AIX 5L Jumpstart for UNIX

Professionals
UNIT 1 Hardware
Unit 1. RS/6000 Hardware
What this Unit is about
This unit is an introduction to the product range, including
workstations, enterprise servers and large scale servers
What you will learn
You should be familiar with the RS/6000 products, their
distinctive features and uses
Your accountability
Checkpoint questions
Exercises and Lab
References
Old link http://www.rs6000.ibm.com
New link http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/
Unit 1 RS/6000 Hardware
IBM RS/6000 Hardware History
IBM invented RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) in 1975
1985 introduced the IBM RT
First RS/6000 (POWER) shipped in 1990.
POWER stands for Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC
architecture
1992 Introduces 5 new models of POWER Stations and Servers
with AIX 3.2
1994 adds 7 new servers and 4 client PCs
1996 Models G40, J40 and R40
The IBM eServer brand was introduced in October 2000, replacing
the RS/6000 brand first launched in February 1990.
Since October 2000, new servers with UNIX operating systems have
been introduced by the name of IBM eServer pSeries systems.
2005-6 pSeries systems come in various models, from tower servers
to midrange to rack-optimized and large-scale systems.
Hardware Research Links
Hardware http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/index.html
pSeries Hardware
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.pserie
s.doc/hardware_docs/hardware.htm
IBM History http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/index.html
RISC History (7 pgs) http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/documents/pdf/rs6000.pdf
Workstations http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/intellistation/power/
Entry Servers http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/entry/
Midrange Servers http://www-
03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/hardware/midrange/
High end servers http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/hardware/highend/
Power Architecture FAQ http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/power/newto/
System Handbook 2003 (Redbook)
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg245120.pdf
Practical Guide Sizing and Capacity Planning
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247071.pdf
Hardware Site Planning
http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/pseries/en_US/infocenter/base/hardware_docs/pdf/3
80508.pdf
Power Processor Roadmap
Definitions
Bus Technology
Early RS/6000 I/O buses were based on Micro
Channel design. Today all I/O buses are based on
Peripheral Components Interconnect (PCI)
Architecture
The Peripheral Component Interconnect standard (in
practice almost always shortened to PCI) specifies a
computer bus for attaching peripheral devices to a
computer motherboard. These devices can take the
form of:
integrated circuits fitted on the motherboard itself (called
planar devices in the PCI specification); or
expansion cards that fit in sockets.
SSA Adapter - Serial Storage
Architecture (SSA)
Serial Storage Architecture (SSA) is an industry-standard interface
that provides high-performance fault-tolerant attachment of I/O
storage devices.
In SSA subsystems, transmissions to several destinations are
multiplexed; the effective bandwidth is further increased by spatial
reuse of the individual links.
Commands are forwarded automatically from device to device along
a loop until the target device is reached. Multiple commands can be
traveling around the loop simultaneously. SSA retains the SCSI-2
commands, queuing model, and status and sense bytes.
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/storage/7133/pdfs/SSAUserGde.pdf
SSA FAQ http://www-
1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=505&uid=ssg1S1002320
SSA Install
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/c
om.ibm.pseries.doc/hardware_docs/ssapciadapters.htm
Adapters and Other Options
Install by Option
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/i
ndex.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.pseries.doc/hardware_docs/
selectbyinstallableoption.htm
Graphics Adapters
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/i
ndex.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.pseries.doc/hardware_docs/
graphicsadapterspci.htm
SCSI Adapters
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/i
ndex.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.pseries.doc/hardware_docs/
scsipciadapters.htm
Multiprocessor Architectures
SMP Symmetric Mult-Processing
Processors have their own memory cache and can each address the shared
memory and all devices.
Defined: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetric_multiprocessing
NUMA Non-uniform Memory Access
An evolution of SMP that enables scalng and performance. SMP blocks are
linked by high speed interconnects.
Defined: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Uniform_Memory_Access
MPP Massively Parallel Processing
Clustered computing shared nothing architectures. IBM RS/6000 SP (Scalable
POWERparallel) implements shared nothing architectures
Defined: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_cluster
CMP Chip Multi-Processing
Power5 Chip is a CMP chip
DEFINITION: Chip multiprocessing is a CPU design that combines two or more
processor cores on a single piece of silicon (called a die) to enhance computing
performance over servers with single or multiple discrete CPUs. It's also known
as "on-chip multiprocessing" or "multiple-processor system-on-a-chip.
RS/6000 Workstations
Links
Workstations http://www-
03.ibm.com/servers/intellistation/power/
Facts and Features http://www-
03.ibm.com/servers/intellistation/power/fac
ts_features.pdf
RS/6000 Servers
Entry Servers
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/entry/
Midrange Servers
http://www-
03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/hardware/midran
ge/
High end servers
http://www-
03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/hardware/highen
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pSeries 6nn Server Hardware
IBM eServer pSeries 690
IBM eServer pSeries 680 Model S85
pSeries 660 Model 6H0 and 6H1
IBM eServer pSeries 660 Model 6M1
IBM eServer pSeries Model 655
IBM eServer pSeries Model 650
IBM eServer pSeries 640 Model B80
IBM eServer pSeries Model 630 Model 6C4 and Model
6E4
IBM eServer pSeries 620 Model 6F0 and 6F1
IBM eServer pSeries 610 Model 6C1 and 6E1
IBM eServer pSeries 615 Model
6C3 and 6E3
p615 Model 6C3 Service Access
Cover
p615 Model 6C3 Front Bezel
p615 Model 6C3 Short PCI
Adapter
p615 Model 6C3 Long PCI
Adapter
p615 Model 6C3 Short PCI Divider
p615 Model 6C3 Long PCI Divider
p615 Model 6C3 LED Light Pipe
p615 Model 6C3 Battery
p615 Model 6C3 System Fan
p615 Model 6C3 Fan Tray
Assembly
p615 Model 6C3 Slimline Media
Device
p615 Model 6C3 SCSI Media
Device
p615 Model 6C3 Disk Drive
p615 Model 6C3 Media Bay
Chassis
p615 Model 6C3 Operator Panel
Cable
p615 Model 6C3 Memory DIMM
p615 Model 6C3 Power Supply
p615 Model 6C3 1.2 Volt Voltage
Regulator Module
p615 Model 6C3 1.8 Volt Voltage
Regulator Module
p615 Model 6C3 2.5 Volt Voltage
Regulator Module
p615 Model 6C3 DASD Backplane
Other Servers
RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model F80
RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model H80
RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model M80
RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model S80
RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model H
Series (Models H50 and H70)
RS/6000 Enterprise Servers S70 and
S7A
RS/6000 High Availability - S70
Advanced Cluster Server
RS/6000 High Availability - HA50
Cluster Server
RS/6000 7046 Model B50
RS/6000 7044 44P Series Model 270
RS/6000 7044 44P Series Model 170
RS/6000 7043 Model 260
RS/6000 7043 43P Series
RS/6000 7026 H Series CPU Drawer
RS/6000 7025 F50 Series
RS/6000 7025 F40 Series
RS/6000 7025 F30 Series
RS/6000 7024 E Series
RS/6000 7015 Models R30, R40, and
R50 CPU Enclosure
RS/6000 7014 Series Model T00 and
T42 Rack
RS/6000 7014 Series Model S00 Rack
RS/6000 7013 J Series
RS/6000 7012 300 Series
RS/6000 7012 G Series
Workstation
IntelliStation POWER 9112 Model 265
IntelliStation POWER 9114 Model 275
Lab
Sign on to your AIX box
Use lsvg to list volume groups
Use lspv to list physical volumes
Use lsvg l rootvg to list the volumes in the
rootvg
Use lsps to list paging space
Use bootinfo r for Real Memory
Use bootinfo p for hardware platform
Use bootinfo z for processor type
Use oslevel for OS version