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p5 590 and 595

System Handbook

Peter Domberg

Nia Kelley

TaiJung Kim

Ding Wei

Component-based description of the
hardware architecture

A guide for machine type 9119
models 590 and 595

Capacity on Demand
explained

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Страница 1: ...er p5 590 and 595 System Handbook Peter Domberg Nia Kelley TaiJung Kim Ding Wei Component based description of the hardware architecture A guide for machine type 9119 models 590 and 595 Capacity on De...

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Страница 3: ...IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook March 2005 International Technical Support Organization SG24 9119 00...

Страница 4: ...sers Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp First Edition March 2005 This edition applies to the IBM Sserver p5 9119 Models 590 and 595 N...

Страница 5: ...ystem 8 1 3 3 I O subsystem 9 1 3 4 Media bays 10 1 3 5 Virtualization 11 1 4 Features summary 12 1 5 Operating systems support 13 1 5 1 AIX 5L 13 1 5 2 Linux 14 Chapter 2 Hardware architecture 17 2 1...

Страница 6: ...of shared processor partitions 62 3 2 3 Typical usage of Micro Partitioning technology 64 3 2 4 Limitations and considerations 64 3 3 Virtual Ethernet 65 3 3 1 Virtual LAN 66 3 3 2 Virtual Ethernet co...

Страница 7: ...feature codes 108 Chapter 5 Configuration tools and rules 111 5 1 Configuration tools 112 5 1 1 IBM Configurator for e business 112 5 1 2 LPAR Validation Tool 113 5 2 Configuration rules for p5 590 a...

Страница 8: ...ged service architecture 158 6 6 2 Hardware Management Console 158 6 6 3 Error analyzing 159 6 6 4 Service processors 161 6 6 5 Service Agent 164 6 6 6 Service Focal Point 164 6 7 AIX 5L RAS features...

Страница 9: ...t 231 8 6 1 Server security 232 8 6 2 Object manager security 233 8 6 3 HMC user management 233 8 7 Inventory Scout services 234 8 8 Service Agent and Service Focal Point 237 8 8 1 Service Agent 238 8...

Страница 10: ...ndix D System documentation 265 IBM Sserver Hardware Information Center 266 What is the Hardware Information Center 266 How do I get it 266 How do I get updates 267 How do I use the application 268 Ab...

Страница 11: ...O 2 ports 43 2 14 blind swap hot plug cassette 44 2 15 I O drawer top view logical layout 45 2 16 Hardware Information Center search for PCI placement 48 2 17 Select Model 590 or 595 placement 49 2 18...

Страница 12: ...PAR Validation Tool slot assignments 117 6 1 IBMs RAS philosophy 141 6 2 FFDC error checkers and fault isolation registers 143 6 3 Memory error recovery mechanisms 147 6 4 EEH on POWER5 152 6 5 blind...

Страница 13: ...gateway IP address 219 8 18 DNS IP address 220 8 19 End of network configuration 220 8 20 Client contact information 221 8 21 Client contact information 221 8 22 Remote support information 222 8 23 C...

Страница 14: ...ook C 1 Search for planning 263 C 2 Select 9119 590 and 9119 595 263 C 3 Planning information 264 D 1 Information Center 268 D 2 Search field 269 D 3 Navigation bar 270 D 4 Toolbar with start off call...

Страница 15: ...system configuration 119 5 3 Configurable memory to default memory block size 125 5 4 p5 590 I O drawers quantity with different loop mode 128 5 5 p5 595 I O drawers quantity with different loop mode...

Страница 16: ...xiv IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook...

Страница 17: ...changes in the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time without notice Any references in this information to non IBM Web sites are provided for convenience only and do...

Страница 18: ...zSeries AIX 5L AIX AS 400 BladeCenter Chipkill Electronic Service Agent Enterprise Storage Server Extreme Blue ESCON Hypervisor HACMP IBM Micro Channel Micro Partitioning OpenPower OS 400 Power Archi...

Страница 19: ...eliability availability and serviceability RAS overview Hardware Management Console HMC features and functions This publication is an ideal desk side reference for IBM professionals IBM Business Partn...

Страница 20: ...technical support on pSeries systems AIX 5L and system management Ding Wei is an Advisory IT Specialist working for IBM China ATS He has eight years of experience in the Information Technology field H...

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Страница 23: ...590 and p5 595 servers highlighting the new features marketing position main features and operating systems Section 1 1 Introduction on page 2 Section 1 2 What s new on page 2 Section 1 3 General ove...

Страница 24: ...65 GHz while the p5 590 offers 1 65 GHz processors These servers come standard with mainframe inspired reliability availability serviceability RAS capabilities and IBM Virtualization Engine systems t...

Страница 25: ...ers See 3 3 Virtual Ethernet on page 65 for more information Dynamic logical partitioning Allows reallocation of system resources without rebooting affected partitions Offers greater flexibility in us...

Страница 26: ...pport on page 13 for more information 1 3 General overview and characteristics The p5 590 and p5 595 servers are designed with a basic server configuration that starts with a single frame Figure 1 1 a...

Страница 27: ...h Advanced POWER Virtualization providing Micro Partitioning Virtual I O Server and Partition Load Manager PLM for AIX 5L Micro Partitioning enables system configurations with more partitions than pro...

Страница 28: ...BM Sserver p5 and pSeries systems They come equipped with multiple resources to identify and help resolve system problems rapidly During ongoing operation error checking and correction ECC checks data...

Страница 29: ...rviceability POWER4 to POWER5 comparison There are several major differences between POWER4 and POWER5 chip designs and they include the following areas shown in Figure 1 3 and as discussed in the fol...

Страница 30: ...s since the number of transactions performed outweighs the actual speed of the transaction For example the simultaneous multi threading environment would be much better suited for a Web server or data...

Страница 31: ...6 and 5 2 4 Memory configuration rules on page 123 1 3 3 I O subsystem Using the RIO 2 ports in the processor books up to twelve I O drawers can be attached to a p5 595 and up to eight I O drawers to...

Страница 32: ...be mounted in the CEC rack with three available media bays two in the front and one in the rear New storage devices for the media bays include 16X 48X IDE DVD ROM drive 4 7 GB SCSI DVD RAM drive 36 7...

Страница 33: ...n concurrently on the same physical processor improving overall throughput and improving overall hardware resource utilization LPAR Allows processors memory and I O adapters and attached devices to be...

Страница 34: ...Expansion Racks 1 1 or 2 Number of processors per system 8 to 32 16 to 64 POWER5 processor speed 1 65 GHz 1 65 or 1 90 GHz Number of 16 way processor books 2 MCMs per book 1 or 2 1 2 3 or 4 Memory 8 G...

Страница 35: ...ilable on Linux For more information check http www ibm com servers eserver pseries linux whitepapers linux_pser ies html 1 5 1 AIX 5L The p5 590 and p5 595 requires AIX 5L Version 5 3 or AIX 5L Versi...

Страница 36: ...ced POWER Virtualization feature is not supported on AIX 5L Version 5 2 AIX 5L Version 5 3 is required to take full advantage of Advanced POWER Virtualization feature 1 5 2 Linux For the p5 590 and p5...

Страница 37: ...p www ibm com servers eserver pseries linux whitepapers linux_pseries html IBM only supports the Linux systems of clients with a SupportLine contract that covers Linux Otherwise the Linux distributor...

Страница 38: ...16 IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook...

Страница 39: ...mented in the p5 590 and p5 595 servers the POWER5 processor memory subsystem and I O subsystem in the following topics Section 2 1 Server overview on page 18 Section 2 2 The POWER5 microprocessor on...

Страница 40: ...s for the p5 595 system Up to 12 I O drawers can be attached to a p5 595 The p5 590 has identical architecture with p5 595 It differs from p5 595 in the following areas Only a 1 65 GHz processor is su...

Страница 41: ...ip and eliminate a chip that was previously needed for the memory controller function These changes in the POWER5 processor also have the significant side benefits of reducing latency to the L3 cache...

Страница 42: ...ems running AIX 5L Version 5 3 or Linux OS based systems at the correct kernel level AIX 5L provides the smtctl command that turns simultaneous multi threading on and off without subsequent reboot For...

Страница 43: ...per cycle per processor core thus increasing the core s and the chip s total switching power To reduce switching power POWER5 chips extensively use a fine grained dynamic clock gating mechanism This...

Страница 44: ...scaling requirements dictate a single design to address both environments POWER5 POWER5 technology is the next generation of IBM 64 bit architecture Although the hardware is based on POWER4 POWER5 is...

Страница 45: ...system for performance and availability In addition advanced error correction and low power consumption circuitry is improved with thermal management Multi processor POWER5 technology based servers h...

Страница 46: ...z RS64 IV 600 750 pSeries 620 660 and 680 604e 332 375 p615 p630 p650 p655 p670 and p690 POWER3 II 333 375 450 Models 270 B80 and POWER3 SP Nodes RS64 125 S70 RS64 II 262 5 S7A RS64 II 340 H70 RS64 II...

Страница 47: ...shown in Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 p5 590 and p5 595 16 way processor book diagram 2 2 6 Processor clock rate The p5 590 system features base 8 way CoD 16 way and 32 way configurations with the POWER5 pr...

Страница 48: ...at 1656 MHz Cpu 1 runs at 1656 MHz Cpu 2 runs at 1656 MHz Cpu 3 runs at 1656 MHz Cpu 4 runs at 1656 MHz Cpu 5 runs at 1656 MHz Cpu 6 runs at 1656 MHz Cpu 7 runs at 1656 MHz 2 3 Memory subsystem The p5...

Страница 49: ...M SMI II SMI II PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM SMI II SMI II PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM SMI II SMI II PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM SMI II SMI II PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM SMI II SMI II PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM PDIMM PU L2 PU...

Страница 50: ...rd with four DIMM slots 2 3 2 Memory placement rules The memory features that are available for the p5 590 and the p5 595 at the time of writing are listed in Table 2 2 The memory locations for each p...

Страница 51: ...8198 DDR2 4 GB 533 MHz 1 7814 A1 A1 I O I O I O I O I O I O I O I O D0 D0 C0 A0 A0 C0 B1 D1 C1 C1 MEZZANINE BASE CONNECTOR MC04 MC03 MC02 MC01 J1_BASE J2_EXT A0 B0 B0 B0 D0 C0 A1 B1 D1 C1 MUX1 D1 B1 D...

Страница 52: ...computing the following in strongly recommended DDR2 memory is recommended for memory intensive applications Install some memory in support of each 8 way MCM two MCMs per processor book Use the same...

Страница 53: ...g The enhanced GX high frequency processor bus drives synchronous memory Interface SMI memory buffer chips and interfaces with a 36 MB L3 cache controller The processor bus provides eight bus adapter...

Страница 54: ...al memory Additional memory Additional memory Additional memory POWER5 L3 L3 L3 L3 B A C D GX Adapter Enterprise RIO 2 GX Adapter Enterprise RIO 2 L3 L3 L3 L3 Connector Enterprise RIO 2 Nodes 0 1 A B...

Страница 55: ...ere are no physical differences between the p5 590 backplane and the p5 595 backplane Figure 2 8 p5 595 CEC top view Figure 2 9 p5 590 CEC top view Book 1 Book 2 Book 3 Book 0 required DCA11 DCA12 DCA...

Страница 56: ...ard connections there are bus bar connectors on the front side on the top and bottom of the card Figure 2 10 CEC backplane front side view The Central Electronics Complex is an 18 EIA unit drawer that...

Страница 57: ...and blowers for CEC cooling Light strip front rear The backplane is positioned vertically in the center of the CEC and provides mount spaces for processor books This is a double sided passive backpla...

Страница 58: ...e operating system image into main memory Additional information regarding the system service processor can be found in Chapter 7 Service processor on page 169 Refer to 7 4 Firmware updates on page 18...

Страница 59: ...tocol as opposed to the older RIO in the p5 590 and p5 595 Only adapters supported on the p5 590 and p5 595 feature I O drawers are supported in 7040 61D I O drawers if attached Unsupported adapters m...

Страница 60: ...e all adapters in p5 systems must be EEH capable in order to be used by a partition This applies to I O installed in I O drawers attached to a Sserver p5 system A client does not need to actually crea...

Страница 61: ...nar is connected to the CEC using a separate RIO 2 loop Dual loop connection requires two loops 4 ports per I O drawer With dual loop configuration the RIO 2 bandwidth for the I O drawer is higher Tab...

Страница 62: ...T1 One cable from the P2 RIO 2 Riser card J1 to CEC I O card Px Cx T2 These cables provides a data and communication path between the memory cards and the I O drawers Figure 2 11 A cable is also added...

Страница 63: ...drawer increments Figure 2 12 Both STI connectors on one CEC I O card Px Cx T1 and Px Cx T2 will be cabled to both ports on P1 RIO 2 Riser card Both STI connectors on a different CEC I O card Px Cx T1...

Страница 64: ...case it becomes extremely important for the management of the system to keep an up to date cabling documentation of your systems because it may be different from the cabling diagrams of the installati...

Страница 65: ...installed All PCI X slots on the p5 590 and p5 595 are PCI 2 2 compliant and are hot plug enabled which allows most PCI adapters to be removed added or replaced without powering down the system This f...

Страница 66: ...dapters are secured with retainer clips on top of the slots therefore you do not need a screwdriver to add or remove a card and there is no screw that can be dropped inside the drawer Figure 2 14 blin...

Страница 67: ...drawer RIO 2 ports and the I O books RIO 2 ports is described in Remote I O loop BP BP BP BP PLANAR BOARD 1 POWER SUPPLY 1 POWER SUPPLY 2 D A S D 2 D A S D 3 D A S D 4 D A S D 5 D A S D 6 D A S D 7 D...

Страница 68: ...can route data through the other I O connection and share the remaining RIO 2 cable for I O For power and cooling each drawer has two redundant DC power supplies and four high reliability fans The pow...

Страница 69: ...configuration rules for the I O drawer I O Drawer 5791 5794 adapters placement p5 590 and p5 595 only The FC 5791 drawer provides 20 blind swap hot plug PCI X slots and 4 integrated DASD backplanes t...

Страница 70: ...acement or refer to http publib boulder ibm com infocenter eserver v1r2s en_US info iphak expansi on61d htm expansion61d Figure 2 16 Hardware Information Center search for PCI placement Figure 2 17 on...

Страница 71: ...05 must have a PCI X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter FC 5712 for connection to a media device FC 5710 It will be placed in either slot 10 or slot 20 A blind swap hot plug cassette will be assigned...

Страница 72: ...I O drawer rear view See Appendix B PCI adapter placement guide on page 253 for more information about adapter placement 2 7 9 Expansion units 5791 5794 and 7040 61D The following URL for IBM Sserver...

Страница 73: ...ollowing is an overview of the PCI placement information located in the Information Center It is intended to give you an idea of what you may find there System unit back view PCI X slot description Re...

Страница 74: ...apter See the Performance notes before installing this adapter High Bandwidth HB adapter See the Performance notes before installing this adapter For more information about listed adapters see pSeries...

Страница 75: ...rawers I O drawers I O BPA I O I O I O I O I O I O I O I O 1 8 I O A Frame NOTE I O A Frame BPA powers all hardware in I O Z frame I II III 9 16 18 I O I O I O I O I O I O I O Z Frame I O I O I O I O...

Страница 76: ...tep On the ASMI welcome panel specify your user ID and password and click Log In In the navigation area expand System Configuration and click Configure I O Enclosures Select the unit identified by the...

Страница 77: ...wer down the expansion drawer without removing the power cord See Powering off an expansion unit then return here and continue with the next step Select function 07 on the control panel and press Ente...

Страница 78: ...e specify your user ID and password and click Log In In the navigation area expand System Configuration and click Configure I O Enclosures Select the unit identified by the new value in the panel of t...

Страница 79: ...on the p5 590 and p5 595 provide industry unique utilization capabilities for a more responsive flexible and simplified infrastructure Advanced POWER Virtualization is a no charge feature FC 7992 on t...

Страница 80: ...Virtual I O Server Provides the ability to dedicate I O adapters and devices to a virtual server allowing the on demand allocation and management of I O devices POWER Hypervisor Supports partitioning...

Страница 81: ...is indistinguishable from a physical processor The key benefit of implementing partitioning in the hardware is to allow an operating system to run on POWER5 technology with little or no changes Option...

Страница 82: ...ssor partitions are created and managed by the HMC When you start creating a partition you have to choose between a shared processor partition and a dedicated processor partition Sserver p5 servers Mo...

Страница 83: ...sign more virtual processors At the time of publication the maximum number of virtual processors per partition is 64 Dedicated processors Dedicated processors are whole processors that are assigned to...

Страница 84: ...ocessing capacity That means that it cannot go over its defined maximum capacity in any situation unless you change the configuration for that partition either by modifying the partition profile or by...

Страница 85: ...the one shown in Figure 3 3 It still has the equivalent of 9 5 physical processors as its entitlement but it an use more resources if required and available Figure 3 3 Uncapped shared processor parti...

Страница 86: ...ro Partitioning system enables the consolidation from small to large systems without the burden of dedicating very powerful processors to a small partition You can divide the processor between several...

Страница 87: ...adually broadens its search to include processors with weaker memory affinity until it finds one that it can use As a consequence memory affinity is expected to be weaker in shared processor partition...

Страница 88: ...utside of the server The concepts of implementing virtual Ethernet are categorized in the following sections Section 3 3 1 Virtual LAN on page 66 Section 3 3 2 Virtual Ethernet connections on page 70...

Страница 89: ...oyment over traditional network devices AIX 5L Version 5 3 virtual LAN support Some of the various technologies for implementing VLANs include Port based VLAN Layer 2 VLAN Policy based VLAN IEEE 802 1...

Страница 90: ...or packets tagged with the PVID The untagged port feature helps systems that do not understand VLAN tagging communicate with other systems using standard Ethernet Each VLAN ID is associated with a se...

Страница 91: ...apters in Partition 1 and Partition 3 are also configured for VLAN 10 using specific network interface en1 create through smitty vlan This means that Packets sent through network interfaces en1 are ad...

Страница 92: ...interface en0 using VLAN 1 As these packets are using the PVID the Shared Ethernet Adapter will remove the VLAN tags before sending the packets to the external network Partition 1 and Partition 3 have...

Страница 93: ...Logical view of an inter partition VLAN Virtual Ethernet adapter concepts Partitions that communicate through a virtual Ethernet channel will need to have an additional in memory channel This requires...

Страница 94: ...hroughput should be comparable to a 1 Gigabit Ethernet for small packets providing much better performance than 1 Gigabit Ethernet for large packets For large packets the virtual Ethernet communicatio...

Страница 95: ...ting a virtual Ethernet to external networks on page 73 Section 3 4 2 Using Link Aggregation EtherChannel to external networks on page 77 Section 3 4 3 Limitations and considerations on page 79 3 4 1...

Страница 96: ...a general purpose AIX 5L partition Shared Ethernet Adapter requires the POWER Hypervisor and Advanced POWER Virtualization features of POWER5 systems and therefore cannot be used on POWER4 systems It...

Страница 97: ...erver partition the virtual Ethernet adapter which will be associated with the physical Shared Ethernet Adapter must have the trunk flag set Once an Ethernet frame is sent from the virtual Ethernet ad...

Страница 98: ...n virtual I O it consumes processor time for all communications A significant amount of CPU load can be generated by the use of virtual Ethernet and Shared Ethernet Adapter There are several different...

Страница 99: ...pter is automatically returned to service on the link aggregation when it recovers You can use EtherChannel or IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation to aggregate network adapters While EtherChannel is an AIX...

Страница 100: ...hannel It will make the best use of its bandwidth but consider that it also introduces the potential for out of order packets at the receiving system This risk is particularly high when there are few...

Страница 101: ...the default configuration of the p5 590 and p5 595 systems This feature includes Micro Partitioning shared processor pooling virtual I O and Partition Load Manager for AIX 5L logical partitions The I...

Страница 102: ...pters assigned to them Any partition can have virtual Ethernet adapters and a VIOS is not necessarily required in order to use virtual Ethernet However the VIOS does provide a Shared Ethernet Adapter...

Страница 103: ...t is not a physical resource of that partition The VSCSI design is that the virtual storage be backed by a logical volume on a portion of a disk rather than an entire physical disk These logical volum...

Страница 104: ...number of virtual adapters that can be configured The SCSI protocol defines mandatory and optional commands While virtual SCSI supports all the mandatory commands not all optional commands are suppor...

Страница 105: ...apter 3 POWER5 virtualization capabilities 83 CPU cycles Provided that there is sufficient CPU processing capacity available the performance of virtual SCSI should be comparable to dedicated I O devic...

Страница 106: ...84 IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook...

Страница 107: ...ollowing topics Section 4 1 Capacity on Demand overview on page 86 Section 4 2 What s new in Capacity on Demand on page 86 Section 4 3 Preparing for Capacity on Demand on page 87 Section 4 4 Types of...

Страница 108: ...Financing Representative IBM Business Partner or IBM Sales Representative Capacity on Demand is supported by the following operating systems AIX 5L Version 5 2 and Version 5 3 i5 OS V5R3 or later SUSE...

Страница 109: ...r the addition of permanent processor memory system resources Created On Off Capacity on Demand On Off CoD as a pre pay debit activation plan for temporary processor resources Created Trial Capacity o...

Страница 110: ...ogy as when ordering the CoD features on an initial system order 4 3 2 Step 2 Choose the amount and desired level of activation Either permanent or temporary activation of resources can be ordered by...

Страница 111: ...er a system with CoD features is delivered it can be activated in the following ways Capacity Upgrade on Demand CUoD for processors and memory On Off Capacity on Demand CoD for processors and memory R...

Страница 112: ...ffering Description Capacity Upgrade on Demand Permanent capacity for nondisruptive growth Processor and memory resources Pay when purchased Provides a means of planned growth for clients who know the...

Страница 113: ...or 60 standby and 4 permanently active along with 900 or 1800 On Off CoD credit processor days 450 On Off CoD days per processor book Select FC 7731 for this function For p5 595 Capacity BackUp POWER5...

Страница 114: ...activates the desired number of additional processors or memory resources as seen in Figure 4 2 There is no requirement to set up electronic monitoring of your configuration by IBM except for the On O...

Страница 115: ...sources both processor and memory on the p5 595 and p5 590 This key is entered into the system using the hardware management console HMC to activate the desired number of additional processors or memo...

Страница 116: ...in new hardware On Off CoD has two distinct phases enablement and activation Once a client decides to use On Off CoD and meets the registration requirements an enablement code is ordered and will be s...

Страница 117: ...t server s involved Finally the client must sign contracts and licensing agreements to establish the desired billing method The contracts will be filed with the Capacity on Demand Project Office Conta...

Страница 118: ...d memory billing information This information can also be saved on a remote system or on a DOS formatted floppy diskette Figure 4 3 HMC Billing Selection Wizard A request for temporary capacity will b...

Страница 119: ...ement code has been obtained and entered the client can request activation of the desired number of On Off CoD resources for the specified number of usage days Figure 4 4 provides a snapshot of the HM...

Страница 120: ...ervers to have optimized automatically managed temporary activation of CoD processor resources The user purchases a block of 30 Processor Days of usage time and then assigns inactive processors to the...

Страница 121: ...hat also allows the user to activate or deactivate Reserve CoD resources Figure 4 6 HMC Reserve CoD Processor Activation window 4 7 4 Using Trial Capacity on Demand Trial Capacity on Demand Trial CoD...

Страница 122: ...Web site can be accessed using the following URL https www 912 ibm com tcod_reg nsf TrialCod OpenForm The additional temporary resources can be configured as permanent resources at a later date using...

Страница 123: ...ling Information The HMC also has a set of panels that summarize the existing CoD processor and memory capacity settings The following figures Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 on page 102 Figure 4 9 on page 102...

Страница 124: ...102 IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook Figure 4 8 CoD Processor Capacity Settings On Off CoD HMC window Figure 4 9 CoD Processor Capacity Settings Reserve CoD HMC window...

Страница 125: ...and p5 595 multichip module processor books are initially implemented as 16 way CUoD offerings with zero active processors All Sserver p5 platforms are shipped with a CUoD anchor card This card store...

Страница 126: ...ation rules for the p5 590 and p5 595 server apply to CUoD for memory cards as well as conventional memory cards The memory configuration rules are applied based upon the maximum capacity of the memor...

Страница 127: ...addressed in 4 6 Capacity on Demand activation procedure on page 91 Additionally there are activation and configuration rules for processor and memory resource activation on the p5 590 and p5 595 syst...

Страница 128: ...sor entitlement IBM does not license software products at the sub processor level even though Advanced POWER Virtualization allows clients to define a dynamic LPAR with less than a full processor enti...

Страница 129: ...4 4 License entitlement example When adding up the total number of required software entitlements there are a total of four required for the dedicated partitions and a total of 29 required for the sha...

Страница 130: ...on the base license of the OS or middleware Clients must sign contract Z125 6907 Amendment for iSeries and pSeries Software On Off Capacity on Demand An example is if the client has a 32 way server wi...

Страница 131: ...FC 7925 FC 7926 FC 7839 FC 7993 2 4 GB DDR1 Memory FC 7816 FC 7970 FC 7973 FC 7974 4 8 GB DDR1 Memory FC 7835 FC 7970 FC 7973 FC 7974 p5 595 0 16 Processors 1 65 GHz POWER5 FC 7988 FC 7990 FC 7991 FC...

Страница 132: ...110 IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook...

Страница 133: ...eet a client s requirement Section 5 1 Configuration tools on page 112 introduces the IBM Configurator for e business also known as e config and the LPAR Validation Tool Section 5 2 Configuration rule...

Страница 134: ...gure and upgrade IBM Sserver systems and subsystems Configure multiple product lines with just one tool Presents you only with the windows you need to build your configuration rather than all product...

Страница 135: ...VT was designed specifically for the latest Sserver p5 servers As partitioned environments grow increasingly complex the LVT tool should be your first resource to determine how a system can be effecti...

Страница 136: ...n opening up a new configuration the resulting dialog Figure 5 2 provides places to select the basic attributes of the machine you plan to validate Figure 5 2 LPAR Validation Tool System Selection dia...

Страница 137: ...ication dialog In the next dialog partition specifications are entered Figure 5 4 Figure 5 4 LPAR Validation Tool Partition Specifications dialog Memory Specification dialog After the Partition Specif...

Страница 138: ...by the Hypervisor are shown These values increase as the number of virtual devices defined increase Internal validation prevents configurations that do not have enough resource This tool answers a com...

Страница 139: ...ordering tool or MES upgrade an existing machine with the additional resources required to handle a new LPAR configuration 5 2 Configuration rules for p5 590 and p5 595 In order to properly configure...

Страница 140: ...e Refer to the latest p5 590 and p5 595 Sales Manual section for detailed information Note Throughout this chapter all feature codes are referenced as FC xxxx where xxxx is the appropriate feature cod...

Страница 141: ...5 M FC 3168 Two 15 000 rpm Ultra3 SCSI Disk Drive Assemblies FC 3277 or FC 3278 One I O Drawer Attachment Cable Group FC 6122 One Slim Line or Acoustic Door Kit FC 6251 or FC 6252 Two Bulk Power Regu...

Страница 142: ...ronics Complex FC 7809 One Power Cable Group First Processor Book FC 7822 One Multiplexer Card FC 7812 Two Service processors FC 7811 Two RIO 2 Loop Adapter Single Loop FC 7818 One I O drawer Note 4U...

Страница 143: ...t outlines rules when configuring logical partitions in p5 590 and p5 595 servers Logical partition LPAR allocation monitoring and control is provided by the Hardware Management Console HMC Each logic...

Страница 144: ...tion 5 2 3 Processor configuration rules The p5 590 can be populated with one or two POWER5 standard 1 65 GHz 16 way processor books The p5 595 can be populated with up to four POWER5 16 way processor...

Страница 145: ...idelines discuss different types of supported memory cards and provide a summary of overall memory usage and allocation throughout the platform In the p5 590 and p5 595 each processor book provides si...

Страница 146: ...l MCMs and processor books in the system Both the p5 590 and p5 595 utilize dual data rate DDR DRAM memory cards The list below summarizes the types of memory cards available on the p5 590 and p5 595...

Страница 147: ...memory values you choose for each partition the server firmware must have enough memory to perform logical partition tasks Each partition has a Hardware Page Table HPT The size of the HPT is determine...

Страница 148: ...OWER Virtualization One system processor can support up to ten logical partitions Using the Advanced POWER Virtualization feature the p5 590 and p5 595 can be divided into as many as 254 LPARs System...

Страница 149: ...orted I O drawers on the p5 590 and p5 595 One single wide blind swap hot plug cassette equivalent to those in FC 4599 is provided in each PCI or PCI X slot of the I O drawer Cassettes not containing...

Страница 150: ...mended whenever possible as it provides the maximum bandwidth between the I O drawer and the CEC On initial orders of p5 590 and p5 595 servers IBM Manufacturing will place dual loop connected I O dra...

Страница 151: ...ogs or system diagnostic services are required Boot support is also available from local SCSI SSA and Fibre Channel adapters or from networks using Ethernet or Token Ring adapters For AIX 5L Version 5...

Страница 152: ...l and CRT displays are available to support graphics adapters 5 2 10 Frame power and battery backup configuration rules The primary system frame is a 24 inch frame with an integrated power subsystem t...

Страница 153: ...oks FC 7813 p5 595 with two or more 1 65 GHz POWER5 processor books FC 7988 Power cable groups are used to connect the DC Power Converters to the bulk power assembly FC 7821 provides power for the CEC...

Страница 154: ...ions to support the system cooling fan s DC Power Converters contained in the CEC and the I O drawers Ten connector locations are provided by each Power Distribution Assembly Additional Power Distribu...

Страница 155: ...em It interfaces to the power regulators with the FC 6240 cable If battery backup is desired one battery backup FC 6200 should be ordered for each power regulator in the front power subsystem The Inte...

Страница 156: ...r additional Ethernet adapters two PCI Express slots and six USB ports The 7310 Model CR3 is a 1U 19 inch rack mountable drawer that has two native Ethernet ports two additional PCI X slots for additi...

Страница 157: ...he increased workload on computing resources can be a result of growth in business volumes or the introduction of new applications and functions to enhance the current suite of applications The object...

Страница 158: ...ds of smaller capacity than fewer cards of larger capacity Using the same size memory cards across all MCMs and processor books is also recommended If the client s performance demands are moderate and...

Страница 159: ...predicted results These include changes in application design the way users interact with the application and the number of users who may use the applications The key to successful capacity planning...

Страница 160: ...138 IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook...

Страница 161: ...nd anticipate pending problems isolate field replaceable units and suggest corrective action to avoid downtime This chapter describes the various features and mechanisms that are implemented in the p5...

Страница 162: ...le dynamic CPU deallocation function using Micro Partitioning technology IBM has released a Statement of Direction for the availability of dynamic firmware update 2Q05 Dual service processors The p5 5...

Страница 163: ...and cooling subsystems provide power and cooling backup in case units fail and they allow for easy replacement In the event of a complete power failure early power off warning capabilities are design...

Страница 164: ...nds on the type of the outage and its duration Unexpected system outages are the most critical in a system The disruption caused by these outages not only interrupts the system execution but can poten...

Страница 165: ...solation register FIR bits Each of these checkers is viewed as a diagnostic probe into the server and when coupled with extensive diagnostic firmware routines allows quick and accurate assessment of h...

Страница 166: ...e processor In select cases a set of FRUs will be identified when the fault is on an interface between two or more FRUs For example three FRUs may be called out when the system cannot differentiate be...

Страница 167: ...e biggest challenges in modern processor design is controlling chip power consumption in order to reduce heat creation Unmanaged the heat can significantly affect the overall reliable of a server The...

Страница 168: ...mplex CEC and the I O drawers Within the CEC frame the N 1 power and cooling subsystem provides complete redundancy in case of failures in the bulk or regulated power supplies the power controllers an...

Страница 169: ...dling While it is a rare occurrence an uncorrectable data error can occur in memory or a cache despite all precautions built into the server In servers prior to IBMs POWER4 processor based offerings t...

Страница 170: ...rect data is written to disk the I O hardware detects the presence of SUE and the I O transaction is terminated Finally only in the case where the incorrect data is used in a critical area of the POWE...

Страница 171: ...r is logged as a predictive error repairable using re IPL avoiding a FRU replacement if the repair is successful A further refinement is included in the design of the error handling logic for POWER5 p...

Страница 172: ...l operations the I O is balanced across the two ports If a RIO 2 link fails the hardware is designed to automatically initiate a RIO 2 bus reassignment to route the data through the alternate path to...

Страница 173: ...ticularly important on the p5 590 and p5 595 running with multiple partitions If non EEH enabled PCI adapters are in use OEM adapters it is possible for multiple partitions to be disrupted by PCI bus...

Страница 174: ...as been available since AIX Version 4 3 3 on previous RS 6000 and pSeries systems is the ability for a system to automatically deconfigure an error prone CPU before it causes an unrecoverable system e...

Страница 175: ...and the failing processor is deallocated The server continues normal operation with full function and full performance The system will generate an error message for inclusion in the error logs calling...

Страница 176: ...so stops the failing processor and redistributes the workload If the requisite spare capacity is not available the POWER Hypervisor will determine how many processor capacity units each partition will...

Страница 177: ...view of what components are hot plug Table 6 1 Hot swappable FRUs Processor subsystem FRUs Hot plug concurrent maintenance Blowers Yes DCA Yes Bulk power enclosure Yes Bulk power controller BPC Yes Bu...

Страница 178: ...ed drive with the system online and mirror again to restore disk redundancy Mirroring rules are operating system specific and therefore type and architecture of OS should be considered when calculatin...

Страница 179: ...e it from the cassette The function of hot plug is not only provided by the PCI X slot but also by the function of the adapter Most adapters are hot plug but some are not Be aware that some adapters m...

Страница 180: ...tely describes components in the system to include detailed information such as their point of manufacture and Engineering Change level Enabling service applications such as firmware and hardware EC M...

Страница 181: ...e Management Console provides a number of RAS features to the servers it manages Automated Install Maintenance Upgrade The HMC provides a variety of automated maintenance procedures to assist in probl...

Страница 182: ...nvokes the Service Agent application which initiates appropriate system serviceability actions On servers that do not include an HMC the Service Agent notifies the system operator of the error conditi...

Страница 183: ...appropriately The service processor in the p5 590 and p5 595 product is an improved design when compared to the service processor that was available in the IBM POWER4 processor based systems The main...

Страница 184: ...e POWER Hypervisor firmware during the boot process and watches for loss of control during system operation It also allows the POWER Hypervisor to monitor service processor activity The service proces...

Страница 185: ...vious generations of servers these menus were only accessible when the system was in standby power mode Now the menus are now available from any Web browser enabled console attached to the Ethernet se...

Страница 186: ...duce the amount of downtime experienced in the event of a system component failure by giving the service provider the ability to view the error report entry and if needed order any necessary replaceme...

Страница 187: ...r the IBM Sserver p5 systems While it is IBMs plan to provide automated service procedures for each component in the system at first announce only those components that are concurrently maintainable a...

Страница 188: ...es The RAS features described in the previous sections are all based on the p5 590 and p5 595 hardware There are some additional RAS features that work in conjunction with the AIX 5L operating system...

Страница 189: ...ed information about rootvg mirroring on AIX 5L refer to AIX Logical Volume Manager From A to Z Introduction and Concepts SG24 5432 For LVM hot spare disk support in a volume group refer to AIX 5L Dif...

Страница 190: ...oot time processor and memory deallocation First Failure Data Capture Service processor Some of the POWER RAS features that are currently supported only with the Linux 2 6 kernel on POWER systems incl...

Страница 191: ...publication in Section 6 4 3 Service processor and clocks on page 149 Chapter 8 Hardware Management Console overview on page 195 In this chapter you find the following information regarding the servic...

Страница 192: ...error reporting 7 1 1 Firmware binary image Each service processor has two updatable non volatile dedicated flash memory areas for storing the licensed internal code LIC also known as firmware The si...

Страница 193: ...ches and it must load those if they are different than what is in the active flash side of the BPC Since the p5 590 and p5 595 have dual BPC service processors for each frame side both will be updated...

Страница 194: ...an open an Advanced System Management ASMI browser session to view error log information and access the service processor ASMI menus are accessible as long as there is the power applied to the frame A...

Страница 195: ...ock oscillator and bulk power controller BPC integration Table 7 2 Summary of BPC Ethernet hub port connectors Jack ID Location code Service processor 0 Service processor 1 Function J00 T1 System Powe...

Страница 196: ...IO9 Z19B DCA2 DCA1 DCA2 DCA1 BPD 1A B IO3 A09B NODE 0 DCA03 J00 J01 J02 J03 J04 J05 J06 J07 J08 J09 DCA1 DCA2 DCA1 DCA2 DCA1 DCA2 DCA1 DCA2 DCA13 NODE 1 IO1 A05B IO2 A01B IO4 A13B CEC A frame supporti...

Страница 197: ...hase The purpose of this section is to provide screen shots as reference for configuring Advanced System Management Interface ASMI menus This section has two main components How to access the ASMI men...

Страница 198: ...IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook Figure 7 4 Select service processor Then click on the Selected pull down menu and click on Launch ASM Menu as illustrated in Figure 7 5 Figure 7 5 Select AS...

Страница 199: ...t the power cord from the server to a power source and wait for the STBY LED on the Bulk Power Controller to be on solid Select a PC or mobile computer that has Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 0 Netscap...

Страница 200: ...The menu options on the left hand side are static and constantly presented to the user The right hand side contains dynamic data that changes based upon the menu option the user has chosen The right h...

Страница 201: ...executed which are highlighted in the next section There are various levels of ASMI user access depending upon the user login and the menu options on the left hand side of the ASMI window are differe...

Страница 202: ...ect boot state Standby Running 7 3 7 System Service Aids tasks As an admin user the following power on parameters can be defined using the System Service Aids ASMI menu option Service processor error...

Страница 203: ...ssor 181 Service processor error log Figure 7 9 provides an example of the service processor error log You can click on each individual event to obtain a more detailed view of the error Figure 7 9 ASM...

Страница 204: ...p5 590 and 595 System Handbook Detailed service processor error log Figure 7 10 provides a detailed view of the error log Note that it resembles the operating system error log Figure 7 10 ASMI menu De...

Страница 205: ...ASMI menu Factory Configuration 7 3 8 System Configuration ASMI menu The ASMI System Configuration menu contains options to view or modify system level information including the system name processing...

Страница 206: ...you can check the boot process Program Vital Product Data With this menu you can access all of the managed system s vital product data Firmware Update Policy A typical customization is to define the f...

Страница 207: ...powered off Figure 7 13 ASMI menu Network Configuration 7 3 10 Performance Setup ASMI menu The ASMI Performance Setup menu contains options to view and define the logical memory block size ASMI allow...

Страница 208: ...anagement Console operating efficiently For example you might install fixes for your operating system in the form of a program temporary fix PTF Or you might install a server firmware fix with code ch...

Страница 209: ...t require fixes Figure 7 15 Potential system components that require fixes Detailed firmware updating information can be found in the IBM Sserver Hardware Information Center under Service and support...

Страница 210: ...to change the boot device options the user must boot the partition to the System Management Services SMS menu In order to boot to the SMS menu the user must modify the power on properties for the part...

Страница 211: ...se once the SMS menu is reached The user will be presented with the SMS main menu as seen in Figure 7 18 on page 190 The SMS main menu has options for language selection remote IPL setup change SCSI s...

Страница 212: ...the boot device order and toggle the multiboot startup state Note that if multiboot is switched ON then the LPAR will always stop at the SMS menu to allow selection of the boot device with the Operat...

Страница 213: ...oot Options menu options Figure 7 20 on page 192 shows the Configure Boot Device Order menu options The boot device order will be stored for the subsequent system boots Note The user must check the de...

Страница 214: ...ure 7 20 Configure Boot Device Order menu Figure 7 21 on page 193 provides an example of a default boot list If the default boot list is empty the user must return to the Configure Boot Device Order m...

Страница 215: ...Chapter 7 Service processor 193 Figure 7 21 Current boot sequence menu default boot list...

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Страница 217: ...pplications including proprietary software that provides the HMC the ability to manage IBM Sserver systems Section 8 1 Introduction on page 196 Section 8 2 HMC setup on page 199 Section 8 3 HMC networ...

Страница 218: ...a single managed server with powered expansion frame then no additional LAN components are required However if there are multiple managed servers additional LAN switch es will be needed for the HMC p...

Страница 219: ...years These models can be upgraded to manage Sserver p5 servers However a single HMC cannot manage both POWER4 and POWER5 systems The upgrade is a reinstall of the HMC code level to one that is compat...

Страница 220: ...board and mouse ports A breakout cable is shipped to use them This cable plugs into the large connector to the left of the RJ 45 connectors This breakout cable terminates in a pair of PS 2 style femal...

Страница 221: ...etup steps and the client will perform the remainder of the steps It is typical that system partitioning resource assignment and other policies be defined by the client When a new system or an upgrade...

Страница 222: ...d to transmit data such as hardware error reports inventory data and firmware updates to and from your service provider You can use this communications path to make automatic service calls 8 3 HMC net...

Страница 223: ...twork that allow it to automatically discover and assign IP configuration parameters to those service processors You can configure the HMC to select one of several different address ranges to use for...

Страница 224: ...ame IP address each time it is started Each Ethernet interface has a unique identifier based upon a built in Media Access Control MAC address This allows the DHCP server to reassign the same IP parame...

Страница 225: ...two servers are connected to a hub and two HMCs connected to the same hub One HMC is connected to IBM Service and Support This HMC is actively managing both the servers The second HMC is connected bu...

Страница 226: ...gure 8 3 is the DHCP server to the indirect connected servers on the private network There is also a connection to the local public network as a DHCP client In this network we have Web based System Ma...

Страница 227: ...590 and p5 595 servers an HMC must be directly attached In general we recommend private service networks for all systems because of the simplified setup and greater security however a private network...

Страница 228: ...ssor and BPC are configured on different subnets If there are multiple systems additional Managed Server Frames then an external hub or switch is required for each of the private networks Figure 8 4 s...

Страница 229: ...n product engineer A product engineer assists in support situations but cannot access HMC user management functions To provide support access for your system you must create and administer user IDs wi...

Страница 230: ...login After a normal power on of the HMC the HMC and login as user hscroot and the default password of abc123 Figure 8 5 appears Figure 8 5 First screen after login as hscroot user 8 4 1 Required setu...

Страница 231: ...rver Hardware Information Center pre loaded Therefore the HMC can be unpacked and powered up immediately after the networking components power and other basic connections are made The Guided Setup wiz...

Страница 232: ...nctions Set date and time Change the passwords of the predefined user ids for hscroot and root Create new user IDs Configure network settings Client contact information for support and services Config...

Страница 233: ...password screen is now displayed as shown in Figure 8 8 Enter the current hscroot password normally this should be the default password of abc123 and then the new password you want Note There are spec...

Страница 234: ...ed service provider to perform maintenance procedures and cannot be used to directly log in to the HMC Enter the current root password normally this should be the default password of passw0rd where 0...

Страница 235: ...is available for this dialog You can now optionally create new HMC users at this stage In our example we decided to create a new hscpe user ID with a role of hmcpe to allow support staff limited acces...

Страница 236: ...and eth1 on the HMC On a Sserver p5 managed system the HMC ports are labeled HMC1 and HMC2 or Port A and Port B For the p5 590 and p5 595 the HMC connects to the BPC Select one LAN adapter for config...

Страница 237: ...ate or open Figure 8 13 Ethernet 0 is normally used for a private service network all other network adapter are open network A private network connection using DHCP is required on the p5 590 and p5 59...

Страница 238: ...55 2 10 255 255 254 9 6 24 2 9 6 24 254 9 6 25 2 9 6 25 254 The 9 6 24 2 9 6 25 254 range is a special range of IP addresses that can be used to avoid conflicts in cases where the HMC is attached an o...

Страница 239: ...s the secondary or redundant HMC connected to the same p5 590 or p5 595 servers then you must select a range of addresses which is different from the range which was selected on the first HMC Figure 8...

Страница 240: ...be used in TCP IP communications between the HMC and the LPARs on the public network It is therefore important to ensure a consistent naming convention all LPARs and the HMC must use either short nam...

Страница 241: ...twork with direct connection to the service processor and we do not need a default gateway Figure 8 17 Figure 8 17 Default gateway IP address If we have an open network you must define a default gatew...

Страница 242: ...S IP address The panel about the configuration of a firewall is next The client can set up the firewall settings This is not needed for a basic installation This ends the IP configuration in the Setup...

Страница 243: ...a for the contact information This information will be included in the problem record Figure 8 20 and Figure 8 21 If a problem record is called home the information entered through this dialog is used...

Страница 244: ...location address details Figure 8 22 Figure 8 22 Remote support information The Guided Setup Wizard Configure Connectivity to Your Service Provider screen allows you to select the desire communication...

Страница 245: ...open network or has only been configured in a private network Virtual private network VPN through the Internet This option will use a high speed Internet connection to connect to the IBM support netwo...

Страница 246: ...book Figure 8 23 Callhome connection type Next screen is the Agreement for Service Programs and you must review and accept in order to continue Figure 8 24 Figure 8 24 License agreement Here you must...

Страница 247: ...ment Console overview 225 Figure 8 25 Modem configuration Add the phone number for our country or region You can add more than one number for backup reason Figure 8 26 Figure 8 27 and Figure 8 28 Figu...

Страница 248: ...and 595 System Handbook After selecting the country you can add the correct phone number for callhome Figure 8 27 and other information Figure 8 28 Figure 8 27 Select phone number for modem Figure 8 2...

Страница 249: ...eb you must have a registered IBM ID and authorized that ID through the HMC You can register IBM IDs using the Web site Enter a valid IBM ID and an optional second IBM ID if required in the Web author...

Страница 250: ...server Then click the Add button and enter your administrator s e mail address and the notification type required Click Add to accept these values and return to the previous screen You may enter multi...

Страница 251: ...recovery successful Number of minutes between outages considered a new incident This is the number of minutes after communication is restored that you want the HMC to wait before considering another o...

Страница 252: ...er p5 590 and 595 System Handbook Figure 8 32 Summary screen Each task which is complete you can see on the status screen Figure 8 33 It also gives you the option of a status Figure 2 37 Figure 8 33 S...

Страница 253: ...public key ring file that contains the certificate of the trusted CA Define one HMC as a Certificate Authority You use this HMC to generate keys and certificates for your HMC servers and client syste...

Страница 254: ...to manage remotely Each HMC server must have its private key and a certificate of its public key signed by a Certificate Authority that is trusted by the HMC clients The private key and the server ce...

Страница 255: ...reuses the HMC System manager server s private key The server private key and the Certificate Authority s public key must be installed when establishing the SSL connection 8 6 3 HMC user management T...

Страница 256: ...e daily system operation User Administrator A user administrator can perform user management tasks but cannot perform any other HMC functions Viewer A viewer can view HMC information but cannot change...

Страница 257: ...IBM is a valuable aid for IBM Remote Technical Support personnel When solving problems on the managed systems as they will have an accurate profile of what the resources are on the system without hav...

Страница 258: ...236 IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook Figure 8 34 Inventory Scout Figure 8 35 Select server to get VPD data...

Страница 259: ...om the managed system end rather than the IBM end for security reasons The options available for remote support are as follows Client information Used to enter the client contact information such as a...

Страница 260: ...nt HMCs in your network You can enable Electronic Service Agent to perform the following tasks Report problems automatically service calls are placed without intervention Automatically send service in...

Страница 261: ...tem management issues at one control point allowing service personnel to use the Service Focal Point application to determine an appropriate hardware service strategy Traditional service strategies be...

Страница 262: ...esentative to view a serviceable event and then initiate a repair against that service event The following is an example of the steps taken to view an event and initiate a repair The Service Focal Poi...

Страница 263: ...Chapter 8 Hardware Management Console overview 241 On this page we can select the service events to see more data Figure 8 39 Manage service events...

Страница 264: ...242 IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook Figure 8 40 Detail view of a service event...

Страница 265: ...SMI menus 8 9 1 HMC boot up fails with fsck required There are certain circumstances where the HMC can fail and leave the file subsystem in an unknown state Power failure is the most common form of in...

Страница 266: ...atically return to the GUI signon screen If you are not returned to the GUI you should Enter the following command reboot The HMC GUI signon screen will appear 8 9 2 Determining HMC serial number For...

Страница 267: ...extract of the facts and features reference which is available from the following Web site http www ibm com servers eserver pseries hardware factsfeatures html Use this section as a general reference...

Страница 268: ...nimum maximum internal disk storage c 72 8 GB 9 3 TB 72 8 GB 14 0 TB Required optional I O drawers 1 7 1 11 Storage interfaces maximum c g FC 6204 Ultra SCSI Differential PCI 32 32 FC 6203 2 Channel U...

Страница 269: ...a Shared memory b Per processor c Using maximum number of I O drawers d Per processor card processor book or Multichip Module e Requires additional software check on availability f Statement of Direc...

Страница 270: ...2 112 Available media bays 3 3 Standard size Slimline size Standard diskette drive O O Standard DVD ROM O O Integrated RS232 serial ports Integrated USB ports Keyboard Mouse Port Parallel port HMC por...

Страница 271: ...Max slots per system Disk bays per drawer Max disk bays per system Max I O drawer Disk capacity Max disk capacity per system p5 5901 8 160 128 9 3 TB FC 5791 internal drawer 20 PCI X 16 9 3 TB FC 5794...

Страница 272: ...f processors 8 way 32 way 16 way 64 way Packaging Frame s w drawers Frame s w drawers Frame s w drawers Frame s w drawers KVA 22 7 22 7 Watts 16700 22710 BTU hour 57000 77500 Noise bels 7 6 8 3 7 6 8...

Страница 273: ...040 61R 36U 42U 42U Height inches 71 0 75 5 79 3 79 72 millimeters 1804 1926 2015 2025 Width inches 24 5 25 4 24 5 25 4 30 91 millimeters 623 644 623 644 785 Depth inches 41 0 45 2 41 0 45 2 52 82 58...

Страница 274: ...FC 2062 Cisco Fabric Switch Director X FC 3534 SAN switch X FC 2109 SAN switch X Optical drives and libraries 4 7GB Auto docking DVD RAM drive 7210 025 030 DVD RAM drive X FC 2634 16X 48X IDE DVD ROM...

Страница 275: ...n units and where adapters should be placed for optimum performance This information will be removed in later editions of this guide as the Information Center is frequently updated Expansion unit back...

Страница 276: ...through 20 are compatible with PCI or PCI X adapters Short adapters can go in short or long slots All slots support Enhanced Error Handling EEH PHB0 PHB2 Planar1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Integrated SCSI U160 Pl...

Страница 277: ...ture code Expansion unit slot priority Expansion unit maximum System maximum These maximums are for connectivity FC 5719 1 11 5 15 8 18 2 12 6 16 9 19 3 13 4 14 7 17 10 20 4 24 for Model 595 16 for Mo...

Страница 278: ...5 15 8 18 2 12 6 16 9 19 3 13 4 14 7 17 10 20 20 62 FC 6231 128 MB DRAM Option Card for FC 6230 FC 6235 32 MB Fast Write Cache Option Card for FC 6230 FC 2738 10 20 9 19 8 18 7 17 6 16 5 15 4 14 3 13...

Страница 279: ...20 9 19 8 18 7 17 6 16 5 15 4 14 3 13 2 12 1 11 20 32 FC 4959 10 20 9 19 8 18 7 17 6 16 5 15 4 14 3 13 2 12 1 11 20 20 FC 4962 10 20 9 19 8 18 7 17 6 16 5 15 4 14 3 13 2 12 1 11 20 192 for Model 595...

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Страница 281: ...ves you a thorough understanding of the model 9119 590 and 9119 595 server specifications including dimensions electrical power temperature environment and service clearances You will also find links...

Страница 282: ...rint and lower cost option for clients or sites where space is more critical than acoustical noise levels The Slimline cover option consists of a front door which is approximately 100 mm 4 in deep and...

Страница 283: ...595 into an existing multiple system environment or when adding additional systems to an installed 9119 590 and 9119 595 consider the following factors Minimum aisle width For multiple rows of system...

Страница 284: ...and 9119 595 configurations are designed with a fully redundant power system These systems have two power cords attached to two power input ports which in turn power a fully redundant power distributi...

Страница 285: ...Appendix C Installation planning 263 Figure C 1 Search for planning Figure C 2 Select 9119 590 and 9119 595...

Страница 286: ...264 IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook Figure C 3 Planning information...

Страница 287: ...find the updates for the HMC and also updates for the InfoCenter of the HMC using the following URL http techsupport services ibm com server hmc power5 fixes v4r2 html Firmware LIC download is availa...

Страница 288: ...ng hardware Partitioning Capacity on Demand Managing the server using the HMC or other consoles Troubleshooting and services Service provider SSR service instructions Contains pointers to i5 OS AIX 5L...

Страница 289: ...stall_Inx_i386 bin For SUSE or Red Hat on POWER5 processor run linux_ppc install_Inx_ppc bin For AIX 5L run aix install_aix bin How do I get updates There are two major ways to obtain updates to the I...

Страница 290: ...p your locally installed version updated From your PC follow these steps Select the Windows Start Menu Locate in the installed programs list IBM Sserver Hardware Information Center In this menu locate...

Страница 291: ...Appendix D System documentation 269 Full text search is available on the search term that you type in the search field Figure D 2 Figure D 2 Search field...

Страница 292: ...270 IBM Eserver p5 590 and 595 System Handbook The Navigation bar is in the left frame List all the categories and topics Figure D 3 Figure D 3 Navigation bar...

Страница 293: ...documentation 271 In the toolbar we can customizing the Interface selecting another language sending feedback or getting help It is located in the upper right corner Figure D 4 Figure D 4 Toolbar wit...

Страница 294: ...cations in the Information Center If you search for order number within the page click on the right frame and press Ctrl F Figure D 5 Figure D 5 Previous pSeries documentation If you have comments for...

Страница 295: ...g Unit CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRT Cathode Ray Tube CSM Cluster Systems Management CSR Customer Service Representative Abbreviations and acronyms CSU Customer Set Up CUoD Capacity Upgrade on Deman...

Страница 296: ...ics Engineers IP Internetwork Protocol OSI IPL Initial Program Load ISV Independent Software Vendor ITS International Technical Support ITSO International Technical Support Organization L1 Level 1 L2...

Страница 297: ...tric Multiprocessor SMS System Management Services SMTP Simple Mail Transport Protocol SOD Statement of Direction SOI Silicon on Insulator SP Scalable Parallel Systems SP Service Processor SPCN System...

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Страница 299: ...7940 AIX 5L Differences Guide SG24 5765 Managing AIX Server Farms SG24 6606 Other publications These publications are also relevant as further information sources IBM Hardware Management Console for...

Страница 300: ...nt as further information sources IBM Sserver Information Center http publib boulder ibm com eserver AIX 5L operating system and related IBM products information http www ibm com servers aix AIX toolk...

Страница 301: ...edbooks You can search for view or download Redbooks Redpapers Hints and Tips draft publications and Additional materials as well as order hardcopy Redbooks or CD ROMs at this Web site ibm com redbook...

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Страница 303: ...700 feature code 246 255 5701 feature code 246 255 5703 feature code 246 5706 feature code 246 255 5707 feature code 246 255 5710 feature code 49 246 256 5711 feature code 256 5712 feature code 49 571...

Страница 304: ...l HMC users 213 adjustable thread priority 20 Advanced POWER Virtualization 36 57 59 79 99 Advanced System Management Interface ASMI 170 172 175 admin user 179 factory configuration menu 183 logical m...

Страница 305: ...cs complex CEC 30 36 backplane 30 33 cooling 30 firmware 170 interconnect bridge 31 top view p5 590 33 top view p5 595 33 Certificate Authority 232 Certificate authority 231 chipkill 147 CHRP 22 CMOS...

Страница 306: ...I O attachment 249 fault avoidance 145 fault isolation 144 fault isolation register FIR 143 fault recovery 142 150 feature codes FC 0907 14 FC 2031 252 FC 2032 252 FC 2042 252 FC 2104 252 FC 2105 252...

Страница 307: ...C 8198 124 FC 8398 246 FC 8691 131 133 Field Replaceable Unit 155 field replaceable unit FRU 144 firewall 209 220 firmware 149 170 binary image 36 170 update 36 description of 186 update policy 184 Fi...

Страница 308: ...19 L3 cache 19 31 148 L3 routing 66 LAN adapter speed 214 layer 2 bridge 74 75 length 40 licensed internal code LIC 170 178 update policy 184 limitations and considerations Shared Ethernet Adapter 79...

Страница 309: ...5 partition load manager 57 79 partitions capped resources 62 uncapped resources 63 password 207 244 PCI 2 0 Specification 152 PCI adapter 46 PCI adapter placement 253 PCI bus error recovery 150 PCI b...

Страница 310: ...ity on Demand Reserve CoD activation procedure 99 enablement feature 98 functional category 90 RIO 2 38 150 root 212 RTAS 47 S SCSI 4 pack backplane 43 SCSI Enclosure Services 43 secure sockets layer...

Страница 311: ...tra3 SCSI 38 Ultra3 SCSI disk drive 45 uncapped partitions 63 uninterruptible power supply 146 unrecoverable error analysis 166 untagged packets 68 updates 267 UPS 146 V Virtual Ethernet 58 80 ARP 74...

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