Front cover IBM BladeCenter JS12 and JS22 Implementation Guide Featuring installation techniques for the IBM AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems Supporting PowerVM including Live Partition Mobility on POWER6 processor-based blades Achieving greater energy efficiency through consolidation of server workloads Kerry Anders Hendrik Ernst Gregor Linzmeier Ameet Paranjape ibm.com/redbooks International Technical Support Organization IBM BladeCenter JS12 and JS22 Implementation Guide December 2008 SG24-7655-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page ix. First Edition (December 2008) This edition applies to IBM BladeCenter JS12, IBM BladeCenter JS22, IBM AIX Version 6.1, IBM i 6.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER Version 5.2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 2 (SLES 10 SP2) for POWER. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2008. 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 . ix Trademarks . x Preface . xi The team that wrote this book . xi Acknowledgements . xii Become a published author . xiii Comments welcome. xiii Part 1. The IBM BladeCenter JS12 and JS22 servers . 1 Chapter 1. General description . 3 1.1 System specification . 4 1.2 Physical specifications of the BladeCenter JS22 Express . 5 1.3 Physical specifications of the BladeCenter JS12 Express . 5 1.4 Physical packaging . 6 1.5 Minimum and optional features of BladeCenter JS22 . 6 1.5.1 Processor features . 7 1.5.2 Memory features . 8 1.5.3 Memory DIMMs. 8 1.5.4 Internal disk. 8 1.6 Minimum and optional features of BladeCenter JS12 . 9 1.6.1 Processor features . 10 1.6.2 Memory features . 10 1.6.3 Memory DIMMs. 10 1.6.4 Internal disk. 11 1.7 IBM BladeCenter chassis . 11 1.7.1 BladeCenter H. 12 1.7.2 BladeCenter S. 16 1.7.3 BladeCenter E. 20 1.7.4 BladeCenter T . 24 1.7.5 BladeCenter HT . 27 Chapter 2. Technical description of the hardware architecture . 31 2.1 POWER6 processor . 32 2.1.1 Decimal floating point . 33 2.2 Simultaneous Multi Threading (SMT) . 34 2.3 AltiVec (SIMD). 35 2.4 IBM EnergyScale technology . 36 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2008. All rights reserved. iii 2.4.1 Thermal Power Management Device (TPMD) . 37 2.5 Memory subsystem . 38 2.5.1 Memory description of IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express . 38 2.5.2 Memory placement rules for IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express . 39 2.5.3 Memory description of IBM BladeCenter JS12 Express . 40 2.5.4 Memory placement rules for IBM BladeCenter JS12 Express . 40 2.6 I/O subsystem . 41 2.6.1 PCI express. 42 2.6.2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) subsystem. 42 2.6.3 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage subsystem. 43 2.6.4 Integrated Virtual Ethernet (IVE) . 43 2.7 Expansion cards . 44 2.8 PowerVM. 46 2.9 Operating system support . 47 2.9.1 AIX . 47 2.9.2 Linux . 48 2.9.3 IBM i . 49 2.10 Systems management. 49 2.10.1 BladeCenter Advanced Management Web interface . 49 2.10.2 IBM Director . 50 2.10.3 Cluster Systems Management (CSM). 50 Part 2. System configuration and management. 53 Chapter 3. System configuration using VIOS and IVM . 55 3.1 Planning considerations . 56 3.1.1 General considerations . 56 3.1.2 VIOS installation considerations . 57 3.1.3 Internal and external storage considerations . 57 3.1.4 External storage preparation. 66 3.2 VIOS system management using IVM . 70 3.2.1 IVM user interface . 71 3.2.2 VIOS/IVM command line interface . 72 3.3 First VIOS login . 73 3.3.1 Password set. 73 3.3.2 License acceptance . 73 3.3.3 Initial network setup . 74 3.4 First IVM connection . 80 3.4.1 Connecting to IVM. 80 3.4.2 Verify and modify VIOS partition memory and processors . 82 3.5 VIOS network management and setup . 86 3.5.1 Host Ethernet Adapters. 86 3.5.2 Virtual Ethernet Adapters and SEA. 89 iv IBM BladeCenter JS12 and JS22 Implementation Guide 3.5.3 Physical adapters . 94 3.6 VIOS Storage Configuration and Management. 98 3.6.1 Physical volumes . 99 3.6.2 Storage pools . 101 3.6.3 Virtual disks. 103 3.6.4 Optical devices . 108 3.7 Partition configuration for Virtual I/O Client (VIOC) . 118 3.7.1 Partition Mobility considerations . 118 3.7.2 Partition Name and Environment . 118 3.7.3 Partition Name . 119 3.7.4 Partition Memory . 120 3.7.5 Partition Processors . ..