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RS/60007046ModelB50Handbook Scott Vetter, Tetsuroh Maeda International Technical Support Organization www.redbooks.ibm.com SG24-7046-00 SG24-7046-00 International Technical Support Organization RS/6000 7046 Model B50 Handbook December 1999 Take Note! Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information in Appendix A, “Special Notices” on page 181. First Edition (December 1999) This edition applies to the IBM RS/6000 7046 Model B50 ISP Server, AIX Version 4.3.3, program number 5765-C34, and Linux 2.2. Comments may be addressed to: IBM Corporation, International Technical Support Organization Dept. JN9B Building 003 Internal Zip 2834 11400 Burnet Road Austin, Texas 78758-3493 When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a non-exclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999. All rights reserved. Note to U.S Government Users – Documentation related to restricted rights – Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Figures...................................................vii Tables.....................................................ix Preface....................................................xi The Team That Wrote This Redbook .................................xi CommentsWelcome............................................ xii Chapter 1. RS/6000 Introduction ...............................1 1.1 Basic ISP Server Topology..................................2 1.2 RS/6000 7046 Model B50 Overview ...........................3 1.2.1 RS/6000 7046 Model B50 Key Attributes . .................4 1.2.2 RS/6000 7046 Model B50 Feature Summary ................5 1.3PerformanceResults......................................6 1.3.1SPEC95SoftwareBenchmark...........................6 1.3.2PerformanceSummary.................................9 1.4 Industry Trends and Directions. ...........................10 Chapter 2. Detailed Product Description .......................11 2.1 IBM RS/6000 7046 Model B50 Product Description . ...........11 2.1.1 Standard Features . .................................12 2.1.2 Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS). ...........18 2.1.3 Supported Optional Features ...........................20 2.1.4 RS/6000 7046 Model B50 Adapter Placement Guidelines. .....26 2.1.5ServicePackage....................................26 2.1.6OptionsLibrary(HardCopy)............................27 Chapter 3. Adapters: Overview and Configuration................29 3.1 Communication Adapters . .................................29 3.1.1 Token-Ring Adapter . .................................29 3.1.2 Ethernet Adapter . .................................30 3.1.3 ISDN Adapter . ......................................30 3.1.4 FDDI Adapters ......................................31 3.1.5 ATM Adapters ......................................33 3.1.6 Multiple-Port Adapters ................................34 3.1.7 WAN Adapters ......................................34 3.2 PCI Storage Adapters . .................................35 3.2.1 SCSI Adapters ......................................35 3.2.2 SSA Adapter. ......................................37 3.3 Graphics Accelerators . .................................38 3.3.1 POWER GXT130P (# 2830) . ...........................38 © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999 iii 3.4 Performance Notes for PCI Communications and Storage Adapters. 39 3.4.1 Adapter Placement . .................................39 3.4.2 Networking Throughput ...............................39 3.4.3 Disk I/O Throughput . .................................44 3.5 Adapter and Device Configuration on PCI-Based RS/6000 Systems . 48 3.5.1DeviceTypes.......................................48 3.5.2 Device Location Codes................................49 3.5.3 PCI Adapter Configuration . ...........................54 3.6 Summary Chart of Adapters, Size, and Placement ...............56 Chapter 4. Storage: Architectures and Devices ..................59 4.1StorageBootDevices.....................................59 4.2SCSIOverview..........................................59 4.2.1SCSI-I............................................59 4.2.2SCSI-II............................................60 4.2.3SCSI-III...........................................61 4.2.4SCSITerminology...................................64 4.2.5 SCSI Repeaters .....................................66 4.2.6SummaryofSCSISpecifications........................67 4.3SCSICabling...........................................67 4.3.1 General SCSI Cabling Considerations ....................68 4.3.2 Cabling the PCI Single-Ended Ultra SCSI Adapter ...........71 4.3.3 Cabling the PCI Differential-Ended Ultra SCSI Adapter . .....75 4.3.4 Cabling the PCI Dual-Channel Ultra2 SCSI Adapter (# 6205) . 80 4.4SerialStorageArchitectureOverview.........................81 4.5ComparisonbetweenSCSIandSSAArchitecture...............82 4.6InternalSCSIDevices....................................83 4.6.1 Disk Drives for the Model B50 ..........................83 4.6.2InternalCD-ROMDrive................................84 4.7InternalSSADevices.....................................85 4.8ExternalSCSIandSSAStorageDevices......................85 4.8.1 Expandable Storage Plus (# 2104) . ......................85 4.8.2 IBM 7133 Serial Disk System Advanced Models T40 and D40 . 87 Chapter 5. Hardware Architecture Overview.....................91 5.1 Hardware Design for the RS/6000 7046 Model B50 . ...........91 5.2BusArchitecture.........................................93 5.2.1ThePCIBusArchitecture..............................93 5.2.2TheISABusArchitecture..............................94 5.2.3TheSystemBuses...................................95 5.2.4The6XX-MXI/OBus.................................95 5.2.5TheX-Bus.........................................96 5.3TheProcessorSubsystem.................................96 iv RS/6000 7046 Model B50 Handbook 5.3.1 The PowerPC 604e Microprocessor ......................96 5.4 The RS/6000 Platform Architecture ..........................98 5.4.1 The RS/6000 Platform Architecture Introduction . ...........98 5.4.2 RS/6000 Platform Architecture Achievements...............99 Chapter 6. Diagnostics and System Management Services .......101 6.1 Diagnostics Operating Considerations . .....................101 6.2 Standalone Diagnostics . ................................103 6.2.1 Booting the Standalone Diagnostics CD-ROM . ..........103 6.2.2 Running Standalone Diagnostics in Concurrent Mode . ....104 6.3 Online Diagnostics . .....................................104 6.3.1ServiceMode......................................105 6.3.2ConcurrentMode...................................106 6.3.3Single-UserMode...................................107 6.4 Diagnostic Tasks and Service Aids..........................108 6.5 Understanding the Firmware ..............................112 6.5.1 General RS/6000 Boot Sequence. .....................112 6.5.2 Typical Boot Sequence for RS/6000 7046 Model B50........113 6.6Power-OnSelf-Test.....................................114 6.6.1ProcessorPOST....................................114 6.6.2MemoryDIMMandL2CachePOST.....................114 6.6.3 Graphics Adapter POST ..............................116 6.6.4 Keyboard and Mouse Controller POST ...................116 6.6.5SCSISubsystemPOST..............................116 6.7 System Management Services (SMS) . .....................116 6.7.1SMSStartup.......................................117 6.7.2 SMS Graphical Main Menu . ..........................118 6.7.3SMSASCIIMainMenu...............................123 6.7.4 SMS Firmware Update ...............................124 6.7.5SMSFirmwareCheckpoints...........................127 Chapter 7. Application Software Solutions for the Model B50 .....129 7.1InternetServicesforISP.................................130 7.1.1DomainNameService...............................131 7.1.2MailService.......................................131 7.1.3WebService.......................................133 7.1.4FTPService.......................................133 7.1.5DirectoryService...................................133 7.1.6 Security and System Management . .....................133 7.2ApplicationsforBusinesses...............................133 7.2.1FileSharingService.................................133 7.2.2PrinterSharingService...............................134 7.3ApplicationsforInternetService............................134 v 7.3.1BasicInternetFeaturesonAIXVersion4.3.3..............134 7.3.2 Service Providers Utility Pack..........................136 7.3.3 IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 2.02 . ..........140 7.3.4 WebSphere Performance Pack Version 2.0 ...............143 7.3.5SecureWayFirewallforAIXV4.........................148 7.3.6 AIX Fast Connect for Windows .........................151 Chapter 8. Linux on RS/6000 ................................153 8.1WhatisLinux?.........................................153 8.2 LinuxPPC for RS/6000 . ................................153 8.3 Support for LinuxPPC on RS/6000 Platform ...................154 8.4ApplicationsonLinuxPPC................................155 8.4.1BasicFeaturesforInternetworkingonLinux2.2............155 8.4.2TheApacheHTTPServer.............................156 8.4.3Squid-Firewall/WebCacheServer.....................156 8.4.4SAMBA-SMB/CIFSCompatibleFile/PrinterServer.........157 8.5 Installing LinuxPPC on the