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3.5.4 Microsoft Windows .NET Server Microsoft is adding "NUMA enhanced" CPU-affinity code and Hyper-Threading optimization to maximize the performance of XpandOnDemand NUMA-based servers such as the x440. Windows .NET Server operating systems will understand the concept of physical processors versus logical processors. In the case of Windows .NET Server, only physical processors will count against the license limit. Although a Windows .NET Standard Server (limited to two processors) running on a two-way system with Hyper-Threading enabled will recognize and utilize the processing capabilities of four logical processors, only two physical processors will be counted for licensing purposes. 3.5.5 Novell NetWare IBM is working with Novell's NetWare technology team (NetWare V6.0 and Modesto 32/64-bit) and its one Net strategy to take full advantage of the capabilities of IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology. Novell will support high scalability (32 processors x 32 nodes per cluster), large memory (64 GB), Active PCI-X hot swap/hot-add, the Xeon Processor MP (including Hyper-Threading and xAPIC), non-uniform memory addressing (NUMA), Remote I/O, and system partitioning (static and dynamic) in all forms. Support for many of these technologies exists today, with others to be added in future support packs or operating system updates. Refer to 4.3.3, "NetWare installation" on page 121 for more detailed information on installing NetWare on the x440. Important: Once supported multi-node configurations must be assembled before installing NetWare. Novell doesn't currently support adding chassis after NetWare is installed. 3.5.6 Red Hat/SuSE Linux Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 and SuSE Linux Professional 8.0 are architected to exploit the capabilities of the x440 server, including the support for Hyper-Threading technology. The most recent version of the Linux 2.4.x kernel scales effectively to four-way and eight-way, although results vary depending on the workload and the scalability of the application. Chapter 3. Planning 97

Section	Page
Front cover	1
Contents	5
Notices	9
Trademarks	10
Preface	11
The team that wrote this redbook	11
Become a published author	14
Comments welcome	14
Chapter 1. Technical description	15
1.1 The x440 product line	16
1.2 System partitioning	20
1.3 IBM XA-32 chipset	21
1.4 Processors	26
1.4.1 Intel Xeon Processor MP	27
1.4.2 Intel Xeon Processor DP	30
1.5 SMP Expansion Module	31
1.6 IBM XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache	33
1.7 System memory	33
1.8 PCI subsystem	37
1.9 Redundancy	38
1.10 Light Path Diagnostics	39
1.11 Remote Supervisor Adapter	41
1.12 Operating system support	42
1.13 IBM Director	44
Chapter 2. Positioning	49
2.1 xSeries 440 application solutions	50
2.1.1 Server consolidation	50
2.1.2 Enterprise applications	52
2.1.3 Infrastructure applications	54
2.1.4 Clustering	55
2.2 Why choose the x440	57
2.2.1 IBM XA-32 chipset	57
2.2.2 Intel Xeon MP and DP processors	58
2.2.3 XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache	60
2.2.4 High-performance memory subsystem	60
2.2.5 Active PCI-X	61
2.2.6 XpandOnDemand scalability	61
2.2.7 System Partition Manager	62
2.3 The benefits of system partitioning	63
2.4 Server consolidation	65
2.4.1 Types of server consolidation	65
2.4.2 Why consolidate servers	71
2.4.3 Benefits from server consolidation	71
Chapter 3. Planning	77
3.1 System hardware	78
3.1.1 Processors	78
3.1.2 Memory	79
3.1.3 PCI slot configuration	82
3.1.4 Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller	86
3.2 Cabling and connectivity	88
3.2.1 SMP Expansion Module connectivity	88
3.2.2 Remote Supervisor Adapter connectivity	91
3.2.3 Remote Expansion Enclosure	92
3.2.4 Serial connections	97
3.3 Storage considerations	97
3.3.1 xSeries storage solutions	98
3.3.2 Disk subsystem performance	102
3.3.3 Tape backup	103
3.4 Server partitioning and consolidation	104
3.5 Operating system considerations	104
3.5.1 Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	106
3.5.2 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition	109
3.5.3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	110
3.5.4 Microsoft Windows .NET Server	111
3.5.5 Novell NetWare	111
3.5.6 Red Hat/SuSE Linux	111
3.5.7 VMware ESX Server	112
3.6 Application considerations	114
3.6.1 Scalability and performance considerations	114
3.6.2 SMP and server types	115
3.7 Rack installation	116
3.8 Power considerations	117
3.9 Solution Assurance Review	118
Chapter 4. Installation	121
4.1 System BIOS settings	122
4.1.1 Updating BIOS and firmware	122
4.1.2 Enabling memory mirroring	122
4.1.3 Enabling Hyper-Threading	123
4.2 Device drivers	125
4.3 Operating system installation	125
4.3.1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server	126
4.3.2 Red Hat Linux installation	133
4.3.3 NetWare installation	135
4.3.4 VMware ESX Server	142
4.4 Additional Information	142
Chapter 5. Management	143
5.1 Active PCI Manager	144
5.1.1 Using Active PCI Manager	146
5.1.2 Adding adapters to the system	150
5.1.3 Analyzing an existing configuration	158
5.2 System Partition Manager	164
5.3 Process Control	169
5.3.1 Process alias rules	170
5.3.2 Process execution rules	174
5.3.3 Group process execution rules	175
Abbreviations and acronyms	187
Related publications	189
IBM Redbooks	189
Referenced Web sites	189
How to get IBM Redbooks	192
IBM Redbooks collections	192
Index	193

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Chapter 3. Planning

3.5.4

Microsoft Windows .NET Server

Microsoft is adding

“

NUMA enhanced

”

CPU-affinity code and Hyper-Threading

optimization to maximize the performance of XpandOnDemand NUMA-based

servers such as the x440.

Windows .NET Server operating systems will understand the concept of physical

processors versus logical processors. In the case of Windows .NET Server, only

physical processors will count against the license limit. Although a Windows

.NET Standard Server (limited to two processors) running on a two-way system

with Hyper-Threading enabled will recognize and utilize the processing

capabilities of four logical processors, only two physical processors will be

counted for licensing purposes.

3.5.5

Novell NetWare

IBM is working with Novell's NetWare technology team (NetWare V6.0 and

Modesto 32/64-bit) and its one Net strategy to take full advantage of the

capabilities of IBM Enterprise X-Architecture technology. Novell will support high

scalability (32 processors x 32 nodes per cluster), large memory (64 GB), Active

PCI-X hot swap/hot-add, the Xeon Processor MP (including Hyper-Threading

and xAPIC), non-uniform memory addressing (NUMA), Remote I/O, and system

partitioning (static and dynamic) in all forms. Support for many of these

technologies exists today, with others to be added in future support packs or

operating system updates.

Refer to 4.3.3,

“

NetWare installation

”

on page 121 for more detailed information

on installing NetWare on the x440.

3.5.6

Red Hat/SuSE Linux

Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 and SuSE Linux Professional 8.0 are

architected to exploit the capabilities of the x440 server, including the support for

Hyper-Threading technology. The most recent version of the Linux 2.4.x kernel

scales effectively to four-way and eight-way, although results vary depending on

the workload and the scalability of the application.

Important:

Once supported multi-node configurations must be assembled

before installing NetWare. Novell doesn

’

t currently support adding chassis

after NetWare is installed.