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H hints & tips for EFI 102 hot-add of memory (not supported) 3 hot-swap fans 27 hot-swap memory 59 I IA-32 Execution Layer software driver 40 IBM Datacenter Solution Program 45 IBM Director 89, 176 event action plans 193 IBM ServerProven 44 IBM XA-64 chipset 7 IDE devices, configuring 104 in-house applications 51 in-memory databases 47 installing in a rack 85 Red Hat Linux 160 SUSE LINUX 156 Windows Server 2003 136 Intel PRO/1000 XT 64 interleaving, memory 13-14 Itanium 2 10 J Joliet format 99 K keyboard port 3, 19 KVM USB conversion option 19 L LCCM 3 LEDs, light path diagnostics 28 legacy 34 Level 3 cache 11 Level 4 cache 12 light path diagnostics 27 Linux boot process 162 byte order 153 Caldera SCO Linux 155 Conectiva Linux 155 CPU information 163 data types 152 distributions 153 drivers 173 IA-32 applications 163 kernel 151 memory information 164 modules used 165 partitions 166 Red Hat Linux 160 RXE-100 172 serial port use 171 SUSE LINUX 156 Turbolinux 155 UnitedLinux 154 logging 120 LSI controller, configuring 105 M Madison 4, 10 management 175 map command 98 mapping table 96 MBR 32 McKinley 10 media bays, multinode configuration 26 MemMap entries 96 memory 14 Active Memory 14 Chipkill memory 16 disabling during POST 16 hot-add (not supported) 3 hot-swap 59 installation order 57 interleaving 14 matched pairs 14, 57 memory mirroring 15, 58, 118 memory ports 58 Memory ProteXion 14 memory scrubbing 15 memory-board assembly 6, 13, 57 LEDs 13 Microsoft Reserved Partition 137 Microsoft SQL Server 47 migrating to 64-bit 40 models 4 mountvol command 147 mouse port 3, 19 MSCS 88 multinode cabling 67 Index 211

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

211

hints & tips for EFI

102

hot-add of memory (not supported)

hot-swap fans

hot-swap memory

IA-32 Execution Layer software driver

IBM Datacenter Solution Program

IBM Director

89, 176

event action plans

193

IBM ServerProven

IBM XA-64 chipset

IDE devices, configuring

104

in-house applications

in-memory databases

installing

in a rack

Red Hat Linux

160

SUSE LINUX

156

Windows Server 2003

136

Intel PRO/1000 XT

interleaving, memory

13–14

Itanium 2

Joliet format

keyboard port

3, 19

KVM USB conversion option

LCCM

LEDs, light path diagnostics

legacy

Level 3 cache

Level 4 cache

light path diagnostics

Linux

boot process

162

byte order

153

Caldera SCO Linux

155

Conectiva Linux

155

CPU information

163

data types

152

distributions

153

drivers

173

IA-32 applications

163

kernel

151

memory information

164

modules used

165

partitions

166

Red Hat Linux

160

RXE-100

172

serial port use

171

SUSE LINUX

156

Turbolinux

155

UnitedLinux

154

logging

120

LSI controller, configuring

105

Madison

4, 10

management

175

map command

mapping table

MBR

McKinley

media bays, multinode configuration

MemMap entries

memory

Active Memory

Chipkill memory

disabling during POST

hot-add (not supported)

hot-swap

installation order

interleaving

matched pairs

14, 57

memory mirroring

15, 58, 118

memory ports

Memory ProteXion

memory scrubbing

memory-board assembly

6, 13, 57

LEDs

Microsoft Reserved Partition

137

Microsoft SQL Server

migrating to 64-bit

models

mountvol command

147

mouse port

3, 19

MSCS

multinode

cabling