IBM eserver xSeries 450 planning and installation guide
The IBM eServer xSeries 450 is IBM’s new 64-bit Itanium Processor Family (IPF) Architecture server and is the first implementation of the 64-bit IBM XA-64 chipset, as part of the Enterprise X-Architecture strategy. This IBM Redbooks publication is a comprehensive resource on the technical aspects of...
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Table of Contents:
- Front cover
- Contents
- Notices
- Trademarks
- Preface
- The team that wrote this redbook
- Become a published author
- Comments welcome
- Chapter 1. Technical description
- 1.1 The x450 product line
- 1.2 IBM XA-64 chipset
- 1.3 Extensible Firmware Interface
- 1.3.1 GUID Partition Table disk
- 1.3.2 EFI System Partition
- 1.3.3 EFI and legacy-free concept
- 1.4 Intel Itanium 2 processor
- 1.5 System assembly
- 1.5.1 Memory-board assembly
- 1.5.2 Processor-board assembly
- 1.6 IBM XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache
- 1.7 System memory
- 1.8 PCI subsystem
- 1.9 Redundancy
- 1.10 Light path diagnostics
- 1.11 Remote Supervisor Adapter
- 1.12 Operating system support
- Chapter 2. Positioning
- 2.1 x450 application solutions
- 2.1.1 Database applications
- 2.1.2 Business logic
- 2.1.3 e-business and security transactions
- 2.1.4 In-house developed compute-intensive applications
- 2.1.5 Science and technology industries
- 2.2 Why choose x450?
- Chapter 3. Planning
- 3.1 System hardware
- 3.1.1 Processors
- 3.1.2 Memory
- 3.1.3 PCI slot configuration
- 3.1.4 Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet controller
- 3.2 Cabling and connectivity
- 3.2.1 Remote Supervisor Adapter connectivity
- 3.2.2 Remote Expansion Enclosure
- 3.2.3 Serial connections
- 3.3 Storage considerations
- 3.3.1 xSeries storage solutions
- 3.3.2 Tape backup
- 3.4 Rack installation
- 3.5 Power considerations
- 3.6 Solution Assurance Review
- Chapter 4. Installation
- 4.1 Using the Extensible Firmware Interface
- 4.1.1 The EFI shell
- 4.1.2 Flash update
- 4.1.3 Configuration and Setup utility
- 4.1.4 Diagnostic utility
- 4.1.5 Boot maintenance menu
- 4.2 Installing Windows Server 2003
- 4.2.1 Overall process
- 4.2.2 Microsoft Reserved Partition
- 4.2.3 Windows installation
- 4.2.4 Pre-installation phase
- 4.2.5 Starting the installation.
- 4.2.6 Text-mode setup
- 4.2.7 GUI setup
- 4.2.8 Post-setup phase
- 4.3 Installing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
- 4.3.1 Background
- 4.3.2 Linux IA-64 kernel overview
- 4.3.3 Choosing a Linux distribution
- 4.3.4 Installing SuSE Linux Enterprise Server
- 4.3.5 Linux boot process
- 4.3.6 Information about the installed system
- 4.3.7 Using the serial port for the Linux console
- 4.3.8 RXE-100 Expansion Enclosure
- 4.3.9 Upgrading drivers
- Chapter 5. Management
- 5.1 The Remote Supervisor Adapter
- 5.1.1 The Remote Supervisor Adapter
- 5.1.2 Connecting via a Web browser
- 5.1.3 Configuring a static IP address
- 5.1.4 Connecting via the ASM interconnect
- 5.1.5 Installing the device driver
- 5.1.6 Configuring the remote control password
- 5.2 Management using the Remote Supervisor Adapter
- 5.2.1 Configuring which alerts to monitor
- 5.2.2 Configuring SNMP
- 5.2.3 Sending alerts directly to IBM Director
- 5.2.4 Creating a test event action plan in IBM Director
- Related publications
- IBM Redbooks
- Referenced Web sites
- How to get IBM Redbooks
- IBM Redbooks collections
- Index
- Back cover.
