Use this page to select the alternate restart device that is associated with this partition profile. This device is also known as the alternate IPL device.
You can designate either an I/O processor (IOP) or an I/O adapter (IOA) as your alternate restart device. If you select the IOA, then the system will find the alternate restart device more quickly when you start IBM i for the first time.
This page displays only devices that you selected for the partition profile on the I/O page. If the device that you want to use as the alternate restart device does not display on this page, click Back until you return to the I/O page, select the alternate restart device for the partition profile, and click Next until you return to this page.
There are rules regulating where you can place the alternate restart device for IBM i logical partitions. These rules vary by server or expansion unit model.
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