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Partitioning options Diagram
Connecting the RXE-100
PCI slot configuration
Light Path Diagnostics
Updating Bios and firmware
Tape backup
How to
Power considerations
Giving users better services
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Contents
Describes the technical details of the x440 models
David Watts Reza Fanaei Aghdam Duncan Furniss Jason King
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Preface
Team that wrote this redbook
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Technical description
X440 product line
Models available from November
XSeries RXE-100
One 16-way complex
System partitioning
IBM XA-32 chipset
CEC
Technical description
CEC
X440 Node
CEC
Processors
Intel Xeon Processor MP
Quad-pumped frontside bus
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Technical description
Feature Xeon Processor DP Xeon Processor MP
Intel Xeon Processor DP
SMP Expansion Module
10 SMP Expansion Module
IBM XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache
System memory
11 Memory ProteXion
Port
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PCI subsystem
Redundancy
Light Path Diagnostics
13 Front panel of the xSeries
14 Light Path Diagnostics panel on
Remote Supervisor Adapter
Rear
Operating system support
Description Release SMP support1 Hyper-Threading Support
IBM Director
Technical description
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Technical description
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Positioning
XSeries 440 application solutions
Server consolidation
Positioning
Enterprise applications
Positioning
Infrastructure applications
Clustering
One-box cluster running VMware with virtual shared storage
Why choose
IBM XA-32 chipset
Intel Xeon MP and DP processors
Performance with & without Hyper-Threading
XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache
High-performance memory subsystem
Active PCI-X
XpandOnDemand scalability
System Partition Manager
Benefits of system partitioning
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Server consolidation
Types of server consolidation
These are summarized in -1 and described in detail below
Virtual centralization or remote management
Relocating existing servers to one or fewer IT sites
Physical centralization or server relocation
Physical server consolidation
Positioning
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Benefits from server consolidation
Why consolidate servers
Single point of control
Giving users better services
Regaining flexibility
Avoid floor space constraints
Reduction of the Total Cost of Ownership TCO
Manageability and availability
Scalability and workload growth
Service level
Business continuity
Reduced technical complexity
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Planning
System hardware
Processors
Memory
DIMMs sockets on the x440 SMP Expansion Module
Memory mirroring
Memory performance considerations
PCI slot configuration
Additional memory considerations
X440 block diagram showing the internal PCI-X slots
Slot Bus Width bits Supported adapter speed MHz
PCI-X slots
Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller
Active PCI Manager
Adapter teaming
Cabling and connectivity
SMP Expansion Module connectivity
SMP Expansion Ports with two SMP Expansion Modules installed
Connecting the two x440s together in a 16-way configuration
Remote Supervisor Adapter Connectors
Remote Supervisor Adapter connectivity
Remote Expansion Enclosure
Bus Slot
RXE-100 PCI-X expansion board 6 slots
Connecting the RXE-100
Connecting the RXE-100 to
10 Connecting an RXE-100 to a 16-way x440 configuration
Storage considerations
Serial connections
XSeries storage solutions
ServeRAID with external storage enclosures
IBM Fibre Array Storage Technology
IBM TotalStorage FAStT200 Storage Server
IBM TotalStorage FAStT500 Storage Server
IBM TotalStorage FAStT700 Storage Server
Disk subsystem performance
Enterprise Storage Server ESS
Tape backup
Server partitioning and consolidation
Operating system considerations
Description Release SMP support1 Hyper-Threading Support
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Datacenter eight-way configuration
Datacenter 16-way configuration
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Novell NetWare
Microsoft Windows .NET Server
Red Hat/SuSE Linux
VMware ESX Server
Model Standard processors L2 cache L3 cache Std memory
VMware ESX Server
Application considerations
Scalability and performance considerations
SMP and server types
Rack installation
Click Products and Services Click Intel-based servers
Power considerations
Click Select a country
Solution Assurance Review
Trigger Tool
ESAR Electronic Solution Assurance Review
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Updating Bios and firmware
System Bios settings
Enabling memory mirroring
Enabling Hyper-Threading
Enabling memory mirroring
Enabling Hyper-Threading
Operating system installation
Device drivers
Installing the x440 Windows 2000 custom HAL
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server
When you see the following message, immediately press F5
Installing the Windows 2000 Service Pack
Selecting computer type from custom HAL disk
Installing additional drivers
Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 2 installation
Device Manager post Windows 2000 Server installation
Windows 2000 Device Manager after device driver updates
Enabling Hyper-Threading on a Windows 2000 system
Attaching the RXE-100 Remote Expansion Enclosure
Before and after enabling Hyper-Threading on a two-way
Red Hat Linux installation
Right-clickACPI Multiprocessor Node and select Properties
Mount /mnt/cdrom
Hyper-Threading support under Linux
NetWare installation
RXE-100 support under Linux
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10 Network board installation instruction
Installing the IBM PCI hot-plug controller driver
11 Shows the loaded Broadcom Gigabit driver
12 Verifies that PCI hot-plug installation was successful
Adding support for the RXE-100
Before you begin
Enabling Hyper-Threading
Additional Information
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Active PCI Manager
Active PCI Manager revision
Active PCI Manager task on IBM Director main console
Using Active PCI Manager
X440 slot view
Slot 3 details
Message Meaning Recommended Action
X440 and RXE-100 tree view
Adding adapters to the system
X440 and RXE-100 table view
Adding a known adapter
Add Card Wizard
Selecting the IBM Gigabit Ethernet SX Adapter
Hot Add adapter to slot
11 Slot 3 with the LED on
12 IBM Gigabit Ethernet Adapter installed in slot
Adding an unlisted adapter
13 Adapter identification screen
Attributes Graphic
Analyzing an existing configuration
15 Windows finds new hardware
16 Incorrectly arranged adapters
17Performance analysis
Optimizer prompts you to remove the adapter from slot
19 Stop adapter use by the operating system
Indicators that the hot-eject was successful
System Partition Manager
22 Hot Add
Partitioning options Diagram
Partitioning options Diagram
Tasks
24 Partition Assistant
Process Control
Process alias rules
25 Process Control rule types
27 Creating a process alias rule
28 Assigning a process alias
30 List of process alias rules
Process execution rules
31 Identify the alias for process execution rule
Group process execution rules
32 Creating a group process alias
Properties window for the group appears Figure
35 Processor affinity
36 Process group priority
37 Configuring Task Manager to show base priority
39 Process scheduling class
40 Memory limits for processes in groups
41 Per process and group time limits
Windows NT Event Log System ProcCon
43 Process Control advanced controls
44 Performance monitor counter
45 Process Control scan interval
Abbreviations and acronyms
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Nema
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Referenced Web sites
IBM sites
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Intel sites
Microsoft sites
Novell sites
Red Hat sites
How to get IBM Redbooks
IBM Redbooks collections
Numerics
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ERP
Index
See also RXE-100
See also Linux
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