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2. Figure 4 1 IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation with input devices Overview CATIA Version 5 Release 16 builds upon V5 R15 where most CATIA V5 and ENOVIA DMU products support 64 bit mode when executing on IBM workstations running AIX 5L With Version 5 Release 16 the 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 Maintenance Level 2 and AIX 5L V5 3 Maintenance Level 3 Dassault Systemes announced on 26 January 2006 the official support of IBM IntelliStation POWER 285 system using AIX 5L V5 3 Maintenance Level 3 For more information about this announcement see http www 3ds com implementation technology certification suport announcement ibm powerb5 workstation p285 support on aix version 53 m103 As of this writing the IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 certification is still in progress Results will be published when the final tests are complete Capitalizing on the investments that clients have already made on IBM platforms running AIX 5L clients can benefit from the advanced capabilities of the latest ENOVIA DMU and CATIA V5 software to handle designs and digital mock ups of full product configurations with the level of detail needed The addition of native 64 bit capability brings significant performance enhancements o
3. 1 3 IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation 3 1 4 Minimum andofptionalfeatures 3 1 4 1 Processor features cirri seresa cc aa 4 1 4 2 Memory features 0 0 tenets 4 1 4 3 Disk and mediafeatures 5 1 4 4 USB diskette drive 5 1 4 5 USB SpaceMouse and SpaceBall 5 1 4 6 Serial SpaceMouse and SpaceBall 5 1 5 Express Edition offerings IA IA eh 6 Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 9 2 1 The PowerPC 970 processor 10 2 1 1 CMOS copper and SOltechnology 10 2 1 2 AltiVec enhancement AA AA IA en 11 2 1 3 Available processor speeds 12 21 4 System DUS s cocer ad ue EP ee aise MERE heads ese ERA RE 13 2 2 Memory subsystem puea n TE e hn 13 2 2 1 Memory placementrules 13 2 2 2 Memory restrictions AAA UA nn 14 2 2 3 Memory throughput 00 00 ce eee 15 2 3 Internal I O subsystem 15 2 3 1 PCI X and PCI slots andadapters 15 2 32 LAN adapters iodo a ba vols e ER 16 III GS L adapters erue er AAA A a a 16
4. 19 3 in Depth with rear cover 640 mm 25 2 in Maximum configuration 25 0 kg 55 0 Ib Installed with the noise reduction rear cover the IntelliStation 185 passes the industry standard quiet office General Business 2D requirements 2 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 1 3 IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation Figure 1 1 shows a view of the IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation with the reduced noise front cover installed Figure 1 1 Front three quarters view of IntelliStation POWER 185 1 4 Minimum and optional features The IntelliStation POWER 185 system is based on the IBM PowerPC 970 processor technology which is soldered directly to the system planar The minimum IntelliStation POWER 185 configuration must include a processor a processor entitlement memory hard disk power supply a power cord and a 2D graphics accelerator The major features of the IntelliStation POWER 185 are gt 1 core or 2 core 2 5 GHz PPC 970 processor with 1 MB L2 cache gt From 512 MB to 8 GB of total system memory capacity using DDR1 DIMM technology gt Three Ultra320 SCSI disk drives in a minimum configuration for a total internal storage capacity of 900 GB using 300 GB disk drives gt Five PCI slots one short and four long Two 133 MHz 64 bit PCI X slots Two 100 MHz 64 bit PCI X slots One 33 MHz 32 bit PCI slot Two half high bays for an optional DVD ROM DVD RAM or ta
5. Depth w stand 246 mm 9 7 in Height max w stand 416 6 mm 16 5 in Width 445 6 mm 17 5 in Weight 7 5 kg 16 5 Ib vvvvvvvvy 2 3 6 Audio adapter The IntelliStation POWER 185 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 on page 22 Note This adapter is not orderable with the POWER 185 However it is supported if the client has an existing adapter to migrate from an existing workstation Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 21 Figure 2 9 PCI audio adapter 2 3 7 SCSI adapters To connect to additional external SCSI devices the adapters provided in Table 2 3 are available at the time of writing to be used in the IntelliStation POWER 185 system Table 2 3 Orderable SCSI adapters reme perio id SS 1912 PCI X DDR Dual Channel Ultra320 LVD SCSI Adapter 64 short ja 1913 PCI X DDR Dual Channel Ultra320 LVD SCSI RAID Adapter Note The IntelliStation POWER 185 provides one external SCSI port with an associated connector on the rear side of the system No additional PCI X slot is required 2 3 8 Fibre Channel adapter The IntelliStation POWER 185 supports up to three 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI X adapters
6. The AIX 5L platform is the premier operating system from IBM for IBM System p 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 6 shows the media AlXe Toolbox for Linux Applications for POWER Systems IBM 2000 2004 Reserved o in 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 6 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 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
7. echo PROC c gt gt OUTFILEL echo UNAME c gt gt OUTFILEL echo SYSID c gt gt 0UTFILEL echo MCODE c gt gt OUTFILEL echo MEM MB c gt gt OUTFILEL 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 40 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction An advantage of NIM scripts is that the communication between the client and server is accomplished by the NIM protocol Example 4 1 is one example of a collection of scripts for different purposes 4 3 Wake on LAN The service processor SP provides an additional functionality to the IntelliStation POWER 185 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 LAN is implemented on the integrated Gigabit Ethernet only and interfaced to the SP The Ethernet controller supports both Advanced Power Management APM wake up and Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI wake up The APM wake up uses the APM_WAKEUP signal to wake up the system Note Beginning with AIX 5L V5 2 ML4 the wol command is integrated in the AIX 5L operating system 4 4 Optical mouse acceleration Sometimes the
8. element of the destination vector Typically a single vector operation on vectors of length nis equivalent to performing n scalar operations Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 11 Vector add operation 5 12 2 3 Scalar add operation E 5 8 13 7 9 11 6 6 15 9 2 13 6 Figure 2 2 Scalar and vector operation Processor designers are continually looking for ways to improve application performance The addition of vector operations to a processor architecture is one method that a processor designer can use to make it easier to improve the peak performance of a processor However the actual performance improvements that can be obtained for a specific application depend on how well the application can exploit vector operations 2 1 3 Available processor speeds The IntelliStation POWER 185 operates at a processor clock rate of 2 5 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 In this command X is the number of the processors For example proc is the first processor in the system The output from the command would be similar to the following output False as used in this output signifies that the value cannot be changed through an AIX 5L command interface type PowerPC_970MP Processor type False frequency 2519967993 Processor Speed False smt_enabled true P
9. 4061 Partitioning Implementations for IBM server p5 Servers SG24 7039 Advanced POWER Virtualization on IBM server 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 and Introduction REDP 4001 IBM server p5 520 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 91 11 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 5100 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 4136 IBM System p5 520 and 5200 Technical Overview and Introduction REDP 4137 IBM System p5 550 and 5500 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 7014 Series Model TOO and T42 Rack Installation and Service Guide SA38 0577 includes information regarding the 7014 Model TOO and T42 Rack in which this server can be installed 7316 TF3 17 Inch Flat Panel Rack Mounted Monitor and Keyboard Installation and Maintenance Guide SA38 0643 includes information regarding the 7316 TF3 Flat Panel D
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11. FC 1977 The PCI X adapter is a 64 bit short form factor adapter with an LC type external fibre connector that provides single or dual initiator capability over an optical fiber link or loop With the use of appropriate optical fiber cabling this adapter provides the capability for a network of high speed local and remote located storage Distances of up to 500 meters running at 1 Gbps data rate and up to 300 meters running at 2 Gbps data rate are supported between the adapter and an attaching device or switch When 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 or 2 Gbps data rates The 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI X Adapter can be used to attach devices either directly or using the supported Fibre Channel Switches If attaching a device or switch with an SC type fibre connector also the LC SC 50 Micron Fiber Converter Cable FC 2456 or a LC SC 62 5 Micron Fiber Converter Cable FC 2459 is required 22 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 2 3 9 Additional support for owned PCI X adapters The lists of the major PCI X adapters that can be configured in a IntelliStation POWER 185 when an initial configuration order is going to be built are described in the previous sections However the list of all the supported PCI X adapters with the related support for additional external devices is more extended Clients t
12. additional source of information that you can use together with existing sources to enhance your knowledge of IBM server and workstation solutions The team that wrote this Redpaper This Redpaper was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the International Technical Support Organization ITSO Austin Center Gregor Linzmeier is an IBM Advisory IT Specialist for RS 6000 and pSeries workstation and entry servers as part of the Systems and Technology Group in Mainz Germany supporting IBM sales Business Partners and clients 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 IBM IntelliStation POWER and AIX in large CATIA client server projects The project that produced this document was managed by Scott Vetter IBM U S Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project Arzu Guzer Lupe Brown and Chris Blatchley International Technical Support Organization Austin Center Terry Brennan Fred Bothwell Hal Jennings Dave Willoughby Tenley Jackson Joergen Berg IBM Copyright IBM Corp 2006 All rights reserved vii 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 with leading edge technologies You ll team with IBM technical profes
13. 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 the sync sync sync commands ONDAN Enter the shutdown Fr command to reboot the 64 bit kernel Chapter 4 Workstation hints and tips 37 4 2 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 gt 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 gt Scalability You can install more than one machine at a time implement a group strategy of machines and resources and choose how man
14. on the front of the system unit and one on each light strip to alert the user of an internal hardware problem The indicator can also be turned on by the operator as a tool to allow system identification For identification the indicators flashes while the indicator is on solid when an error condition occurs 3 1 7 Availability enhancement functions The system auto restart reboot option when enabled can reboot the system automatically following an unrecoverable software error software hang hardware failure or environmentally induced ac power failure 3 2 Serviceability 32 The IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation is designed for customer setup CSU of the machine and for subsequent addition of most features adapters devices The serviceability features include gt The diagnostics consist of stand alone diagnostics which are loaded from the DVD ROM drive and online diagnostics Online diagnostics when installed are resident with AIX 5L on the disk or system They can be booted in single user mode service mode run in maintenance mode or run concurrently concurrent mode with other applications They have access to the AIX 5L error log and the AIX 5L configuration data Service mode enables the checking of system devices and features Concurrent mode enables the normal system functions to continue while selected resources are being checked Maintenance mode enables the checking of most system reso
15. operations or sixteen 8 bit fixed point operations in one instruction All Visual Processing Unit VPU datapaths and execution units are 128 bits wide and are fully pipelined This technology can be thought of as a set of registers and execution units that can be added to the PowerPC architecture technology in a manner analogous to the addition of floating point units Floating point units were added to provide support for high precision scientific calculations and the vector technology is added to the PowerPC architecture to accelerate the next level of performance driven high bandwidth communications and computing applications The basic concept behind vector processing is to enhance the performance of data intensive applications by providing hardware support for operations that can manipulate an entire vector or array of data in a single operation Scalar processors perform operations that manipulate single data elements such as fixed point or floating point numbers For example scalar processors usually have an instruction that adds two integers to produce a single integer result Vector processors perform operations on multiple data elements arranged in groups called vectors or arrays For example as shown in Figure 2 2 on page 12 a vector add operation to add two vectors performs a pairwise addition of each element of one source vector with the corresponding element of the other source vector It places the result in the corresponding
16. the system planar See Table 2 1 for the list of additional LAN adapters that are available at the time of writing IBM supports an installation with Network Installation Management NIM using Ethernet adapters CHRP is the platform type Table 2 1 Available LAN adapters CO 1978 IBM Gigabit Ethernet SX PCI X Adapter 1979 IBM 10 100 1000 Base TX Ethernet PCI X Adapter 1983 IBM 2 Port 10 100 1000 Base TX Ethernet PCI X Adapter 64 Short 4 1984 IBM 2 Port Gigabit Ethernet SX PCI X Adapter 64 Short 4 1954 IBM 4 Port 10 100 1000 Base TX PCI X Adapter 64 short 2 2 3 3 iSCSI adapters The IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 provides end to end iSCSI support when using the new System p5 iSCSI HBAs to create a low cost storage area network in conjunction with System Storage N3000 line New iSCSI adapters in IBM System p5 systems provide advantage of the increased bandwidth to the System Storage N series as the first of a whole new generation of iSCSI enabled storage products The 1 Gigabit SCSI TOE PCI X adapters support hardware encapsulation of SCSI commands and data into TCP and transports over the Ethernet via 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 2 shows the iSCSI adapters that you can order Table 2 2 Avai
17. 2 3 4 Graphics accelerators 17 2 3 5 Flat panel monitors z se ce vo ee oT er Ba Mae E ERREA G 20 2 3 6 Audio adapter 00 0 0 cee nn 21 2 3 7 SGSlL adapters su 5s Mtns Le eee ot Ee BN aaa E edens e Bhalla od 22 2 3 8 Fibre Channel adapter 22 2 3 9 Additional support for owned PCI X adapters 23 2 4 Peripheral portS ooooocooooo ete mn 23 2 4 1 Serial POMS o ce cute nay ees ie WAA eS Oe a eR ha ORG a 23 2 4 2 USB POMS id esee A eene oie dede Mal due 23 2 4 8 SGSLpOtt iu educere Ee dats pomo ada i em e ade 23 2 4 4 Ethernet ports 0 2 0 0 eee 23 2 5 Internal IIIA eee 24 2 5 1 Internal media devices 24 2 5 2 Internal SCSIdisks 24 Copyright IBM Corp 2006 All rights reserved iii iv 2 6 RAIB optioris gcc bola fauG ote headin daw dened bobo iat ae 24 2 7 Operating system requirements 25 24 WN cADC5E sees istos A fod aye gale Ge bee eM pimtaqau se tu b 25 2 45 2 LINUX ces refte e da seil ae tee a ie ed 25 2 8 SENICE Processo i IA Dis e i pLeb allege dead gw Pookie eau Hepa oe 26 2 8 1 Operator control panel 26 Chapter 3 RAS and manageability 29 3 1 Reliability fault t
18. CD ROM FC 0907 or you can download them from the Internet at http techsupport services ibm com server fixes 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 see 3 2 4 Service Update Management Assistant on page 34 If you have problems downloading the latest maintenance level ask your IBM Business Partner or IBM representative for assistance 2 7 2 Linux Linux is one of the world s fastest growing operating system IBM is a strong supporter of Linux as a way to promote open standards Open standards allow the interoperability of various applications technologies and computer devices providing clients with a wider choice and flexibility to deploy applications Because of this Linux is a key player in the on demand strategy from IBM because it provides a flexible computing environment The IntelliStation POWER 185 supports the AIX 5L and Linux operating system At the time of writing Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES are the supported Linux operating systems on the IntelliStation POWER 185 system For the IntelliStation POWER 185 Linux distributions were available through Novell SUSE and Red Hat at the time this publication was writ
19. IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction ya Designed for various MCAD and CAE a Enabled for AIX and Linux software environments P up Competitive performance at an affordable price Gregor Linzmeier encon Redpaper International Technical Support Organization IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction April 2006 Note Before using this information and the product it supports read the information in Notices on page v First Edition April 2006 This edition applies to IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 7047 185 and IBM AIX 5L Version 5 3 product number 5765 G03 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 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 ose Male eae A A nde Re 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 TheteamthatwrotethisRedpaper vii Becomeapublishedauthor viii Commentswelcome viii Chapter 1 General description 1 1 1 System specification 2 1 2 Physical packaging isses taisia a y rr en 2
20. It is used to indicate that the system is in one of the following states gt Normal state LED is off gt 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 3 2 1 Service Agent Service Agent is available at no additional charge When installed on an IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation or an IBM System p5 system the Service Agent can enhance the ability of IBM to provide the system with maintenance service The Service Agent gt Monitors and analyzes system errors and if needed places a call to IBM Service automatically without client intervention gt Helps reduce the effect of business disruptions due to unplanned system outages and failures gt Performs problem analysis on a subset of hardware related problems and with client authorization can report the results to IBM Service automatically 3 2 2 IBM Director IBM Director for pSeries V5 10 a major new release the proven systems management solution from IBM is available to IBM System p clients at no additional charge While maximizing system availability Director is designed to reduce the cost and complexity of management by providing comprehensive yet easy to use administration of the entire environment from a single point of control It features an open integrated toolset with new functions and imp
21. aixfixes html Autonomic computing on IBM server pSeries servers http www ibm com autonomic index shtml Ceramic Column Grid Array CCGA see IBM Chip Packaging http www ibm com chips mi cronews Copper circuitry http domino research ibm com comm pr nsf pages rsc copper htm IBM server p5 Hardware documentation http publib16 boulder ibm com pseries en_US infocenter base IBM System p5 Information Centers http publib boulder ibm com eserver IBM System p5 server p5 pSeries and RS 6000 microcode update http techsupport services ibm com server mdownload2 download html IBM System p5 server p5 and pSeries support http www ibm com servers eserver support unixservers index html IBM eserver support Tips for AIX 5L administrators http techsupport services ibm com server aix srchBroker IBM online sales manual http www ibmlink ibm com Linux for IBM System p5 http www ibm com systems p 1linux Microcode Discovery Service http techsupport services ibm com server aix invscoutMDS The LVT is a PC based tool that is intended to assist you in logical partitioning http ww ibm com servers eserver iseries lpar systemdesign htm 46 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction How to get IBM Redbooks You can search for view or download Redbooks Redpapers Hints and Tips draft publications and Additional materials as well as order hardcopy Redbooks or CD ROMs at this Web site ibm com redb
22. an be pivoted downward on its hinge 26 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 3 To move the control panel back into the device enclosure lift the control panel up to align it with the opening and push it into place until you feel the tab lock Primary control panel functions The primary control panel functions are defined as functions 01 to 22 including options to view and manipulate IPL modes server operating modes IPL speed and IPL type The following list describes all of the available primary functions vvvvvvvvvvy Function 01 Function 02 Function 03 Function 04 Function 05 Function 06 Function 07 Function 08 Functions 09 to 10 Reserved Functions 11 to 19 System Reference Code Function 20 Display selected IPL type system operating mode and IPL speed Select IPL type IPL speed override and system operating mode Start Lamp Test Reserved Reserved SPCN functions Fast Power Off System type model feature code and IPL type For detailed information about each control panel function and the available values select Service provider information gt Reference information gt Service functions gt Control panel functions from the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center Web site at http publib boulder ibm com infocenter eserver vlr3s index jsp lang en Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 27 28 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introductio
23. apter card to support an external RAID device as shown in Table 2 9 Table 2 9 Raid adapter options PCI X DDR Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI RAID Adapter 24 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 2 7 Operating system requirements This section provides information about your optional choice to choose the appropriate operating system version to suit your IT requirements 2 7 1 AIX 5L The AIX 5L operating system has been specifically developed and enhanced to exploit and support the extensive RAS features on IBM System p systems At the time of writing IBM AIX 5L Version 5 2 and Version 5 3 is supported on the IntelliStation POWER 185 system 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 The IntelliStation POWER 185 system requires AIX 5L Version 5 3 Maintenance Package 5300 04 1Y77270 or AIX 5L Version 5 2 Maintenance Package 5200 08 1Y77273 or later The system requires the following media AIX 5L for POWER Version 5 2 5765 E62 CD LCD4 1133 08 or later AIX 5L for POWER Version 5 2 5765 E62 DVD LCD4 7549 01 AIX 5L for POWER Version 5 3 5765 G03 CD LCD4 7463 05 or later AIX 5L for POWER Version 5 3 5765 G03 DVD LCD4 7544 01 vvvy IBM periodically releases maintenance packages for the AIX 5L operating system These packages are available on
24. ced entitlement feature codes 1 4 2 Memory features The system planar of the IntelliStation POWER 185 system has four sockets for memory DIMMs The minimum memory requirement is 512 MB and the maximum capacity is 8 GB Table 1 5 lists the available memory features Table 1 5 Memory sizes and feature codes 4462 512 MB 2 x 256 MB DIMMs 333 MHz DDR 1 SDRAM 4460 1 GB 2 x 512 MB DIMMs 333 MHz DDR 1 SDRAM 4661 2 GB 2 x 1048 MB DIMMs 333 MHz DDR 1 SDRAM 4463 4 GB 2 x 2048 MB DIMMs 333 MHz DDR 1 SDRAM 4 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 1 4 3 Disk and media features The IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation features up to three disk drive bays and two half height 5 25 inch media bays The minimum configuration requires at least one disk drive Table 1 6 shows the disk drive feature codes that each bay can contain Additional media features limit the number of disk drives that can be configured internally by the number installed A maximum of three SCSI devices is permitted Table 1 6 Disks drives and feature codes 3579 73 4 GB 10 K RPM Ultra320 SCSI disk drive 3580 146 8 GB 10 K RPM Ultra320 SCSI disk drive 3581 300 GB 10 K RPM Ultra320 SCSI disk drive For a list of media features see 2 5 1 Internal media devices on page 24 1 4 4 USB diskette drive In some situations an external USB 1 44 MB diskette drive for the IntelliStation POWER 185 system FC 2591 is helpfu
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26. d adapters PCI X where the X stands for extended is an enhanced PCI bus delivering a bandwidth of up to 1 GBps running a 64 bit bus at 133 MHz PCI X is backward compatible so the IntelliStation POWER 185 system can support existing 3 3 volt PCI adapters The slots have the following attributes gt Two 133 MHz 64 bit PCI X slots full length and full height gt Two 100 MHz 64 bit PCI X slots full length and full height gt One 33 MHz 32 bit PCI slot half length and full height Note Adapter in Slot 5 can operate at 133 MHz if slot 4 is empty Otherwise Slot 5 operates at 100 MHz if Slot 4 is occupied Slot 4 operates at 100 Mhz only 64 bit and 32 bit adapters IBM offers 64 bit adapter options for the IntelliStation POWER 185 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 185 system and for important information regarding adapter placement see the IBM System Hardware Information Center Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 15 2 3 2 LAN adapters When an IntelliStation POWER 185 system is connected to a local area network LAN you can use the internal dual port 10 100 1000 Mbps RJ 45 Ethernet controller integrated on
27. e memory 1280 x 1024 Dual texture 3D texture gt Four hardware color maps gt API support X11 graPHIGS OpenGL 1 2 gt Monitor support Resolutions supported 8 16 24 bit up to 2048 x 1536 at 60 Hz Digital monitor support DDC2B support ISO 9241 compliant Software requirement AIX 5L Version 5 2 or later Note Linux Red Hat or SuSE does not support the GXT4500P graphics accelerator 18 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction Figure 2 7 The GXT4500P graphics accelerator Note For performance critical applications install the adapter in PCI X slot 2 or slot 3 GXT6500P The GXT6500P Graphics Accelerator FC 2843 is a 64 bit 3D PCI Graphics adapter The graphics subsystems provide excellent functionality and performance for demanding graphics applications in gt Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD and Engineering MCAE for automotive and aerospace gt Petroleum exploration and production gt 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 20 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 clippi
28. e of identical DIMMs Mixed DIMM capacities in a pair results in reduced RAS C1 C2 C3 C4 Memory controller Il Figure 2 4 Memory placement rules for the IntelliStation POWER 185 2 2 2 Memory restrictions The IntelliStation POWER 185 system does not support OEM memory and there is no exception to this rule OEM memory is never certified for the use in IBM server pSeries and the new IBM System p5 systems If the IntelliStation POWER 185 system is populated with OEM memory you might experience unexpected and unpredictable behavior 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 1181 234567YL 12345678901 FRU P N EC Level Y 7 Um Twelve digits S digit i j sd ies IBM plant identificator p and part serial number separator 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 14 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction In case of system failure caused by OEM memory installed in the system the first thing to do is to replace the suspected memory with IBM memory and check whether the problem is corrected Contact your IBM representative for fur
29. ecting ECC that helps protect data integrity in the event of a double bit memory failure gt Disk mirroring and disk controller duplexing by the AIX 5L operating system gt File system consistency maintained by the journaled file system which reduces the likelinood of data loss when the system is halted abnormally due to a power failure 3 1 1 Memory error correction extensions There are several levels of memory protection that are implemented on the IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation From the internal L1 caches to the main memory several features are implemented to assure data integrity and data recovery in case of memory failures including gt The IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation uses ECC circuitry for memory reliability fault tolerance and integrity gt Memory has single error correct and double error detect ECC circuitry that is designed to correct single bit memory failures The double bit detection is designed to help maintain data integrity by detecting and reporting multiple errors beyond what the ECC circuitry can correct 3 1 2 First failure data capture Diagnosing problems in a computer is a critical requirement for autonomic computing The first step to producing a computer that truly has the ability to self heal is to create a highly accurate way to identify and isolate hardware errors IBM has implemented a server design that builds in hardware error check stations that capture and help to identify err
30. ed by the processor and the availability of extra capabilities to manipulate double word 64 bit fixed point operands in 64 bit mode Floating point capabilities are the same in both 32 bit and 64 bit modes The 32 bit PowerPC Architecture implementations only support the 32 bit mode of operation The 64 bit PowerPC Architecture implementations support both the 32 bit and 64 bit modes of operation This enables the 64 bit PowerPC Architecture implementations to support the full speed execution of existing 32 bit applications alongside 64 bit applications in the same operating environment 2 1 1 CMOS copper and SOI technology The PPC 970 processor design is a result of a close collaboration between IBM Systems Group and IBM Microelectronics technologies that enables IBM System p systems to give clients improved performance and reduced power consumption The PPC 970 processor chip takes advantage of IBM leadership technology It is made using IBM 90 um lithography complementary metal oxide semiconductor CMOS technology The PPC 970 processor also uses silicon on insulator SOI technology designed to allow a higher operating frequency for improved performance yet with reduced power consumption and improved reliability compared to processors not using this technology 10 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 2 1 2 AltiVec enhancement Freescale Semiconductor s advanced AltiVec technology is designed to enable excep
31. eed 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1000 Mbps Green Working link Off No link could indicate a bad cable not selected or configuration error Blinking Data activity Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 23 2 5 Internal storage There is one dual channel Ultra320 SCSI controller integrated into the system planar One port is an external port used to attach external devices as described in 2 4 3 SCSI port on page 23 The other port is used to drive the internal disk drives Up to three internal drives are installable in a disk drive mounting cage 2 5 1 Internal media devices The IntelliStation POWER 185 system provides a half height media bay for an optional DVD ROM or an optional DVD RAM and one media bay for a tape drive as listed in Table 2 6 and Table 2 7 Table 2 6 Available DVD devices 5763 IDE DVD RAM Drive Half High 5764 IDE DVD ROM Drive Half High Table 2 7 Available tape devices remus seien CTN 2 5 2 Internal SCSI disks The IntelliStation POWER 185 system can have up to three disk drives installed in the internal disk drive cage See Table 2 8 for the available disk drive capacities A system cannot be configured with more than three SCSI devices Table 2 8 Disk drive options 300 GB 10K RPM Ultra320 SCSI disk drive bolt in 2 6 RAID options Internal hardware RAID is not available on the IntelliStation POWER 185 system If RAID functionality is needed you can install an additional RAID ad
32. es the fan speed rotation when the ambient temperature is above the normal operating range Temperature monitoring warns the system administrator of potential environmental related problems for example air conditioning and air circulation around the system so that appropriate corrective actions can be taken before a critical failure threshold is reached It also performs an orderly system shutdown when the operating temperature exceeds the critical level gt Fan speed monitoring which provides a warning and an orderly system shutdown when the speed is out of the operational specification gt Voltage monitoring which provides a warning and an orderly system shutdown when the voltages are out of the operational specification Chapter 3 RAS and manageability 31 3 1 6 Error handling and reporting In the unlikely event of a system hardware or environmentally induced failure the system runtime error capture capability systematically analyzes the hardware error signature to determine the cause of failure The error capture capability includes the following functions gt The analysis is stored in the system NVRAM When the system can be rebooted successfully either manually or automatically the error is reported to the AIX 5L operating system gt Error Log Analysis ELA can be used to display the failure cause and the physical location of failing hardware gt A hardware fault also turns on the Attention Indicator one located
33. f 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 reduces processing times for analysis of large assemblies IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction Installation tips for 64 bit CATIA V5 The installation process of 64 bit CATIA V5 is identical to previous versions of CATIA The 64 bit CATIA V5 version does not overwrite the existing implementation The entire executable code is installed in a unique file system that is created for it This unique file system is independent of the file system in which CATIA is installed Near the end of the installation process a configuration window open and requests that you enter the current CATIA configuration environment location At this point in the process you should specify the environment path Then 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 remaining sections you can check the current AIX 5L environment and change it to 64 bit if necessary 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
34. h Intel Intel logo Intel Inside logo and Intel Centrino logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries 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 SpacePilot SpaceBall SpaceMouse and SpaceTraveler are trademarks of 3Dconnexion AltiVec is a trademark of Freescale Semiconductor Inc Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others vi IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction Preface This document is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 It introduces major hardware offerings and discusses their prominent functions Professionals wishing to acquire a better understanding of IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 product should read this document The intended audience includes gt Clients Sales and marketing professionals Technical support professionals IBM Business Partners Independent software vendors vvvy This document expands the current set of IBM System p documentation by providing a desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation This publication does not replace the latest IBM System p marketing materials and tools It is intended as an
35. hat would like to use owned PCI X adapters can contact the IBM service representative to verify whether those adapters are supported 2 4 Peripheral ports The IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 supports two native serial ports four USB ports to connect peripheral devices such as SpaceBall or SpaceMouse to the system a SCSI port and two Ethernet ports 2 4 1 Serial ports The serial ports S1 and S2 at the rear of the system are always available if the system is up and running To provide additional serial ports to a system select from the list of features as described in Table 2 4 Table 2 4 Orderable serial adapters reme mein dS sw w 5723 2 port Asynchronous IEA 232 Adapter ss Short 2943 8 port Asynchronous IEA 232 RS 422 Adapter 2 4 2 USB ports To provide an alternative method to connect peripheral devices to the system four USB ports are provided on the IntelliStation POWER 185 The current USB implementation supports two USB ports at the front and two USB ports at the rear side of the system using the USB 1 1 standard protocol These ports can all be used at the same time 2 4 3 SCSI port A SCSI port is provided for SCSI attached external storage 2 4 4 Ethernet ports The two built in Ethernet ports provide 10 100 1000 Mbps connectivity over CAT 5 cable for up to 100 meters Table 2 5 lists the attributes for the LEDs that are visible on the side of the jack Table 2 5 Ethernet LED descriptions Link sp
36. he serial communication protocol Chapter 1 General description 5 Figure 1 2 Serial SpaceMouse and SpaceBall 1 5 Express Edition offerings 6 Express Edition 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 Edition 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 Systems with a lower priced AIX 5L offering are referred to as the System p5 Express AIX 5L editions 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 Edition product offering For example the GXT6500P 3D graphics accelerator can be substituted for the GXP4500P Likewise the T120 can be substituted for the T191 IBM Intel
37. he service processor controls the powering up of all devices needed during the boot process When the service processor has completed its tasks it checks for CPU and memory resources and then tests them After the CPU and memory tests have completed the service processor then hands the rest of the boot process over to system firmware This changeover occurs when the 9xxx LED codes become Exxx codes With AIX 5L or Linux in control of the machine the service processor is still working and checking the system for errors Also the surveillance function of the service processor is monitoring AIX 5L or Linux to check that it is still running and has not stalled 2 8 1 Operator control panel The service processor provides an interface to the control panel that is used to display server status and diagnostic information The IntelliStation POWER 185 control panel is packaged so that it fits into a smaller space In the normal position the control panel is seated inside the chassis on the left side below the front door as shown in Figure 1 1 on page 3 The LCD display is invisible from the front To read the LCD display the client or engineer needs to pull the operator panel out toward the front Accessing the operator panel To access the operator panel 1 Press inward on the spring loaded tab located on the right side of the control panel so that it pops out slightly 2 Pull out the control panel toward the front of the server until it c
38. ight max w stand 361 mm 14 2 in Width 362 mm 14 2 in Weight 2 9 kg 6 4 Ib vvvvvvvvvy 20 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction T117 Flat Panel Monitor FC 3645 The IBM T117 LCD flat panel monitor has the following general characteristics 17 0 inch LCD digital screen with a viewable image size of 432 mm 17 0 inches Maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 SXGA Video inputs 15 pin D DVI D Brightness 300cd m2 typical Contrast ratio 500 1 typical Depth w stand 246 mm 9 7 in Height max w stand 395 5 mm 15 6 in Width 375 4 mm 14 8 in Weight 5 8 kg 12 8 Ib vvvvvvvvy T119 Flat Panel Monitor FC 3644 The IBM T119 LCD flat panel monitor has the following general characteristics 19 0 inch LCD digital screen with a viewable image size of 483 mm 19 0 inches Maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 SXGA Video inputs 15 pin D DVI D Brightness 250cd m2 typical Contrast ratio 550 1 typical Depth w stand 246 mm 9 7 in Height max w stand 443 6 mm 17 5 in Width 418 mm 16 5 in Weight 7 4 kg 16 3 Ib vvvvvvvvy T120 Flat Panel Monitor FC 3643 The IBM T120 LCD flat panel monitor has the following general characteristics 20 1 inch LCD digital screen with a viewable image size of 511 mm 20 1 inches Maximum resolution of 1600 x 1200 UXGA Video inputs 15 pin D DVI D Brightness 300cd m2 typical Contrast ratio 700 1 typical
39. ious target IDs and trying to create licenses from the uname m command results in licenses not accepted by LUM code Figure 4 7 shows a command for obtaining the correct target ID for your server or nodelocked workstation using CATIA V5 products E EE 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 7 Output for the 4target command For additional information visit http www ibm com software awdtools 1um 44 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction Related publications The publications listed in this section are considered particularly suitable for a more detailed discussion of the topics that are covered in this Redpaper IBM Redbooks For information about ordering these publications see How to get IBM Redbooks on page 47 Note that some of the documents that are referenced here might be available in softcopy only gt gt gt gt Advanced POWER Virtualization on IBM System p5 SG24 7940 Virtual I O Server Integrated Virtualization Manager SG24
40. ipping 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 gt Software requirement IBM AIX 5L Version 5 2 or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 or later Figure 2 6 The GXT135P graphics accelerator Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 17 GXT4500P The GXT4500P Graphics Accelerator FC 2842 is a 64 bit entry 3D PCI graphics adapter The graphics subsystems provide excellent functionality and performance for demanding graphics applications in 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 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 gt Scissor registers gt Five hardware rectangular clippers gt Texture mapping Upto 110 MB textur
41. isplay which can be installed in your rack to manage your system units IBM server Hardware Management Console for pSeries Installation and Operations Guide SA38 0590 provides information to operators and system administrators on how to use a IBM Hardware Management Console for pSeries HMC to manage a system It also discusses the issues that are associated with logical partitioning planning and implementation Copyright IBM Corp 2006 All rights reserved 45 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 RS 6000 and server pSeries Diagnostics Information for Multiple Bus Systems SA38 0509 includes diagnostic information service request numbers SRNs and failing function codes FFCs System p5 Server p5 Customer service support and troubleshooting SA38 0538 includes information regarding slot restrictions for adapters that can be used in this system System Unit Safety Information SA23 2652 includes translations of safety information used throughout the system documentation Online resources These Web sites and URLs are also relevant as further information sources AIX 5L operating system maintenance packages downloads http www ibm com servers eserver support unixservers
42. ith a top signaling of 1 6 GBps on each wire pair NorthBridge Memory Controller Hyper Transport Bridge Common HyperTunnel concept HyperTransport Link 8 bit upstream 8 bit downstream HyperTransport Link E Side A Tunnel SideB Y 16 bit upstream 16 bit downstream PCI X PCI X Bridge A Bridge B Hyper Transport Bridge SouthBridge IDE PCI X PCI X PCI X 64bit 133MHz 64bit 133MHz Figure 2 8 Basic concept of HyperTunnel implementation 2 2 Memory subsystem The IntelliStation POWER 185 system offers pluggable DIMMs for memory The minimum memory for a 1 core or 2 core processor system is 512 MB and 8 GB as the maximum installable memory option Table 1 5 on page 4 shows the offerings and memory slots available 2 2 1 Memory placement rules Figure 2 4 on page 14 lists the memory features that were available at the time of writing for the IntelliStation POWER 185 system Memory must be inserted in pairs as required by the feature codes Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 13 Memory is installed in the following order gt The first pair is installed in C1 and C4 gt The second pair is installed in C2 and C3 The service information label located on the side cover of the system provides memory DIMMs slot location information Figure 2 4 illustrates the memory placement rules Note A pair must consist of a single feature that is mad
43. l This lightweight USB 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 A maximum of one USB diskette drive is supported per controller The same controller can share a USB keyboard and mouse 1 4 5 USB SpaceMouse and SpaceBall The IntelliStation POWER 285 system introduces two new USB input devices for the use with graphical applications as shown in Figure 1 2 on page 6 Equipped with the same functions as the serial products the SpaceMouse or SpaceBall is connected to a USB port as described in Table 1 7 Table 1 7 USB SpaceMouse and SpaceBall 8424 SpaceBall 3D Input Device USB 8425 SpaceMouse Plus 3D Input Device USB Before installing the original SpaceMouse or SpaceBall driver we highly recommend that you install the following APARs gt For IBM AIX 5L Version 5 2 install APAR 1Y73408 or PTFs U803007 and U478090 gt For IBM AIX 5L Version 5 3 install APAR IY73416 or PTFs U801713 and U801025 At the time of writing the USB SpaceTraveler device from 3Dconnexion is expected to be supported by the same device driver as the SpaceMouse and SpaceBall IBM does not officially support the use of OEM products 1 4 6 Serial SpaceMouse and SpaceBall The IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 provides also two native serial ports for connecting new or existing peripheral devices such as a SpaceBall or a Magellan SpaceMouse based on t
44. lable SCSI adapters reme segon dS s ws 1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI X on Copper Media Adapter 1 Gigabit iSCSI TOE PCI X on Optical Media Adapter CHRP stands for Common Hardware Reference Platform a specification for IBM PowerPC based systems that can run multiple operating systems 16 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 2 3 4 Graphics accelerators This section provides additional information that is related to graphics accelerators that are available for the IntelliStation POWER 185 Note When using Linux on the IntelliStation POWER 185 the only supported graphic accelerator is the GXT135P GXT135P The POWER GXT135P is a low priced 2D graphics accelerator for workstations and servers The IntelliStation POWER 185 system supports up to four enhanced POWER GXT135P FC 1980 2D graphics accelerators It 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 show the adapter card which has the following features and specifications gt 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 1 hardware color map gt Features supported Upto approximately 16 7 million colors Rectangular cl
45. lade systems IBM Director for pSeries V5 10 a new release of systems management solution from IBM will be available to IBM System p clients at no additional charge While maximizing system availability IBM Director is designed to reduce the cost and complexity of management by providing comprehensive yet easy to use administration of the entire environment from a single point of control Copyright IBM Corp 2006 All rights reserved 1 1 1 System specification Table 1 1 provides the IntelliStation POWER 185 general system specifications Table 1 1 IntelliStation POWER 185 specifications Operating temperature 5 to 35 degrees Celsius 41 to 95 Farenheit Relative humidity 8 to 80 Operating voltage 100 to 127 or 200 to 240 V ac auto ranging Operating frequency 50 60 Hz Maximum thermal output 1 536 BTU hour Sound rating 4 7 bels idle 5 0 bels operating 1 core 4 9 bels idle 5 1 bels operating 2 core a British Thermal Unit BTU b A unit of measurement of the loudness or strength of a signal named after Alexander Gra ham Bell 1 2 Physical packaging Table 1 2 provides the major physical attributes found on the IntelliStation POWER 185 system The IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation is available as a deskside version only Table 1 2 Physical packaging of IntelliStation POWER 185 Height 469 mm 18 5 in Width 216 mm 8 5 in 257 mm 10 1 in with tip stability feet Depth without rear cover 491 mm
46. liStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction Two Express Edition offerings are available for the IntelliStation POWER 185 system as shown in Table 1 8 and Table 1 9 Table 1 8 Express edition for the IntelliStation POWER 185 system Express edition 150W with one processor activation 1 core 2 5 GHz PowerPC 970 processor 2 GB 2 x 1024 MB DIMMs 73 4 GB 10k disk drive DVD ROM IDE cable GXT4500P graphics accelerator T119 Flat Panel Monitor Quiet touch keyboard USB 3 button optical mouse USB Acoustic cover set Power supply 530 watt 4 drop cable Power cord Zero price processor Table 1 9 Express edition for the IntelliStation POWER 185 Express edition 250W with one processor activation Feature code Description 5325 2 core 2 5 GHz PowerPC 970 processor 4461 x2 2 GB 2 x 1024 MB DIMMs 3579 x 2 73 4 GB 10k disk drive 5764 DVD ROM 4252 IDE cable 2842 GXT4500P graphics accelerator 3644 T119 Flat Panel Monitor 88xx Quiet touch keyboard USB 8841 3 button optical mouse USB 7168 Acoustic cover set 5171 Power supply 530 watt 4277 4 drop cable 6470 Power cord 8417 Zero price processor 7302 One processor entitlement Chapter 1 General description 7 8 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction Architecture and technical overview This chapter discusses the overall system architecture represented by Figure 2 1 The sections in this chapter describe the major component
47. mission to use your name or b we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit will be published or otherwise used with your name on it or c we are required to do so by law viii IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction General description The IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation 7047 185 is designed for CATIA V4 and V5 clients who have outgrown their current workstation The POWER 185 is a UNIX workstation that can help improve design engineer productivity at a very affordable price It is also an excellent choice for software development or support environments and can be used with other MCAD and CAE applications that require advanced 3D graphics The POWER 185 workstation comes in a deskside package and is available with either a 1 core or 2 core PowerPC 970 processor configuration running at 2 5 GHz with 1 MB of L2 cache per processor The POWER 185 workstation has a base memory of 512 MB expandable to 8 GB The system contains three internal 3 5 inch disk drive bays and two 5 25 inch media bays The media bays can be configured to contain a DVD ROM DVD RAM or tape drive In addition the IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 can be installed with a Linux distribution from Red Hat or Novell SuSE Targeting ISV application development on AIX 5L or Linux environments the IntelliStation 185 is a flexible and easy to manage system using the processor technology currently used in IBM B
48. mouse acceleration is not synchronized to the actual system settings especially when the previous mouse based on trackball functionality is replaced by an optical mouse The behavior using a new optical mouse is more sensitive and needs a modification of the current settings To modify the current settings of the mouse behavior 1 Select the Style Manager icon on the CDE menu as shown in Figure 4 2 TAE l ESS Eire Four EXIT EB E Tul Figure 4 2 CDE Toolbar 2 In the Style Manager window select the mouse icon as shown in Figure 4 3 Style Manager Help Pee uu i ea Soler Pome acidos Asu id lolis Jessy Sera lid Sreirtlig AGa Figure 4 3 Style Manager Chapter 4 Workstation hints and tips 41 3 To modify the acceleration on the mouse behavior move the acceleration slider to a higher value Figure 4 4 Depending on your needs the mouse sensitivity could be changed from a small moving area to a large moving area Default Right Left B Transfer Adjust Double Click Acceleration 4 To make your changes permanent select Return to Home session and select Set Home Session as shown in Figure 4 5 All new settings are stored in the dt directory in your home directory le Manager Startup Return to Home Ask me at Logout ut Confirmation Dialog Off Figure 4 5 Style Manager Setup 42 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 4 5 AIX Toolbox for Linux
49. n RAS and manageability The reliability availability and serviceability RAS philosophy of IBM employs a reasoned and organized architectural approach that is designed to Avoid problems where possible with a well engineered design Attempt to recover or to retry the operation if a problem occurs Diagnose the problem and to reconfigure the system as needed Initiate a repair and call for service automatically vvvy As a result IBM servers are designed for reliable robust operation in a wide variety of demanding environments This chapter provides more detailed information about the IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 system s reliability availability and serviceability features It discusses several features about the benefits that are available when using IBM AIX 5L Copyright IBM Corp 2006 All rights reserved 29 3 1 Reliability fault tolerance and data integrity The reliability of the IntelliStation POWER 185 system begins with components devices and subsystems that are designed to be fault tolerant During the design and development process subsystems go through rigorous verification and integration testing processes During system manufacturing systems go through a thorough testing process that is designed to help ensure the highest level of product quality The features that are designed to provide fault tolerance and ensure data integrity include gt Double bit memory error detection by error checking and corr
50. ng planes gt Texture mapping Upto 110 MB texture memory 1280 x 1024 Dual texture 3D texture gt Four hardware color maps gt Full OpenGL graPHIGS Geometry Accelerator Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 19 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 ISO 9241 compliant gt Software requirement AIX 5L Version 5 2 or later Note Linux Red Hat or SuSE will not support the GXT6500P graphic accelerator Figure 2 8 The GXT6500P graphics accelerator Note For performance critical applications install the adapter in PCI X slot 2 2 3 5 Flat panel monitors This deskside workstation combined with a graphics accelerator can be equipped with an efficient and powerful monitor The following sections describe the four flat panel monitors supported on a POWER 185 using the GXT135P GXT4500P or GXT6500P graphics accelerators T115 Flat Panel Monitor FC 3641 The IBM T115 LCD flat panel monitor has the following general characteristics Supported only by the GXT135P 15 0 inch LCD digital screen with a viewable image size of 381 mm 15 0 inches Maximum resolution of 1024 x 768 XGA Video inputs 15 pin D Brightness 250cd m2 typical Contrast ratio 400 1 typical Depth w stand 144 mm 6 67 in He
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52. ntenance level A notification e mail can be sent that details the updates that are needed when comparing available fixes to installed software a fix repository or a maintenance level SUMA provides the following benefits gt Moves administrators away from the task of manually retrieving maintenance updates from the Web gt Optionally schedules policy to run periodically for example to download the latest critical fixes weekly gt Compares fixes needed against software inventory fix repository or a maintenance level gt Sends mail notification after a fileset preview or download operation gt Allows for FTP HTTP or secure HTTPS transfers gt Provides the same requisite checking as the IBM fix distribution Web site SUMA is available through SMIT menus smitty suma or a command line interface 34 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction Workstation hints and tips This chapter contains an introduction to CATIA and several administration aids that are related to the IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation You should test and modify the scripts before you place them into production We provide these scripts to give you an idea of the types of customization that are possible Copyright IBM Corp 2006 All rights reserved 35 4 1 64 bit CATIA 36 This section provides provide an introduction to CATIA Figure 4 1 shows the IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation set up as a CATIA workstation
53. olerance and data integrity 30 3 1 1 Memory error correction ertensions 30 3 1 2 First failure data capture 2 en 30 3 1 3 Service proceSSOr 1 20 rn 31 3 1 4 Fault monitoringfunctions 31 3 1 5 Environmental monitoring functions 31 3 1 6 Error handlingandreporting 32 3 1 7 Availability enhancement functions 32 3 2 Serviceability 20 0 0 hh 32 3 2 1 Service Ag t orones e e etae a hh 33 3 22 IBM Director 1c RR A er eR ae be ee aed 33 3 2 3 IBM customer managed microcode 34 3 2 4 Service Update Management Assistant 34 Chapter 4 Workstation hintsandtips 35 4 1 64 DIL CATIA i405 A Ii ee 36 4 1 1 Checking the AIX 5L kernel mode 37 4 1 2 Changing from a 32 bit to a 64 bit kernel 37 4 2 Network InstallationManagement 38 4 3 Wake on LAN iii a Oe a a nee Se ida 41 4 4 Optical mouse acceleration 41 4 5 AIX Toolbox for LINUX AAA Roe at eed A e lA 43 4 6 Licence Use Management Version 4 6 8 43 Related publications
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55. ooks Help from IBM IBM Support and downloads ibm com support IBM Global Services ibm com services Related publications 47 48 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction I Illu l qu e IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction Redpaper Designed for various This IBM Redpaper is a comprehensive guide that covers the IBM INTERNATIONAL MCAD and CAE IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation It introduces major TECHNICAL applications hardware offerings and discusses their prominent functions SUPPORT Enabled for AIX and Professionals wanting to acquire a better understanding of IBM ORGANIZATION Linux software IntelliStation systems should consider reading this document environments The intended audience includes ii e Clients Competitive e Sales and marketing professionals TEGEMIETICINBAEED ON performance at an e Technical support professionals PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE affordable price e IBM Business Partners e Independent software vendors IBM Redbooks are developed by the IBM International This document expands the current set of IBM IntelliStation Technical Support system documentation by providing a desktop reference that rale eA RAN offers a detailed technical description of the IntelliStation POWER from around the world create 185 system timely technical information based on realistic scenarios This publication does not replace the latest marketing materials Spe
56. or conditions within the server Each of these checkers is viewed as a diagnostic probe into the server and when coupled with extensive diagnostic firmware routines enables quick and accurate assessment of hardware error conditions at run time First failure data capture FFDC provides the following key functions FFDC check stations are carefully positioned within the server logic and data paths to help ensure that potential errors can be identified quickly and tracked accurately to an individual field replaceable unit FRU gt These checkers are collected in a series of fault isolation registers FIRs where they can be accessed easily by the service processor gt All communication between the service processor and the FIR is accomplished out of band That is operation of the error detection mechanism is transparent to an operating system This entire structure is below the architecture and is not seen nor accessed by system level activities 30 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 3 1 3 Service processor The service processor included in the IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation is designed for an immediate means to diagnose check the status and sense the operational conditions The service processor includes the following features gt The service processor enables firmware and operating system surveillance several environmental monitoring reset boot features remote maintenance and diagn
57. ostic activities including console mirroring gt The service processor can place calls to report surveillance failures critical environmental faults and critical processing faults 3 1 4 Fault monitoring functions A few of the fault monitoring systems in the IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation include gt Built in self test BIST and power on self test POST check the processor L3 cache memory and associated hardware required for proper booting of the operating system every time the system is powered on If a noncritical error is detected or if the errors occur in resources that can be removed from the system configuration the booting process is designed to proceed to completion The errors are logged in the system nonvolatile RAM NVRAM gt Disk drive fault tracking can alert the system administrator of an impending disk failure before it impacts client operation gt The AIX 5L log where hardware and software failures are recorded and analyzed by the Error Log Analysis ELA routine warns the system administrator about the causes of system problems This also enables IBM service representatives to bring along probable replacement hardware components when a service call is placed thus minimizing system repair time 3 1 5 Environmental monitoring functions Some of the environmental monitoring functions that are available for the IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation include gt Temperature monitoring which increas
58. pe drive The IntelliStation POWER 185 system supports the following native ports gt Two 10 100 1000 Ethernet ports Two serial ports gt Four USB ports two front two rear An optional external USB diskette drive 1 44 FC 2591 gt Ultra320 SCSI port v Chapter 1 General description 3 The IntelliStation POWER 185 system features one internal Ultra320 SCSI dual channel controller with an embedded internal connection to the internal disk drives and a 68 pin external port available for external device attachment 1 4 1 Processor features The IntelliStation POWER 185 is available in a 1 core or 2 core configuration using the PowerPC 970 microprocessor technology running at 2 5 GHz both configurations with 1 MB of L2 cache per processor The initial order of the IntelliStation POWER 185 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 185 Table 1 3 Processor and feature codes Processor feature code Description 5328 1 core 2 5 GHz PowerPC 970 Processor Card 0 activated 5325 2 core 2 5 GHz PowerPC 970 Processor Card 0 activated Table 1 4 Processor activation feature codes Ordering configurations that qualify for Express Offerings described in the following allow the use of other zero pri
59. py 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 the application programming interface for the operating platform for which the sample programs are written These examples have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions IBM therefore Copyright IBM Corp 2006 All rights reserved v 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 Trademarks The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both server AKO Redbooks server IntelliStation RS 6000 Redbooks logo 9 IBM System p eServer PowerPC Architecture System p5 i5 OS PowerPC System Storage pSeries POWER Tivoli AIX 5L POWER5 Wake on LAN The following terms are trademarks of other companies Java 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 bot
60. rage for use in a heterogeneous environment that includes IBM System p5 IBM server p5 IBM server i5 and IBM server pSeries gt Anew streamlined interface to boost productivity gt Anew command line interface in addition to the graphical interface gt Lightweight agents for easy deployment For more information visit the following Web site at http www 03 ibm com servers eserver about virtualization systems pseries html 3 2 3 IBM customer managed microcode The IBM System p customer managed microcode is a methodology that enables you to manage and to install microcode updates on systems and associated I O adapters For more information see the IBM microcode update Web site at http techsupport services ibm com server mdownl oad 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 3 2 4 Service Update Management Assistant The Service Update Management Assistant SUMA helps system administrators retrieve maintenance updates from the Web SUMA offers flexible options that let clients set up policies to automate the download of fixes to their systems SUMA policies can be scheduled to periodically check the availability of specific new fixes APAR PTF or fileset critical or security fixes or an entire mai
61. rocessor SMT enabled False smt_threads 1 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 following output is from a 1 core IntelliStation POWER 185 system running at 2 5 GHz This machine runs at 2520 MHz Note The pmcycles command is part of the bos pmapi fileset When you use this command first check whether that component is installed using the 1s1pp 1 bos pmapi command 12 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction 2 1 4 System bus HyperTransport technology HT is a high speed low latency point to point link designed to increase the communication speed between integrated circuits in computers servers embedded systems and networking and telecommunications equipment up to 48 times faster than some existing technologies HyperTransport technology helps reduce the number of buses in a system which can reduce system bottlenecks and enable today s faster microprocessors to use system memory more efficiently as provided as a functional overview in Figure 2 3 HyperTransport technology is used to connect the NorthBridge chip to the integrated PCI X I O bridge chips along to the SouthBridge chip HyperTransport technology provides a high speed high performance point to point link for interconnecting integrated circuits on a board w
62. roved ease of use that help you get started faster and be more productive With IBM Director administrators can view update and track the configuration of remote systems monitor usage and performance of critical components such as processors disks and memory issue commands and configure automatic responses to system conditions or problems IBM Director also complements and integrates with higher level management software such as Tivoli and high performance computing management software such as IBM Cluster Systems Management CSM IBM Director s open design and support for industry standards enable heterogeneous hardware management with broad platform and operating system support protecting clients IT investment IBM Director enables monitoring and event management across a heterogeneous IT environment including Intel amp and IBM POWER systems that support AIX 5L Linux i5 OS and Windows from a single Java based user interface From one central Chapter 3 RAS and manageability 33 console users can monitor system resources inventory and events manage tasks and issue corrective actions distributed commands and hardware control for both servers and storage A redesigned version of IBM Director focuses on ease of use and delivers an even more open integrated toolset to simplify system administration across all IBM System p platforms and several operating systems IBM Director V5 10 includes gt Broader platform cove
63. s a sample script for a specific client to examine the machine topology and store the result in HTML format 38 IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction Example 4 1 NIM collect script kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk k 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 CONTENT NOR PROVIDE FURTHER SUPPORT ALL CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITH NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES WHATSOEVER kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk bin ksh Created by Gregor Linzmeier IBM Deutschland GmbH pSeries Technical Support Workstation and entry Server Systems and Technology Group Northeast Europe IMT A E E E E AA AEA EAER AA RARA a a HHH HHH HHH HHH A AAA a aE Define outfiles A E Ea A A a E AAAA AAA AEAEE AARAA AEREE AARAA a a a a AE OUTFILEL home v4 1inzi LISTE out OUTFILEH home v4 1inzi LISTE htm HHHHHEHHHHHHEHHHEHHHHHHHEHHHHHHHHHEHHHHHHEHEBHHHHHEHHEBHEHHHHBHHHHHBHHEBHEHHE Define Functions Hedda E E RRA a E BE a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a aE function Check_Disks for i in Isdev C grep hdi do echo i grep hdi awk print 1 done Hb a EE EE AAA AAA AAA AAA a a a a HARARE Check single or multi processor Hb a EE A AAA AAA AAA AAA AAA
64. s of this diagram The bandwidths provided throughout this section are theoretical maximums provided for reference We recommend that you use production workloads to obtain real world performance measurements NorthBridge Memory Controller PCI X PCI X PCI X Bridge Bridge Bridge PCI X Bridge SP Gbit scsi TD lt lt gt aa 5 PCLX42 Ethni 2 Ext SCSI PCI X 4 PCI X 5 PCI X 3 two rear USB Two Front Serial 9 pin PCI X 1 Figure 2 1 IntelliStation POWER 185 logical architecture Copyright IBM Corp 2006 All rights reserved 2 1 The PowerPC 970 processor The IBM PowerPC 970 reduced instruction set cycle RISC processor is an implementation of technology based on the existing IBM POWER processor development The PPC 970 processor is a single chip and dual core 64 bit PowerPC processor with one active core that operates at a 2 5 GHz clock frequency and a 1 MB L2 cache on chip per processor with a vector processing unit using AltiVec technology which is described in 2 1 2 AltiVec enhancement on page 11 To fulfill a system design that lowers the acoustics reduces the internal temperature and provides additional cache the PowerPC 970 chip is delivered with one active core A 2 way IBM System p5 185 system consists of two PowerPC 970 chips that are soldered directly to the s
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66. t 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 OUTFILEH echo lt TD NOWRAP gt UNAME lt TD gt gt gt OUTFILEH 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 i i Create a simple ascii list i HE echo HOSTNAME c gt gt OUTFILEL echo MODEL c gt gt OUTFILEL echo MULTI c gt gt OUTFILEL
67. ten The IBM IntelliStation POWR 185 workstation requires the following version of Linux distributions gt Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 U3 for POWER or later gt SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 for POWER or later Chapter 2 Architecture and technical overview 25 You can find information about features and external devices supported by Linux on the IntelliStation POWER 185 at http www ibm com servers eserver pseries 1inux You can find information about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 at http www novell com products 1inuxenterpriseserver For information about Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS for pSeries from Red Hat see http www redhat com software rhel details For the latest in IBM Linux news subscribe to the Linux Line at https www14 software ibm com webapp iwm web preLogin do source linuxline Many of the features described in this document are operating system dependant and might not be available on Linux For more information see http www ibm com servers eserver linux power whitepapers linux overview html Note The GXT4500P FC 2842 and GXT6500P FC 2843 are not supported by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 for POWER or later or Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4 U3 for POWER or later 2 8 Service processor The service processor is a specialized device that is situated on the system board and provides a number of different functions as follows gt Immediately after power on a function of t
68. ther assistance if needed 2 2 3 Memory throughput The IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 supports four physical DDR1 slots and memory DIMMs in sizes from 256 MB up to 2 GB Each PPC 970 processor is interfaced with two unidirectional buses running at 625 MHz and a total of 9 7 GBps throughput to the NorthBridge subsystem with the integrated memory controller The integrated NorthBridge memory controller is interfaced to the four available memory slots using a 72 bit 64 bit data plus 8 bit for ECC wide interconnection The DIMMs are DDR1 operating at 333 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 NorthBridge and the DIMMs is 8 x 4 x 333 MHz or 10 6 GBps These values are maximum theoretical throughputs for comparison purposes only 2 3 Internal I O subsystem The internal I O subsystem and the service processor resides on the system planar The system planar contains the NorthBridge chip HT Tunnel PCI X bridge chips and the SouthBridge chip to connect the integrated I O packaged on the system planar The system planar provides five non hot pluggable PCI slots and several integrated PCI devices that interface the two HT Tunnel PCI X bridges to the slots and devices Slots Slot 2 to Slot 5 accept either short or long adapters Slot 1 accepts only short adapters 2 3 1 PCI X and PCI slots an
69. tional general purpose processing power for high performance PowerPC processors This leading edge technology is engineered to support high bandwidth data processing and algorithmic intensive computations all in a single chip solution With its computing power AltiVec technology also enables high performance PowerPC processors to address markets and applications in which performance must be balanced with power consumption system cost and peripheral integration The AltiVec technology is a well known environment for software developers who want to add efficiency and speed to their applications A 128 bit vector execution unit was added to the architecture This engine operates concurrently with the existing integer and floating point units and enables highly parallel operations up to 16 operations in a single clock cycle By leveraging AltiVec technology developers can optimize applications to deliver acceleration in performance driven high bandwidth computing The AltiVec technology is not comparable to the IBM POWER5 processor implementation using the simultaneous multithreading functionality Vector technology review Vector technology expands the PowerPC architecture technology through the addition of a 128 bit vector execution unit which operates concurrently with the existing integer and floating point units This new engine provides for highly parallel operations allowing for the simultaneous execution of up to four 32 bit floating
70. to understand the intention and the use of the IBM AIX Toolbox 4 6 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 Chapter 4 Workstation hints and tips 43 Use Management toolkit request the license using the LUM target ID shown second in the output of the i4target 01 command 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 4target command and must be used in all the cases where it is applicable The other target ID is maintained only 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 or concurrent environment When using CATIA V4 products in a nodelock or concurrent environment the uname m command delivers the correct processor ID as shown in Table 4 1 Table 4 1 Obtaining the correct processor ID Version Command CATIA V4 configurations products uname m CATIA V5 configurations products i4targetid 01 When using partitionable systems or systems with non hexadecimal serial numbers the uname m output will not resemble a valid LUM target ID as it does with the prev
71. urces gt The System Management Services SMS error log is accessible from the SMS menu for tests performed through SMS programs For results of service processor tests access the error log from the service processor menu Increasing service productivity means that the system is up and running for a longer time The IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation improves service productivity by providing the functions as described in the following sections Error indication and LED indicators The IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation is designed for client setup of the machine and for the subsequent addition of most hardware features The IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation also enables clients to replace service parts customer replaceable unit To accomplish this the IntelliStation POWER 185 workstation provides internal LED diagnostics IBM IntelliStation POWER 185 Technical Overview and Introduction that identify parts that require 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 replacable unit FRU For more information about customer replaceable units including videos see http publib boulder ibm com eserver System attention LED The attention indicator is represented externally by an amber LED on the operator panel and the back of the system unit
72. y 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 traffic 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 1 provide
73. ystem planar using a 575 pin ceramic ball grid array CBGA package In 1991 IBM teamed with Apple Computer and Motorola to define the PowerPC Architecture technology The goals of this new architecture were to gt Permit a broad range of implementations from low cost controllers to high performance processors gt Be sufficiently simple to permit the design of processors that have a very short cycle time gt Minimize the effects that hinder the design of aggressive superscalar implementations gt Include multiprocessor features gt Define a 64 bit architecture that is a super set of the 32 bit POWER architecture providing application binary compatibility for 32 bit applications While based on the POWER architecture the PowerPC Architecture incorporated several modifications to enable it to be more widely applied in a variety of application scenarios This vision has been subsequently realized with processors that implement PowerPC Architecture technology now installed in desktop server and embedded systems across commercial consumer industrial and scientific settings To achieve the design goals for the PowerPC Architecture some features of the original POWER architecture were removed These features were mostly features that were infrequently used The PowerPC Architecture defines both 32 bit and 64 bit modes of operation The primary differences in these two modes of operation are in the effective length of addresses us

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