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IT information technology KB kilobyte KVM keyboard video mouse LAN local area network LCCM LANClient Control Manager LCM Local Console Manager LED light emitting diode LTO Linear Tape-Open LVM Logical Volume Manager MAC medium access control MB megabyte MBR master boot record MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer MSCS Microsoft Cluster Services MSR Microsoft Reserved Partition NAS Network Attached Storage NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association NUMA Non-uniform Memory Access NVRAM non-volatile random access memory OEM original equipment manufacturer OLAP Online Analytical Processing PCD Personal Computing Division PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PFA Predictive Failure Analysis POST power on self test PPP point-to-point protocol PXE Preboot eXecution Environment RAID redundant array of independent disk RAM random access memory RCM remote console manager RDIMM registered dual inline memory module RDM Remote Deployment Manager RETAIN remote technical assistance information network RH Red Hat RISC reduced instruction set computing RMB rectifier monophase battery ROM read only memory RPM revolutions per minute RSA Remote Supervisor Adapter SAL system abstraction layer SAN storage area network SAR solution assurance review SCM supply chain management SCSI small computer system interface SDK software development kit SDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory SLES SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server SMP symmetric multiprocessor SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SP service processor SQL Structured Query Language SR standard rack SSL Secure Sockets Layer SVGA super video graphics array TB terrabyte TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TSC time stamp counter UCO USB Conversion Option UDB Universal Data Base UL UnitedLinux UPS uninterruptible power supply URL Uniform Resource Locator USB universal serial bus VRM voltage regulator module WSRM Windows System Resource Manager ZIF zero insertion force 202 IBM xSeries 455 Planning and Installation Guide Eserver

Section	Page
Front cover	1
Contents	5
Notices	9
Trademarks	10
Preface	11
The team that wrote this redbook	11
Become a published author	13
Comments welcome	14
Chapter 1. Technical description	15
1.1 Features	16
1.1.1 Comparing the x455 with the x450	16
1.1.2 Features not supported	17
1.2 The x455 base models	18
1.2.1 Front and rear views	18
1.3 System assembly	20
1.4 IBM XA-64 chipset	21
1.4.1 The processor-board assembly	23
1.4.2 The memory-board assembly	27
1.4.3 PCI-X board assembly	31
1.5 Remote Supervisor Adapter	33
1.6 RXE-100 Expansion Enclosure	35
1.7 Multinode scalable partitions	36
1.7.1 RXE-100 connectivity	38
1.7.2 Multinode configuration	39
1.7.3 Integrated I/O function support	40
1.7.4 Error recovery	40
1.8 Redundancy	41
1.9 Light path diagnostics	41
1.10 Extensible Firmware Interface	43
1.10.1 GUID Partition Table disk	45
1.10.2 EFI System Partition	47
1.10.3 EFI and the reduced-legacy concept	48
1.11 Operating system support	49
1.12 Enterprise X-Architecture	49
1.12.1 NUMA architecture	50
Chapter 2. Positioning	53
2.1 Migrating to a 64-bit platform	54
2.2 Scalable system partitioning	55
2.2.1 RXE-100 Expansion Enclosure	56
2.3 Operating system support	56
2.4 Server consolidation	57
2.5 ServerProven®	58
2.6 IBM Datacenter Solution Program	59
2.7 Application solutions	60
2.7.1 Database applications	60
2.7.2 Business logic	62
2.7.3 e-Business and security transactions	64
2.7.4 In-house developed compute-intensive applications	65
2.7.5 Science and technology industries	65
2.8 Why choose x455	66
Chapter 3. Planning	69
3.1 System hardware	70
3.1.1 Processors	70
3.1.2 Memory	71
3.1.3 PCI-X slot configuration	75
3.1.4 Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller	78
3.2 Cabling and connectivity	79
3.2.1 SMP Expansion connectivity	81
3.2.2 Remote Expansion Enclosure connectivity	84
3.2.3 Remote Supervisor Adapter connectivity	90
3.2.4 Serial connectivity	92
3.3 Storage considerations	93
3.3.1 xSeries storage solutions	93
3.3.2 Tape backup	98
3.4 Rack installation	99
3.5 Power considerations	101
3.6 Operating system support	101
3.6.1 Clustering	102
3.7 IBM Director support	103
3.8 Solution Assurance Review	104
3.8.1 Trigger Tool	104
3.8.2 Electronic Solution Assurance Review (eSAR)	104
Chapter 4. Installation	105
4.1 Using The Extensible Firmware Interface	106
4.1.1 EFI Firmware Boot Manager	107
4.1.2 The EFI shell	109
4.1.3 Driver Setup	117
4.1.4 Flash update	126
4.1.5 Configuration/Setup utility	132
4.1.6 Diagnostic utility	135
4.1.7 Boot Option Maintenance	136
4.2 Configuring scalable partitions	145
4.2.1 Creating a scalable partition	145
4.2.2 Booting a scalable partition	148
4.2.3 Multiple Monitors	149
4.2.4 Deleting a scalable partition	150
4.3 Installing Windows Server 2003	150
4.3.1 Important information	150
4.3.2 Preparing to install	152
4.3.3 Installation	153
4.3.4 Post-setup phase	158
4.4 Installing Linux	165
4.4.1 Linux IA-64 kernel overview	166
4.4.2 Choosing a Linux distribution	167
4.4.3 Installing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8.0	170
4.4.4 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS	174
4.4.5 Linux boot process	176
4.4.6 Information about the installed system	177
4.4.7 Using the serial port for the Linux console	185
4.4.8 RXE-100 Expansion Enclosure	186
4.4.9 Upgrading drivers	187
Chapter 5. Management	189
5.1 IBM Director	190
5.1.1 Scalable Systems Manager	191
5.2 The Remote Supervisor Adapter	191
5.2.1 Connecting via a Web browser	193
5.2.2 Connecting via the ASM interconnect	198
5.2.3 Installing the device driver	199
5.2.4 Configuring the remote control password	200
5.3 Management using the Remote Supervisor Adapter	201
5.3.1 Configuring which alerts to monitor	202
5.3.2 Configuring SNMP	204
5.3.3 Sending alerts directly to IBM Director	205
5.3.4 Creating a test event action plan in IBM Director	207
5.4 Windows System Resource Manager	210
5.4.1 WSRM description	211
5.4.2 WSRM features	212
5.4.3 WSRM in the x455	213
Abbreviations and acronyms	215
Related publications	217
IBM Redbooks	217
Other publications	217
Online resources	218
How to get IBM Redbooks	222
Help from IBM	222
Index	223

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IBM

Eserver

xSeries 455 Planning and Installation Guide

information technology

kilobyte

KVM

keyboard video mouse

LAN

local area network

LCCM

LANClient Control Manager

LCM

Local Console Manager

LED

light emitting diode

LTO

Linear Tape-Open

LVM

Logical Volume Manager

MAC

medium access control

megabyte

MBR

master boot record

MCSE

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

MSCS

Microsoft Cluster Services

MSR

Microsoft Reserved Partition

NAS

Network Attached Storage

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturers

Association

NUMA

Non-uniform Memory Access

NVRAM

non-volatile random access memory

OEM

original equipment manufacturer

OLAP

Online Analytical Processing

PCD

Personal Computing Division

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect

PFA

Predictive Failure Analysis

POST

power on self test

PPP

point-to-point protocol

PXE

Preboot eXecution Environment

RAID

redundant array of independent disk

RAM

random access memory

RCM

remote console manager

RDIMM

registered dual inline memory module

RDM

Remote Deployment Manager

RETAIN

remote technical assistance information

network

Red Hat

RISC

reduced instruction set computing

RMB

rectifier monophase battery

ROM

read only memory

RPM

revolutions per minute

RSA

Remote Supervisor Adapter

SAL

system abstraction layer

SAN

storage area network

SAR

solution assurance review

SCM

supply chain management

SCSI

small computer system interface

SDK

software development kit

SDRAM

synchronous dynamic random access

memory

SLES

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server

SMP

symmetric multiprocessor

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

service processor

SQL

Structured Query Language

standard rack

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

SVGA

super video graphics array

terrabyte

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet

Protocol

TSC

time stamp counter

UCO

USB Conversion Option

UDB

Universal Data Base

UnitedLinux

UPS

uninterruptible power supply

URL

Uniform Resource Locator

USB

universal serial bus

VRM

voltage regulator module

WSRM

Windows System Resource Manager

ZIF

zero insertion force