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xSeries 440, Planning and Installation, Guide

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Back cover ® IBM xSeries 440 Planning and Installation Guide Describes the technical details of the x440 models Helps you prepare for and perform an installation Covers key IBM Director management tools The IBM ^ xSeries 440 is IBM's flagship industry standard server and is the first full implementation of the 32-bit IBM XA-32 chipset, code named "Summit", as part of the Enterprise X-Architecture strategy. The x440 provides new levels of high availability and price performance, and offers scalability from two-way to 16-way SMP, from 2 GB to 128 GB of memory, and up to 24 PCI slots, all in one single system image. This IBM Redbook is a comprehensive resource on the technical aspects of the server, and is divided into five key subject areas: Chapter 1, "Technical description" introduces the server and describes the key features and how they work. Chapter 2, "Positioning" examines the types of applications that would be used on the x440. Chapter 3, "Planning" describes the aspects of planning to purchase and planning to install the x440. Chapter 4, "Installation" goes through the process of installing key operating systems. Chapter 5, "Management" describes how to use the key IBM Director extensions designed for the x440. A partner redbook is Server Consolidation with the IBM ^ xSeries 440 and VMware ESX Server, SG24-6852. SG24-6196-00 ISBN 0738427330 INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION BUILDING TECHNICAL INFORMATION BASED ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IBM Redbooks are developed by the IBM International Technical Support Organization. Experts from IBM, Customers and Partners from around the world create timely technical information based on realistic scenarios. Specific recommendations are provided to help you implement IT solutions more effectively in your environment. For more information: ibm.com/redbooks

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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SG24-6196-00

ISBN 0738427330

INTERNATIONAL

TECHNICAL

SUPPORT

ORGANIZATION

BUILDING TECHNICAL

INFORMATION BASED ON

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

IBM Redbooks are developed by

the IBM International Technical

Support Organization. Experts

from IBM, Customers and

Partners from around the world

create timely technical

information based on realistic

scenarios. Specific

recommendations are provided

to help you implement IT

solutions more effectively in

your environment.

For more information:

ibm.com

/redbooks

IBM

xSeries 440

Planning and Installation

Guide

Describes the

technical details of

the x440 models

Helps you prepare for

and perform an

installation

Covers key IBM

Director

management tools

The IBM

xSeries 440 is IBM’s flagship industry

standard server and is the first full implementation of the

32-bit IBM XA-32 chipset, code named “Summit”, as part of

the Enterprise X-Architecture strategy. The x440 provides

new levels of high availability and price performance, and

offers scalability from two-way to 16-way SMP, from 2 GB to

128 GB of memory, and up to 24 PCI slots, all in one single

system image.

This IBM Redbook is a comprehensive resource on the

technical aspects of the server, and is divided into five key

subject areas:

Chapter 1, “Technical description” introduces the server

and describes the key features and how they work.

Chapter 2, “Positioning” examines the types of

applications that would be used on the x440.

Chapter 3, “Planning” describes the aspects of planning

to purchase and planning to install the x440.

Chapter 4, “Installation” goes through the process of

installing key operating systems.

Chapter 5, “Management” describes how to use the key

IBM Director extensions designed for the x440.

A partner redbook is

Server Consolidation with the IBM

xSeries 440 and VMware ESX Server

, SG24-6852.