IBM Eserver Xseries 455 Planning and Installation Guideuide
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Front cover IBM Eserver xSeries 455 Planning and Installation Guideuide Describes the technical details of the new 64-bit server Covers supported Windows and Linux 64-bit operating systems Helps you prepare for and perform an installation David Watts Aubrey Applewhaite Yonni Meza ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization IBM Eserver xSeries 455 Planning and Installation Guide February 2004 SG24-7056-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page vii. First Edition (February 2004) This edition applies to the IBM Eserver xSeries 455, machine type 8855. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . vii Trademarks . viii Preface . ix The team that wrote this redbook. ix Become a published author . xi Comments welcome. xii Chapter 1. Technical description . 1 1.1 Features . 2 1.1.1 Comparing the x455 with the x450 . 2 1.1.2 Features not supported . 3 1.2 The x455 base models . 4 1.2.1 Front and rear views . 4 1.3 System assembly . 6 1.4 IBM XA-64 chipset. 7 1.4.1 The processor-board assembly. 9 1.4.2 The memory-board assembly . 13 1.4.3 PCI-X board assembly . 17 1.5 Remote Supervisor Adapter . 19 1.6 RXE-100 Expansion Enclosure . 21 1.7 Multinode scalable partitions . 22 1.7.1 RXE-100 connectivity . 24 1.7.2 Multinode configuration . 25 1.7.3 Integrated I/O function support . 26 1.7.4 Error recovery . 26 1.8 Redundancy . 27 1.9 Light path diagnostics . 27 1.10 Extensible Firmware Interface. 29 1.10.1 GUID Partition Table disk . 31 1.10.2 EFI System Partition . 33 1.10.3 EFI and the reduced-legacy concept . 34 1.11 Operating system support . 35 1.12 Enterprise X-Architecture . 35 1.12.1 NUMA architecture . 36 Chapter 2. Positioning . 39 2.1 Migrating to a 64-bit platform. 40 2.2 Scalable system partitioning . 41 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2004. All rights reserved. iii 2.2.1 RXE-100 Expansion Enclosure. 42 2.3 Operating system support . 42 2.4 Server consolidation . 43 2.5 ServerProven® . 44 2.6 IBM Datacenter Solution Program. 45 2.7 Application solutions . 46 2.7.1 Database applications. 46 2.7.2 Business logic . 48 2.7.3 e-Business and security transactions . 50 2.7.4 In-house developed compute-intensive applications . 51 2.7.5 Science and technology industries . 51 2.8 Why choose x455 . 52 Chapter 3. Planning. 55 3.1 System hardware . 56 3.1.1 Processors . 56 3.1.2 Memory . 57 3.1.3 PCI-X slot configuration . 61 3.1.4 Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller . 64 3.2 Cabling and connectivity . 65 3.2.1 SMP Expansion connectivity. 67 3.2.2 Remote Expansion Enclosure connectivity . 70 3.2.3 Remote Supervisor Adapter connectivity . 76 3.2.4 Serial connectivity . 78 3.3 Storage considerations . 79 3.3.1 xSeries storage solutions . 79 3.3.2 Tape backup . 84 3.4 Rack installation . 85 3.5 Power considerations . 87 3.6 Operating system support . 87 3.6.1 Clustering . 88 3.7 IBM Director support . 89 3.8 Solution Assurance Review. 90 3.8.1 Trigger Tool. 90 3.8.2 Electronic Solution Assurance Review (eSAR). 90 Chapter 4. Installation. 91 4.1 Using The Extensible Firmware Interface . 92 4.1.1 EFI Firmware Boot Manager . 93 4.1.2 The EFI shell . 95 4.1.3 Driver Setup . 103 4.1.4 Flash update . 112 4.1.5 Configuration/Setup utility . 118 iv IBM Eserver xSeries 455 Planning and Installation Guide 4.1.6 Diagnostic utility . 121 4.1.7 Boot Option Maintenance . 122 4.2 Configuring scalable partitions . 131 4.2.1 Creating a scalable partition . 131 4.2.2 Booting a scalable partition . 134 4.2.3 Multiple Monitors . 135 4.2.4 Deleting a scalable partition . 136 4.3 Installing Windows Server 2003 ..