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Memory enhancement such as memory mirroring, Chipkill, and Memory ProteXion Six Active PCI-X slots: two 64-bit 133 MHz, two 64-bit 100 MHz, two 64-bit 66 MHz Connectivity to an RXE-100 external PCI-X enclosure for an additional 12 PCI-X slots Integrated dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI controller Two hot-swap 1" drive bays Support for major storage subsystems, including Fibre Channel and ServeRAID Light Path Diagnostics and the Remote Supervisor Adapter for systems management Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controller The ability to connect multiple systems together and to partition them is the implementation of the concept of XpandOnDemand. XpandOnDemand represents the first industry-standard implementation of true "pay-as-you-grow" servers. New levels of scalability are achieved using a building block design that allows more cost-effective scalability. These technologies, powered by the XA-32 chipset, will provide scalability from two-way up to 16-way systems using "scalable enterprise nodes", the x440s being each of those nodes, and, optionally, one or more external remote I/O enclosures. Each scalable enterprise node contains processors, memory, I/O support, storage and other devices and operates as an independent system. Each node may run a different operating system from the other nodes, or if desired multiple nodes can be assigned to one operating system image via system partitioning. Nodes are attached to one another through dedicated high-speed interconnections, called SMP Expansion Ports. This offers the flexibility to run several hardware nodes as either a single complex of nodes or as two or more smaller units to support multiple operating systems and/or clustered configurations. The nodes can even be rearranged later into other configurations, as needed. 1.1 The x440 product line The models of the x440 are being made available throughout 2002. This is because the complexity associated with developing the new IBM XA-32 chipset, formerly known by its code name "Summit", has meant additional development and testing being required for introducing the x440 above that required of other 2 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

Memory enhancement such as memory mirroring, Chipkill, and Memory

ProteXion

Six Active PCI-X slots: two 64-bit 133 MHz, two 64-bit 100 MHz, two 64-bit

66 MHz

Connectivity to an RXE-100 external PCI-X enclosure for an additional 12

PCI-X slots

Integrated dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI controller

Two hot-swap 1

”

drive bays

Support for major storage subsystems, including Fibre Channel and

ServeRAID

Light Path Diagnostics and the Remote Supervisor Adapter for systems

management

Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet controller

The ability to connect multiple systems together and to partition them is the

implementation of the concept of

XpandOnDemand

XpandOnDemand represents the first industry-standard implementation of true

“

pay-as-you-grow

”

servers. New levels of scalability are achieved using a building

block design that allows more cost-effective scalability. These technologies,

systems using

“

scalable enterprise nodes

”

, the x440s being each of those nodes,

and, optionally, one or more external remote I/O enclosures.

Each scalable enterprise node contains processors, memory, I/O support,

storage and other devices and operates as an independent system. Each node

may run a different operating system from the other nodes, or if desired multiple

nodes can be assigned to one operating system image via system partitioning.

Nodes are attached to one another through dedicated high-speed

interconnections, called SMP Expansion Ports. This offers the flexibility to run

several hardware nodes as either a single complex of nodes or as two or more

smaller units to support multiple operating systems and/or clustered

configurations. The nodes can even be rearranged later into other configurations,

as needed.

1.1

The x440 product line

The models of the x440 are being made available throughout 2002. This is

because the complexity associated with developing the new IBM XA-32 chipset,

formerly known by its code name

“

Summit

”

, has meant additional development

and testing being required for introducing the x440 above that required of other