The IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20
Blade servers are a relatively new technology. They have captured industry focus because of their modular design, which can reduce cost with a more efficient use of valuable floor space. They offer simplified management, which can help to speed such tasks as installing, reprovisioning, updating, and...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin, TX :
IBM, International Technical Support Organization
c2005.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed |
| Colección: | IBM redbooks.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627156906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notices
- Trademarks
- Preface
- The team that wrote this redbook
- Become a published author
- Comments welcome
- Part 1 Introduction to the BladeCenter JS20
- Chapter 1. Introduction to BladeCenter and blade server technology
- Chapter 2. Hardware components
- 2.1 Overview of the BladeCenter infrastructure
- 2.1.1 BladeCenter chassis
- 2.1.2 BladeCenter power options
- 2.1.3 Management Module
- 2.1.4 I/O modules
- 2.1.5 Blade servers
- 2.2 BladeCenter JS20
- 2.2.1 Base features
- 2.2.2 Optional features
- 2.3 PowerPC 970 and PowerPC 970FX Microprocessors
- 2.3.1 Review of POWER and PowerPC Architecture
- 2.3.2 Vector/SIMD Multimedia eXtension
- 2.3.3 Features of the PowerPC 970 and PowerPC 970FX
- Chapter 3. Software environment
- 3.1 Operating system support
- 3.1.1 AIX
- 3.1.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- 3.1.3 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server
- 3.2 System management tools
- 3.2.1 BladeCenter Web interfaces
- 3.2.2 IBM Director
- 3.2.3 IBM Cluster Systems Management
- Chapter 4. Planning considerations
- 4.1 Network planning
- 4.1.1 Minimal network requirements
- 4.1.2 High-performance, low-latency network requirements
- 4.1.3 Multiple BladeCenter environments
- 4.2 Operating system installation
- 4.2.1 Network installation planning
- 4.3 Systems management
- 4.3.1 IBM Director
- 4.3.2 IBM Cluster Systems Management
- Part 2 Implementing the BladeCenter JS20
- Chapter 5. Hardware setup
- 5.1 Management Module configuration
- 5.2 LAN Switch I/O Module configuration
- 5.3 Blade server configuration
- 5.3.1 Assigning names to blade servers
- 5.3.2 Setting the boot sequence
- 5.4 Firmware
- 5.4.1 Management Module firmware
- 5.4.2 LAN Switch I/O Module firmware
- 5.4.3 BladeCenter JS20 firmware (BIOS)
- 5.4.4 Integrated Systems Management Processor firmware.
- 5.5 Providing a console for the JS20 blades
- 5.5.1 Configuring Serial over LAN
- 5.5.2 Using Serial over LAN
- 5.5.3 Open Firmware interfaces
- 5.5.4 Specifying IP parameters to Open Firmware
- Chapter 6. Installing Linux
- 6.1 Installing Linux
- 6.1.1 Configuring the sources
- 6.1.2 The zImage.initrd file
- 6.2 Configuring BOOTP and TFTP
- 6.2.1 BOOTP
- 6.2.2 Trivial File Transfer Protocol
- 6.3 Preparing an unattended install
- 6.3.1 Red Hat Kickstart
- 6.3.2 SuSE AutoYaST
- 6.4 Performing an unattended installation
- 6.4.1 Open Firmware
- 6.4.2 mkzimage_cmdline: SuSE only
- 6.5 Performing a network installation
- 6.5.1 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9
- 6.5.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
- Chapter 7. Installing AIX on the JS20
- 7.1 Minimal NIM installation
- 7.2 Adding resources
- 7.3 Adding machine information
- 7.4 Preparing the NIM master
- 7.5 Preparing the client
- Chapter 8. System management scenarios
- 8.1 IBM Director
- 8.1.1 Setting up an IBM Director Server
- 8.1.2 Installing an IBM Director Agent
- 8.1.3 Using Director to manage JS20s
- 8.2 IBM Cluster Systems Management
- 8.2.1 Setting up a CSM management node
- 8.2.2 Installing and managing BladeCenter JS20s using CSM
- Abbreviations and acronyms
- Related publications
- IBM Redbooks
- Other publications
- Online resources
- How to get IBM Redbooks
- Help from IBM
- Index
- Back cover.
