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The xSeries development team, the IBM Linux Technology Center, and other parts of IBM are working with the Linux community, Red Hat, SuSE, and other Linux alliance partners to develop advanced Enterprise X-Architecture features in upcoming releases of Linux. These features will include memory optimization, additional hot-swap/hot-add capabilities, dynamic partitioning, and additional scalability improvements. Refer to 4.3.2, "Red Hat Linux installation" on page 119 for more detailed information on installing Linux on the x440. 3.5.7 VMware ESX Server VMware ESX Server is virtual machine software for consolidating and partitioning servers. It is a cost-effective, highly scalable virtual machine platform with advanced resource management capabilities. VMware ESX Server is used to minimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) of server infrastructure by maximizing server manageability, flexibility, and efficiency across the enterprise. There are three 16-way ESX Server models currently (or soon to be) available: Table 3-4 New models for the 16-way fixed configurations running VMware ESX Server Model Standard processors L2 cache L3 cache Std memory 8687-4RX 16 x 1.4 GHz Intel Xeon MP 256 KB 512 KB 8 GB(*) 8687-5RX 16 x 1.5 GHz Intel Xeon MP 256 KB 512 KB 8 GB(*) 8687-6RX 16 x 1.6 GHz Intel Xeon MP 256 KB 1 MB 8 GB(*) (*) Extra memory/storage and options will be included as defined by customer requirements through the Special Bid process. These models also have a ServeRAID-4Mx adapter installed as standard. ESX Server works by letting you transform physical computers into a pool of logical computing resources. Physical servers are partitioned into secure virtual servers. Operating systems and applications are isolated in these multiple virtual servers that reside on a single piece of hardware. These resources can then be distributed to any operating system or application as needed. ESX Server provides dynamic logical partitioning. It runs directly on the hardware to partition and isolate server resources, using advanced resource management controls to let you remotely manage, automate, and standardize these server resources. 98 IBM ^ xSeries 440 Planning and Installation Guide

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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xSeries 440 Planning and Installation Guide

The xSeries development team, the IBM Linux Technology Center, and other

parts of IBM are working with the Linux community, Red Hat, SuSE, and other

Linux alliance partners to develop advanced Enterprise X-Architecture features

in upcoming releases of Linux. These features will include memory optimization,

additional hot-swap/hot-add capabilities, dynamic partitioning, and additional

scalability improvements.

Refer to 4.3.2,

“

Red Hat Linux installation

”

on page 119 for more detailed

information on installing Linux on the x440.

3.5.7

VMware ESX Server

VMware ESX Server is virtual machine software for consolidating and

partitioning servers. It is a cost-effective, highly scalable virtual machine platform

with advanced resource management capabilities. VMware ESX Server is used

to minimize the total cost of ownership (TCO) of server infrastructure by

maximizing server manageability, flexibility, and efficiency across the enterprise.

There are three 16-way ESX Server models currently (or soon to be) available:

Table 3-4

New models for the 16-way fixed configurations running VMware ESX Server

These models also have a ServeRAID-4Mx adapter installed as standard.

ESX Server works by letting you transform physical computers into a pool of

logical computing resources. Physical servers are partitioned into secure virtual

servers. Operating systems and applications are isolated in these multiple virtual

servers that reside on a single piece of hardware. These resources can then be

distributed to any operating system or application as needed.

ESX Server provides dynamic logical partitioning. It runs directly on the hardware

to partition and isolate server resources, using advanced resource management

controls to let you remotely manage, automate, and standardize these server

resources.

Model

Standard processors

L2 cache

L3 cache

Std memory

8687-4RX

16 x 1.4 GHz Intel Xeon MP

256 KB

512 KB

8 GB(*)

8687-5RX

16 x 1.5 GHz Intel Xeon MP

256 KB

512 KB

8 GB(*)

8687-6RX

16 x 1.6 GHz Intel Xeon MP

256 KB

1 MB

8 GB(*)

(*) Extra memory/storage and options will be included as defined by customer requirements through the

Special Bid process.