Page 1 February 28th 2001 Configuration and Options Guide EMEA xSeries Netfinity Rack products Fibre Channel Storage Enclosures Clustering Cables Options...
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Changes in this Edition CHANGE MADE SECTION(S) IMPACTED EXP200 SECTION AND THREE EXAMPLE EXP200 REMOVED COMPLETELY PAGES IN FIBRE ARRAY SECTION REMOVED. ADAPTER SLOT SUPPORT FOR NETWORK x200 I/O SECTION ADAPTERS AND STORAGE CONTROLLERS CHART AND FOOTNOTES CLARIFIED FOR THE x200 ETHERNET ADAPTER P/N 34L0301 ALL PRODUCT SECTIONS - I/O CHART.
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Positioning of Configurator Aids........................5 Server Product Positioning .........................6 IBM xSeries and Netfinity“ Selection Guide .....................8 IBM xSeries and Netfinity Selection Guide ....................9 Appliance Servers, Internet Cache Solutions, Best Buy Models and Business Model Summary..10 IBM xSeries 200 ............................12 IBM xSeries 220 ..........................20...
Page 6: Positioning Of Configurator Aids
The pricing used for the comparison between different solutions is Estimated Selling Price (ESP). The information contained in this document has not been submitted to any formal IBM test. The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where any such provisions are inconsistent with local law.
Page 7: Server Product Positioning
Server Product Positioning IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers Increasing: Performance Capacity Availability File and Print Number of Clients To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 8 When in a competitive situation, this table suggests the appropriate IBM Netfinity server to bid against other vendors’ equipment. However, as an IBM business partner, you may determine that customer specific requirements may make an alternative IBM solution a better choice...
Page 9: Ibm Xseries And Netfinity" Selection Guide
Other Distinquishing Max Int. Storage (GB) with 145.6 109.2 109.2 Features Int. Tape drive Available PCI Slots 19” Rack Models NetBAY3x Support To access IBM PC information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 10: Ibm Xseries And Netfinity Selection Guide
Step 3: Move up the columns (chosen in Step 2) to the top row to determine which IBM xSeries or Netfinity Servers should be considered as possible solutions. Step 4: Evaluate other features such as storage, memory capacity, high availability components, number of available expansion slots, etc., which are unique to each server, in order to determine which is the most appropriate to recommend.
Page 11: Appliance Servers, Internet Cache Solutions, Best Buy Models And Business Model Summary
1024 512MB/16GB Tower 10/100 37L6091 3 x 37L7205 14/9 631YMxx 7100 67GG9xx 1024 512MB/16GB Rack(8U) 10/100 37L6091 3 x 37L7205 14/9 63RYMxx To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 12 18. The xSeries 135 Web Hosting Appliance Server is pre-loaded with a tuned Turbo Linux operating system and is ready to use ‘out-of-the-box’. Pre-loaded software includes: Turbo Linux OS, IBM HTTP Server, Appliance System Management, Advanced appliance configuration utility. The xSeries 135 Appliance Server pre-loaded software stack does not support the onboard Advanced System Management Processor 19.
Page 13: Ibm Xseries 200
All K81xXxx to K84xXxx 1.Requires removal of the standard processor. A maximum of one processor may be installed. Upgrades may require a BIOS update. To obtain the latest Flash BIOS, access www.ibm.com/ pc/support and enter machine type “Type-Model” in Quick Path. Select “Downloadable files” and then “BIOS”.
Page 14 1. Select a total storage row then select the quantity of HDDs from a column corresponding to the HDD of choice. Total Internal Storage listed is within + 0.2 GB unless otherwise noted. 2. Maximum capacity assumes replacement of standard hard disk drives and tape drive (if installed) with the largest supported IBM hard disk drive.
Page 15 (P/N 10K2340). External SCSI support can be obtained by installing an optional SCSI adapter or RAID controller and using appropriate external SCSI cabling. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 16 xSeries 200 I/O Options Part Description Adapter Slots Number Length Support Supported 2, 3 SCSI Storage Controllers 37L6091 ServeRAID-4L Ultra160 SCSI Controller Full 32/64-bit 2...5 37L6080 ServeRAID-4M Ultra160 SCSI Controller Full 32/64-bit 2...5 19K4646 PCI Wide Ultra160 SCSI Adapter Half 32-bit 2...5 02K3454...
Page 17 28L36xx Space Saver II Keyboard 1 Rack installation of an xSeries 200 requires 4Ux20D Tower-to-Rack Kit (P/N 09N4300) and one of the racks listed here. See IBM Netfinity Rack Cabinet and Options section for IBM rack supported devices. 2. The xSeries 200 includes both a mouse and non-space saver keyboard.
Page 18 Note: Additional tape details can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat...
Page 19 200 Sample Configurations Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements. Internet Server...
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Page 21: Ibm Xseries 220
1. One additional processor may be installed, providing a maximum of two. All processors must be identical in type, speed, and cache size. 2.Requires removal of the standard processor. A maximum of one processor may be installed. Upgrades may require a BIOS update. To obtain the latest Flash BIOS, access www.ibm.com/pc/support and enter machine type “Type-Model”...
Page 22 This table does not represent all possible memory configurations. Memory modules may vary in price per MB. Selection of smaller DIMMs may provide a more cost-effective alternative to using larger DIMMs. Select the desired total memory from the lefthand column (standard memory is 128MB), then select a quantity in that row from one of the DIMM columns. 1.
Page 23 SCSI controller, the two-drop cable from Media Bay Tray and LVD Cable Kit P/N 10K2340 must be used. External SCSI support can be obtained by installing an optional SCSI adapter or RAID controller and using appropriate external SCSI cabling. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 24 xSeries 220 I/O Options Part Description Adapter Slots Number Length Support Supported SCSI Storage Controllers 37L6091 ServeRAID-4L Ultra160 SCSI Controller Full 32/64-bit 1...5 37L6080 ServeRAID-4M Ultra160 SCSI Controller Full 32/64-bit 1...5 19K4646 PCI Wide Ultra160 SCSI Adapter Half 32-bit 1...5 02K3454 PCI Fast/Wide Ultra SCSI Adapter Half...
Page 25 28L36xx Space Saver II Keyboard 1 Rack installation of an xSeries 220 requires 4Ux20D Tower-to-Rack Kit (P/N 09N4300) and one of the racks listed here. See IBM Netfinity Rack Cabinet and Options section for IBM rack supported devices. 2. The xSeries 220 includes both a mouse and non-space saver keyboard.
Page 26 Note: Additional tape details can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat...
Page 27 220 Sample Configurations Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements. Internet Server...
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Page 29: Ibm Xseries 230 And Netfinity 5100
10/8 (R)/4GB 1. Housed in a 19” Rack mountable drawer and ships standard without a keyboard or mouse. See Power, Monitors, Accessories section for supported IBM racks. 2. High-speed, 133 MHz SDRAM. 3. Up to two additional 250 W Hot-Swap Redundant Power Supplies P/N 33L37xx and a single Hot-Swap Power Supply Expansion Kit P/N 37L6881 are required for power supply redundancy.
Page 30 xSeries 230 / Netfinity 5100 Memory Configurator Total Memory Quantity of RDIMMs Added 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB (1 x 128) (33L3123) (33L3125) (33L3127) (33L3129) RDIMM Socket 4 Models RDIMM Socket 3 256 MB RDIMM Socket 2 384 MB 2 or RDIMM Socket 1...
Page 31 SCSI devices in bays A and B requires additional power. The two-drop cable supports up to two internal devices in these bays. This cable can be attached to channel B of the integrated dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI controller or to a supported SCSI adapter. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 32 91.4 meters (300 ft.). A customer-supplied Ethernet cable is required for each interconnection. 15 Contains an IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PCI card, which installs in the PCMCIA card slot of Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter (P/N 36L96xx), and a PC Card to 9-pin D-Shell cable which is routed to an available adapter slot opening (reduces available slots by one).
Page 33 Sleek 2-Button Stealth Black Mouse 1. xSeries 230 / Netfinity 5100 rack models are housed in a 19” rack mountable drawer and require one of the racks listed here. See IBM Netfinity Rack Cabinet and Options section for IBM rack supported devices.
Page 34 Note: Additional tape details can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes. Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat...
Page 35 230 / Netfinity 5100 Sample Configurations Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements.
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Page 37: Ibm Xseries 240 And Netfinity 5600
S-Fans 1. Housed in a 19” Rack mountable drawer and ships standard without a keyboard or mouse. See “Rack and NetBAY” under “Power, Monitor & Accessories” for supported IBM racks. 2. Intel Pentium III processor with advanced transfer (full speed) L2 cache and 133 Mhz Front-Side Bus.
Page 38 xSeries 240 / Netfinity 5600 Memory Configurator Total Memory Quantity of RDIMMs Added 256MB 128MB 256MB 512MB (1 x 256) (33L3058) (33L3060) (33L3062) (33L3064) Models 384MB 512MB 2 or 640MB 768MB 2 or Install largest RDIMM in 1024MB socket 4 (J1) with 1280MB 2 or subsequent RDIMMs in...
Page 39 Ultra2 SCSI controller is utilised for the hot-swap bays. The second channel is available through an industry-standard 0.8-mm very high density connector interface (VHDCI) located on the rear panel for external use. To access information on the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 40 16. Contains an IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Card, which installs in the PCMCIA card slot of Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter (P/N 36L96xx), and a PC Card to 9-pin D-Shell cable which is routed to a rear chassis cut-out. The Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter integrated Ethernet port and Netfinity Advanced System Management Token-Ring Connection cannot be connected or used together.
Page 41 Sleek 2-Button Stealth Black Mouse 1. xSeries 240 / Netfinity 5600 rack models are housed in a 19” rack mountable drawer and require one of the racks listed here. See IBM Netfinity Rack Cabinet and Options section for IBM rack supported devices.
Page 42 Note: Additional tape details can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes. Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat...
Page 43 240 / Netfinity 5600 Sample Configurations Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements.
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Page 45: Ibm Xseries 330
0/72.8GB 24X-10X 1. Housed in a 19” Rack mountable drawer and ships standard without a keyboard or mouse. See “Rack and NetBAY” under “xSeries 330 Power, Monitor & Accessories” for supported IBM racks. 2. Intel Pentium III processor with advanced transfer (full speed) L2 cache and 133 MHz Front-Side Bus (FSB).
Page 46 xSeries 330 Internal Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and External Storage Configurator Total Int. 7200 RPM Ultra160 SCSI HDDs 10,000 RPM Ultra160 SCSI HDDs 15,000 RPM Ultra160 SCSI HDDs Storage 9.1 GB 18.2 GB 36.4 GB 9.1 GB 18.2 GB 36.4 GB 9.1 GB 18.2 GB (P/N 37L7201)
Page 47 12. xSeries 330 has a single integrated system management port and a single RS485 port. 13. Where ‘xx’ represents a country specific code: 57=Denmark, 58=South Africa/India, 59=UK, 60=Switzerland, 61=Italy, 62=Israel, 01K7310=Europe, 01K7209=US/Saudi Arabia. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 48 1. xSeries 330 is housed in a 19” rack mountable drawer and requires one of the racks listed here. See IBM Netfinity Rack Cabinet and Options section for IBM rack supported devices. To provide adequate cooling, Blank Filler Panel Kit P/N 94G6670 should be placed on the front of any unused rack space. If non-IBM racks are to be used, assure that both the front and rear doors offer a minimum of 48% open area uniformely distributed and in line with installed servers.
Page 49 Note: Additional tape attributes can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes. Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc...
Page 50 330 Sample Configurations Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements. Internet Server...
Page 51: Ibm Xseries 340 And Netfinity 4500R
(R)/4GB S - Fans 1. Housed in a 19” Rack mountable drawer and ships standard without a keyboard or mouse. See Power, Monitors, Accessories section for supported IBM racks. 2. Intel Pentium III processor with 133 MHz front-side bus. 3. Power supply redundancy requires installation of optional 270 W Hot-Swap Redundant Power Supply P/N 37L6879.
Page 52 xSeries 340 / Netfinity 4500R Memory Configurator Total Memory Quantity of RDIMMs Added 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB RDIMM Socket 4 (1 x 128) (33L3123) (33L3125) (33L3127) (33L3129) RDIMM Socket 3 Models 256 MB RDIMM Socket 2 384 MB 2 or RDIMM Socket 1...
Page 53 SCSI cable for attachment of the repeater card to one of the onboard SCSI connectors or that of an optional RAID adapter. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 54 16. Contains an IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PCI card, which installs in the PCMCIA card slot of Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter (P/N 36L96xx), and a PC Card to 9-pin D-Shell cable which is routed to an available adapter slot opening (reduces available slots by one). The Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter’s integrated Ethernet port and Netfinity Advanced System Management Token-Ring Connection cannot be connected or used together.
Page 55 Sleek 2-Button Stealth Black Mouse 1. xSeries 340 / Netfinity 4500R are housed in a 19” rack mountable drawer and requires one of the racks listed here. See IBM Netfinity Rack Cabinet and Options section for IBM rack supported devices.
Page 56 Note: Additional tape details can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes. Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat...
Page 57 340 / Netfinity 4500R Sample Configurations Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements.
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Page 59: Ibm Netfinity 6000R Configurator
1. Housed in a 19” Rack mountable drawer and ships standard without a keyboard or mouse. See “Rack and NetBAY” under “Netfinity 6000R Power, Monitor & Accessories” for supported IBM racks. 2. Intel Pentium III Xeon processor with full speed ECC L2 cache and 100 MHz access to memory and I/O buses. IBM intends to make available a Netfinity 6000R model containing an Intel 800 MHz/2 MB L2 Cache Pentium II Xeon processor when Intel makes this processor generally available to the marketplace.
Page 60 Netfinity 6000R Memory Configurator Total Quantity of RDIMMs Added Memory 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB (P/N 33L3113) (P/N 33L3115) (P/N 33L3117) (P/N 33L3119) 4 x 128 RDIMMs 512 MB standard Std. RDIMM Std. RDIMM Set 1- J9 t 1- J1 1.0 GB Set 2- J10...
Page 61 Ultra160 connector and the other is attached to the external 0.8-mm VHDCI connector on the back of the chassis. This provides an external connection to support LVDS devices. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 62 91.4 meters (300 ft.). A customer-supplied Ethernet cable is required for each interconnection. 18. Contains an IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Card, which installs in the PCMCIA card slot of Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter, and a PC Card to 9-pin D-Shell cable which is routed to an available adapter slot opening (reduces available slots by one).
Page 63 SD=Saudi Arabia, SA=South Africa, CH=Switzerland, UK=UK, EU=Europe. 11. Where ‘xxx’ represents the appropriate country code as follows:- DEN=Denmark, ISR=Israel, ITA=Italy, SDI=Saudi Arabia, SAF=South Africa, SWS=Switzerland, UKM=United Kingdom, EUR=Europe To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 64 NOTE: Additional tape details can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes. Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat...
Page 65 Internet Service Provider (ISP), instead of many clients as a file server does. With this in mind, the IBM Netfinity 6000R was selected to provide an affordable price point for the growing internet server market, 512MB of system memory (expandable to 16GB), and availability features such as RAID protected internal hot-swap storage and power protection with an APC Smart-UPS.
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Page 67: Ibm Netfinity 7100 Configurator
S-Power 1. Housed in a 19” Rack mountable drawer and ships standard without a keyboard or mouse. See “Rack and NetBAY” under “Netfinity 7100 Power, Monitor & Accessories” for supported IBM racks. 2. Intel Pentium III Xeon processor with advanced transfer (full speed) L2 cache and 100 MHz access to memory and I/O buses.
Page 68 Netfinity 7100 Memory Configurator Total Quantity of RDIMMs Added Memory 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB (P/N 33L3067) (P/N 33L3113) (P/N 33L3115) (P/N 33L3117) (P/N 33L3119) 4 x 64 RDIMMs 256 MB Standard 512 MB 768 MB 1.0 GB Std.
Page 69 1. Select a total storage row then select the quantity of HDDs from a column corresponding to the HDD of choice. Total Internal Storage listed is within + 0.2 GB unless otherwise noted. 2. Netfinity 7100 contains an Ultra2 hot-swap backplane which limits Ultra160 HDDs to Ultra2 bus speeds. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 70 Swap HDD 3. Tower configured systems support installation of up to 3 NetBAY3s. See External Storage Expansion Units Form Factor IBM Netfinity NetBAY3 Stackable Enclosure section for supported devices. 3, 7 19K11xx EXP300 Storage Expansion Unit Rack (3U) 09N7296...
Page 71 91.4 meters (300 ft.). A customer-supplied Ethernet cable is required for each interconnection. 18. Contains an IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Card, which installs in the PCMCIA card slot of Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter), and a PC Card to 9-pin D-Shell cable which is routed to a rear chassis cut-out.
Page 72 NetBAY3. A maximum of three NetBAY3 enclosures, including the one which ships with the conversion kit, reference. may be stacked beneath a supported Netfinity tower server. Optional NetBAY3s must be shipped separately and not while attached to the base configuration. See IBM Netfinity NetBAY3 Stackable Enclosure section Power Supply Quan. System Configuration Supported for supported devices.
Page 73 Note: Additional tape details can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes. Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc...
Page 74 Netfinity 7100 Sample Configurations Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements. High Availability Application Server...
Page 75: Ibm Netfinity 7600 Configurator
S-Power 1. Housed in a 19” Rack mountable drawer and ships standard without a keyboard or mouse. See “Rack and NetBAY” under “Netfinity 7600 Power, Monitor & Accessories” for supported IBM racks. 2. Intel Pentium III Xeon processor with advanced transfer (full speed) L2 cache and 100 MHz access to memory and I/O buses.
Page 76 Netfinity 7600 Memory Configurator Total Quantity of RDIMMs Added Memory 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB (P/N 33L3113) (P/N 33L3115) (P/N 33L3117) (P/N 33L3119) 4 x 128 RDIMMs 512 MB standard Std. RDIMM Std. RDIMM Set 1- J9 t 1- J1 1.0 GB Set 2- J10...
Page 77 37L6860 is required and includes a single NetBAY3) support installation of up to three NetBAY3s. See IBM Netfinity NetBAY3 Stackable Enclosure section for supported devices. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 78 External Storage Expansion Units Form Factor 3, 7 19K11xx EXP300 Storage Expansion Unit Rack (3U) 09N7296 EXP300 Rack-to-Tower Conversion Kit 4, 5, 7 19K11xx FAStT 200 Storage Server Rack (3U) 4, 7 19K11xx FAStT 200 HA Storage Server Rack (3U) 19K1121 FAStT 200 Redundant RAID Controller 6, 7...
Page 79 91.4 meters (300 ft.). A customer-supplied Ethernet cable is required for each interconnection. 18. Contains an IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Card, which installs in the PCMCIA card slot of Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter, and a PC Card to 9-pin D-Shell cable which is routed to a rear chassis cut-out.
Page 80 250 W Hot-Swap Redundant Power Supply P/N 33L37xx. To assist in here. See IBM Netfinity Rack Cabinet and Options section for IBM rack supported devices. determining when an additional power supply is required to preserve redundancy, a “Non- 3.
Page 81 Note: Additional tape details can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes. Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc...
Page 82 Netfinity 7600 Sample Configurations Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements. High Availability Application Server...
Page 83: Ibm Netfinity 8500R Configurator
(8U) S-Power 1. Housed in a 19” Rack mountable drawer and ships standard without a keyboard or mouse. See “Rack and NetBAY” under “Netfinity 8500R Power, Monitor & Accessories” for supported IBM racks. 2. Intel Pentium III Xeon processor. 3. Netfinity 8500R includes a systems management adapter equivalent to the one shipped with Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter P/N 36L96xx (Advanced System Management PCI Adapter).
Page 84 All installed processors must be identical in type, speed and cache size. Upgrades may require a BIOS update. To obtain the latest Flash BIOS, access www.ibm.com/pc/support and enter machine “Type-Model” in Quick Path. Select “Downloadable files” then “BIOS”. Optional Cache...
Page 85 2. Required for enablement of cache line interleaving or installation of greater than 16 RDIMMs. Configuration of the standard memory card (Card A) and optional P/N 28L4454 (Card B) must be identical. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc...
Page 86 18.2 GB 10K-4 Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap 37L7205 10,000 1, 2 8500R which has Netfinity 8Ux28D Rack-to-Tower Kit (P/N 28L4705) installed. See IBM Netfinity NetBAY3x Stackable Enclosure section for supported devices. 36.4 GB 10-K Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap 37L7206 10,000 1, 2 9.1 GB 15K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap...
Page 87 (300 ft). A customer-supplied Ethernet cable is required for each interconnection. 15. Contains an IBM Turbo 16/4 Token-Ring PCI Card, which installs in the PCMCIA card slot of Netfinity Advanced System Management PCI Adapter and a PC Card to 9-pin D-Shell cable which is routed to a rear chassis cut-out.
Page 88 2. Netfinity 8500R is housed in a 19” rack mountable drawer and requires one of the racks listed power connection to a high voltage UPS or PDU. here. See “IBM Netfinity Rack Cabinet and Options” section for IBM rack supported devices. 9. Where ‘xx’ represents a specific country code: DK=Denmark, IS=Israel, IT=Italy, SD=Saudi 3.
Page 89 Note: Additional tape details can be found in Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes. Note: For a complete list of all IBM and non-IBM options compatibility with Network Operating Systems and IBM xSeries and Netfinity Servers, access the IBM ServerProven compatibility pages on the Web at URL http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc...
Page 90 Netfinity 8500R Sample Configurations The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements. High Availability-Rack...
Page 91 Netfinity ServeRAID-4H Ultra2 SCSI Adapters provide the I/O control. Netfinity ServeRAID-4H handles the “SCSI heartbeat” connection without the need for a dedicated SCSI connection and logically attaches the quorum disk, which allows arbitration when a failure occurs. Additional information on IBM Netfinity and IBM PC Server Clustering Solutions may be found on the World Wide Web by accessing URL www.ibm.com/pc/ww/eserver/xseries/clustering/index.html...
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Page 93: Ibm Exp300 Configurator
1. The EXP300 ships with a single Ultra2 SCSI cable similar to Netfinity 18.2 GB 15K-rpm Ultra160 SCSI Hot-Swap 2M Ultra2 SCSI Cable (P/N 03K9310). 19K0656 15,000 1...14 To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 94 3. When combined with a ServeRAID-4x controller, Ultra2 and Ultra160 HDDs may be mixed on the same bus and operate at up to their maximum respective speeds. Requires IBM Netfinity Enterprise Rack (930842P) or Expansion Cabinet (930842X), Rack (9306900), NetBAY22 (9306200), NetBAY3 (10L6912), NetBAY3E (36L9701) or Rack- to-Tower Conversion Kit (09N7296).
Page 95 A. 2. Twintailing reduces the maximum number of HDDs on a single bus to 13. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
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Page 97: Ibm Fastt200 (Ha) Configurator
5. Where ‘xx’ represents a country specific code as follows:- 37=US/English, 38=Euro/English, 39=Euro/Spanish, 41=Euro/German, 42=Denmark/English, 43=Israel/English, 44=Italy/English, 45=South Africa/English, 46=Switzerland/English, 48=Switzerland/German, 50=UK/English. Country/Language - Line Cords/Publications are included as indicated. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 98 1. Housed in a 19" Rack mountable drawer and ships standard with redundant power supplies and two standard country power cables requiring separate power sources. Requires IBM industry standard 19" rack, EIA-310D, with a minimum depth of 24" (711.2 mm) or NetBAY3/3E.
Page 99: Ibm Fastt Exp500 Configurator
3. Where ‘xx’ represents a country specific code as follows:- 36=US/English, 37=Euro/English, 41=Denmark/English, 42=Israel/English, 43=Italy/English, 44=South Africa/English, 45=Switzerland/English, 49=UK/English. Country/Language Line Cords/Publications are included as indicated. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 100 1. Housed in a 19" Rack mountable drawer and ships standard with redundant power supplies and two standard country power cables requiring separate power sources. Requires IBM industry standard 19" rack, EIA-310D, with a minimum depth of 24" (711.2 mm) or NetBAY3/3E.
Page 101: Fibre Array Solutions
Fibre Array Solutions Fibre Interconnection Guidelines 00N6881 FAStT Host Adapter 00N6882 FAStT500 Mini Hub 01K7296 FC Failsafe RAID Controller 19K1121 FAStT200 Redundant RAID Controller 2108R3S SAN Data Gateway Router (single-ended) 2109S08 SAN FC Switch, 8-Port 2109S16 SAN FC Switch, 16-Port SFCU1xx FC RAID Controller Unit 35L1647...
Page 102 Fibre Device Ports Reference Part Description Total Integrated Mini Hubs Mini Hubs GBIC GBICs Number Connections Ports Possible Installed Ports Included Possible 00N6881 FAStT Host Adapter 00N6882 FAStT500 Mini Hub 01K7296 FC Failsafe RAID Controller 03K9307 FC Long-Wave GBIC 03K9308 FC Short-Wave GBIC 19K1121 FAStT200 Redundant RAID Controller...
Page 103 GBICs not included. included with the controller. • For optimum performance no more than two RAID controller units P/N SFCU1xx To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 104 SAN Fibre Channel Switch, 8 or 16 Ports P/Ns 2109S08, 2109S16 FAStT EXP500 Storage Expansion Unit GBIC Ports P/N 00N71xx with GBICs GBIC Ports GBIC Ports 8 port switch P/N 2019S08 GBIC Ports GBIC Ports with GBICs 16 port switch P/N 2019S16 Hot-swap Hot-swap...
Page 105 Fibre / Fibre Configuration Examples (FAStT200) Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements.
Page 106 Fibre / Fibre Configuration Examples (FAStT500) Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements.
Page 107 IBM Netfinity Fibre Array Solutions Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements High-speed single-node Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage configuration offering performance, bandwidth &...
Page 108 IBM Netfinity Fibre Array Solutions Note: The following sample configurations are for illustration only and may not be suitable for any specific customer installation. Contact your IBM Business Partner or IBM Marketing Representative for assistance with your specific configuration requirements...
Page 109: Ibm Netfinity Netbay3/Netbay3E' Stackable Enclosures
4. NetBAY3 and NetBAY3E do not contain a top cover and therefore require a supported server as the top component in a stack 5. NetBAY3E supports the Netfinity 8500R and other devices that are 28 inches deep. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 110 IBM Netfinity NetBAY3/3E Stackable Enclosure Tower Models Max Configurations Single NetBay and Casters Monitor/ Monitor/ Add Options Keyboard Add Options Keyboard Netfinity 5500, 5500 Mxx, 7100 Netfinity 5500, Netfinity 5500, 7000 M10 Casters 5500 Mxx 5500 Mxx (P/N 10L6913) Up to Two Additional...
Page 111: Rack Cabinet And Options
5. Display and keyboard may be placed on top of the NetBAY22. 6. Conforms to EIA 310 - D Standard 19inch (483mm) rack specification for a Type A cabinet with universal hole spacing. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 112 1. Requires 4Ux20D Tower-to-Rack Kit P/N 09N4300 to mount server unit into an EIA rack cabinet. 2. To provide adequate cooling, blank filler panel kit P/N 94G6670 should be placed on the front of any unused rack space. If non-IBM racks are to be used, assure that both front and rear doors offer a minimum of 48% open area uniformly distributed and in line with installed servers.
Page 113 8. 200-240V Power Distribution Unit P/N 2PDUxxx was withdrawn with effect from 15/01/01 - and is replaced by NetBAY Rack PDU P/N 37L68xx. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated...
Page 114 Device Extension Front Netfinity Rack Enterprise Rack and NetBAY 22 P/N 9308xxx Description P/N 9306xxx millimetres(inches) millimetres(inches) Box Footprint Dimension A 597(23.5) 648(25.5) Width of rack 876(34.5) 1105(43.5) Depth of rack (not including front stabilizer) 610(24) 660(26) Front and rear door clearance Operational Clearance Dimension D 699(27.5)
Page 115 • P/N 37L6888 Netfinity Flat Panel Monitor Rack Mount Kit II • P/N 28L36xx Space Saver Keyboard • P/N 11AG1xx T54A TFT Color Monitor Keyboard Tray Front Mounting Flanges Slide-Out and Flip-Up To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 116 Updated 28/02/01...
Page 117: Appendix A: Tape Drive Attributes
Tape Autoloaders 00N79xx DLT Tape Autoloader Desktop 280/560 5/10 16 Ultra2 133 mm 00N7992 120/240 GB DDS/4 Tape Autoloader 120/240 03K8756 (5.25”)FH To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 118 12. A combination data/cleaning cartridge cleans the drive each time the data cartridge is used. 13. Not available from IBM after this date. Business Partner inventory may be available. 14. Where ‘xx’ represents a country specific power cord code: 70=UK, 71=Swiss, 72=Italy, 73=Israel, 33L4981=EU1, 33L4982=Denmark, 33L4983=South Africa/India.
Page 119: Appendix B: Tape Library Attributes
5. Where ‘xx’ represents a country specific power cord code: - 74=EU1, 75=Denmark, 76=India/South Africa, 77=UK, 78=Swiss, 79=Italy, 80=Israel: - 81=EU1, 82=Denmark, 83=India/South Africa, 84=UK, 85=Swiss, 86=Italy, 87=Israel. To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 120 Updated 28/02/01...
Page 121: Appendix C: Ups Runtime Estimate (Minutes)
Line Cord Length, NEMA Plug 6 ft., 5-15P 6 ft., 5-15P 6 ft., 5-15P 6 ft., L5-15P 6 ft., L5-30P 8 ft., L5-30P To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 122 1. Data provided by APC. 2. How-to-Read example for 220-240(208): Input VAC is 220- 240 as is the UPS output when electric service is active. When electriic service is interupted and the UPS is on battery the UPS output is 208 VAC. 3.
Page 123: Appendix D: Cables - Storage Units - Controllers
Netfinity 4.2M Ultra2 SCSI Cable 03K9311 M0.8-M0.8 Netfinity 20 M Ultra2 SCSI Cable 37L7101 M0.8-M0.8 Cable Group B (M68-M0.8) IBM 2M External .8mm SCSI Cable 01K8027 M68-M0.8 Cable Group C (M68-M68) PC Server F/W to F/W External SCSI Cable-1m SS2C02Y M68-M68...
Page 124 22. No external SCSI port is available on these systems. A supported optional controller must be installed. See the systems section to determine which controllers and external storage units are supported then refer back to this table for cable requirements using the controller row. The Netfinity 4000R does not support customer installation of adapters that must be installed inside the server. Non-standard features must be installed at the factory. Contact your IBM Marketing Representative for more information.
Page 125: Appendix E: Ibm Serial I/O
6. Requires a customer supplied Unshielded Two-Twisted Pair (Catagory 3 minimum) cable with a maximum length of 3,500 feet (1 Km). To access IBM information specific to your country via the World Wide Web, use address: http://www.ibm.com/pc Updated 28/02/01...
Page 126: Appendix F: Useful Urls
Appendix F: Useful URLs PURPOSE www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat ServerProven compatibility charts www.ibm.com/pc/europe/configurators European configurator download site Consulting Engine for xSeries / Netfinity www.developer.ibm.com/welcome/myvc.pl includes Solution Sizing Tools download site ServicePac Services www.ibm.com/services/uk/portfolios/servicepac includes ServicePac Selection Guide www.ibm.com/pc PC Products - Country Selector page www.ibm.com/pc/us/techlink/srvperf.html...
Page 127: Important Notes
IBM. The information contained in this document has not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is distributed AS IS. The use of this information or the implementation of any of these techniques is a customer responsibility and depends on the customer’s ability to evaluate and integrate them into the customer’s operational environment.

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