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Chapter 17. iSeries I/O processors
iSeries servers are designed for business computing. One of the fundamental
characteristics of that environment is that it is input/output (I/O)-intensive, rather
than compute-intensive.
This chapter discusses Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) system unit,
and PCI and System Products Division (SPD) Migration tower I/O processors
(IOP) available from IBM for iSeries servers and associated towers.
Refer to Chapter 18, “iSeries I/O adapters and controllers” on page 339, for I/O
adapter (IOA) information. Refer to Chapter 22, “Customer Install Features” on
page 459, to identify the CIF status for each supported feature.
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