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xSeries 450 Planning and Installation Guide

IBM offers a full range of high-performance, high-capacity and automated tape

solutions for xSeries servers. For detailed information on these products, go to:

http://ibm.com/pc/ww/eserver/xseries/tape.html

The following Redbooks discuss IBM tape solutions in greater detail:

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IBM Tape Solutions for Storage Area Networks and FICON™

, SG24-5474

±

Netfinity Tape Solutions

, SG24-5218

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The IBM LTO Ultrium Tape Libraries Guide

, SG24-5946

3.4

Rack installation

The x450 is 4U high and is intended for use as a rack-drawer server. Due to

power distribution considerations, it is recommended that no more than eight 4U

x450 chassis be installed in a single 42U rack, leaving 10U available for RXE-100

Remote I/O enclosures, disk or tape storage, or other devices.

The x450 is 27.5 inches deep, and is designed to be installed in a 19-inch rack

cabinet designed for 28-inch-deep devices, such as the NetBAY42 ER,

NetBAY42 SR, or NetBAY25 SR. Although the x450 system is rack optimized, it

may be converted into a tower by installing it in a NetBAY11 SR Standard Rack

Cabinet. The NetBAY11 rack supports shipment of fully configured xSeries 450

and other rack-optimized xSeries servers.

Installation considerations include the following:

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The system is not designed to run vertically, and therefore must always be run

in a horizontal position.

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For thermal considerations, the x450 must be installed with perforated doors

on both front and back. Do not install the x450 in a rack with a glass front

door.

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Although installation is supported in non-enterprise racks, it is not

recommended, since cable management then becomes an issue.

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The maximum weight of the system, depending on your configuration, is 50

kg (110 lb.). Therefore, this system requires two people to install it in a rack.

If you use a non-IBM rack, the cabinet must meet the EIA-310-D standards with a

depth of at least 28 inches. Also, adequate space (approximately two inches for

the front bezel and one inch for air flow) must be maintained from the slide

Note:

The x450 and RXE-100 support 3.3 Volt PCI adapters only. Make sure

any SCSI adapters you use to connect your tape subsystem are 3.3 V or dual

voltage adapters.

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

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