IBM eserver pSeries 670 and pSeries 690 system handbook / [Keigo Matsubara, Alvin Hua Juay Teng, Bruno Blanchard].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matsubara, Keigo.

Contributor:

Teng, Alvin Hua Juay.

Blanchard, Bruno.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

IBM computers--Programming.

IBM computers.

Web servers.

UNIX (Computer file).

Physical Description:

xxii, 240 p. : ill.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

[United States?] : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Tables

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

Become a published author

Comments welcome

Summary of changes

April 2003, Third Edition

October 2002, Second Edition

March 2002, First Edition

Chapter 1. Overview of the pSeries 670 and pSeries 690

1.1 What's new in the pSeries 670 and pSeries 690

1.2 pSeries 670 and pSeries 690 characteristics

1.2.1 Microprocessor technology

1.2.2 Memory subsystem

1.2.3 I/O drawer subsystem

1.2.4 Hardware technology

1.3 Logical partitioning

1.4 Dynamic logical partitioning

1.5 General overview of pSeries 670 and pSeries 690

1.6 Market positioning

1.7 Supported operating systems

1.7.1 AIX 5L Version 5.1

1.7.2 AIX 5L Version 5.2

1.7.3 Linux - SuSE

1.7.4 Comparison of RAS supported features

1.7.5 Installation and backup of the operating systems

Chapter 2. Hardware architecture of the pSeries 670 and pSeries 690

2.1 What's new in the pSeries 670 and pSeries 690

2.2 Modular design of the pSeries 670 and pSeries 690

2.3 Central Electronics Complex

2.3.1 POWER4 processor and MCM packaging

2.3.2 Memory subsystem for pSeries 690

2.3.3 MCMs and GX slots relationship for pSeries 690

2.3.4 Memory subsystem for pSeries 670

2.3.5 MCMs and GX slots relationship for pSeries 670

2.3.6 I/O books

2.3.7 Service processor

2.4 I/O subsystem

2.4.1 I/O drawer

2.4.2 I/O subsystem communication and monitoring

2.4.3 I/O drawer physical placement order

2.4.4 Media drawer

2.5 Power subsystem

2.5.1 Bulk power assembly

2.5.2 Internal battery feature

2.5.3 Cooling

2.6 IBM Hardware Management Console for pSeries

Chapter 3. Using the IBM Configurator for e-business

3.1 What's new with e-config.

3.2 Configuration rules for pSeries 670 and pSeries 690

3.2.1 Minimum configuration for the pSeries 670 and pSeries 690

3.2.2 LPAR considerations

3.2.3 Processor configuration rules

3.2.4 Memory configuration rules

3.2.5 I/O books

3.2.6 Media drawer configuration rules

3.2.7 I/O drawer configuration rules

3.2.8 I/O loops and cabling

3.2.9 Graphics console configuration rules

3.2.10 Rack and power units configuration rules

3.2.11 HMC configuration rules

3.2.12 SP Cluster 1600 considerations

3.2.13 Upgrade considerations

3.3 IBM Configurator for e-business (e-config)

3.3.1 Initial order

3.3.2 Performing an upgrade

3.4 Configuration examples

3.4.1 Configuration example 1: pSeries 670 (16-way 1.1 GHz)

3.4.2 Configuration example 2: pSeries 690 (24-way 1.3 GHz)

3.4.3 Model conversion from pSeries 670 to pSeries 690

3.4.4 Feature conversion from POWER4 to POWER4+

Chapter 4. Capacity Upgrade on Demand

4.1 What's new in CUoD

4.2 Description of CUoD

4.2.1 Trial CoD function

4.2.2 Overview of CUoD configurations

4.2.3 Supported CUoD Processor configurations

4.2.4 Supported CUoD Memory configurations

4.2.5 CUoD resource sequencing

4.2.6 Logical and physical entities

4.2.7 CUoD license screen

4.2.8 CUoD error messages

4.3 Activating CUoD resources

4.3.1 CUoD resources activation and order process

4.3.2 Trial CoD processor and memory

4.4 Dynamic Processor Sparing

4.5 On/Off Capacity on Demand

Chapter 5. Reliability, availability, and serviceability

5.1 What's new in serviceability

5.2 RAS features

5.3 Predictive functions

5.3.1 Service processor

5.3.2 First Failure Data Capture (FFDC)

5.3.3 Predictive failure analysis

5.3.4 Component reliability

5.3.5 Extended system testing and surveillance

5.4 Redundancy in components.

5.4.1 Power and cooling

5.4.2 Memory redundancy mechanisms

5.4.3 Multiple data paths

5.5 Fault recovery

5.5.1 PCI bus parity error recovery and PCI bus deallocation

5.5.2 Dynamic CPU deallocation

5.5.3 CPU Guard

5.5.4 Caches and memory deallocation

5.5.5 Hot-swappable components

5.5.6 Hot-swappable boot disks

5.5.7 Hot-Plug PCI adapters

5.5.8 Light Path Diagnostics

5.6 Serviceability features

5.6.1 Back up of HMC

5.6.2 Upgrading HMC

5.6.3 Microcode Updates function

5.6.4 Inventory Scout Services

5.6.5 Service Agent

5.6.6 Service Focal Point

5.6.7 Problem determination hints of Service Functions

5.7 AIX RAS features

5.7.1 Unrecoverable error analysis

5.7.2 System hang detection

5.7.3 AIX disk mirroring and LVM sparing

5.7.4 TCP/IP RAS enhancements

Appendix A. Minimum and default configurations

A.1 pSeries 670 configurations

A.2 pSeries 690 configurations

Appendix B. I/O loop cabling and performance

Abbreviations and acronyms

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

Other publications

Online resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

Digitized and made available by: Books24x7.com.

The "e" in "eserver" is printed as the symbol for electronic.

"May 2003."

"SG24-7040-02."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

939263538