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Solution Assurance Review (SAR) 104 SQL Server 37, 40 standard memory 3 static partitioning 50 storage options 83 Summit chipset 7 supply chain management 38 support memory configurations 66 operating systems 28, 90 SuSE 29, 91, 97 System Availability 32 system management 129 System Partition Manager 150-155 CD-ROM drive 152 complex 151 diskette drive 152 headless mode 152 IBM Director tasks 153 maximum configuration 152 node 151 operating system support 151 partition 151 Partition Assistant 153 partition options 151 positioning 48 twin-tailing 152 system partitioning 6, 49 benefits 50 T tape backup 89 Task Manager 14, 118 TCO 58 teaming 73 TotalStorage solutions 85 Trigger Tool 104 twin-tailing 152 twister chip 7 U Ultra 160 SCSI ports 23 USB ports 23 USB to serial adapter 83 V vertical position not supported 102 video controller 23 video PCI adapters 71 virtual clustering 42 VMware ESX Server 6, 29, 92, 98, 128 clustering 41 models 98 W WebSphere 41 weight 103 Windows .NET 29, 91, 97 Windows 2000 Advanced Server Hyper-Threading bug 15, 110 Hyper-Threading, affect of 15 ServeRAID driver 114 support 29, 91 Windows 2000 Datacenter Server 92-95 See also Datacenter Server Windows 2000 Server 96 Broadcom driver 116 Computer Type 113 custom HAL 112, 114, 119 Device Manager 116 Hyper-Threading 117 installation 112 RXE-100 112, 118 ServeRAID driver 116 Service Pack 114 Windows NT 4.0 EE 95 winnipeg chip 7 X XA-32 chipset 7 X-Architecture 1 XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache 19 positioning 46 Xeon Processor DP 16-17 positioning 45 Xeon Processor MP 13-16, 64 compare with Pentium III 16 phase 1 models 3, 94, 98 positioning 44 XpandOnDemand 2, 47 Z ZIF socket 13 184 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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IBM

xSeries 440 Planning and Installation Guide

Solution Assurance Review (SAR)

104

SQL Server

37, 40

standard memory

static partitioning

storage options

Summit chipset

supply chain management

support

memory configurations

operating systems

28, 90

SuSE

29, 91, 97

System Availability

system management

129

System Partition Manager

150

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CD-ROM drive

152

complex

151

diskette drive

152

headless mode

152

IBM Director tasks

153

maximum configuration

152

node

151

operating system support

151

partition

151

Partition Assistant

153

partition options

151

positioning

twin-tailing

152

system partitioning

6, 49

benefits

tape backup

Task Manager

14, 118

TCO

teaming

TotalStorage solutions

Trigger Tool

104

twin-tailing

152

twister chip

Ultra 160 SCSI ports

USB ports

USB to serial adapter

vertical position not supported

102

video controller

video PCI adapters

virtual clustering

VMware ESX Server

6, 29, 92, 98, 128

clustering

models

WebSphere

weight

103

Windows .NET

29, 91, 97

Windows 2000

Advanced Server Hyper-Threading bug

15, 110

Hyper-Threading, affect of

ServeRAID driver

114

support

29, 91

Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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