IBM HANDBOOK 260 user manual

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Device: IBM HANDBOOK 260
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Manufacturer: IBM
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RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 Handbook
Volker Haug, Adnan Ikram, Heather Osbourne

International Technical Support Organization
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com
SG24-5144-00

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SG24-5144-00 International Technical Support Organization RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 Handbook October 1998

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Take Note! Before using this information and the products it supports, be sure to read the general information in Appendix B, “Special Notices” on page 247. First Edition (October 1998) This edition applies to the RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 workstations and workgroup servers for use with AIX Version 4.2.1, AIX Version 4.3.2, and subsequent releases of the operating system. Comments may be addressed to: IBM Corporation, International Technical Support Organization Dept. JN9B Building

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Contents Figures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix Tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xiii The Team That Wrote This Redbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Comments Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2.3.4 The 6XX-MX I/O Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 2.3.5 The X-Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.4 The Processor Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.4.1 The POWER3 Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.4.2 The PowerPC 604e Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 2.5 SMP Hardware Characteristi

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4.7 Internal SSA devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 4.8 PCI Storage Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 4.8.1 SCSI Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 4.8.2 SSA Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 4.8.3 Storage Adapter Placement Guidelines for Model 150 and 260 126 4.9 External SCSI and SSA St

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6.5.2 Typical Boot Sequence for RS/6000 43P 7043 Model 150 . . . . 167 6.5.3 Typical Boot Sequence for RS/6000 43P 7043 Model 260 . . . . 168 6.6 Power-On Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 6.6.1 Processor POST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 6.6.2 Memory DIMM and L2 Cache POST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 6.6.3 Graphics Adapter POST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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7.7.2 Updating Firmware from the SMS Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 7.7.3 Updating Firmware from the Service Aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 7.7.4 Updating Firmware from AIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 7.8 Service Processor Checkpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Chapter 8. Hints and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 8.1 Electronic Key-Switch Function . . . . .

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How to Get ITSO Redbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 How IBM Employees Can Get ITSO Redbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 How Customers Can Get ITSO Redbooks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 IBM Redbook Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 List of Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Index . . . .

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Figures 1. RS/6000 PCI Workstation/Server Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. RS/6000 43P 7043 Model 150 (without Peripherals). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. RS/6000 43P 7043 Model 260 (without Peripherals). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4. IEEE 1394 Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5. RS/6000 Hardware for Workgroup Conferencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 6. RS/6000 Models 150 and

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41. RS/6000 43P 7043 Model 140. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 x RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 Handbook

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Tables 1. SPEC and LINPACK Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2. Multiuser Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3. RPA Minimum System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 4. PowerPC and Bus Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 5. RS/6000 43P 7043 Model 150 - System Board Components Location. . . 52 6. Publications Shipped

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41. RS/6000 43P 7043 Model 140 Standard Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 42. RS/6000 43P 7043 Model 140 System Expansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 xii RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 Handbook

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Preface In an effort to provide customers with suitable products and solutions to help their business grow, IBM announced in October of 1998 two new additions to its RS/6000 workstation family. They are the RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260. These products are an enhancement to the current line of entry workstations that are ready for your mission-critical business applications. This redbook gives a detailed understanding of the RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260, providing all the techn

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worked with UNIX systems for ten years. His areas of expertise include RS/6000 workstations and workgroup servers, graphics, and AIX systems management. Adnan Ikram is a Product Specialist (AIX, RS/6000, Networking) in Karachi, Pakistan. He has 3 and 1/2 years of experience in the RS/6000 and AIX field. He holds a degree in Electronics (B.E.) from NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi. Adnan has worked with UNIX systems for eight years. His areas of expertise include techni

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Nguyen, Thoi IBM Austin Patel, Raj IBM Austin Peterson, Earl IBM Austin Randall, Dave IBM Austin Thurber, Steve IBM Austin Walton, Scott IBM Austin Comments Welcome Your comments are important to us! We want our redbooks to be as helpful as possible. Please send us your comments about this or other redbooks in one of the following ways: • Fax the evaluation form found in “ITSO Redbook Evaluation” on page 267 to the fax number shown on the form. • Use the electronic evaluation form found on

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xvi RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 Handbook

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Chapter 1. RS/6000 Introduction Throughout 1997 IBM greatly simplified its RS/6000 product line by eliminating redundant offerings and introducing new models that cover a broad range of price and performance. In 1998, IBM continued this mission by enhancing its server line with better performance and by offering bundled solutions that target high availability markets and customers requiring outstanding graphics performance. The RS/6000 family is a scalable, compatible line of RISC UNIX wor

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• Figure 1. RS/6000 PCI Workstation/Server Family The RS/6000 naming convention is patterned similarly to many of IBM’s product lines. A product is represented as a four digit machine code followed by a model number. A unique machine code is assigned to each series of machines that fit together using similar designs or customer solutions. The first character of the model number groups machines with a specific enclosure together, and the remaining digits are typically used to indicate pe


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