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combined system. Additional processor configurations are possible with the installation of Capacity on Demand (CoD) features. Main memory starting at 2 GB can be expanded to 128 GB in a single drawer, based on the available DIMMs, for higher performance and exploitation of 64-bit addressing, to meet the demands of enterprise computing, such as large database applications.

One p5-570 building block includes six hot-plug PCI-X1slots with Enhanced Error Handling (EEH) and an enhanced blind-swap mechanism, two Ultra320 SCSI controllers, one 10/100/1000 Mbps integrated dual-port Ethernet controller, two serial ports, two USB 2.0 ports, two HMC ports, two remote RIO-2 ports, and two System Power Control Network (SPCN) ports.

The p5-570 includes two 3-pack front-accessible, hot-swap-capable disk bays. The six disk bays of one IBM Sserver p5-570 building block can accommodate up to 880.8 GB of disk

storage using the 146.8 GB Ultra320 SCSI disk drives. Two additional media bays are used to accept optional slim-line media devices, such as DVD-ROM or DVD-RAM drives. The

p5-570 also has I/O expansion capability using the RIO-2 bus, which allows attachment of the 7311 Model D10, 7311 Model D11, and 7311 Model D20 I/O drawers.

Additional reliability and availability features include redundant hot-plug cooling fans and redundant power supplies. Along with these hot-plug components, the p5-570 is designed to provide an extensive set of reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features that include improved fault isolation, recovery from errors without stopping the system, avoidance of recurring failures, and predictive failure analysis.

1PCI stands for Perhiperal Component Interconnect, and the X stands for extended performances.

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Extreme flexibility with outstanding performance IBM Eserver p5 Technical Overviewand Introduction Giuliano Anselmi Gregor LinzmeierPage Introduction International Technical Support OrganizationIBM Sserver p5 570 Technical Overview and JulyFirst Edition July Contents ivp5-570Technical Overview and Introduction Contents vip5-570Technical Overview and Introduction Notices Trademarks Preface The team that wrote this RedpaperIBM U.S Become a published authorComments welcome IBM UKChapter 1. General description 2p5-570Technical Overview and Introduction Dimension 1.1 System specifications1.2 Physical package Description1.3 Minimum and optional features 1.3.1 Processor card features Feature code 1.3.2Memory features1.3.3 Disk and media features Feature Code7311 Model D10 I/O drawer 1.3.4 USB diskette drive1.3.5 I/O drawers 7311 Model D10 I/O drawer physical package 7311 Model D11 I/O drawer physical package 7311 Model D11 I/O drawer7311 Model D20 I/O drawer I/O drawers and usable PCI slots 7311 Model D20 I/O drawer physical package1.4 Value Paks 1.3.6 Hardware Management Console modelsValue 1.5 Model type conversion1.6 System racks Processors, FC1.6.1 IBM RS/6000 7014 Model T00 Enterprise Rack 1.6.3AC Power Distribution Unit and rack content 1.6.2 IBM RS/6000 7014 Model T42 Enterprise Rack1.6.5 Additional options for rack Flat panel display options1.6.6OEM rack Hardware Management Console 7310 Model CR21.7 Statement of direction 18p5-570Technical Overview and Introduction Chapter 2. Architecture and technical overview Figure 2-1 p5-570logic data flowPOWER5 2.1 The POWER5 chipPOWER4 2.1.1 Simultaneous multi-threading 2.1.2 Dynamic power managementEnhanced SMT features ST operation2.1.3 The POWER chip evolution POWER5TMSMI SMI 2.2 Processor cards2.1.4 CMOS, copper, and SOI technology 2.2.1 Processor drawer interconnect cables 24p5-570Technical Overview and Introduction2.2.2 Processor clock rate pmcycles -m2.3.2 Memory restriction 2.3.1 Memory placement rules2.3 Memory subsystem 2.4.1 RIO-2buses and GX+ card 2.4 System buses2.3.3 Memory throughput 11S1234567YL12345678901 FRU P/N EC Level2.5.1 PCI-Xslots and adapters 2.5 Internal I/O subsystem2.4.2 SP bus 2.5.4 SCSI adapters 2.5.2 LAN adapters2.5.3 Graphic accelerators 64-bitand 32-bitadapters2.6 Internal storage 2.6.1 Internal hot swappable SCSI disksHot-swapdisks and Linux 2.6.2 Internal RAID options2.6.3 Internal media devices 2.7 External I/O subsystems 2.7.1 I/O drawers2.7.3 7311 Model D20 I/O drawer 7311 Model D10 features7311 Model D11 features 2.7.4 7311 I/O drawer and RIO-2cabling 7311 Model D20 internal SCSI cablingPerformance Optimized 2.7.57311 I/O drawer and SPCN cablingCost Optimized 2.7.6External disk subsystems IBM 2104 Expandable Storage PlusIBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server IBM 7133 Serial Disk Subsystem SSAIBM TotalStorage FAStT Storage servers 2.9 Virtualization 2.9.2 Advanced POWER Virtualization feature2.8 Dynamic logical partitioning 2.9.1 Virtual EthernetMicro-Partitioningtechnology Virtual I/O Server POWER5 PartitioningPOWER Hypervisor Shared Ethernet adapter2.10 Service processor Partition Load Manager2.10.1 Service processor - base 2.10.2Service processor - extender2.11 Boot process 2.11.2Hardware Management Console 2.11.3IPL flow with an HMC attached to the systemProfiles 2.11.4 Definitions of partitionsManaged systems Processors 2.11.7 System Management Services2.11.5Hardware requirements for partitioning Memory2.11.8 Boot options Figure 2-17System Management Services main menuExternal tape drives 2.11.9Additional boot optionsDVD-ROM, DVD-RAM 2.12 Operating system requirements SAN bootLAN boot 2.11.10 Security2.12.2 Linux Linux supportPage 2-way1.65 GHz POWER5 processor card 3.1 Capacity on DemandOn/Off Capacity on Demand 3.1.2 Capacity Upgrade on Demand for memoryCapacity Upgrade on Demand Reserve Capacity on DemandOn/Off Capacity on Demand 3.1.4Trial Capacity on Demand 3.2Reliability, availability, and serviceability3.2.1 Fault avoidance Mutual surveillance 3.2.2 First Failure Data Capture3.2.3 Permanent monitoring 3.2.4Self-healing Environmental monitoring3.2.7Resource deallocation 3.2.6Fault masking3.2.5 N+1 redundancy Dynamic or persistent deallocation3.2.8 Serviceability Error indication and LED indicators3.3.1 Advanced System Management Interface Concurrent Maintenance3.3Manageability System Attention LED3.3.2 Service Agent 3.3.3 p5 Customer-ManagedMicrocode 3.3.4 Service Update Management AssistantService focal point 3.4 Cluster 64p5-570Technical Overview and Introduction CSM value pointsCSM V1.4 on AIX and Linux planned 4Q04 Other publications Related publicationsIBM Redbooks Online resources 66p5-570Technical Overview and IntroductionHow to get IBM Redbooks Help from IBM68p5-570Technical Overview and Introduction Page Technical Overview For more information: ibm.com/redbooksIBM Eserver p5 and Introduction