Creating A Static Partition - IBM eserver xSeries 440 8687 Hardware Maintenance Manual

2. You must create a static partition on the primary server prior to cabling the
3. Whenever you delete the static partition, you must remove all the
4. When two servers are merged together, the CD-ROM, diskette drive, keyboard,
Creating a static partition: Once your servers are installed in a rack cabinet,
return here and complete the following steps:
1. Connect a pointing device, keyboard, and monitor to each of the two xSeries
2. Using the two short SMP Expansion cables that come with your servers,
3. Start the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
4. Insert the Remote Supervisor Adapter diskette into the diskette drive.
5. Use the utility on the diskette to assign an IP address to the Remote Supervisor
6. Exit the utility and turn off the server.
7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 on the other server.
8. Connect the Remote Supervisor Adapters of each server to the network or use
9. Create a static partition.
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servers together.
interconnected cables between the servers.
USB ports, mouse, and video are disabled on the secondary server.
440 servers.
complete the following steps:
a. Connect one end of the first SMP Expansion cable to port 3 of the top SMP
Expansion Module on the primary server; then, connect the opposite end of
the cable to port 3 of the bottom SMP Expansion Module on the primary
server.
b. Connect one end of the second SMP Expansion cable to port 3 of the top
SMP Expansion Module on the secondary server; then, connect the
opposite end of the cable to port 3 of the bottom SMP Expansion Module on
the secondary server.
a. Turn on a server and watch the monitor screen.
b. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1.
c. Select Advanced Setup from the menu; then, select CPU Options and
enable hyper-threading.
Notes:
1) It is not necessary to enable hyper-threading in order to run a 16-way
configuration; however, if hyper-threading is desired, it must be enabled
on both servers.
2) Any changes to hyperthreading settings must be done before merging
the systems.
d. Save and Exit setup.
Adapter.
Note: If you are configuring the secondary server make a note of the IP
address. You will need this information later in this procedure.
the Ethernet crossover cable to connect them to each other.
a. Turn on the primary server and start the Configuration/Setup Utility as
described in step 3.
Note: Turning on the primary server may also turn on the secondary server.
This is an acceptable action. The secondary server does not need to
be turned on, but it does need to be connected to a power source.