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cables 67 ports 23 scalable partitions, configuring 131 Scalable Systems Manager 89, 177 scan order, PCI 63 scrubbing, memory 15 SCSI configuring the controller 105 multinode configuration 26 ports 18 SDRAM 13 secondary nodes 26 serial port 19, 78 Linux, use with 171 multinode configuration 26 server consolidation 43 ServeRAID booting from 111 configuration CD-ROM 110 configuring 108 support 79 ServerGuide 3 ServerProven 44 shark 84 shell, EFI 95 SNMP 187, 190 Solution Assurance Review 90 SQL Server 47 storage 79 Summit chipset 7 supply chain management 49 SUSE LINUX, installing 156 system partition, EFI 97 T tape 84 teaming 64 time stamp counter 67 tornado chip 7 TotalStorage solutions 81 Trigger Tool 90 Turbolinux 155 two-node configuration 68 U Ultra 320 SCSI ports 18 UnitedLinux 154 UpdateExpress 3 USB 2.0 ports 19 multinode configuration 26 USB Conversion Option 19 V video controller 19 multinode configuration 26 video adapters, not supported 63 W Wake on LAN, multinode configuration 26 Web browser 179 why x455 52 Windows Server 2003 IA-32 Execution Layer software driver 40 installing 136 unknown devices 145 Windows System Resource Manager 196 winnipeg chip 8 X x450 comparison 2 XA-64 chipset 7 X-Architecture 1 XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache 12 XpandOnDemand 36, 41 Z ZIF socket 10 Index 213

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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213

cables

ports

scalable partitions, configuring

131

Scalable Systems Manager

89, 177

scan order, PCI

scrubbing, memory

SCSI

configuring the controller

105

multinode configuration

ports

SDRAM

secondary nodes

serial port

19, 78

Linux, use with

171

multinode configuration

server consolidation

ServeRAID

booting from

111

configuration CD-ROM

110

configuring

108

support

ServerGuide

ServerProven

shark

shell, EFI

SNMP

187, 190

Solution Assurance Review

SQL Server

storage

Summit chipset

supply chain management

SUSE LINUX, installing

156

system partition, EFI

tape

teaming

time stamp counter

tornado chip

TotalStorage solutions

Trigger Tool

Turbolinux

155

two-node configuration

Ultra 320 SCSI ports

UnitedLinux

154

UpdateExpress

USB 2.0 ports

multinode configuration

USB Conversion Option

video

controller

multinode configuration

video adapters, not supported

Wake on LAN, multinode configuration

Web browser

179

why x455

Windows Server 2003

IA-32 Execution Layer software driver

installing

136

unknown devices

145

Windows System Resource Manager

196

winnipeg chip

x450 comparison

XA-64 chipset

X-Architecture

XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache

XpandOnDemand

36, 41

ZIF socket