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1. Error Memory Disk Figure 3 1 Schematic of Fault Isolation Register implementation The FIRs are important because they enable an error to be uniquely identified thus enabling the appropriate action to be taken Appropriate actions might include such things as a bus retry ECC correction or system firmware recovery routines Recovery routines can include dynamic deallocation of potentially failing components Errors are logged into the system nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM and the service processor event history log along with a notification of the event to AIX 5L for capture in the operating system error log Diagnostic Error Log Analysis diagela routines analyze the error log entries and invoke a suitable action such as issuing a warning message If the error can be recovered or after suitable maintenance the service processor resets the FIRs So that they can record any future errors accurately The ability to correctly diagnose any pending or firm errors is a key requirement before any dynamic or persistent component deallocation or any other reconfiguration can take place For further details see 3 1 7 Resource deallocation on page 31 3 1 3 Permanent monitoring The service processor SP included in the IntelliStation POWER 285 provides a way to monitor the system even when the main processor is inoperable Mutual surveillanc
2. Service Processor Dual 1GB Ethernet 64 bit CoD key card buzz interface PCI X slot 1 64 bit 133 MHz 3 3 volts PCI X slot 2 32 bit 66 MHz 3 3 volts PCI X slot 3 32 bit 66 MHz 3 3 volts PCI X slot 5 64 bit 133 MHz 3 3 volts PCI X to PCI X bridge 0 1 9 MB Shared L2 cache PCI X to PCI X bridge 3 IE controller 2x16B 01 05 GHz Operator panel RAID enablement card Slim line media device Slim line media device Tape drive P4 D1 3 T11 3 L0 Re 2 2 ale Figure 2 1 IntelliStation POWER 285 logical architecture Copyright IBM Corp 2005 2006 All rights reserved 9 2 1 The POWER5 processor The IBM POWERS5 processor capitalizes all the enhancements brought by the POWER5 processor For a detailed description of the POWERS processor refer to BM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 4078 Figure 2 2 shows a high level view of the POWER5 processor POWER 5 Processor GX Bus L3 SMP Bus Fabric Bus Mem Bus Vertical Fabric Bus Figure 2 2 Power5 processor The CMOS10S technology in the POWER5 processor uses a 90 nm fabrication process which enables gt Performance gains through faster clock rates gt Processor size reduction 243 mm compared with 389 mm The POWERS processor is 37 smaller than the POWERS processor It consumes less power and requires less sophisticated cooling Thus you can use the P
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4. vi IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Preface This IBM Redpaper is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation We introduce major hardware offerings and discuss their prominent functions Professionals wanting to acquire a better understanding of IBM IntelliStation systems should consider reading this document The intended audience for this paper includes Clients Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors YYYY Y This document is an addition to current set of IBM IntelliStation systems documentation as a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the IntelliStation POWER 285 system This publication does not replace the latest marketing materials product documentation and tools It is intended as an additional source of information that together with existing sources can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions The team that wrote this Redpaper This Redpaper was produced by an international specialist working at the IBM International Technical Support Organization Austin Center Scott Vetter is a Certified IT Specialist for IBM and has over 21 years of experience with IBM He currently works in the United States as a presales Systems Architect representing IBM Systems and Technology Group product offerings He has been working with IBM Syst
5. accelerator it can be used for less demanding applications such as software development With leading edge IBM POWER5 processor technology the affordable 64 bit symmetric multiprocessing SMP IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation offers significant price and performance benefits For MCAD workloads it provides much greater performance than its predecessor the IntelliStation POWER 275 By extending the performance of high end design and analysis the IntelliStation POWER 285 raises the bar for single seat MCAD design and analysis solutions The IntelliStation POWER 285 is available in a 1 core or 2 core configuration using state of the art 64 bit copper based POWER5 microprocessors running at 1 9 or 2 1GHz with 36 MB of L3 cache The base 1 GB of main memory can be expanded to 32 GB for improved performance and exploitation of 64 bit addressing used in large computational applications The IntelliStation POWER 285 contains seven bays four of the bays are front accessible and hot swap capable DASD bays These four DASD bays can accommodate up to 1 2 TB of disk storage Two of the remaining three bays are used for a DVD ROM and a DVD RAM and the last bay can contain a tape drive The IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation supports a full range of graphic input and output devices including the USB IBM SpacePilot SpaceBall Plus 3D and USB SpaceMouse Plus 3D input devices flat panel monitors and other keyboard and mouse devices Additi
6. operating temperature exceeds a critical level gt Voltage monitoring provides warning and an orderly system shutdown when the voltage is out of the operational specification 3 1 4 Self healing For a system to be self healing it must be able to recover from a failing component by first detecting and isolating the failed component taking it offline fixing or isolating it and reintroducing the fixed or replacement component into service without any application disruption Examples include gt Bit steering to redundant memory in the event of a failed memory chip to keep the server operational gt Bit scattering thus allowing for error correction and continued operation in the presence of a complete chip failure Chipkill recovery gt Single bit error correction using ECC without reaching error thresholds for main L2 and L3 cache memory gt L3 cache line deletes extended from 2 to 10 for additional self healing gt ECC extended to inter chip connections on fabric and processor bus gt Memory scrubbing to help prevent soft error memory faults Memory reliability fault tolerance and integrity The IntelliStation POWER 285 use Error Checking and Correcting ECC circuitry for system memory to correct single bit and to detect double bit memory failures Detection of double bit memory failures helps maintain data integrity Furthermore the memory chips are organized such that the failure of any specific memory chip only aff
7. 3 3 Memory throughput The memory subsystem throughput is based on the speed of the memory An elastic interface contained in the POWER5 processor buffers reads and writes to and from memory and the processor There are two Synchronous Memory Interface SMI II chips each with a single 8 byte read and 2 byte write high speed Elastic Interface Il bus to the processor memory controller The bus allows double reads or writes per clock cycle Because the bus operates at 1066 MHz the peak processor to memory throughput for read is 8 x 2 x 1056 16896 MBps or 16 89 The peak processor to memory throughput for write is 2 x 2 x 1056 4224 MBps or 4 22 GBps making total 21 12 GBps The 533 MHz DDR2 memory DIMMS operate at 528 MHz through four 8 byte paths Read and write operations share these paths There must be at least four DIMMs installed to effectively use each path In this case the throughput between the SMI II and the DIMMs is 8 x 4 x 528 or 16 89 GBps These values are maximum theoretical throughputs for comparison purposes only Table 2 1 on page 15 provides the theoretical throughputs values for different configurations 14 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Table 2 1 Theoretical throughput rates Processor speed Processor Type Cores Memory L2 to L3 GX GHz GB s GB s GB s 2 4 Internal I O subsystem The internal I O subsystem resides on the system board and the flexible service pr
8. 5200 07 IY67914 or later The increased capacity of DVD means fewer media to handle when installing from DVD media If you want to receive the AIX 5L software on DVD media order the DVD preference feature FC 3435 IBM periodically releases maintenance packages for the AIX 5L operating system These packages are available on CD ROM FC 0907 or they can be downloaded from the IBM Web site http www ibm com servers eserver support You can also get individual operating system fixes and information about obtaining AIX 5L Service at this site In AIX 5L Version 5 3 the suma command is also available to help the administrator automate the task of checking and downloading operating system downloads For more information about the suma command functionality refer to http www14 software ibm com webapp set2 sas f suma home html If you have problems downloading the latest maintenance level ask your IBM Business Partner or IBM representative for assistance 24 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction 2 9 Service processor The service processor is an embedded controller based on a PowerPC 405GP processor PPC405 implementation running the service processor internal operating system The Service processor operating system contains specific programs and device drivers for the service processor hardware The key components include a flexible service processor base FSP B and an extender chipset FSP E Fi
9. The IntelliStation POWER 285 operates at a processor clock rate of 1 9 or 2 1 GHz for 1 core and 2 core systems To determine the processor characteristics on a running system use one of the following AIX 5L commands gt Isattr El procX Where X is the number of the processors for example procO is the first processor in the System The output from the command would be similar to the output in Example 2 1 False as used in this output signifies that the value cannot be changed through an AIX 5L command interface Example 2 1 Output from Isattr El procX command type powerPC POWERS Processor type False frequency 1896102000 Processor Speed False smt enabled true Processor SMT enabled False smt threads 2 Processor SMT threads False state enable Processor state False gt pmcycles m This command uses the performance monitor cycle counter and the processor real time clock to measure the actual processor clock speed in MHz The output in Example 2 2 is from a 2 core IntelliStation POWER 285 system running at 1 9 GHz with simultaneous multithreading functionality enabled Example 2 2 Output from pmcycles m command Cpu O runs at 1896 MHz Cpu 1 runs at 1896 MHz Cpu 2 runs at 1896 MHz Cpu 3 runs at 1896 MHz Note The pmcycles command is part of the bos pmapi fileset First check whether that component is installed using the 1s1pp 1 bos pmapi command 12 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction 2 3 Memo
10. and Introduction Designed for high end mechanical computer aided design Uses leading edge IBM POWER5 processor technology Delivers a 64 bit CATIA capable environment This IBM Redpaper is a comprehensive guide covering the IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation We introduce major hardware offerings and discuss their prominent functions Professionals wanting to acquire a better understanding of IBM IntelliStation systems should consider reading this document The intended audience includes Clients Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors vvvvy This document expands the current set of IBM IntelliStation system documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the IntelliStation POWER 285 system This publication does not replace the latest marketing materials product documentation and tools It is intended as an additional source of information that together with existing sources can be used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION BUILDING TECHNICAL INFORMATION BASED ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IBM Redbooks are developed by the IBM International Technical Support Organization Experts from IBM Customers and Partners from around the world create timely technical information based on realistic scenarios Specific recommendatio
11. and Introduction REDP 4001 IBM server p5 520 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 9111 IBM server p5 550 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 9113 IBM server p5 570 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 9117 IBM System p5 505 Express Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 4079 IBM System p5 510 and 510Q Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 4136 IBM System p5 520 and 520Q Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 4137 IBM System p5 550 and 550Q Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 4138 IBM System p5 560Q Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 4139 Other publications These publications are also relevant as further information sources gt Planning for Partitioned System Operations SA38 0626 provides information to planners system administrators and operators about how to plan for installing and using a partitioned server It also discusses some issues associated with the planning and implementing of partitioning System p5 Server p5 Customer service support and troubleshooting SA38 0538 contains information regarding slot restrictions for adapters that can be used in this system System Unit Safety Information SA23 2652 contains translations of safety information used throughout the system documentation Copyright IBM Corp 2005 2006 All rights reserved 53 Online resources These Web sites and URLs are also relevant as further information sources SpacePilot SpaceBall and
12. and LED indicators The IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstations are designed for client setup of the machine and for the subsequent addition of most hardware features The IntelliStation POWER 285 also allow clients to replace service parts Client Replaceable Unit To accomplish this the IntelliStation POWER 285 provide internal LED diagnostics that identify parts requiring IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction service Attenuation of the error is provided through a series of light attention signals starting on the exterior of the system System Attention LED located on the front of the system and ending with an LED near the failing Field Replaceable Unit For more information about Client Replaceable Units including videos see http publib boulder ibm com infocenter eserver v1r3s index jsp System attention LED The attention indicator is represented externally by an amber LED on the operator panel and the back of the system unit It is used to indicate that the system is in one of the following states Normal state LED is off Fault state LED is on solid gt Identify state LED is blinking Additional LEDs on I O components such as PCI X slots and disk drives provide status information such as power hot swap and need for service Concurrent maintenance Concurrent Maintenance provides replacement of the following parts while the system remains running Disk drives Cooling fans Po
13. and optional features The IntelliStation POWER 285 system is based on a flexible modular design of one POWERS processor packaged in a dual core module DCM and an integrated L3 cache soldered directly to the system board The minimum IntelliStation POWER 285 configuration must include a processor a processor entitlement memory power supply hard disk a disk drive enclosure a media backplane a power cord and a 2D graphics accelerator The major features of the IntelliStation POWER 285 are gt 1 core and 2 core configurations both available with 1 9 GHz or 2 1GHz POWER5 processors featuring a 36 MB L3 cache gt From 1 GB to 32 GB of total system memory capacity using DDR 2 DIMM technology gt Four SCSI disk drives in a minimum configuration for a total internal storage capacity of 1 2 TB using 300 GB disk drives Chapter 1 General description 3 Six PCI X slots three long and three short slots Three hot swap 133 MHz 64 bit PCI X slots Two hot swap 66 MHz 32 bit PCI X slots One hot swap DDR 266 MHz 64 bit PCI X slot gt Two slim line media bays for optional storage devices gt One half high bay for an optional tape device The IntelliStation POWER 285 system including the service processor described in 3 2 1 Service processor on page 33 supports the following native ports gt Two 10 100 1000 Ethernet ports gt Two system ports serial gt Two USB 2 0 ports gt An optional extern
14. applications in these areas Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD and Engineering MCAE for automotive and aerospace gt Petroleum exploration and production Scientific visualization gt LifeScience visualization gt Other technical design and visualization This adapter has the following base features shown in Figure 2 8 on page 19 gt 128 MB unified frame buffer 24 bit double buffered up to 2048 x 1536 24 bit double buffered stereo up to 1280 x 1024 24 bit Z Buffer 4 8 bit overlay 8 bit double buffered alpha 8 bit stencil Eight windows ID bits Four clipping planes 18 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction gt Texture mapping Upto 110 MB texture memory 1280 x 1024 Dual texture SD texture gt Four hardware color maps gt Full OpenGL graPHIGS Geometry Accelerator gt API support X11 graPHIGS OpenGL 1 2 1 gt Monitor support Resolutions supported 8 24 bit up to 2048 x 1536 at 60 Hz Digital monitor support up to 1600 x 1200 at 60 Hz DDC2B support SO 9241 compliant Software requirement AIX 5L Version 5 2 or later Figure 2 8 The GXT6500P graphics accelerator Note For performance critical applications install the adapter in PCI X slot 4 2 4 4 Flat panel monitors The p5 285 deskside server when combined with a graphics accelerator can be equipped with a flat pan
15. designed to allow transparent recovery of intermittent PCI bus parity errors and graceful transition to the I O device available state in the case of a permanent parity error in the PCI bus EEH enabled adapters respond to a special data packet generated from the affected PCI slot hardware by calling system firmware which examines the affected bus allows the device driver to reset it and continues without a system reboot Persistent deallocation functions include Processor Memory Deconfigure or bypass failing I O adapters L3 cache vvvy Following a hardware error that has been flagged by the service processor the subsequent reboot of the system invokes extended diagnostics If a processor or L3 cache is marked for deconfiguration by persistent processor deallocation the boot process attempts to proceed to completion with the faulty device deconfigured automatically Failing I O adapters are deconfigured or bypassed during the boot process Note The auto restart reboot option when enabled can reboot the system automatically following an unrecoverable software error software hang hardware failure or environmentally induced failure such as loss of power supply 3 1 8 Serviceability 32 Increasing service productivity means the system is up and running for a longer time The IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation improve service productivity by providing the functions described in the following sections Error indication
16. in more detail 3 1 1 Fault avoidance IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstations are built on a quality based design that is intended to keep errors from happening This design includes the following features Reduced power consumption and cooler operating temperatures for increased reliability which are enabled by the use of copper circuitry silicon on insulator and dynamic clock gating Mainframe inspired components and technologies 3 1 2 First failure data capture If a problem should occur the ability to diagnose that problem correctly is a fundamental requirement upon which improved availability is based The IntelliStation POWER 285 incorporate advanced capability in start up diagnostics and in run time First failure data capture FDDC based on strategic error checkers built into the processors Any errors detected by the pervasive error checkers are captured into Fault Isolation Registers FIRs which can be interrogated by the service processor The service processor has the capability to access system components using special purpose ports or by accessing error registers Figure 3 1 on page 29 shows a schematic of a Fault Register Implementation 28 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Error Checkers yr Fault Isolation Register FIR unique fingerprint of each error captured Service r Processor ka Eu Non volatile RAM L2 L3 Cache
17. information for systems It has information to help perform a variety of tasks including gt Preparing a site to accommodate the hardware for IBM systems Installing the server console features and options and other hardware gt Installing and using a Hardware Management Console gt Partitioning the server and installing the operating systems gt Enabling and managing Capacity on Demand gt Troubleshooting problems and servicing the server Included here are component removal and replacement procedures and the Start of Call procedure Physical components of a system are generally considered either a customer replaceable unit CRU or a field replaceable unit FRU CRUs are further categorized as either Tier 1 CRUS or Tier 2 CRUs with the following definitions Tier 1 CRU Very easy to replace Tier 2 CRU More complicated to replace FRU Replaced by the service provider Removal and replacement procedures can be documented in the information center accompanied by graphics such as Figure A 1 on page 51 and video clips Alternatively they can take the form of guided procedures using the HMC for example by selecting Service Applications gt Service Focal Point gt Exchange Parts 50 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction IN IPHAL950 0 Figure A 1 Removing a disk drive Note Part classification contractual agreements and implementation in specific geog
18. on AIX 5L The goal of the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications is to provide ready to run installable open software tools and facilitate recompilation of open source software without modifications on AIX 5L systems You can order the AIX Toolbox with an initial order of AIX 5L by selecting the AIX Toolbox option or through the Web using the following link http www ibm com servers aix products aixos linux We recommend the IBM Redbook Linux Applications on pSeries SG24 6033 to understand the intention and the use of the IBM AIX Toolbox 4 7 Licence Use Management Version 4 6 8 The AIX 5L preferred Licence Use Management LUM target ID is only compatible with License Use Management Version 4 6 6 or later If you need a license to be installed on an earlier license server or a nodelock license for an application enabled with an older License Use Management toolkit request the license using the LUM target ID shown second in the output of the i4target 01 command 46 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction The preferred target ID was introduced in LUM V4 6 6 to solve cases of duplicated IDs returned by the uname m command and by the previous i4target command and must be used in all the cases where it is applicable The other target ID is maintained for compatibility reasons and will be removed in the future The i4target command is the only valid generator of LUM target IDs for CATIA V5 products in a nodelock o
19. the sample programs are written These examples have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions IBM therefore cannot guarantee or imply reliability serviceability or function of these programs You may copy modify and distribute these sample programs in any form without payment to IBM for the purposes of developing using marketing or distributing application programs conforming to IBM s application programming interfaces Copyright IBM Corp 2005 2006 All rights reserved v Trademarks The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both AIX 5L POWER5 Resource Link AIXG POWER5 RS 6000 Chipkill PowerPC Service Director eServer POWER System p5 HACMP pSeries System p IBM Redbooks logo e TM Wake on LAN IntelliStation Redbooks The following terms are trademarks of other companies Power Management and all Java based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States other countries or both Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States other countries or both UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States other countries or both Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others
20. threshold levels for error reporting Automatic problem reporting where service calls placed to IBM without intervention Automatic client notification YYYY Y In addition Commonly viewed hardware errors You can view hardware event logs for any monitored machine in the network from any Service Agent host user interface gt High availability cluster multiprocessing HACMP support for full fallback 34 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction gt Network environment support with minimum telephone lines for modems Communication base for performance data collection and reporting tool Performance Management PM AIX For more information about PM AIX see http www ibm com servers aix pmaix html Machines are defined by using the Service Agent user interface After the machines are defined they are registered with the IBM Service Agent Server SAS During the registration process an electronic key is created that becomes part of your resident Service Agent program This key is used each time the Service Agent places a call for service The IBM Service Agent Server checks the current client service status from the IBM entitlement database An email is returned to the client server requesting proper registration If this reveals that you are not on Warranty or MA the service call is refused and posted back using an e mail notification Service agent can be configured to connect to IBM either using
21. your TCO architecture by reducing unplanned down time This chapter provides more detailed information about the IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 system s RAS features It includes several features about the benefits available when using IBM AIX 5L Copyright IBM Corp 2005 2006 All rights reserved 27 3 1 Reliability fault tolerance and data integrity Excellent quality and reliability are inherent in all aspects of the IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation processor design and manufacturing The fundamental objective of the design approach is to minimize outages The RAS features help to ensure that the system operates when required performs reliably and efficiently handles any failures that might occur This is achieved using capabilities that are provided by both the hardware and the operating system AIX 5L The IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation as a POWERS5 server enhances the RAS capabilities that are implemented in POWER4 based systems RAS enhancements available on POWER5 and POWERS servers are Most firmware updates allow the system to remain operational The ECC has been extended to inter chip connections for the fabric and processor bus Partial L2 cache deallocation is possible The number of L3 cache line deletes improved from two to ten for better self healing capability vvvy The following sections describe the concepts that form the basis of leadership RAS features of IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation
22. 2 Tape Drive 2 6 2 Internal hot swappable SCSI disks The IntelliStation POWER 285 system can have up to four hot swappable disk drives plugged in the 4 pack disk drive backplane The hot swap process is controlled by the SCSI enclosure service SES which is located in the 4 pack disk drive backplane AIX 5L assigns the name ses0 to the first 4 pack The hot swappable 4 pack disk drives backplanes can accommodate the devices listed in Table 2 10 Table 2 10 Hot swappable disk drive options Prior to the hot swap of a disk in the hot swappable capable bay all necessary operating System actions must be performed to ensure that the disk is capable of being deconfigured After the disk drive has been deconfigured the SCSI enclosure device will power off the slot enabling safe removal of the disk You should ensure that the appropriate planning has been given to any operating system related disk layout such as the AIX 5L Logical Volume Manager when using disk hot swap capabilities For more information see the IBM Redbook Problem Solving and Troubleshooting in AIX 5L SG24 5496 Note We recommend that you follow this procedure after the disk has been deconfigured when removing a hot swappable disk ESL Release the tray handle on the disk 2 Pull out the disk assembly a little bit from the original position 3 Wait up to 20 seconds until the internal disk stops spinning 4 Now you can safely remove the disk from the 4 pack D
23. 2738 A maximum of one USB diskette drive is supported per controller The same controller can share a USB mouse and keyboard Chapter 1 General description 5 1 4 5 USB SpacePilot SpaceBall and SpaceMouse The SpacePilot SpaceBall and SpaceMouse are USB based input devices available for use with graphical applications These devices are shown in Figure 1 2 on page 6 The use of OEM products is not officially supported by IBM Figure 1 2 SpacePilot SpaceBall and SpaceMouse The SpacePilot 3D Input Device FC 8426 is a high level 3D motion controller which enables the user to manipulate 3D models and 3D cameras naturally and intuitively with up to six degrees of freedom of control to simultaneously pan zoom and rotate 3D objects in every direction The SpacePilot automatically senses the application and mode the user is working with and displays input information on the unit s LCD The SpaceBall 3D Input Device FC 8422 is a 3D input device that allows you to view a computer generated model from many angles By applying fingertip control to push pull and twist the ball you manipulate the image on the screen Spaceball facilitates zooming panning and rotating The SpaceMouse 3D Input Device FC 8425 is a high level 3D input device which provides real time 3D motion control for increased productivity better design comprehension and early detection of design errors By applying fingertip control to push pull and tw
24. 3 4 5 6 S_YEAR substr S_YEAR 1900 2 2 S_MON 1 S_DOWN sprintf 02d 02d 02d 02d 02d S_MON S_DAY S_HOUR S MIN S YEAR system shutdown Ft S DOWN EOF yes EOF To cover national holidays or holiday seasons the file in Example 4 4 can be enhanced with individual dates to keep the system in a power off state For each line use the following format start day month year number of power off days If the file is out of date the program will still maintain the regular weekend power off Example 4 4 Power off calendar 1 1 2005 3 7 2 2005 5 28 5 2005 4 13 8 2005 3 Implement the entire mechanism through the AIX 5L crontab file Example 4 5 shows the additional entry in root s crontab to execute the Perl script on every Friday at 6 00 p m Example 4 5 Crontab entry for power off and on Crontab entry for automatic power off 0 18 5 usr local script poffpon pl Note To execute a Perl script check if the perl rte fileset is installed 4 5 Wake on LAN Introduced with the POWERS technology the flexible service processor FSP provides an additional functionality to the IntelliStation POWER 285 system In some situations it is very helpful to power on a system without physically pushing the white button on the operator control panel Wake on LANO is implemented only on the integrated Gigabit Ethernet and interfaced to the FSP The Ethernet controller supports both Advanced Power Management APM wa
25. A Qsearch Favorites Media lt 4 B Y ST EE d Address e https ITSO Austin ibm com cgi bin cgi Advanced System Management ist ID des Server 9117 570 SN10B713F Power On Off System Expand all menus E Collapse all menus Current system power state On El Power Restart Control Current firmware boot side Temporary Power On Off System Current system server firmware state Running Auto Power Restart Wake On LAN System boot speed Fast z El System Service Aids El System Information System Configuration Network Services El Performance Setup El Login Profile Firmware boot side for the next boot Temporary System operating mode Normal y Boot to system server firmware Standby y Save settings Save settings and power off 9 Figure 3 2 Advanced System Management main menu 3 2 2 Service Agent Service Agent is an application program that operates on an IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation and monitors it for hardware errors Service Agent reports detected errors assuming they meet certain criteria for severity to IBM for service with no intervention It is an enhanced version of Service Director with a graphical user interface GUI Key tasks you can accomplish using Service Agent for the IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation IBM System p5 pSeries and RS 6000 include Automatic VPD collection Automatic problem analysis Problem definable
26. ASD backplane Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 23 After the SCSI disk hot swap procedure you can expect to find SCSI ERR10 logged in the AIX 5L error log with the second word of the sense data equal to 0017 It is generated from a SCSI bus reset issued by the SES to reset all processes when a drive is inserted and it is not an issue A disk lock feature FC 6585 is also available to secure the disk drives so that they cannot be removed 2 7 RAID options Internal hardware RAID is available on the IntelliStation POWER 285 system Install the Dual Channel SCSI RAID Enablement Card FC 1907 Install four disk drives in the 4 pack DASD backplane FC 6574 This enables RAID 0 5 or 10 capabilities within a single 4 pack of DASD with one RAID controller 2 8 Operating system requirements AIX 5L has been specifically developed and enhanced to exploit and support the extensive RAS features on IBM System p5 servers At the time of writing IBM AIX 5L Version 5 2 and Version 5 3 is supported on the IntelliStation POWER 285 system with the following release requirements gt 2 1 GHz POWER5 processors AIX 5L for POWER V5 3 with 5300 04 Technology Level APAR IY77273 or later AIX 5L for POWER V5 2 with 5200 08 Technology Level APAR IY77270 or later gt 1 9 GHz POWER5 processors AIX 5L for POWER V5 3 with Maintenance Package 5300 03 IY71011 or later AIX 5L for POWER V5 2 with Maintenance Package
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28. EL echo IPADDR c gt gt OUTFILEL echo MAC c gt gt OUTFILEL echo NETMASK c gt gt OUTFILEL echo DUPLEX c gt gt OUTFILEL echo OSLEVEL c gt gt OUTFILEL echo BOSLVL c gt gt OUTFILEL echo GRAPHIC c gt gt OUTFILEL echo DISKS gt gt OUTFILEL An advantage of NIM scripts is that the communication between the client and server is accomplished by the NIM protocol The previous script is one example of a collection of scripts for different purposes 4 4 Automated shutdown Normally a workstation will run 24 hours a day 365 days a year even when unattended In several cases it can be helpful to shut down the system to conserve energy electrical load and air conditioning load Chapter 4 Workstation hints and tips 43 The Perl script in Example 4 3 can perform power management The program computes the power on date and time at the actual shutdown time For example the shutdown of the System is on Friday at 6 00 p m the script calculates the power on date scheduled to next Monday at 6 00 a m In summary 60 hours of energy saving can be achieved Example 4 3 Power off and on script kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk IBM DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE CODE PROVIDED IS COMPLETE OR UP TO DATE IBM DOES NOT WARRANT REPRESENT OR IMPLY RELIABILITY SERVICEABILITY OR FUNCTION OF THE CODE IBM IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE C
29. IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction ET Designed for high end mechanical computer aided design Uses leading edge IBM POWER5 processor technology Delivers a 64 bit CATIA capable environment Scott Vetter Carlo Costantini Gregor Linzmeier encon Redpaper International Technical Support Organization IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction September 2006 Note Before using this information and the product it supports read the information in Notices on page v Second Edition September 2006 This edition applies to IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 and IBM AIX 5L Version 5 3 product number 5765 G03 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2005 2006 All rights reserved Note to U S Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp Contents NOliC6S orre R ite deles dentes Se Ure dne Stub EOS US NS Rex aee V Trademarks Ate sea ecce BORNE eeu UA Ic eL er teli RA vi Preface oos oss ee A e Sed bl aie tend de Meee a vii The team that wrote this Redpaper 0 cece eh vii Become a published author 0 2 00 ne viii Comments welcome o viii Chapter 1 General description oooocccoccccc 1 1 1 System specifications 000 e 2 1 2 Physical packaging 0 eee er en 2 1 3 IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation
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31. OWERS5 processor in servers where previously you could only use low frequency processors because of cooling restrictions The POWERS design provides the following additional enhancements gt New page sizes added in ERAT and TLB Two new pages sizes 64 KB and 16 GB were recently added in PowerPC architecture Anew segment size available in SLB One new 1 TB segment size was recently added in PowerPC architecture 10 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction gt The TLB size doubled in the POWER5 over the POWERS processors The TLB in POWER5 has 2048 entries gt Floating point round to integer instructions New instructions frfin frfiz frfip frfim have been added to round floating point numbers integers with the following rounding modes nearest zero integer plus integer minus Improved floating point performance gt Lock performance enhancement Enhanced SLB read gt True Little Endian mode This is support for the True Little Endian mode as defined in the PowerPC architecture gt Double the SMP support Changes have been made in the fabric L2 and L3 controller memory controller GX controller and processor RAS to provide support for the QCM that allows the SMP system sizes to be double that is available in POWER5 DCM based servers Current POWER5 implementations only supports single address loop gt Several enhancements in the memory controller for improved performance The contr
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33. TFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt SYSID lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt MCODE lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt MEM MB lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt IPADDR lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt MAC lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt NETMASK lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt DUPLEX lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH if echo OSLEVEL grep 4 3 2 then echo lt TD NOWRAP BGCOLOR YELLOW gt OSLEVEL lt TD BGCOLOR WHITE gt gt gt OUTFILEH else echo lt TD NOWRAP gt 0SLEVEL lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH fi echo lt TD NOWRAP gt BOSLVL lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH if echo GRAPHIC grep 2000 then echo lt TD NOWRAP BGCOLOR LIGHTGREEN gt GRAPHIC lt TD BGCOLOR WHITE gt gt gt OUTFILEH else echo lt TD NOWRAP gt GRAPHIC lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH fi echo lt TD NOWRAP gt DISKS lt TD gt lt TR gt gt gt OUTFILEH Hat at a a a aE a A EE A a EE EE a a a a a a AA ARA a M E Create a simple ascii list Hat at a a aE a RAR A a EA EE a a a a a a M E echo HOSTNAME c gt gt OUTFILEL echo MODEL c gt gt OUTFILEL echo MULTI c gt gt OUTFILEL echo PROC c gt gt OUTFILEL echo UNAME c gt gt OUTFILEL echo SYSID c gt gt OUTFILEL echo MCODE c gt gt OUTFILEL echo MEM MB c gt gt OUTFIL
34. WER GXT135P is a low priced 2D graphics accelerator for workstations and servers The IntelliStation POWER 285 system supports up to four enhanced POWER GXT135P FC 1980 2D graphics accelerators lt can be configured to operate in either 8 bit or 24 bit color modes running at 60 Hz to 85 Hz This adapter supports both analog and digital monitors The adapter requires one short 32 bit or 64 bit PCI X slot Figure 2 6 on page 17 shows the adapter card which has the following features and specifications Hardware description 128 bit graphics processor 8 bit color lookup table or 24 bit true color 16 MB SDRAM 32 bit PCI interface Universal PCI 5 0v or 3 3v One hardware color map gt Features supported Upto approximately 16 7 million colors Rectangular clipping Two analog monitor outputs at up to 1280 x 1024 resolution One analog monitor output at up to 2048 x 1536 resolution One digital monitor output at up to 1600 x 1200 resolution 60to 85 Hz refresh rates ISO 9241 Part 3 gt APIs supported X Windows System Motif 16 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction gt Software requirement IBM AIX 5L Version 5 2 or later Figure 2 6 The GXT135P graphics accelerator GXT4500P The GXT4500P Graphics Accelerator is a 64 bit entry 3D PCI graphics adapter The graphics subsystems provide excellent functionality and perfo
35. affected bus allow the device driver to reset it and continue without a system reboot The DDR PCI X slot provides a high bandwidth slot for future l O intensive adapters 64 bit and 32 bit adapters IBM offers 64 bit adapter options for the IntelliStation POWER 285 system as well as 32 bit adapters Higher speed adapters use 64 bit slots because they can transfer 64 bits of data for each data transfer phase Generally 32 bit adapters can function in 64 bit PCI X slots however some 64 bit adapters cannot be used in 32 bit slots For a full list of the adapters that are supported on the IntelliStation POWER 285 system and for important information regarding adapter placement see the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center available at this Web site http publib boulder ibm com infocenter eserver vir3s index jsp lang en Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 15 2 4 2 LAN adapters When an IntelliStation POWER 285 system is connected to a local area network LAN the internal dual port 10 100 1000 Mbps RJ 45 Ethernet controller integrated on the system board can be used See the Table 2 2 for the list of additional LAN adapters available at the time of writing IBM supports an installation with Network Installation Management NIM Table 2 2 Available LAN adapters AO ASS code 2 4 3 Graphics accelerators The following sections provide additional information related to graphics accelerators GXT135P The PO
36. agement 00000 cee ee 41 4 4 Automated shutdown 0 00 cee aaa 43 4 5 Wake on LAN ica stre erede See Paras ete eaten ES 45 4 6 AIX Toolbox for Linux eiaa ianu n E a Rh 46 4 7 Licence Use Management Version 4 6 8 00000 cee ees 46 Appendix A Servicing an IBM IntelliStation SysteM o o o o 49 Resource LINK 2 2 eee eee e eb aed kn ete Pa er or E e e peru Rem d 50 IBM Systems Hardware Information Center 0 000 cee eese 50 Related publications o oooocccooo e 53 IBM Redbooks s 32e te EIU oo te AE Ia ees ae tue E 53 Other publications 0 00 c teens 53 Online resources 0 0 0 0 teens 54 How to get IBM Redbooks 0 cee teeta 54 Help irom IBM ite shia ca cee od Baws A oa ee Eua BE 54 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Notices This information was developed for products and services offered in the U S A IBM may not offer the products services or features discussed in this document in other countries Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area Any reference to an IBM product program or service is not intended to state or imply that only that IBM product program or service may be used Any functionally equivalent product program or service that does not infringe any IBM intellectual property right may be used instead However it is th
37. al USB diskette drive 1 44 FC 2591 gt Two HMC ports In addition the IntelliStation POWER 285 system features one internal Ultra320 SCSI dual channel controller redundant cooling fans and a power supply The system supports 32 bit and 64 bit applications and requires a specific level of operating system See 2 8 Operating system requirements on page 24 for more information 1 4 1 Processor features The IntelliStation POWER 285 is available in a 1 core or 2 core configurations using state of the art 64 bit copper based POWER5 microprocessors running at 1 9 GHz or 2 1 GHz both with 36 MB of L3 cache The initial order of the IntelliStation POWER 285 system must contain the feature code of the desired number of processors plus it must contain the processor activation code For a list of available processor and activation features see Table 1 3 and Table 1 4 IBM Capacity on Demand is not available on the IntelliStation POWER 285 Table 1 3 Processor and feature codes 5326 1 core 2 1 GHz POWER5 Processor Card 0 activated 5327 2 core 2 1 GHz POWER5 Processor Card 0 activated 8327 1 core 1 9 GHz POWER5 Processor Card 0 activated 8330 2 core 1 9 GHz POWER5 Processor Card 0 activated Table 1 4 Processor activation feature codes 7336 Activation of one processor for FC 5326 7339 Activation of one processor for FC 5327 8402 No charge activation of one processor for FC 5326 8403 No charge activation of one processo
38. annel externally accessible on the rear side of the system by installing FC 4275 No additional SCSI adapter is required in this case No additional PCI X slot is required 2 4 7 iSCSI iSCSI is an open standards based approach by which SCSI information is encapsulated using the TCP IP protocol to allow its transport over IP networks Internet SCSI It allows 20 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction transfer of data between storage and servers in block I O formats defined by iSCSI protocol and thus enables the creation of IP SANs iSCSI allows an existing network to transfer SCSI commands and data with full location independence and defines the rules and processes to accomplish the communication The iSCSI protocol is defined in iSCSI IETF draft 20 For more information about this standard see http tools ietf org html rfc3720 New iSCSI adapters for IBM System p5 systems provide the advantage of increased bandwidth through the hardware support of iSCSI protocol The 1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI X adapters support hardware encapsulation of SCSI commands and data into TCP and transports over the Ethernet using IP packets The adapter operates as an iSCSI TOE TCP IP Offload Engine This offload function eliminates host protocol processing and reduces CPU interrupts Adapter uses Small form factor LC type fiber optic connector or copper RJ45 connector Table 2 5 provides the orderable iSCSI adapters Table 2 5 Availab
39. e The SP can monitor the operation of the firmware during the boot process and it can monitor the operating system for loss of control This allows the service processor to take appropriate action including calling for service when it detects that the firmware or the operating system has lost control Mutual surveillance also allows the operating system to monitor for service processor activity and can request a service processor repair action if necessary Environmental monitoring Environmental monitoring related to power fans and temperature is done by the System Power Control Network SPCN Environmental critical and non critical conditions generate Early Power Off Warning EPOW events Critical events for example Class 5 ac power loss trigger appropriate signals from hardware to impacted components These critical events prevent any data loss without the operating system or firmware involvement Noncritical environmental events are logged and reported using Event Scan Chapter 3 RAS and manageability 29 The operating system cannot program or access the temperature threshold using the SP EPOW events can for example trigger the following actions gt Temperature monitoring which increases the fans speed rotation when ambient temperature is above a preset operating range gt Temperature monitoring warns the system administrator of potential environmental related problems It also performs an orderly system shutdown when the
40. e sync sync sync commands Enter the shutdown Fr command to reboot the 64 bit kernel DANOARAN gt 4 2 Checking and changing the SMT setting The smtctl command controls the enabling and disabling of processor simultaneous multithreading SMT mode The syntax is as follows smtctl m off on w boot now This command is provided for privileged users and applications to control the use of processors with simultaneous multithreading support The simultaneous multithreading mode allows processors to have thread level parallelism at the instruction level This mode can be enabled or disabled for all processors either immediately or on subsequent boots of the system This command controls the simultaneous multithreading options The following flags are supported m off This option sets simultaneous multithreading mode to disabled m on This option sets simultaneous multithreading mode to enabled w boot This option makes the simultaneous multithreading mode change effective on the next and subsequent reboots if you run the bosboot command before the next system reboot Chapter 4 Workstation hints andtips 39 40 W now This option makes the simultaneous multithreading mode change immediately but will not persist across a reboot If neither the w boot nor the w now options are specified the mode change is made immediately It will persist across subsequent reboots if you run the bosboot command before the next sys
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42. ects a single bit within a four bit ECC word bit scattering thus allowing for error correction and continued operation in the presence of a complete chip failure Chipkill recovery The memory DIMMs also use memory scrubbing and thresholding to determine when spare memory chips within each bank of memory should be used to replace ones that have exceeded their threshold of error count dynamic bit steering Memory scrubbing is the process of reading the contents of the memory during idle time and checking and correcting any single bit errors that have accumulated by passing the data through the ECC logic This function is a hardware function on the memory controller and does not influence normal system memory performance 30 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction 3 1 5 N 1 redundancy The use of redundant parts allows the IntelliStation POWER 285 to remain operational with full resources gt Redundant spare memory bits in L1 L2 L3 and main memory gt Redundant fans gt Redundant power supplies optional Note With this optional feature every IntelliStation POWER 285 requires two power cords which are not included in the base order For maximum availability it is highly recommended to connect power cords from same IntelliStation POWER 285 to two independent power source in order to achieve maximum availability 3 1 6 Fault masking If these corrections and retries succeed and do not exceed threshold limit
43. el monitor Table 2 3 on page 19 lists the flat panel monitors that are supported on the POWER 285 when using either the GXT4500P or GXT6500P graphics accelerators A 15 inch flat panel monitor FC 3641 is available for use with the GXT135P 2D graphics adapter Table 2 3 Available Flat Panel Monitors Feawocede mweie CTI 3641 IBM T115 Flat Panel Monitor 3643 IBM T120 Flat Panel Monitor Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 19 ECT CTS CN 3644 IBM T119 Flat Panel Monitor EEN IBM T117 Flat Panel Monitor 17 2 4 5 Audio adapter The IntelliStation POWER 285 system supports a PCI audio adapter FC 8244 It is a 3 3 volt 32 bit PCI adapter that runs at 33 MHz and requires one short 32 bit or 64 bit PCI X slot The adapter provides external jacks for headphones speaker output line input microphone input and an internal connector for CD or DVD drive audio input Figure 2 9 Figure 2 9 PCI audio adapter 2 4 6 SCSI adapters To connect to external SCSI devices the orderable adapters provided in Table 2 4 are available at the time of writing to be used in the IntelliStation POWER 285 system Table 2 4 Orderable SCSI adapters Feature Description code 1907 Dual Channel SCSI Raid Enablement 1912 PCI X DDR Dual Channel Ultra320 LVD SCSI Adapter 64 short 5 1913 PCI X Dual Channel LVD SCSI RAID Adapter Note There is also the option to make the internal Ultra320 SCSI ch
44. em p servers for over 16 years Carlos Costantini is a Certified IT Specialist for IBM and has over 28 years of experience with IBM and IBM Business Partners He currently works in Italy Presales Field Technical Sales Support for IBM Sales Representatives and IBM Business Partners for all IBM System p offerings He has broad marketing experience He is a certified specialist for IBM eServer pSeries and IBM System p servers Gregor Linzmeier is an IBM Advisory IT Specialist for IBM System p5 workstation and entry servers as part of the Systems and Technology Group in Mainz Germany supporting IBM sales Business Partners and client with pre sales consultation and implementation of client server environments He has worked for more than 15 years as an infrastructure specialist for RT RS 6000 pSeries and IBM AIX amp 5L in large CATIA client server projects The project that produced this document was managed by Scott Vetter IBM U S Copyright IBM Corp 2005 2006 All rights reserved vii Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project Thoi Nguyen Jan Palmer Hal Jennings Terry J Brennan Pat Buckland George L More Gary Hornyak John Hilburn Bill Mihaltse Doug Szerdi IBM U S Volker Haug IBM Germany Become a published author Join us for a two to six week residency program Help write an IBM Redbook dealing with specific products or solutions while getting hands on experience
45. ffic on your network at a certain time you can initiate the installations to occur then In previous versions of AIX 5L NIM used the rsh and remd commands to perform the remote execution of commands on clients These r commands were a potential security exposure when running on an untrusted network AIX 5L Version 5 3 is enhanced by the nimsh environment that is part of the bos sysmgt nim client fileset It enables the following two remote execution environments gt NIM service handler for client communication Basic nimsh gt NIM cryptographic authentication OpenSSL While the basic nimsh is an easy to use solution with sufficient security OpenSSL provides additional up to date cryptographic security The original rsh or remd command environments are still supported in Version 5 3 because of compatibility and ease of use reasons NIM scripts To manage many machines NIM scripting is helpful for administrators to establish a NIM based inventory environment Example 4 2 on page 42 provides a sample script for a specific client to examine the machine topology and store the result in HTML format Chapter 4 Workstation hints and tips 41 Example 4 2 NIM collect script kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk IBM DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THE CODE PROVIDED IS COMPLETE OR UP TO DATE IBM DOES NOT WARRANT REPRESENT OR IMPLY RELIABILITY SERVICEABILITY OR FUNCTION OF THE CODE I
46. gure 2 10 illustrates the service processor Peer PCHXat 100 MHz Com Flash ROM NVRAM 40 MB orf8 MB Controller m e Hash NVRAM SRAM RM5 Bett terface AE 1NB HVC Broadcom Pats PY Base CRrterface RM5 Enet 2 H DDR FSP B es AME TODST e J ae e Engines Engines 2JTAG JAG DS mol Rack Ind Com LAR Eines Engines wire 8 UART UART UART NR z Int 2 Sonay p PA Stra XOR UART 3 DEO Fd Bs UART 4 XR XR PS1 Ser UART 6 Fort MX DB D uR To Srartchip VFD Serial FSP E 99 1 GO bc Engines 7 612C Engines JTAG AGES T 7 ines UARTHI 2 Y 7 9 NR gt S5Shtempts Figure 2 10 Service processor block diagram The flexible service processor core is a five stage pipeline instruction processor and contains 32 bit general purpose registers The flash ROM contains a compressed image of a software load Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 25 26 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction RAS and manageability This chapter provides information about IBM System p5 design features that help lower the total cost of ownership TCO IBM reliability availability and service RAS technology allow you to improve
47. in your initial order 2 6 Internal storage There is one dual channel Ultra320 SCSI controller integrated into the system board that is used to drive the internal disk drives The four internal drives are attached to the disk drive backplane which has one SCSI bus with four disk drives The internal disk drive can be used in two different modes based on whether the SCSI RAID Enablement Card FC 1907 is installed See 2 7 RAID options on page 24 The IntelliStation POWER 285 system supports one 4 pack disk drive using a backplane that is designed for hot pluggable disk drives The disk drive backplane docks directly to the system board The virtual SCSI enclosure services VSES hot plug control functions are provided by the Ultra320 SCSI controllers 2 6 1 Internal media devices The IntelliStation POWER 285 system provides two slim line media bays for an optional DVD ROM and DVD RAM devices and one media bay for an optional tape drive as listed in Table 2 8 on page 22 and Table 2 9 on page 23 Table 2 8 Available DVD devices Feature Description Media bay code Integrated Drive Electronics IDE Slimline DVD ROM Drive Drive Electronics IDE Slimline DVD ROM Drive 22 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Feature Description Media bay code 1993 Integrated Drive Electronics IDE 4 7 GB Slimline DVD RAM Drive Table 2 9 Available tape devices code 200 400GB Half High Ultrium
48. ion Servicing an IBM IntelliStation system POWERS processor based servers can be designated as one of the following types gt Customer setup CSU with customer installable features CIF and customer replaceable units CRU The IntelliStation POWER 285 is considered CSU Authorized service representative set up upgraded and maintained A number of Web based resources are available to assist customers and service providers in planning installing and maintaining servers Note This applies to IBM System p5 and IBM eServer p5 systems in general Copyright IBM Corp 2005 2006 All rights reserved 49 Resource Link Resource Link is a customized Web based solution providing access to information for planning installing and maintaining IBM servers and associated software It includes similar information about other selected IBM servers Access to the site is by IBM registration ID and password that is available free of charge Resource Link pages can vary by user authorization level and are continually being updated therefore the details that you see when accessing Resource Link might not exactly match what is mentioned here Resource Link contains links to Education Planning Forums Fixes v vvv Resource Link is available at http www ibm com servers resourcelink IBM Systems Hardware Information Center The IBM Systems Hardware Information Center is a source for both hardware and software technical
49. isks 00 000 eee 23 2 7 RAID Options x eios E RR ER ENIMS e get ence rene S RUE ee Be ice RR 24 2 8 Operating system requirements 0 0000 eee 24 2 9 Service processor llli 25 Chapter 3 RAS and manageability 0 0 0 eee 27 3 1 Reliability fault tolerance and data integrity llli 28 3 1 1 Fault avoidance A a E een 28 3 1 2 First failure data Capture oooocooccocooccr eh 28 3 1 3 Permanent monitoring llle en 29 Copyright IBM Corp 2005 2006 All rights reserved iii iv 3 1 4 Self h alings 1 3 pated Halls ERI Me deed ieee bode teed A 30 32125 NET redundancy yve ose a peed wel EE deese a 31 321 6 Fault Masking o ust reb Ro sek ae pe Eee aoe Meow Rex gle ist 31 3 1 7 Resource deallocation 0 0 0 0 cee tee 31 31 8 Setviceablility e oss tercero eet bed pew tw Ran 4S IPRRATSPGEU P tt 32 3 2 Manageability ecl Rc Mex at REY S dnm aie S 33 3 2 1 Service processor 33 3 2 2 Service Agent 55 A RE RM SER ee 4 34 3 2 3 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 firmware maintenance 36 Chapter 4 Workstation hints and tips 0 0 00 cece eee eee 37 4 1 64 bit CATIA cs Ree a B RR n 38 4 1 1 Checking the AIX 5L kernel mode oooocccccoccnoc eese 39 4 1 2 Changing from a 32 bit to a 64 bit kernel llle 39 4 2 Checking and changing the SMT setting 0 0 00 cee eee 39 4 3 Network Installation Man
50. ist the ball you manipulate the image on the screen RoHS compliant Attaches to USB port 1 5 Express product offerings Express product offerings are available on an initial order only They provide a predefined configuration that is desired to meet typical client requirements Zero priced processor activations are available when a system order satisfies specific configuration requirements for the number of processors total memory quantity and size of disk drives presence of a media device monitor keyboard mouse and audio adapter When you purchase an Express product offering you are also entitled to a lower priced AIX 5L operating system license or you can choose to purchase the system with no operating system The lower priced AIX 5L operating system is processed using a feature number on AIX 5L AIX 5L Edition You can make changes to the standard features as needed and still qualify for processor entitlements at no additional charge and a lower priced AIX 5L operating system license However selection of total memory or DASD smaller than the total defined as the minimums disqualifies the order as an Express product offering For example the GXT6500P 3D graphics accelerator can be substituted for the GXP4500P 6 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Four Express product offerings are available for the IntelliStation POWER 285 system as shown in Table 1 7 on page 7 through Table 1 10 on page 8 Build t
51. ke up and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI wake up The APM wake up uses the APM WAKEUP signal to wake up the system Before using the Wake on LAN it must be activated on the FSP using the ASMI interface See 3 2 1 Service processor on page 33 for further information Note Beginning with AIX 5L V5 2 ML4 the wol command is integrated in the AIX 5L operating system Chapter 4 Workstation hints and tips 45 4 6 AIX Toolbox for Linux The AIX 5L platform is the premier operating system from IBM for IBM System p5 and eServer pSeries systems In order to enhance interoperability between Linux and AIX 5L IBM has ported a collection of open source software OSS tools and bundled them into a toolbox for users of AIX 5L The AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications Figure 4 2 shows the media AlXe Toolbox for Linux Applications for POWER Systems oftware IBM 2000 2004 Reserved din the This product coi tates of America encryption and is to export and impd LCD4 1077 10 following commands mount vedrfs oro dev cd0 mnt cd mnt 4 Printor view the README TXT file for more information before continuing COMPACT DIGITAL DATA Figure 4 2 AIX Toolbox media The Toolbox contains a collection of open source software that works with both AIX Version 4 3 3 and AIX 5L For UNIX and Linux developers and users it introduces a way to expand the target systems for applications
52. le SCSI adapters estuco nem i see w 1986 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI X on copper media adapter 604 shot 3 1987 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI X on optical media adapter IBM iSCSI software Host Support Kit The iSCSI protocol can also be used over standard Gigabit Ethernet adapters To use this approach download the appropriate iSCSI Host Support Kit for your operating system from the IBM NAS support Web site http www ibm com storage support nas The iSCSI Host Support Kit on AIX 5L and Linux acts as a software iSCSI initiator and allows access to iSCSI target storage devices using standard Gigabit Ethernet network adapters To ensure the best performance enable the TCP Large Send TCP send and receive flow control and Jumbo Frame features of the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and the iSCSI Target tune network options and interface parameters for maximum iSCSI I O throughput on the operating system 2 4 8 Fibre Channel adapters The IntelliStation POWER 285 supports direct or SAN connection to devices using Fibre Channel adapters Single port Fibre Channel adapters are available in 2 Gbps and 4 Gbps speeds A dual port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter is also available Table 2 6 on page 22 provides a summary of the available Fibre Channel adapters All of these adapters have LC connectors If you are attaching a device or switch with an SC type fiber connector an LC SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable FC 2456 or an LC SC 62 5 Micron Fiber C
53. le system created for it This file system is independent of the file system in which CATIA is installed IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Near the end of the installation process a configuration window opens requesting you to enter the current CATIA configuration environment location Specify the environment path The installation process is finished and you are ready to execute CATIA V5 64 bit To have the complete CATIA V5 64 bit function the AIX 5L kernel should be also on 64 bit In the following sections you can check the current AIX 5L environment and also change it to 64 bit Note The 64 bit CATIA V5 will run without an error message even when AIX 5L is running the 32 bit kernel 4 1 1 Checking the AIX 5L kernel mode To take the most advantage of the 64 bit support install the 64 bit kernel fileset bos mp64 To ensure that the 64 bit kernel is running as expected follow these steps 1 Log in as the root user 2 Enter the bootinfo K command If the kernel is running in 64 bit mode the output of this command is 64 4 1 2 Changing from a 32 bit to a 64 bit kernel If the system is not running the 64 bit kernel perform the following steps Log in as the root user Enter the cd command Enter the In fs usr lib boot unix 64 unix command Enter the cd usr lib boot command Enter the In fs usr lib boot unix 64 unix command Enter the bosboot ad dev ipldevice command Enter th
54. modem or network connection In any case the communication is encrypted and strong authentication is used Service Agent only sends outbound transmissions and does not allow any inbound connection attempts Only hardware machine configuration machine status or error information is transmitted Service Agent does not access or transmit any other data on the monitored systems Thee principal ways of communication are possible gt Dial up using attached modem device uses the AT amp T Global Network dialer for modem access does not accept incoming calls to modem gt VPN IPsec is used in this case HTTPS can be configured to work with firewalls and authenticating proxies Additional services provided by Service Agent are gt My Systems Client and IBM persons authorized by the client can view hardware and software information and error messages that are gathered by Service Agent on Electronic Services WWW pages http www ibm com support electronic gt Premium Search Search service using information gathered by Service Agents paid service that requires special contract Performance Management Service Agent provides means for collecting long term performance data The data are collected in reports accessed by client on WWW pages of Electronic Services paid service that requires special contract You can download the latest version of Service Agent at this IBM Web site ftp ftp software ibm com aix service agent c
55. n POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction The system displays a message similar to the following message smtctl SMT is now disabled It will persist across reboots if you run the bosboot command before the next reboot Note The boot image must be remade with the bosboot command before the next reboot 4 3 Network Installation Management Network Installation Management NIM is an excellent feature of the AIX 5L operating system and is important for teams or companies that have a need to install or upgrade many systems with the same images at the same time Some of the benefits of NIM are Manageability NIM enables central localization of software installation images thus making backup and administration easier gt Central administration Administrators can install remote AIX 5L machines without having to physically attend them Scalability You can install more than one machine at a time implement a group strategy of machines and resources and choose how many machines to install at a time gt Non prompted installation NIM provides a function to install systems without having to go to the machine thus avoiding the manual machine by machine method gt Convenient installations Installations can be initiated by either the client or master at a convenient time For example if a client is unavailable at the time of the installation you can initiate an installation when it is back online or if there is less tra
56. name cut d f2 awk print 1 UNAME uname m PROC 1sdev C grep i processor wc awk print 1 SYSID Isattr 1 sysO E grep systemid cut d f2 awk print 1 MCODE 1sattr 1 sysO E grep fwversion cut d f2 awk print 1 MEM 1sattr 1 mem0 E tail 1 awk print 2 gt IPADDR 1sattr 1 en0 E grep netaddr awk print 2 MAC Iscfg v 1 entO grep Netw rpl Y awk print 3 gt NETMASK Isattr 1 enO E grep netmask awk print 2 DUPLEX 1sattr 1 entO E grep media speed awk print 2 OSLEVEL oslevel BOSLVL 1slpp L grep bos MULTI awk print 2 GRAPHIC Isdev C grep i gxt awk print 4 DISKS Check Disks IHHHHHHHHHHHHHBHHBHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHBHHHHHHHEHHE Create a HTML Table Data IHHAHHHHHHHHHHBHHBHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHBHHBHHHHHHHHEHE echo lt TR gt lt TD NOWRAP gt HOSTNAME lt TD gt gt gt 0UTFILEH if echo MODEL grep 150 then 42 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction echo lt TD NOWRAP BGCOLOR ORANGE gt MODEL lt TD BGCOLOR WHITE gt gt gt OUTFILEH else echo lt TD NOWRAP gt MODEL lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH fi echo lt TD NOWRAP gt lt CENTER gt MULTI lt CENTER gt lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt lt CENTER gt PROC lt CENTER gt lt TD gt gt gt 0UTFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt UNAME lt TD gt gt gt OU
57. nnouncement built on the V5 R14 announcement where certain CATIA V5 and ENOVIA DMU products were announced as being supported in 64 bit mode when executing on IBM workstations running AIX 5L With the Version 5 Release 15 product release 64 bit support has been enhanced adding support for many CATIA V5 applications and extending ENOVIA DMU application support in 64 bit mode when running on pSeries or IntelliStation POWER workstations with AIX 5L V5 1 Maintenance Level 4 AIX 5L V5 2 and AIX 5L V5 3 Capitalizing on the investments that clients have already made on IBM platforms running AIX 5L they can instantly benefit from the advanced capabilities of the latest ENOVIA DMU and CATIA V5 software to help them handle designs and digital mock ups of full product configurations with the level of detail they need The addition of native 64 bit capability brings significant performance enhancement to users of CATIA V5 and ENOVIA DMU Navigator Initial benchmarks indicate that for memory intensive operations such as analysis of large models global performance is significantly increased In addition improvements to clash analysis greatly reduce processing times for analysis of large assemblies Installation tips for 64 bit CATIA V5 The installation process of 64 bit CATIA V5 is identical to the previous versions of CATIA The 64 bit CATIA V5 version will not overwrite the existing implementation The entire executable code is installed in a unique fi
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59. o order is also available allowing you to select the exact features you require Table 1 7 Express offering 190W Express offering 190W with one processor activation 8327 1 core 1 9 GHz POWERS5 processor 1930 x 2 1024 MB 2 x 512 MB DIMMs 1968 73 4 GB 10k disk drive 1994 DVD ROM 2842 GXT4500P graphics accelerator 3644 T119 Flat Panel Monitor 5170 Power supply 700 watt 7877 Media backplane 6574 4 pack disk drive enclosure 88xx Quiet touch keyboard USB 8841 3 button optical mouse 8409 x1 Zero priced express activations Table 1 8 Express offering 290W Express offering 290W with one processor activation 8330 2 core 1 9 GHz POWERS5 processor 7320 Processor entitlement 1930 x 4 1024 MB 2 x 512 MB DIMMs 1968 x 2 73 4 GB 10k disk drive 1994 DVD ROM 2842 GXT4500P graphics accelerator 3644 T119 Flat Panel Monitor 5170 Power supply 700 watt 7877 Media backplane 6574 4 pack disk drive enclosure 88xx Quiet touch keyboard USB 8841 3 button optical mouse 7320 x 1 Processor entitlement 8410x 1 Zero priced express activations Chapter 1 General description 7 Table 1 9 Express offering for 1 core 2 1 GHz processor Express offering for 1 core 2 1 GHz processor with one processor activation 5326 1 core 2 1 GHz POWERS5 processor 7339 Processor entitlement 1930 x2 1024 MB 2 x 512 MB DIMMs 1968 73 4 GB 10k disk drive 1994 DVD ROM 2842 GXT4500P graphics accelerator 3644 T119 Flat Panel Monitor 5170 P
60. ocessor FSP is packaged on a separate service processor card The system board contains the Enterprise hub and the PCI X host bridge chips to connect to the integrated I O packaged on the system board Two ports of the Enterprise hub chip are used for the integrated I O and the remaining two ports are routed to external connectors The system board provides six PCI X slots and several integrated PCI devices that interface the two PCI X to PCI X bridges to the primary PCI X buses on the PCI X host bridge chip PCI X slots 1 2 and 3 can accept short PCI X or PCI cards only The remaining three PCI X slots are full length cards The dual 1 Gb Ethernet controller is integrated on the system board 2 4 1 PCI X slots and adapters PCI X where the X stands for extended is an enhanced PCI bus delivering a bandwidth of up to 2 GBps running a 64 bit bus at 266 MHz PCI X is backward compatible so the IntelliStation POWER 285 system can support existing 3 3 volt PCI adapters The slots have the following attributes gt Three hot swap 133 MHz 64 bit PCI X slots gt Two hot swap 66 MHz 32 bit PCI X slots gt One hot swap DDR 266 MHz 64 bit PCI X slot The PCI X slots in the IntelliStation POWER 285 system support hot plug and extended error handling EEH In the unlikely event of a problem EEH enabled adapters respond to a special data packet generated from the affected PCI X slot hardware by calling system firmware which will examine the
61. ode Chapter 3 RAS and manageability 35 3 2 3 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 firmware maintenance The IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation IBM system p5 pSeries and IBM RS 6000 customer managed microcode is a methodology that enables you to manage and install microcode updates on systems and associated I O adapters For more information see the IBM microcode update Web site http www14 software ibm com webapp set2 firmware gjsn IBM provides service tools that can assist you in determining microcode levels and updating Systems with the latest available microcode To determine which tool to use in a specific environment visit http techsupport services ibm com server mdownload mcodetools html 36 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Workstation hints and tips This chapter contains an introduction to CATIA and several administration aids related to the IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation Test and modify the scripts before placing them into production We provide these scripts to give you an idea of the types of customization possible Copyright IBM Corp 2005 2006 All rights reserved 37 4 1 64 bit CATIA 38 We provide an introduction to CATIA in this section Figure 4 1 shows the IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation set up as a CATIA workstation Figure 4 1 IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation with input devices CATIA Overview The CATIA Version 5 Release 15 a
62. oller comes ready to support for DDR 2 667 MHz DIMMs in the future Enhanced redundancy in L1 cache L2 cache and L3 directory Independent control of the L2 cache and the L3 directory for redundancy to allow split repair action has been added More word line redundancy has been added in the L1 Dcache In addition Array Built In Self Test ABIST column repair for the L2 cache and the L3 directory has been added 2 2 Processor and cache In the IntelliStation POWER 285 system the POWER5 processor has been packaged with the L3 cache chip into a cost effective dual core module DCM package The storage structure for the POWER5 processor is a distributed memory architecture that provides high memory bandwidth The DCM and its optional L3 cache are directly soldered to the system board They are interfaced to eight memory slots controlled by two Synchronous Memory Interface SMI II controllers that are in close physical proximity to the DCM The IntelliStation POWER 285 system supports one POWER5 microprocessor with either one or two active cores sharing the integrated 36 L3 cache See Figure 2 3 on page 12 for a POWER5 processor core layout view Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 11 GX Bus 2x8B 528 MHz 1 9 MB Shared L2 cache 1056 MHz 2x 8B for read 2x2 B for write Figure 2 8 Two core processor with DDR 2 memory socket layout view Available processor speeds
63. onal reliability and availability features include redundant hot plug cooling fans Along with these hot plug components the IntelliStation POWER 285 is designed to provide an extensive set of reliability availability and serviceability RAS features that include improved fault isolation recovery from errors without stopping the system avoidance of recurring failures and predictive failure analysis Copyright IBM Corp 2005 2006 All rights reserved 1 1 1 System specifications Table 1 1 provides the IntelliStation POWER 285 general system specifications Table 1 1 IntelliStation POWER 285 specifications a A BTU is a British Thermal Unit or b Bels are a unit of measurement of the loudness or strength of a signal named after Alex ander Graham Bell 1 2 Physical packaging Table 1 2 provides the major physical attributes found on the IntelliStation POWER 285 system The IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation is available as a deskside system only Table 1 2 Physical packaging of IntelliStation POWER 285 CI CT 2 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction 1 3 IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation Figure 1 1 shows a detailed view of the IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation including the locations of all components and devices Note especially the improved front access doors and acoustic materials used Figure 1 1 Front three quarters view of IntelliStation POWER 285 1 4 Minimum
64. onverter Cable FC 2459 is required Supported data rates between the server and the attached device or switch are as follows Distances of up to 500 meters running at 1 Gbps distances up to 300 meters running at 2 Gbps data rate and distances up to 150 meters running at 4 Gbps When these adapters are used with IBM supported Fibre Channel storage switches supporting long wave optics distances of up to 10 kilometers are capable running at either 1 Gbps 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps data rates Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 21 Table 2 6 Available Fibre Channel Adapters ewe men Sm S LES 1905 4 Gigabit single port Fibre Channel PCI X 2 0 Adapter LC 1910 4 Gigabit dual port Fibre Channel PCI X 2 0 Adapter LC 1977 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI X Adapter LC 2 5 System ports and serial ports The system ports S1 and S2 at the rear of the system are only available if the system is not managed using a Hardware Management Console HMC In this case the S1 and S2 ports support the attachment of a serial console and modem If the system is connected to an HMC or additional serial ports are required you can add one or more of the serial adapters listed in Table 2 7 Table 2 7 Orderable serial adapters Feature Description code 5723 2 port Asynchronous IEA 232 Adapter 64 shot 2 2943 8 port Asynchronous IEA 232 RS 422 Adapter Note For the further use of serial connected input devices FC 5723 should be included
65. ower supply 700 watt 7877 Media backplane 6574 4 pack disk drive enclosure 88xx Quiet touch keyboard USB 8841 3 button optical mouse 7326 x 1 Processor entitlement 8402 x 1 Zero priced express activations Table 1 10 Express offering for 2 core 2 1 GHz processor Express offering for 1 core 2 1 GHz processor with one processor activation 5327 2 core 2 1 GHz POWER5 processor 7339 Processor entitlement 1930 x 4 1024 MB 2 x 512 MB DIMMs 1968 x 2 73 4 GB 10k disk drive 1994 DVD ROM 2842 GXT4500P graphics accelerator 3644 T119 Flat Panel Monitor 5170 Power supply 700 watt 7877 Media backplane 6574 4 pack disk drive enclosure 88xx Quiet touch keyboard USB 8841 3 button optical mouse 7339 x 1 Processor entitlement 8403 x 1 Zero priced express activations 8 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Architecture and technical overview This chapter discusses the overall system architecture represented by Figure 2 1 We describe the major components of this diagram in the following sections The bandwidths provided throughout this section are theoretical maximums provided for your reference We recommend that you use production workloads to obtain your real world performance measurements HMC ports Rack Indicator Light System Ports USB ports Ethemet ports P1 C7 T1 T2 cable portP1 T9 P1 T1 T2 P1 17 T8 P1 T5 T6 Pici o N o E o 2 o o PCI X slot 6 64 bit 133 MHz 3 3 volts
66. r concurrent environment When using CATIA V4 products in a nodelock or concurrent environment the uname m command delivers the correct processor ID See Table 4 1 Table 4 1 Obtaining the correct processor ID Version Command CATIA V4 configurations products uname mo CATIA V5 configurations products i4targetid 01 When using partitionable systems or systems with nonhexadecimal serial numbers the uname m output will not resemble a valid LUM target ID as it does with the previous target IDs Trying to create licenses from the uname m command results in licenses not accepted by LUM code Figure 4 3 shows a command for obtaining the correct target ID for your server or nodelocked workstation using CATIA V5 products Es Je A i4target Ol i4target Version 4 6 8 AIX LUM Target ID Tool c Copyright 1995 2004 IBM Corporation All Rights Reserved US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp c Copyright 1991 1998 Gradient Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved c Copyright 1991 1992 1993 Hewlett Packard Company All Rights Reserved PREFERRED LUM TARGET ID cfcbfe4e aix CPU Planar ID 1 v Figure 4 3 Output for the 4target command For additional information visit http www ibm com software awdtools um Chapter 4 Workstation hints and tips 47 48 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduct
67. r for FC 5327 Activation of one processor for FC 8327 4 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction 7320 Activation of one processor for FC 8330 8409 No charge activation of one processor for FC 8327 8410 No charge activation of one processor for FC 8330 1 4 2 Memory features The system board of the IntelliStation POWER 285 system has eight sockets for memory DIMMs The minimum memory requirement is 1 GB and the maximum capacity is 32 GB Table 1 5 lists the available memory features Table 1 5 Memory sizes and feature codes 1 4 3 Disk and media feature The IntelliStation POWER 285 configuration includes a 4 pack disk drive enclosure The IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation features up to four disk drive bays two slim line media device bays and one half height media bay The minimum configuration requires at least one disk drive Table 1 6 shows the disk drive feature codes that each bay can contain Table 1 6 Disks drives and feature codes 1970 36 4 GB 15 K RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive Assembly 1968 73 4 GB 10 K RPM Ultra320 SCSI Disk Drive Assembly 1 4 4 USB diskette drive In some situations an external USB 1 44 MB diskette drive for the IntelliStation POWER 285 system FC 2591 is helpful This lightweight USB V2 attached diskette drive takes its power requirements from the USB port A USB cable is provided The drive can be attached to the integrated USB ports or to a USB adapter FC
68. raphies all affect how CRUs and FRUS are determined The IBM Systems Hardware Information Center is available Onthe Internet http publib boulder ibm com infocenter eserver v1r3s index jsp Onthe HMC Click Information Center and Setup Wizard Launch the Information Center On CD ROM Shipped with the hardware English SK3T 8159 Also available to order from IBM Publications Center Appendix A Servicing an IBM IntelliStation system 51 52 IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 Technical Overview and Introduction Related publications The publications listed in this section are considered particularly suitable for a more detailed discussion of the topics covered in this Redpaper IBM Redbooks For information about ordering these publications see How to get IBM Redbooks on page 54 Note that some of the documents referenced here may be available in softcopy only Advanced POWER Virtualization on IBM System p5 SG24 7940 Virtual I O Server Integrated Virtualization Manager SG24 4061 Partitioning Implementations for IBM Oserver p5 Servers SG24 7039 Advanced POWER Virtualization on IBM Oserver p5 Servers Architecture and Performance Considerations SG24 5768 IBM server pSeries Sizing and Capacity Planning A Practical Guide SG24 7071 IBM server p5 590 and 595 System Handbook SG24 9119 IBM server p5 590 and 595 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 4024 IBM server p5 510 Technical Overview
69. rmance for demanding graphics applications in the following areas gt Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD and Engineering MCAE for automotive and aerospace gt Petroleum exploration and production gt Scientific visualization gt Other technical design and visualization This adapter has the following base features shown in Figure 2 7 on page 18 gt 128 MB unified frame buffer 24 bit double buffered up to 2048 x 1536 24 bit double buffered stereo up to 1280 x 1024 24 bit Z Buffer 4 8 bit overlay 8 bit Double Buffered Alpha 8 bit Stencil Eight windows ID bits Four clipping planes gt Scissor registers gt Five hardware rectangular clippers gt Texture mapping Upto 110 MB texture memory 1280 x 1024 Dual texture 3D texture gt Four hardware color maps gt API support X11 graPHIGS OpenGL 1 2 Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 17 Monitor support Resolutions supported 8 16 24 bit up to 2048 x 1536 at 60 Hz DDC2B support SO 9241 compliant Software requirement AIX 5L Version 5 2 or later Figure 2 7 The GXT4500P graphics accelerator Note For performance critical applications install the adapter in PCI X slot 4 GXT6500P The GXT6500P Graphics Accelerator is a 64 bit mid range 3D PCI Graphics adapter The graphics subsystems provide excellent functionality and performance for demanding graphics
70. ry subsystem The IntelliStation POWER 285 system offers pluggable DIMMs for memory The system board provides eight slots for up to eight pluggable DIMMs The minimum memory for a 1 core processor system is 1 GB and 32 GB as the maximum installable memory option Figure 2 4 shows the offerings and memory slots available 2 3 1 Memory placement rules In 1 4 2 Memory features on page 5 we list the memory features available at the time of writing for the IntelliStation POWER 285 system Memory must be installed in pairs as required by the feature codes Memory feature numbers can be mixed within a system but not within a pair Memory is installed in the following order The first pair is installed in JOA and J2A The second pair is installed in JOC and J2C The third pair is installed in JOB and J2B The fourth pair is installed in JOD and J2D vvvy Ordering a memory feature twice the quad placement rule is preferred that is for the first quad JOA J2A JOC and J2C and for the second quad JOB J2B JOD and J2D The service information label located on the top cover of the system provides the memory DIMMs slot location information Figure 2 4 illustrates the memory placement rules Note A pair must consist of a single feature that is made of identical DIMMs Mixed DIMM capacities in a pair will result in reduced RAS Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 13 EM JOA mM JOB rm JOC JOD Por
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72. s the system remains operational with full resources and no intervention is required gt CEC bus retry and recovery gt PCI X bus recovery gt ECC Chipkill soft error 3 1 7 Resource deallocation If recoverable errors exceed threshold limits resources can be deallocated with the system remaining operational allowing deferred maintenance at a convenient time Dynamic or persistent deallocation Dynamic deallocation of potentially failing components is nondisruptive allowing the system to continue to run Persistent deallocation occurs when a failed component is detected which is then deactivated at a subsequent reboot Dynamic deallocation functions include Processor L3 cache line delete Partial L2 cache deallocation PCI X bus and slots vvvy For dynamic processor deallocation the service processor performs a predictive failure analysis based on any recoverable processor errors that have been recorded If these transient errors exceed a defined threshold the event is logged and the processor is deallocated from the system while the operating system continues to run This feature named CPU Guard enables maintenance to be deferred until a suitable time Processor deallocation can only occur if there are sufficient functional processors at least two To verify whether CPU Guard has been enabled run the following command lsattr El sys0 grep cpuguard If enabled the output will be similar to the following cpug
73. t B SMI Il Port A SSS J2D L J2C I J2B ma II J2A Figure 2 4 Memory placement rules for the IntelliStation POWER 285 system 2 3 2 Memory restrictions Attention Only use IBM memory in IBM System p servers The IntelliStation POWER 285 system does not support original equipment manufacturer OEM memory There is no exception to this rule OEM memory is never certified for the use in IBM System p servers If the IntelliStation POWER 285 system is populated with OEM memory you might experience unexpected and unpredictable behavior Examine the label for verification of IBM memory All IBM memory is identified by an IBM logo and a white label printed with a barcode on the top and an alphanumeric string on the bottom created according to the rule reported in Figure 2 5 1191234567Y112345678901 FRU P N EC Level Twelve digits BM plant identificator _and part serial number Seven digits IBM part number Figure 2 5 IBM memory certification label Sometimes OEM vendors put a label reporting the IBM memory part number but not the barcode or the alphanumeric string or both on their DIMMs In the event of a system failure caused by OEM memory installed in the system the first recourse is to replace the suspected memory with IBM memory then check whether the problem is corrected Contact your IBM representative for further assistance if needed 2
74. tem reboot If no options are specified the following simultaneous multithreading settings will be reported SMT Capability Indicator that the physical or virtual processors are capable of simultaneous multithreading SMT Mode Current run time simultaneous multithreading mode of disabled or enabled SMT Boot Mode Current boot time simultaneous multithreading mode of disabled or enabled SMT Threads Number of simultaneous multithreading threads per physical or virtual processor SMT Bound Indicator that the simultaneous multithreading threads are bound on the same physical or virtual processor To enable simultaneous multithreading for the current boot cycle enter smtctl m on w now The system displays a message similar to the following message smtctl SMT is now enabled To view the current simultaneous multithreading mode settings and processor information enter this command smtctl The system displays a message similar to the message in Example 4 1 Example 4 1 Output from smtctl command This system is SMT capable SMT is currently enabled SMT boot mode is set to disabled procO has 2 SMT threads Bind processor O is bound with procO Bind processor 1 is bound with procO proc2 has 2 SMT threads Bind processor 2 is bound with proc2 Bind processor 3 is bound with proc2 To disable simultaneous multithreading for the current boot cycle and for all subsequent boots enter smtctl m off IBM IntelliStatio
75. uard enable CPU Guard True If the output shows CPU Guard as disabled enter the following command to enable it chdev 1 sys0 a cpuguard enable Chapter 3 RAS and manageability 31 Cache or cache line deallocation is aimed at performing dynamic reconfiguration to bypass potentially failing components This capability is provided for both L2 and L3 caches Dynamic run time deconfiguration is provided if a threshold of L1 or L2 recovered errors is exceeded In the case of an L3 cache run time array single bit solid error the spare resources are used to perform a line delete on the failing line PCI hot plug slot fault tracking helps prevent slot errors from causing a system machine check interrupt and subsequent reboot This provides superior fault isolation and the error affects only the single adapter Run time errors on the PCI bus caused by failing adapters will result in recovery action If this is unsuccessful the PCI device is shut down gracefully Parity errors on the PCI bus itself result in bus retry and if uncorrected the bus and any I O adapters or devices on that bus are deconfigured The IntelliStation POWER 285 supports PCI Extended Error Handling EEH if it is supported by the PCI X adapter In the past PCI bus parity errors caused a global machine check interrupt which eventually required a system reboot in order to continue In the IntelliStation POWER 285 hardware system firmware and AIX 5L interaction have been
76. wer subsystems PCI X adapter cards vvvy 3 2 Manageability The functions and tools provided for IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstations to ease management are described in the next sections 3 2 1 Service processor The service processor SP is always working CEC can be in the following states gt Power standby mode power off gt Operating ready to start partitions gt Operating with some partitions running and an AIX 5L or Linux system in control of the system The SP is still working and checking the system for errors ensuring the connection to the HMC if present for manageability purposes and accepting Advanced System Management Interface ASMI SSL network connections The SP provides the possibility to view and manage the machine wide settings using the ASMI and allows complete system and partition management from HMC Also the surveillance function of the SP is monitoring the operating system to check that it is still running and has not stalled Note The IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 workstation service processor enables the analysis of a system that will not boot It can be performed from either the ASMI HMC or ASCI console depending on presence of HMC ASMI is provided in any case Chapter 3 RAS and manageability 33 Figure 3 2 shows an example of the ASMI accessed from a Web browser E Advanced System Management Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help S Bak G
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