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IBM 8687 - Eserver xSeries 440 Planning And Installation Manual

IBM 8687 - Eserver xSeries 440 Planning And Installation Manual (202 pages)

Installation Guide

Brand: IBM | Category: Server | Size: 4 MB

Table of Contents

Front Cover
1
Installation Guide
1
Table of Contents
5
Notices

9
- Trademarks
  10
Preface

11
- The Team that Wrote this Redbook
  11
- Become a Published Author
  14
- Comments Welcome
  14
Chapter 1. Technical Description

15
- The X440 Product Line
  16
- System Partitioning
  20
- IBM XA-32 Chipset
  21
- Processors
  26
  - Intel Xeon Processor MP
    27
  - Intel Xeon Processor DP
    30
- SMP Expansion Module
  31
- IBM Xcel4 Server Accelerator Cache
  33
- System Memory
  33
- PCI Subsystem
  37
- Redundancy
  38
- Light Path Diagnostics
  39
- Remote Supervisor Adapter
  41
- Operating System Support
  42
- IBM Director
  44
Chapter 2. Positioning

49
- Xseries 440 Application Solutions
  50
  - Server Consolidation
    50
  - Enterprise Applications
    52
  - Infrastructure Applications
    54
  - Clustering
    55
- Why Choose the X440
  57
  - IBM XA-32 Chipset
    57
  - Intel Xeon MP and DP Processors
    58
  - Xcel4 Server Accelerator Cache
    60
  - High-Performance Memory Subsystem
    60
  - Active PCI-X
    61
  - Xpandondemand Scalability
    61
  - System Partition Manager
    62
- The Benefits of System Partitioning
  63
- Server Consolidation
  65
Chapter 3. Planning

77
- System Hardware
  78
  - Processors
    78
  - Memory
    79
  - PCI Slot Configuration
    82
  - Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Controller
    86
- Cabling and Connectivity
  88
- Storage Considerations
  97
  - Xseries Storage Solutions
    98
  - Disk Subsystem Performance
    102
  - Tape Backup
    103
- Server Partitioning and Consolidation
  104
- Operating System Considerations
  104
  - Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
    106
  - Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition
    109
  - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
    110
  - Microsoft Windows .NET Server
    111
  - Novell Netware
    111
  - Red Hat/Suse Linux
    111
  - Vmware ESX Server
    112
- Application Considerations
  114
  - Scalability and Performance Considerations
    114
  - SMP and Server Types
    115
- Rack Installation
  116
- Power Considerations
  117
- Solution Assurance Review
  118
Chapter 4. Installation

121
- System BIOS Settings
  122
  - Updating BIOS and Firmware
    122
  - Enabling Memory Mirroring
    122
  - Enabling Hyper-Threading
    123
- Device Drivers
  125
- Operating System Installation
  125
  - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server
    126
  - Red hat Linux Installation
    133
  - Netware Installation
    135
  - Vmware ESX Server
    142
- Additional Information
  142
Chapter 5. Management

143
- Active PCI Manager
  144
  - Using Active PCI Manager
    146
  - Adding Adapters to the System
    150
  - Analyzing an Existing Configuration
    158
- System Partition Manager
  164
- Process Control
  169
  - Process Alias Rules
    170
  - Process Execution Rules
    174
  - Group Process Execution Rules
    175
Abbreviations and Acronyms

187
Related Publications

189
- IBM Redbooks
  189
- Referenced Web Sites
  189
- How to Get IBM Redbooks
  192
  - IBM Redbooks Collections
    192
Index

193
- Back Cover
  202

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