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The CD that ships with the server contains these drivers. The latest versions can be downloaded from: http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-4JTS2T.html Important: Drivers that were developed for any 32-bit versions of Windows will not work in 64-bit version of Windows. You must use 64-bit drivers. After Windows Server 2003 is installed, Device Manager will report a number of unknown devices. These unknown devices correspond to specific components as shown in Figure 4-14. Note: Some device drivers released for use with Windows Server 2003 may not be digitally signed. Therefore, when you install the drivers, you may have to accept the warning that you are about to install an unsigned driver. Broadcom Ethernet controllers IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter IBM Active PCI controller Figure 4-14 Device Manager after Windows installation When the Windows Server 2003 installation has completed, you should perform install drivers for each of the unknown devices. For each one, right-click the entry in Device Manager and click Update Driver. Select the options that let you 94 IBM ^ xSeries 450 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 x450 product line	16
1.2 IBM XA-64 chipset	17
1.3 Extensible Firmware Interface	19
1.3.1 GUID Partition Table disk	21
1.3.2 EFI System Partition	22
1.3.3 EFI and legacy-free concept	24
1.4 Intel Itanium 2 processor	24
1.5 System assembly	27
1.5.1 Memory-board assembly	28
1.5.2 Processor-board assembly	29
1.6 IBM XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache	31
1.7 System memory	31
1.8 PCI subsystem	35
1.9 Redundancy	37
1.10 Light path diagnostics	39
1.11 Remote Supervisor Adapter	40
1.12 Operating system support	41
Chapter 2. Positioning	43
2.1 x450 application solutions	44
2.1.1 Database applications	44
2.1.2 Business logic	46
2.1.3 e-business and security transactions	47
2.1.4 In-house developed compute-intensive applications	48
2.1.5 Science and technology industries	49
2.2 Why choose x450?	49
Chapter 3. Planning	53
3.1 System hardware	54
3.1.1 Processors	54
3.1.2 Memory	55
3.1.3 PCI slot configuration	58
3.1.4 Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller	61
3.2 Cabling and connectivity	62
3.2.1 Remote Supervisor Adapter connectivity	64
3.2.2 Remote Expansion Enclosure	65
3.2.3 Serial connections	69
3.3 Storage considerations	70
3.3.1 xSeries storage solutions	70
3.3.2 Tape backup	75
3.4 Rack installation	76
3.5 Power considerations	77
3.6 Solution Assurance Review	78
Chapter 4. Installation	81
4.1 Using the Extensible Firmware Interface	82
4.1.1 The EFI shell	84
4.1.2 Flash update	94
4.1.3 Configuration and Setup utility	97
4.1.4 Diagnostic utility	98
4.1.5 Boot maintenance menu	99
4.2 Installing Windows Server 2003	100
4.2.1 Overall process	101
4.2.2 Microsoft Reserved Partition	102
4.2.3 Windows installation	103
4.2.4 Pre-installation phase	103
4.2.5 Starting the installation	104
4.2.6 Text-mode setup	105
4.2.7 GUI setup	107
4.2.8 Post-setup phase	107
4.3 Installing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server	112
4.3.1 Background	113
4.3.2 Linux IA-64 kernel overview	114
4.3.3 Choosing a Linux distribution	115
4.3.4 Installing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server	117
4.3.5 Linux boot process	121
4.3.6 Information about the installed system	122
4.3.7 Using the serial port for the Linux console	126
4.3.8 RXE-100 Expansion Enclosure	127
4.3.9 Upgrading drivers	128
Chapter 5. Management	131
5.1 The Remote Supervisor Adapter	132
5.1.1 The Remote Supervisor Adapter	133
5.1.2 Connecting via a Web browser	133
5.1.3 Configuring a static IP address	135
5.1.4 Connecting via the ASM interconnect	138
5.1.5 Installing the device driver	139
5.1.6 Configuring the remote control password	139
5.2 Management using the Remote Supervisor Adapter	140
5.2.1 Configuring which alerts to monitor	140
5.2.2 Configuring SNMP	141
5.2.3 Sending alerts directly to IBM Director	142
5.2.4 Creating a test event action plan in IBM Director	144
Related publications	149
IBM Redbooks	149
Referenced Web sites	149
How to get IBM Redbooks	151
IBM Redbooks collections	151
Index	153