCN cable
• #1465 - 15m SPCN cable
• #1466 - 30m SPCN cable
Specify two line cords for the #8079 Optional Base I/O Rack.
The #8079 has a #9943 Base PCI IOP and a #9778 PCI RAID Disk Unit Controller. It has PCI
slots for up 22 PCI IOAs, space for up to 90 disk units (the #5101 is installed in both the
bottom and top unit), space for four removable media devices, two battery backups, and
redundant/hot swap power supplies.
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