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Index Numerics 03K9309, ASM Interconnect Cable Kit 77 22P6801, NetXtreme 1000 T Ethernet adapter 64 22P7801, NetXtreme 1000 SX Fiber Ethernet 64 31P5998, RXE-100 6-slot Expansion Kit 70 31P6087, 3.5 m management cable kit 72 31P6088, 8 m management cable kit 72 31P6102, 3.5 m Remote I/O cable kit 71 31P6103, 8 m Remote I/O cable kit 71 31P6301, NetXtreme 1000T Ethernet adapter 64 32-bit compatibility driver 40 32-bit PCI adapters 61 32-bit to 64-bit migration 40 33L5038, 512 MB DDR DIMM 57 33L5039, 1 GB DDR DIMM 57 33L5040, 2 GB DDR DIMM 57 73P5832, USB Conversion Option 19, 66 73P7076, 1.3 GHz processor option 56 73P7077, 1.4 GHz processor option 56 73P7078, 1.5 GHz processor option 56 73P9715, 8-way to 16-way Supplemental Kit 67 73P9911, 4-way to 8-way Scalability Kit 67 8855-1RX 4, 56 8855-2RX 4, 56 8855-3RX 4, 56 A Active Memory 14 mirroring 15 Active PCI driver Windows 2000 145 Adaptec RAID Driver 108 adapter speeds 62 adapter teaming 64 alerts 188 application consolidation 44 ASM device driver 185 interconnect 184 AWE in 32-bit environments 47 B backup 84 bandwidth calculations 8 BIOS 29-31 block diagram 8 boot maintenance menu 122 Boot Manager Menu 94 bootstrap processor 9 Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet 18, 64 adapter teaming 64 Windows 2000 145 business intelligence 49 C cabling Ethernet 19, 64 RXE-100 70-71 scalability 67 cache 11-12 Cache and Scalability Controller 7 Caldera SCO Linux 155 CD-ROM file formats 99 centralization 44 checkpoint 93 Chipkill memory 16 clocking 67 clustering 88 comparison, x455 and x450 2 Conectiva Linux 155 Configuration/Setup Utility 118 CPUs 56 CRM 50 cyclone chip 8 D data consolidation 44 database applications 46 Datacenter Solution Program 45 DB2 Universal Database 48 DDR memory 12-13 diagnostics 121 updates 113 DIMMs © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004. All rights reserved. 209

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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Index

Numerics

03K9309, ASM Interconnect Cable Kit

22P6801, NetXtreme 1000 T Ethernet adapter

22P7801, NetXtreme 1000 SX Fiber Ethernet

31P5998, RXE-100 6-slot Expansion Kit

31P6087, 3.5 m management cable kit

31P6088, 8 m management cable kit

31P6102, 3.5 m Remote I/O cable kit

31P6103, 8 m Remote I/O cable kit

31P6301, NetXtreme 1000T Ethernet adapter

32-bit compatibility driver

32-bit PCI adapters

32-bit to 64-bit migration

33L5038, 512 MB DDR DIMM

33L5039, 1 GB DDR DIMM

33L5040, 2 GB DDR DIMM

73P5832, USB Conversion Option

19, 66

73P7076, 1.3 GHz processor option

73P7077, 1.4 GHz processor option

73P7078, 1.5 GHz processor option

73P9715, 8-way to 16-way Supplemental Kit

73P9911, 4-way to 8-way Scalability Kit

8855-1RX

4, 56

8855-2RX

4, 56

8855-3RX

4, 56

Active Memory

mirroring

Active PCI driver

Windows 2000

145

Adaptec RAID Driver

108

adapter speeds

adapter teaming

alerts

188

application consolidation

ASM

device driver

185

interconnect

184

AWE in 32-bit environments

backup

bandwidth calculations

BIOS

29–31

block diagram

boot maintenance menu

122

Boot Manager Menu

bootstrap processor

Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet

18, 64

adapter teaming

Windows 2000

145

business intelligence

cabling

Ethernet

19, 64

RXE-100

70–71

scalability

cache

11–12

Cache and Scalability Controller

Caldera SCO Linux

155

CD-ROM file formats

centralization

checkpoint

Chipkill memory

clocking

clustering

comparison, x455 and x450

Conectiva Linux

155

Configuration/Setup Utility

118

CPUs

CRM

cyclone chip

data consolidation

database applications

Datacenter Solution Program

DB2 Universal Database

DDR memory

12–13

diagnostics

121

updates

113

DIMMs