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pSeries 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1
Technical Overview and Introduction
Integrated light path diagnostics
Two unique models: deskside or
rack mount
Integrated storage options
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Volker Haug
Scott Vetter

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  • Page 1: Front Cover

    Front cover pSeries 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 Technical Overview and Introduction Integrated light path diagnostics Two unique models: deskside or rack mount Integrated storage options Volker Haug Scott Vetter ibm.com/redbooks...
  • Page 3 International Technical Support Organization pSeries 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 Technical Overview and Introduction February 2002...
  • Page 4 11400 Burnet Road Austin, Texas 78758-3493 When you send information to IBM, you grant IBM a non-exclusive right to use or distribute the information in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2001, 2002. All rights reserved.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1.3 Enterprise racks ............5 1.3.1 IBM RS/6000 7014 Model T00 Enterprise Rack ......5 1.3.2 IBM RS/6000 7014 Model T42 Enterprise Rack .
  • Page 6 How to Get IBM Redbooks........

  • Page 7: Preface

    Volker Haug is an Advisory I/T specialist. He has more than 14 years of experience in the I/T industry, the last 11 of which he devoted to IBM ^ pSeries and RS/6000® systems. He holds a degree in Business Management from the Berufsakademie in Stuttgart. Volker is the...

  • Page 8: Comments Welcome

    Stephen Lutz - IBM Germany Bill Mihaltse - IBM Somers Comments welcome Your comments are important to us! We want our Whitepapers to be as helpful as possible. Send us your comments about this Whitepaper or other Redbooks™ in one of the following ways:...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1. General Description

    General description Chapter 1. The IBM® ^™ pSeries™ 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 (referred to hereafter as the Model 6C1 and Model 6E1) are members of the 64-bit family of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) UNIX servers from IBM and use state-of-the-art, 64-bit, copper-based, POWER3-II microprocessors.
  • Page 10 RJ48 front serial port. The additional connections provided by the RJ48 connector are currently not used. One or two POWER3-II 64-bit processors are connected to an IBM designed high performance memory and system control chip set. These processors may be ordered in one of the following configurations: 333 MHz processor, including 4 MB of Level 2 (L2) ECC cache.

  • Page 11: Physical Package

    IBM service center, often before any problem is apparent to users or system administrators. The Models 6C1 and 6E1 are the first IBM UNIX servers that contain built-in Light Path Diagnostics.
  • Page 12 Figure 1-2 pSeries 610 Model 6E1 - package layout After March 15, 2002, an Acoustic Package (# 6166) is available for new Model 6E1 orders that includes a rear muffler, re-engineered rear fan, hot-swap DASD disk array baffle (for use on systems with empty hot-swap disk bays), and instructions.

  • Page 13: Enterprise Racks

    RS/6000 rack-based or rack drawer based systems. The rack provides increased capacity, greater flexibility, and improved floor space utilization. Special specifications are required if you want to install an IBM pSeries or RS/6000 system in a non-pSeries or non-RS/6000 racks or cabinets. It is ultimately your responsibility to ensure...

  • Page 14: Ibm Rs/6000 7014 Model T42 Enterprise Rack

    Any remaining space in the rack can be used for storage, such as 7133-D40 or 2104-DU3, if desired. According to the IBM ^ pSeries 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 Installation Guide, SA38-0597, you have to remove the blue wheel-shaped knobs from the server after you have installed the Model 6C1 in a rack.

  • Page 15: Vga Switch

    This dual-user switch allows attachment of one or two consoles, one of which must be an IBM 7316-TF1. Either console can control any one of the eight servers, except that both consoles cannot talk to the same server at the same time. An easy to use graphical interface, supported in six languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, or Brazilian Portuguese), allows fast switching between systems.
  • Page 16 Figure 1-4 Cable management arm for Model 6C1 pSeries 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 Technical Overview and Introduction...

  • Page 17: Chapter 2. Architecture And Technical Overview

    33 MHz 3.3v SCSI Controller 2 PCI Slots 32 bit 33 MHz Internal 3rd serial 10/100 10/100 External Super port Ultra3-SCSI Ultra3-SCSI Ethernet Ethernet Figure 2-1 Model 6C1 and 6E1 - high-level system block diagram © Copyright IBM Corp. 2001, 2002...

  • Page 18: Processor And Cache

    2.1 Processor and cache The IBM® ^ ™ pSeries™ 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 have two processor card slots and can accommodate three different processor cards, a 1-way 333 MHz, a 1-way 375 MHz, or a 1-way 450 MHz. Note that slot 1 must have a processor card installed for normal operation.

  • Page 19: Copper And Cmos Technology

    With this development, IBM is able to squeeze down the widths of copper wires to the 0.2-micron range from the current 0.35-micron widths - a reduction far more difficult for aluminum.

  • Page 20: Processor Clock Rate

    To determine if a processor is enabled or disabled, use the following AIX® commands: sar command (requires fileset to be installed): In the previous example, two configured processors are shown in the column. lsattr command. The AIX 5L™ Version 5.1 is output shown: means that processor 0 is enabled.

  • Page 21: Processor Part Numbers

    The following is an example of the processor card information: For example, PS shows the processor speed in hexadecimal as follows: a. ( = 333000000 Hz = 333 MHz). b. ( = 375000000 Hz = 375 MHz). c. ( = 450000000 Hz = 450 MHz). 4.

  • Page 22: Memory Boot Time Deconfiguration

    2.2.2 Memory interchange with other systems The 2x256 MB DIMMs (# 4120) or 2x512 MB DIMMs (# 4121) options can be interchanged with the RS/6000® Models 44P-170, 44P-270, and the IBM ^ pSeries 640 Model B80. Note: Interchanging memory with older machines should be subjected to a production workload in a test environment before putting the system into production.

  • Page 23: Pci-Bus, Slots, And Adapters

    2.4 PCI-bus, slots, and adapters The IBM ^ pSeries 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 are compliant with Revision 2.1 of the peripheral component interconnect (PCI) specifications and implement two peer PCI busses: a 32-bit data bus operating at 33 MHz and a 64-bit bus operating at 50 MHz. There are five PCI slots available.

  • Page 24: Internal Storage

    2.5 Internal storage The following section discusses the various options and configurations regarding internal storage. 2.5.1 Internal storage attachments The default disk drive is mounted behind the operating panel in a bolt-in DASD bay. Media bay 1 can also be used for a tape drive or a additional disk. Media bay 2 must have a CD-ROM or DVD-RAM device installed.

  • Page 25: Raid Configurations

    Configuration options, a combination of: Zero or one internal SCSI disk in media bay 0 and One internal disk drive could be installed in media one SCSI DVD-RAM drive in media bay 1. bay 0 mounted behind the operator panel. The SCSI DVD-RAM drive needs to be mounted in media bay 1.

  • Page 26: Miscellaneous

    Internal devices Boot support is available for every internal SCSI disk. External devices Table 2-3 provides a map that enables you to determine if boot is supported in external storage devices. Table 2-3 Boot support - external devices Does the PCI card have RAID functionality? The PCI card is seen as a The PCI card is seen as a adapter.

  • Page 27: Security

    Instructions on how to obtain AIX 5L service is available at this site. If you have problems downloading the latest maintenance level, ask your IBM Business Partner or IBM Representative. 64-bit native Linux support on these servers is available, at the time of writing, through the following Web site: 32-bit native Linux support is not available for the Models 6C1 and 6E1.
  • Page 28 pSeries 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 Technical Overview and Introduction...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3. Availability, Investment Protection, Expansion, And Accessibility

    3.1 High availability solution For even greater availability and reliability, the Models 6C1 and 6E1 also support IBM® High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing (HACMP) software, the leading UNIX disaster recovery clustering solution.
  • Page 30 Dynamic Processor Deallocation The capability of Dynamic Processor Deallocation is only active in systems with more than two processors, because device drivers and kernel extensions, which are common to multi-processor and uniprocessor systems, would change their mode to uniprocessor mode with unpredictable results.

  • Page 31: Light Path Diagnostics

    3.2.1 Light Path diagnostics The Models 6C1 and 6E1 are the first IBM UNIX servers that implement Light Path diagnostics technology. Light Path LEDs provide an obvious and intuitive means to positively identify the failing Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) through a path of light emitting points,...

  • Page 32: Service Processor

    You can access the indicator panel without any tools. The panel provides enough information to identify the area that needs attention. The panel contains a group of amber LEDs that indicate which functional area of the system is experiencing the fault (such as Power, Processor cards, Memory, or Fans).
  • Page 33 As described previously, processors can be dynamically deconfigured by the system. It is also possible to deconfigure processors and also memory with menus of the service processor for benchmarking reasons. For further information, refer to the IBM ^ pSeries 610 Models 6C1 and 6E1 Service Guide, SA38-2538.

  • Page 34: Hot Plug Power Supplies

    Serial port snoop You can use the serial port snooping at any point after the system is booted to AIX, whenever the configured reset string is typed on the main console. The system uses the service processor reboot policy to restart. This action causes an early power off warning (EPOW) to be logged, and also an AIX dump to be created if the machine is at an AIX prompt, with AIX in such a state that it can respond.

  • Page 35: Hot Plug Task

    3.2.5 Hot plug task The hot plug task provides software function for those devices that support hot-plug or hot-swap capability. This includes PCI adapters, SCSI devices, and some RAID devices. Use diag -T identifyRemove o invoke the hot plug task manager. Depending on the environment and the software packages installed, selecting this task displays the following three subtasks: PCI hot plug manager...

  • Page 36: Handheld Based Systems Management

    WSM allows customers to manage these systems from anywhere in the wireless, networked world and is also available from IBM as no-charge software. Note: Refer to the following Web site to get more detailed information about IBM pervasive systems management: 3.4 Accessibility...

  • Page 37: Special Notices

    While each item may have been reviewed by IBM for accuracy in a specific situation, there is no guarantee that the same or similar results will be obtained elsewhere. Customers attempting to adapt these techniques to their own environments do so at their own risk.

  • Page 38: Ibm Trademarks

    IBM, the IBM logo, the e-business logo, the AIX/L logo, AIX, AIX 5L, Chipkill, DB2, DB2 Universal Database, ^(the e logo followed by the descriptive term server), Netfinity, PowerPC, pSeries, Redbooks, RS/6000, SP and WebSphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

  • Page 39: Related Publications

    IBM ^ pSeries 610 Model 6C1 and Model 6E1 Installation Guide, SA38-0597, contains detailed information on installation, cabling, and verifying server operation. IBM ^ pSeries 610 Model 6C1 and Model 6E1 User’s Guide, SA38-0598, contains information to help users use the system, use the service aids, and solve minor problems.

  • Page 40: How To Get Ibm Redbooks

    AIX Operating System Documentation How to Get IBM Redbooks This section explains how both customers and IBM employees can find out about IBM Redbooks, redpieces, and CD-ROMs. A form for ordering books and CD-ROMs by fax or e-mail is also provided.
  • Page 41 IBM Intranet for Employees: IBM employees may register for information on workshops, residencies, and Redbooks by accessing the IBM Intranet Web site at and clicking the ITSO Mailing List button. Look in the Materials repository for workshops, presentations, papers, and Web pages developed and written by the ITSO technical professionals;...
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