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  • Page 1 FUJITSU Server PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide CA92344-0696-07...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Preface 1. PRIMEQUEST Overview 2. Basic Hardware Configuration 3. Hardware Configuration Design 4. Operation Management Design 5. OS/Support Appendices PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 3: Preface

     The following figure shows the organization of manuals for the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series. Design Guide Linux (RHEL) Design Guide Linux (RHEL) Installation Guide Linux (RHEL) Operation Guide Design Installation Operation PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 4 RHEL Linux RHEL 7 (for Intel64) Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 7 (for Intel64) RHEL 7 SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server 11 SLES 11 SLES Linux SUSE® Linux® Enterprise Server 12 SLES 12 PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 5 SUSE is a trademark or registered trademark of SUSE LLC. in the United States and other countries. • PRIMECLUSTER is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited. • Other company names and product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 6: Primequest Overview

    1. PRIMEQUEST Overview This chapter describes the overview of PRIMEQUEST. For details, refer to "General Description". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 7: Product Lineup

    Up to 56 PCIe slots 2800B3:Up to 8 CPUs and 192 cores Up to 56 PCIe slots Up to 16 PCIe slots Highly-reliable servers that are based on the latest Intel architecture PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 8 "Appendix B OS Specifications". For details, refer to "Chapter 1 Product Overview" in "General Description". The maximum number of PCI slots depends on the type and the number of IO units. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 9 "Appendix B OS Specifications". For details, refer to "Chapter 1 Product Overview" in "General Description". The maximum number of PCI slots depends on the type and the number of IO units. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 10 1.3 Supported OS For the latest information on the supported OSs, refer to the following URL: http://sp.ts.fujitsu.com/dmsp/Publications/public/osrel-py.pdf PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 11: Component Names

    Memory Scale-up Board (*1) Power supply unit (PSU)/FAN IO unit (IOU) Management board Disk unit (DU) (MMB) Front Rear (View without the front panel) (*1) Memory Scale-up Boards are only available for the 2400E2/2400E3. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 12: Basic Configuration

    Layout and Internal Connection Configuration for the 2400E2/2400E3  with Memory Scale-up Board "1.5.3 Basic Configuration (2400E2/2400E3) with Memory Scale-up Board" Layout and Internal Connection Configuration for the 2800E2/2800E3  "1.5.4 Basic Configuration (2800E2/2800E3)" PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 13 1.5.1 Basic Configuration (2800B2/2800B3) (1/2) 2800B2/2800B3 Layout  Basic components Component Max. Installed as installable standard number (must be ordered) (must be ordered) (must be ordered) Front Rear AC cable (must be ordered) PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 14 PCI Express slots on IOUs 16 cards (*1) (*1) Three cards per 10GbE IO unit and four cards per 1GbE IO unit For details on the configuration, refer to "General Description". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 15 1.5.2 Basic Configuration (2400E2/2400E3) (1/2) 2400E2/2400E3 Layout  Basic components Component Max. Installed as installable standard number (must be ordered) (must be ordered) (must be ordered) Front Rear AC cable (must be ordered) PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 16 1GbE IO unit * The number of available PCI Box slots depends on which type of IO unit is selected. For details on the configuration, refer to "General Description". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 17 Component Max. Installed as installable standard number (SBs must be Memory Scale-up ordered) Board (must be ordered) (must be ordered) Front Rear AC cable (must be ordered) MSB: Memory Scale-up Board PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 18 1GbE IO unit * The number of available PCI Box slots depends on which type of IO unit is selected. For details on the configuration, refer to "General Description". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 19 1.5.4 Basic Configuration (2800E2/2800E3) (1/2) 2800E2/2800E3 Layout  Basic components Component Max. Installed as installable standard number (must be ordered) (must be ordered) (must be ordered) Front Rear AC cable (must be ordered) PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 20 1GbE IO unit * The number of available PCI Box slots depends on which type of IO unit is selected. For details on the configuration, refer to "General Description". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 21 •If a failure occurs in a partition, the hardware can protect other partitions from being affected by the failure. PCI Express PCI Express PCI Express PCI Express card card card card PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 22: Memory Mirror Function

    A maximum of 3TB can be installed in a single board.  Flexible I/O  Partitioning does not have any limitations on the placement of SBs and IOUs.  Flexible I/O enables the Reserved SB function by using alternative SBs.  PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 23 This function further divides the blocks that were divided by PPAR into smaller partitions. Extended Socket  This function enables high-speed communications of up to 20Gbps between extended partitions that were configured in the same physical partition. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 24 Software RAID and hardware RAID ensures the reliability and availability of the system. Redundancy  By duplicating or multiplexing internal components, even if memory or other hardware fails, it is possible to prevent the system operation from being stopped. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 25: Hot Plug

    Partition redundancy that is based on an inter-cabinet cluster or an intra-cabinet cluster is supported. Boot Devices  The following boot types are supported: •Internal HDD/SAS-SSD (RAID card) •HDD/SAS-SSD installed in a JX40 S2 (RAID card) •iSCSI-SAN boot •FC-SAN boot •FCoE boot PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 26 This function directs the serial output from a partition to a terminal via a LAN. USB Port Disable Function  The front USB ports on the Home SB can be enabled or disabled in the BIOS menu. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 27 Reduction of Power Consumption  Power capping for PRIMEQUEST can automatically lower system performance so as to keep power consumption under pre-determined value. Compliant with RoHS Directive (Revision <B> in September 2010)  PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 28: Basic Hardware Configuration

    2. Basic Hardware Configuration This chapter describes the basic configuration of each component. For details, refer to "General Description". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 29: System Fru

    A sensor that is installed for monitoring the intake air temperatures of the main unit. System FRU  A system FRU (I2C EEPROM) that is installed for storing information about the main unit. System LEDs PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 30 When multiple SBs are used to configure partitions, USB ports only the external ports of the Home SB are available. • USB 1.1/USB 2.0 x 4 (USB Type A) VGA port • VGA x 1 (D-sub 15pin) PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 31 To use Memory Scale-up Boards, two CPUs must be installed in the system board of the connection destination. However, connections to Memory Scale-up Boards are not available if the Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-8860v3 is installed in the system board. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 32 To use Memory Scale-up Boards, two CPUs must be installed in the system board of the connection destination. However, connections to Memory Scale-up Boards are not available if the Intel® Xeon® Processor E7-8855v4 is installed in the system board. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 33 •At least one set of memory modules (two modules) must be installed for a CPU. Conditions for Installing Different CPUs  Different types of CPUs can be installed in different PPAR blocks. (The CPUs must be supported in the PRIMEQUEST model.) PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 34 PPAR installed in the blocks. same PPAR block. Flexible I/O Flexible I/O IOU#0 IOU#1 IOU#0 IOU#1 (*) The CPUs must be supported in the PRIMEQUEST model. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 35 SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 This installation is not allowed because PPAR#0 is switched from SB#0 to SB#2 if a failure occurs in Flexible I/O Flexible I/O SB#0. IOU#0 IOU#0 PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 36 (*1) Segment Mode: A "PCI Address Mode" that uses Seg/Bus/Dev/Func (default) to configure a type of PCI space in a partition. : Memory slots on an extended memory board Segment Mode allows the use of more I/O than "Bus Mode". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 37 • When the Memory Spare function is used, install the same memory modules in all six slots of the same Memory Buffer. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 38 "Administration Manual" and the following slides. [Example of Installation Order] 1 CPU and Normal Mode (The Same Type of Memory is Shown in the Same Color.) Memory Installation CPU# slot# order PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 39 When one partition is configured with a total of four boards that consist of system boards and Memory Scale-up boards. When one PPAR block is configured with eight CPUs (Segment Mode). PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 40 When only one CPU is installed and Dynamic Reconfiguration is enabled, IOU- Dynamic Reconfiguration requires memory installation for CPU#0 in the above order. • DIMMs are available in sets of two. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 41 (8GB DIMM x 2) (*1) Memory rank: A unit of data input and output by a memory controller from the DRAM chips on a DIMM Memory access performance increases as the rank number increases. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 42 Rank 1 Rank 1 DIMM A DIMM B DIMM C DIMM D DIMM E DIMM F * The available memory capacity is five-sixths of the total capacity of the installed memory. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 43 Memory Scale-up Boards do not support spare switching similar to Reserved SBs. * Memory Scale-up Boards support the degradation function. • The supported OSs are RHEL6 and RHEL7 only. Windows Server, SLES, Oracle Linux, Oracle VM and VMware are not supported. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 44 •Hardware setup (configuration change) function •Power control in the cabinet, sensor monitoring, partition configuration settings, Memory Mirror mode settings, and reset process •Collection and display of operation logs and error logs PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 45 This function prevents wrong operations and malicious operations on partitions. (Partition) (Partition) Management and monitoring MMB (One board is included in the default configuration. Another MMB can be added for redundancy.) PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 46 •Port for maintenance x 1 Used by field engineers for maintenance. •COM port for an MMB console Used for initial setting. User ports Port for COM port for an MMB maintenance console PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 47 •To connect a PCI Box, install a PCI Box connection card in the specified PCI Express slot on the IOU. •1GbE IO units and 10GbE IO units can be installed together in the same cabinet. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 48 •Up to three PCI cards can be installed. (If the bracket size of the PCI card is full height, up to two cards can be installed.) 1GbE IO Unit 10GbE IO Unit PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 49 Connection to a backup Addition of LAN ports in external storage device Connection to an external hard cabinet (PRIMERGY SX05) a cluster configuration (ETERNUS) disk cabinet (JX40 S2) PRIMERGY SX05 JX40 S2 ETERNUS PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 50 •RAID0, RAID1, RAID1E, RAID5, RAID6, and RAID10 are supported. •A hot spare disk is supported. •Up to two RAID cards can be installed in a unit. For details on RAID configurations, refer to "3.3.4 HDD Configuration". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 51 LNKC: LINK Card. These cards are installed in PCI Boxes and are used to connect to IOUs. For details on the power supply configuration for a PCI Box, refer to "3.5.1 Power Supply Redundancy". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 52 Note: PCI Box connection cards (PCNCs) must be installed in IOUs to connect PCI Boxes. One PCI Box connection cable is bundled with each PCNC. Six of the PCI Box slots can be used with one PCNC. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 53: Pci Box Connection Conditions

    10GbE IO Units Connection to Different PCI Boxes Connection from Different Cabinets to a PCI Box * The connection configuration depends on the type of IO unit that is to be installed. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 54 The PCI Box cannot be used cannot be used until the PCI Box is until it is repaired. Stop repaired. For details on redundancy of PCI Express cards and connection destinations, refer to "3.3.5 Network Configuration". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 55: Warranty Period

    MC-0JSD81 / MCX0JSD81 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day): The average number of overwrite operations that can be performed in one day with the amount of data equivalent to the entire drive PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 56: Power Supply Configuration

    Single power Non-redundant 4 (4 + 0) feed Redundant 5 (4 + 1) Not supported Not supported Redundant (for redundant 6 (4 + 2) UPS systems) Dual power feed Not supported PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 57 For details on the number of FANUs that must be installed and the installation slots, refer to "4.5.1 PSU Configuration" in "General Description". A total of six units between the PSUs and the FANUs are installed. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 58 2.10 Peripheral Configuration (1/4) Console Unit  A PC is required to connect a console. For details, refer to "4.1 Key Points for Console Operation". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 59: Sales Representative

    - Two sides must be (for an additional rack) secured. Rack securing method using leveling feet None Racks Rack with a stabilizer do not None need to be secured. Pullout type PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 60 For PRIMEQUEST, it is recommended that one PRIMERGY and ETERNUS can also be PRIMEQUEST unit is installed per rack. installed. (In some cases, two units can be installed.) PRIMERGY PRIMEQUEST 1 unit (recommended) ETERNUS PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 61 C. Distance from the outside of the front rack posts to the inside of the rear door: 860mm or more Rear door Front door Front Posts Posts For details on rack installation conditions, refer to "Hardware Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 62: Hardware Configuration Design

    3. Hardware Configuration Design This chapter describes the key points for designing hardware configurations. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 63: Key Points For Mmb Design

    Management VLAN (virtual IP addresses, etc.) environment  For details, refer to "2.2 Key Points for the MMB Settings" in "Linux (RHEL) Installation Guide" and "3.3 Connection and Setting of MMB" in "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 64: Key Points For Hardware Partitioning Design

    For details, refer to "3.2.3 Switching Reserved SB Rules". Configuration Example  For details, refer to "3.2.4 Configuration Example". Guidelines for selecting a partition configuration  Configuration examples for each model  PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 65 * If an upper component is degraded, the lower components also cannot be used. (If an IOU is degraded, the DUs and PCI Boxes that are connected to the IOU are also degraded.) PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 66 CPUs Memory Scale-up Board per partition) One SB (up to three Memory Scale-up Boards) Two SBs (up to two Memory Scale-up Boards) Three SBs Four SBs Yes: Possible -: Not possible PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 67 * If the Home SB is removed from the partition or is degraded, the SB with the lowest number in the partition is specified as the Home SB. (*1) PCH: An Intel C600 series with built-in controllers such as USB controllers, APIC, and RTC PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 68 SB#0 SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 SB#3 SB#1 SB#2 SB#3 IOU#0 IOU#1 IOU#2 IOU#3 IOU#0 IOU#1 IOU#2 IOU#3 Test environment partition Test environment partition : Home SB (Cannot be operated) : Reserved SB PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 69 • The saved information can be viewed from the MMB Web-UI. Memory Scale-up Board  Memory Scale-up Boards cannot be used as the source or the target of Reserved SB switching. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 70 For a partition that consists of one SB, an SB with one or two CPUs can be set as a Reserved SB. Reserved SB Reserved SB Reserved SB Reserved SB SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 SB#3 SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 IOU#0 IOU#0 Partition#0 Partition#0 PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 71 Different types Partition#0 Reserved SB settings that make a configuration violate the rules for installing different types of CPUs after an SB is replaced with a Reserved SB are not supported. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 72 Partition#0 Partition#1 When the Reserved SB is incorporated in partition#1, SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 the number of CPUs increases. Two CPU licenses are required for partition#1. Failed IOU#0 IOU#1 2CPU Partition#0 Partition#1 PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 73 If devices are connected to the external (VGA and USB) ports on the Home SB and the Home SB is  replaced, those devices must be connected to the newly replaced Home SB. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 74: Dynamic Reconfiguration Function

    Hot removal of IOUs with PCI Box LH modules is possible with supported OSs and models. Notes on hot removal of SBs: 2400E2/2800E2 supports hot removal of SBs for RHEL 7.1 or later. 2400E3/2800E3 supports hot removal of SBs for RHEL 7.2 or later. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 75 Reserved SBs is changed to the Home SB. * The same rule applies even if a degradation occurs. For details on switching conditions, refer to "3.2.4 Reserved SB" in "Administration Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 76 Reserved SB new Home SB. : Home SB * The setting of SB#3 as the Reserved SB for partition#1 is : Reserved SB automatically cancelled when Reserved SB switching occurs. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 77 [Example] Multiple SBs (SB#2 and SB#3) are Set as Reserved SBs for Partition#0. (If SB#1 Fails) Partition#1 Partition#0 Partition#1 Partition#0 SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 SB#3 SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 SB#3 IOU#0 IOU#1 IOU#2 IOU#3 IOU#0 IOU#1 IOU#2 IOU#3 : Home SB : Reserved SB PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 78 (If SB#0 and SB#1 Fail Simultaneously) Partition#1 Partition#0 Partition#1 Partition#0 SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 SB#3 SB#0 SB#1 SB#2 SB#3 IOU#0 IOU#1 IOU#2 IOU#3 IOU#0 IOU#1 IOU#2 IOU#3 : Home SB : Reserved SB PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 79 SB#2 SB#3 SB#1 SB#2 SB#3 IOU#0 IOU#1 IOU#2 IOU#3 IOU#0 IOU#1 IOU#2 IOU#3 Powered off Powered off Powered off Powered off Partition#2 : Home SB Cannot be used : Reserved SB PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 80 1 partition 1 to 2 partitions 2 partitions or more partitions Aggregation of PC servers and Core system reconfiguration (open MF), UNIX server replacement, Work details higher reliability and DB server/ERP infrastructure PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 81 1.5TB (1 CPU) to 1.5TB (1 CPU) to 1.5TB (1 CPU) to partition Memory Max. 12TB Min. 1GB/Ext.Par. 12TB (8 CPUs) 6TB (4 CPUs) 12TB (8 CPUs) 9TB (6 CPUs) 9TB (6 CPUs) PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 82 Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 83 Example: High-reliability database for a user base that is small to medium sized,  vSphereHA. PRIMEQUEST 2400E3 Cluster system Partition#1 Partition#0 Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Mirror Memory Memory Memory Memory IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 84 SB#1 SB#2 SB#3 Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit : Home SB : Reserved SB Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 85 Example: In-memory high performance database, SAP HANA  PRIMEQUEST 2800E3 Partition#0 Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Mirror Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 86 IO unit 4 IO units x 2 cards = 8 cards PCI Box PCI Box PCI Box PCI Box 4 PCI Boxes x 6 cards x 2 partitions = 48 cards PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 87 Example: Server integration, enhancement of the future scale-up range of a server  PRIMEQUEST 2800E3 Partition#2 Partition#1 Partition#0 Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory Memory IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy Redundancy PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 88 Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core Core IO unit IO unit IO unit IO unit PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 89: Network Configuration

    Configuration". Network Types and Usage   Network Redundancy I/O Space Settings for PCI Devices  For details, refer to "3.3.6 Setting I/O Space for PCI Devices". I/O space assignment setting PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 90 It is recommended to use a redundant HDD (hardware RAID or software RAID) as a boot HDD.  When an internal disk is used as a boot device, RAID is configured at the same time as the OS  installation using ServerView Installation Manager (SVIM). PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 91 HDD #0/1/2/3 IOU#2 DU#1 DU#1 HDD#0 HDD#0 HDD#2 HDD#0 RAID#0 RAID#0 HDD#1 HDD#1 HDD #2/3 HDD #0/1/2/3 HDD#3 HDD#1 IOU#3 DU#1 DU#1 HDD#2 HDD#2 RAID#1 RAID#1 HDD#3 HDD#3 HDD #0/1 HDD #0/1/2/3 PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 92 Obtain an FBU installation kit (this kit uses Slot#0 exclusively)  FBUs cannot be connected to RAID cards that are installed in 10GbE IO units, PCI Boxes, or Slot#3 on 1GbE IO units. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 93 (*) A hardware RAID uses the cache on the hardware when Write Back or Always Write Back is specified. A disk uses the cache on the hardware when the disk cache is enabled. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 94 When using an internal HDD in an SB, note the following points. When the HDD is used as a boot drive or a data disk and the Reserved SB function is used, the HDD cannot be started or operated. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 95 •RAID management tool "ServerView RAID Manager" is supported. (This tool is bundled with the main server unit by default). For details, refer to "SAS3 12 Gb/s MegaRAID® SAS Software User Guide" and "FUJITSU Software ServerView Suite ServerView RAID Manager User Guide".
  • Page 96 Work Windows Acquire memory dump Store to a save information destination STOP error For details, refer to "13.4.3 Setting up the dump environment (Windows)" in "Administration Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 97 Save data to a disk (Installed memory capacity + 512MB) that is not managed with GDS * Non-Fujitsu storage devices cannot be used for (Installed memory capacity + 1GB) / 0.9 Acquisition area dump areas for sadump. (1st generation) * Required for kdump (Installed memory capacity + 1GB) / 0.9...

  • Page 98: Management Lan

    * Specify different subnets for the management LAN, cluster LAN, internal LAN, and maintenance LAN. * When counting the number of LAN ports that are required for a partition, consider that two ports are used for the management LAN. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 99 When configuring partitions with multiple components, install internal ports on different components. Example of IOUs Separate IOUs from each other. IOU#0 IOU#1 PCI Express PCI Express Slots Slots Partition A Partition B PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 100 1000Base-T (Dual) Not used PCI Box LH FC card (Single) Duplicated Empty Duplicated PCI Box connection card 1000Base-T (Dual) PCI Box connection card Not used PCI Box LH FC card (Single) Empty PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 101 When MMBs are duplicated but user ports are not, the active MMB must be switched manually  if an MMB fails. For details, refer to "1.3.3 Redundant configuration of the management LAN" in "Administration Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 102 10GbE environment is used. InfiniBand cards can be used for the paths to synchronize databases.  Use of InfiniBand cards with PCIe SSDs can provide better results within the network. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 103 PCH). The following devices can be assigned: Onboard LANs RAID cards in SBs RAID cards in DUs PCI Express slots on IOUs PCI Boxes PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 104 This type of assignment is easy to use and can be implemented when the partition configuration is relatively small and 16 or less devices require the I/O space. For details, refer to "3.4 [Device Manager] Menu" in "Tool Reference". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 105 Windows => Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) Improved reliability of SBs and QPI network RHEL => PRIMECLUSTER  Flexible I/O mechanism  Reserved SB (spare SB) Cost for Installation and Operation PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 106 "3.4.2 Intra-Cabinet Cluster". •Windows Clustering with Windows Server Failover Clustering (OS standard function) is recommended. * A server for Active Directory (AD server) is required separately. •RHEL Clustering with PRIMECLUSTER is recommended. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 107 CPU frequency, memory capacity, HDD capacity, and number of HDDs). • If an IOU fails, the redundancy of the system is lost and components such as the midplane become single points of failure. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 108 Yes*: Supported and recommended (IOU redundancy configuration is allowed) WSFC: Windows Server Failover Clustering Yes: Supported and recommended No: Not supported Note: When RAC is used, PRIMECLUSTER and WSFC cannot be used together with RAC. Use Oracle Clusterware. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 109 Partition#0 Partition#0 The cluster interconnect is configured separately from the operation LAN Cluster software Cluster software and management LAN. MMB#0 MMB#1 MMB#0 MMB#1 SVmco SVmco (Active) (Standby) (Active) (Standby) Management LAN PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 110 Private network Public network (Operation LAN) Partition#X Partition#Y Cluster software Cluster software Partition#X Partition#Y SVmco SVmco Cluster service Cluster service Clustering (e.g. PRIMECLUSTER) Clustering MMB#0 MMB#1 (WSFC) (Active) (Standby) Management LAN PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 111: Power Supply Redundancy

     For details, refer to "3.5.3 Guidelines for Selecting a 200V Power Distribution Box". AC200V Power Distribution Box Brief Specifications  Guidelines on the Number of AC200V Power Distribution Boxes  PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 112 * When using a redundant configuration or dual power feed for the main unit, also use the same power supply configuration for the PCI Boxes. For details on PSU configurations, refer to "2.8 Power Supply Unit (PSU)". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 113 (Redundant UPS System 2 + 1) UPS #0 UPS #1 UPS #2 Configuring a redundant UPS system prevents the system from going down. Failure For details on PSU configurations, refer to "2.8 Power Supply Unit (PSU)". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 114 Power Calculator ("Tool"). As the above example shows, if the maximum apparent power is 4.500VA or less , the number of power distribution boxes can be reduced. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 115: Operation Management Design

    4. Operation Management Design This chapter describes the key points for designing operation management. For details, refer to "Administration Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 116 Text console Maintenance Management Action That Is Required When Reserved SB Switching Occurs  If switching by the Reserved SB function occurs, the console connection must be changed. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 117 4.1 Key Points for Console Operation (2/2) Console Connection Configuration  Operation LAN : SW redundancy : Redundancy with teaming (PRIMECLUSTER GLS etc.) Video redirection Text console Virtual media Management LAN Maintenance LAN PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 118 Network (Integrated management of physical servers and virtual servers, simplified and Management target: Resources visualized operation of virtual servers, and simplified maintenance) SVAS: ServerView Agentless Service SV RAID: ServerView RAID Manager PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 119 Systemwalker Centric Manager (Client) Storage PRIMERGY Systemwalker Centric Systemwalker Centric Network Manager (Agent) Manager (Agent) Management target: Resources For details, refer to "Appendix J Systemwalker Centric Manager Linkage" in "Administration Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 120 •The same information is stored also in the flash memory of the MMB. •When duplicated MMBs are used, the same information is always stored in both MMBs. Backup Contents  •Firmware setting information •Device identification information PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 121: Optional Products

    (*4) For supported configurations, contact your sales representative. * The software support information is as of June 2016. For the latest software For details, refer to "Linux (RHEL) Design Guide". information, contact your sales representative. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 122: Key Points For Ntp Operation

    * To ensure the stability of the NTP operation, specify multiple NTP System System clock clock servers from each NTP client. * Select NTP servers that have a high-precision clock in the Internet or intranet. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...

  • Page 123: Os/Support

    5. OS/Support This chapter describes information on the OS. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 124 For details on the types of OSs and support, contact your sales  representative. For details on OS specifications, refer to "Appendix B OS  Specifications" and the website of each vendor. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 125 Appendices PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 126 ServerView Operations Manager ServerView Agentless Service ServerView Agent ServerView RAID Manager ServerView CIM Provider SVmco HBA blockage function Dynamic Reconfiguration utility Yes (*1) (*1) SLES 12 SP1 Yes: Supported, -: Not supported PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 127 Drivers are provided with ServerView Suite. For the latest versions, contact your sales representative. Related Software  Server Management Software  For details, refer to "1.5.3 Server management software" in "General Description". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 128 Maximum file size: 16TB (implementation restrictions, the logical maximum value is 2^64-1 clusters) ReFS, which is the latest file system for Windows Server 2012, can be used for data areas, but ReFS is not recommended because its use has not been proven well. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 129 - The number of LUNs for each of the lower-level drivers (mptsas, mptspi, lpfc, and megaraid_sas) cannot exceed the value that is set for the SCSI common layer. - To specify a non-default value, use the option parameter of each driver. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 130 1EB (ext4) Maximum number of PCI slots All slots can be used. PCI Hot Plug PCI Box is supported. No IOU is supported. (Specification of the main unit) Firmware UEFI support Supported PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 131 Disk XFS: 500TB bfrts: 50TB Maximum file size ext4: 50TB XFS: 16TB Maximum number of PCI slots All slots can be used. PCI Hot Plug Not supported Firmware UEFI support Supported PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 132 PVM: 31 Virtual NICs HVM: 8 Maximum number of physical NIC For details, refer to "Network Maximums" in "Chapter 6 Configuration Limits for Release 3.4". ports Firmware UEFI support Not supported PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 133 Note: The number of LAN ports for the partition must include a port (1Gbps/1 port) for communication between the partition and the MMBs. In addition, make sure to include the number of onboard LAN ports (2 ports per IOU). PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 134 Note: The number of LAN ports for the partition must include a port (1Gbps/1 port) for communication between the partition and the MMBs. In addition, make sure to include the number of onboard LAN ports (2 ports per IOU). PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 135 Note: The number of LAN ports for the partition must include a port (1Gbps/1 port) for communication between the partition and the MMBs. In addition, make sure to include the number of onboard LAN ports (2 ports per IOU). PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Copyright 2016-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 136 These contents may be printed and downloaded for personal use only. However, permission from Fujitsu Limited or the relevant right holder is required for any other use, such as reuse on your own website or uploading to another server.
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