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– Partition ID
– IP address of member nodes (IP address of the RSA)
– Additional shared resources (video and/or CD-ROM)
All system node participants in a multinode system must be connected to the
network via the Service Processor Ethernet port.
1.7.3 Integrated I/O function support
The following integrated I/O functions are available in multinode x455 systems.
Table 1-6 Integrated I/O function support
Function
USB ports
Serial port
Disk drive bays (SCSI)
SCSI port
Ethernet ports
Video ports
Media bays (IDE)
Wake on LAN
1. Keyboard or mouse can be used on any machine.
2. Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition only.
3. Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition does not support multiple monitors as
there currently is no certified driver for the ATI RageXL chipset.
1.7.4 Error recovery
With a multinode configuration, in the event there is a major problem with one of
the nodes, the remaining nodes will boot to EFI as single node partitions. This is
done to facilitate diagnostics and reconfiguration.
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Primary node
Secondary nodes
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
2/3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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