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Category 5 or better Ethernet cabling is required with RJ-45 connectors. If you plan to implement a Gigabit Ethernet connection, ensure your network infrastructure is capable of the necessary throughput to match the server's I/O capacity. You will need to provide Ethernet cables for the onboard 10/100/1000 Ethernet controller. Adapter teaming The Broadcom controller is capable of participating in an adapter team for the purposes of failover, load balancing, and port trunking. The choice of adapters to team with the onboard controller depends on whether you have a copper-only network or a mixed copper/fiber network. Our recommendations are: If you have a copper Gigabit environment, use the Broadcom-based NetXtreme 1000T Ethernet adapter, part 31P6301. Alternatively, use the Intel PRO/1000 XT Server adapter, part 22P6801. Note that the 22P6801 is only supported in specific slots - see the following for details: http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/x440/ibm_22P6801.html If you have a mixed fiber/copper Gigabit server switch network, use the Broadcom-based 22P7801, NetXtreme 1000 SX Fiber Ethernet adapter. You can also team the onboard Gigabit card with 10/100 cards such as 06P3601 and 22P4901, but this not a recommended configuration. You can also team with the older Gigabit fiber card, 06P3701. Adapter teaming and failover works by using software additional to the adapter driver to provide the failover functionality. When installing the on-board Broadcom controller in an adapter team with an Intel-based Gigabit controller, we recommend you install the Broadcom controller driver, then the Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) software and finally the driver for the Intel-based controller. Only install a single adapter teaming package. Do not use the Intel advanced teaming software. Detailed instructions for installing the individual driver and failover packages are available with the driver software. For the latest network adapter drivers and software for the x440 server, go to the x440 driver matrix: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-39747.html For details about compatibility, see the ServerProven LAN adapter page: http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/lan/matrix.html Chapter 3. Planning 73

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

Category 5 or better Ethernet cabling is required with RJ-45 connectors. If you

plan to implement a Gigabit Ethernet connection, ensure your network

infrastructure is capable of the necessary throughput to match the server

’

s I/O

capacity.

You will need to provide Ethernet cables for the onboard 10/100/1000 Ethernet

controller.

Adapter teaming

The Broadcom controller is capable of participating in an adapter team for the

purposes of failover, load balancing, and port trunking. The choice of adapters to

team with the onboard controller depends on whether you have a copper-only

network or a mixed copper/fiber network. Our recommendations are:

If you have a copper Gigabit environment, use the Broadcom-based

NetXtreme 1000T Ethernet adapter, part 31P6301. Alternatively, use the Intel

PRO/1000 XT Server adapter, part 22P6801. Note that the 22P6801 is only

supported in specific slots

—

see the following for details:

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/x440/ibm_22P6801.html

If you have a mixed fiber/copper Gigabit server switch network, use the

Broadcom-based 22P7801, NetXtreme 1000 SX Fiber Ethernet adapter.

You can also team the onboard Gigabit card with 10/100 cards such as 06P3601

and 22P4901, but this not a recommended configuration. You can also team with

the older Gigabit fiber card, 06P3701.

Adapter teaming and failover works by using software additional to the adapter

driver to provide the failover functionality.

When installing the on-board Broadcom controller in an adapter team with an

Intel-based Gigabit controller, we recommend you install the Broadcom controller

driver, then the Broadcom Advanced Server Program (BASP) software and

finally the driver for the Intel-based controller. Only install a single adapter

teaming package. Do not use the Intel advanced teaming software.

Detailed instructions for installing the individual driver and failover packages are

available with the driver software.

For the latest network adapter drivers and software for the x440 server, go to the

x440 driver matrix:

http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-39747.html

For details about compatibility, see the ServerProven LAN adapter page:

http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/lan/matrix.html