Front cover IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide Featuring installation techniques for the IBM AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems Showing Live Partition Mobility scenarios Detailing AMS, IVM, and power management Alex Zanetti de Lima Kerry Anders Nahman Cohen Steven Strain Vasfi Gucer ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide July 2009 SG24-7740-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page xi. First Edition (July 2009) This edition applies to IBM BladeCenter JS23, IBM BladeCenter JS43, IBM AIX Version 6.1, IBM Vi 6.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER Version 5.3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for POWER. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2009. 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 . xi Trademarks . xii Preface . xv The team that wrote this book . xv Acknowledgements . xvi Become a published author . xvii Comments welcome. xviii Part 1. The IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 servers . 1 Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM BladeCenter. 3 1.1 Highlights of BladeCenter . 4 1.2 IBM BladeCenter is right choice, open, easy, green . 6 Chapter 2. General description . 9 2.1 Overview of JS23 and JS43 Express blade servers . 10 2.2 Features and specifications. 11 2.3 Blade server features . 14 2.4 Physical specifications BladeCenter JS23 . 16 2.4.1 Minimal and optional features of BladeCenter JS23 . 16 2.4.2 Processor features . 17 2.4.3 Memory features . 18 2.4.4 Memory DIMMs. 18 2.4.5 Internal disk. 18 2.5 Physical specifications of BladeCenter JS43 . 19 2.5.1 Minimal and optional features of BladeCenter JS43 . 19 2.5.2 Processor features . 20 2.5.3 Memory features . 21 2.5.4 Memory DIMMs. 21 2.5.5 Internal disk. 21 2.6 IBM BladeCenter chassis . 22 2.6.1 BladeCenter H. 23 2.6.2 BladeCenter S. 26 2.6.3 BladeCenter HT . 30 2.6.4 Number of JS23 and JS43 blades in a chassis. 34 2.6.5 IBM Director . 35 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. iii Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture . 37 3.1 POWER6 processor . 38 3.1.1 Decimal floating point . 39 3.2 Simultaneous multi-threading . 40 3.3 AltiVec SIMD . 41 3.4 IBM EnergyScale technology . 42 3.4.1 Thermal Power Management Device . 43 3.5 Flexible Service Processor . 44 3.6 Management Card. 44 3.6.1 Anchor chip on Management Card . 45 3.7 Memory subsystem . 45 3.7.1 Memory description of JS23 and JS43 Express . 45 3.7.2 Memory placement rules for JS23 and JS43 . 46 3.7.3 Memory RAS. 47 3.8 I/O subsystem . 48 3.8.1 PCI Express . 48 3.8.2 I/O Expansion Cards . 48 3.8.3 Universal Serial Bus subsystem . 50 3.8.4 Integrated Virtual Ethernet . 50 3.8.5 Integrated Video Card . 51 3.8.6 Serial Attached SCSI storage subsystem . 51 3.9 PowerVM. 56 3.10 Operating system support . 57 3.10.1 AIX . 57 3.10.2 Linux . 58 3.10.3 IBM i . 59 3.11 Systems management. 59 3.11.1 BladeCenter Advanced Management Web interface . 59 3.11.2 IBM Director . 60 3.11.3 Cluster Systems Management . 61 Part 2. System configuration and management. 63 Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM . 65 4.1 Planning considerations . 67 4.1.1 General considerations . 67 4.1.2 Internal and external storage considerations . 70 4.2 VIOS system management using IVM . 77 4.2.1 VIOS installation considerations . 78 4.2.2 IVM user interface . 78 4.2.3 VIOS/IVM command-line interface . 79 4.3 First VIOS login . 80 4.3.1 Password set. 80 iv IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide 4.3.2 License acceptance . 80 4.3.3 Initial network setup . 81 4.4 First IVM connection . 87 4.4.1 Connecting to IVM. 87 4.4.2 Verify and modify VIOS partition memory and processors . 89 4.5 VIOS network management and setup . 94 4.5.1 Host Ethernet Adapters. 95 4.5.2 Virtual Ethernet Adapters and SEA. 97 4.5.3 Physical adapters . 103 4.5.4 VLANs and virtual networks . 107 4.6 VIOS Storage Configuration and Management. 116 4.6.1 Physical volumes . 117 4.6.2 Storage pools . 119 4.6.3 Virtual disks. ..