An introduction to the new IBM e-server pSeries High Performance Switch / / [Octavian Lascu ... et al.]

• Pubblicazione: [S.l.], : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, c2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 256 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 004.6/6
• Soggetto topico: Packet switching (Data transmission); IBM computers
• Altri autori: LascuOctavian
• Note generali: "December 2003."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Part 1 Technical information -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Historical background -- 1.1.1 HPSSDL -- 1.1.2 RS/6000® -- 1.1.3 SP1® and early switch implementation -- 1.1.4 PSSP and SP2® -- 1.1.5 The SP Switch -- 1.1.6 PCI and Enterprise Servers -- 1.1.7 The SP Switch 2 -- 1.1.8 pSeries and Cluster 1600 -- 1.1.9 Regatta -- 1.1.10 Cluster Systems Manager -- 1.2 The pSeries High Performance Switch -- 1.2.1 Naming the technology -- 1.2.2 Progression of switch technology -- 1.2.3 Major HPS components -- 1.2.4 IBM Eserver pSeries High Performance Switch (HPS) features -- Chapter 2. Technical overview of the IBM Eserver pSeries High Performance Switch (HPS) -- 2.1 Hardware components -- 2.1.1 Systems -- 2.1.2 Supported frames -- 2.1.3 Switch overview -- 2.1.4 Switch Network Interfaces -- 2.1.5 p655 Switch Network Interface -- 2.1.6 p690 Switch Network Interfaces -- 2.2 Switch connectivity -- 2.2.1 Administrative networking -- 2.2.2 Serial cables -- 2.2.3 Switch cables -- 2.3 Firmware -- 2.3.1 System firmware -- 2.3.2 Frame microcode -- 2.3.3 Hypervisor -- 2.4 Hardware Management Console (HMC) -- 2.4.1 HMC required components -- 2.4.2 WebSM (optional) remote management -- 2.4.3 LPAR definitions -- 2.4.4 Affinity LPARs -- 2.4.5 Hardware Server -- 2.5 Switch Network Manager -- 2.5.1 SNM major components -- 2.5.2 HMC SNM filesets -- 2.5.3 Switch Manager GUI -- 2.5.4 Switch Network Management CLI -- 2.5.5 Switch network manager (fnmd) daemon -- 2.6 FNM communication -- 2.6.1 Time of Day (TOD) -- 2.6.2 Switch data structures -- 2.6.3 FNM message data types -- 2.6.4 CEC states that CSP makes visible to FNM -- 2.6.5 FNM message types -- 2.6.6 FNM_Init -- 2.6.7 FNM_Route -- 2.6.8 FNM_Recovery -- 2.6.9 FNM_Diag. ; 2.7 Operating systems -- 2.7.1 Devices -- 2.7.2 Common issues and diagnosis -- 2.7.3 AIX tunables -- 2.7.4 Cluster Systems Manager -- 2.7.5 Additional applications -- 2.8 References -- Chapter 3. Application considerations -- 3.1 RSCT Resource Monitoring and Control -- 3.1.1 What is RSCT? -- 3.1.2 RSCT components -- 3.1.3 Resource Management and Control (RMC) subsystem -- 3.1.4 Security -- 3.1.5 Cluster environment -- 3.2 Cluster System Management -- 3.2.1 Supported platforms -- 3.2.2 Client install mechanisms -- 3.2.3 CSM 1.3.2.1 November 2003 -- 3.3 HACMP -- 3.3.1 HACMP overview -- 3.3.2 Role of HACMP -- 3.3.3 Physical components of an HACMP cluster -- 3.4 IBM Virtual Shared Disks -- 3.4.1 Overview of the Virtual Shared Disk components -- 3.4.2 Product packaging -- 3.4.3 Configuration repository -- 3.4.4 Shared external disk access -- 3.4.5 Quorum -- 3.4.6 IBM Recoverable Virtual Shared Disk overview -- 3.4.7 Recovery for concurrent Virtual Shared Disks -- 3.4.8 Disk cable and disk adapter failures -- 3.4.9 Communication adapter failures -- 3.4.10 Technical large pages overview -- 3.4.11 Restrictions for using Virtual Shared Disks -- 3.4.12 Overview of the subsystem device driver (SDD) -- 3.4.13 VSD configuration support for the SDD -- 3.4.14 HPS considerations when using the IP protocol for data transmissions -- 3.5 General Parallel File System 2.1 -- 3.5.1 GPFS overview -- 3.5.2 GPFS 2.1 (APAR IY47306) new features -- 3.5.3 Benefits of using GPFS -- 3.5.4 The basic GPFS structure -- 3.5.5 GPFS RPD cluster -- 3.5.6 GPFS HACMP cluster -- 3.5.7 Recoverability considerations -- 3.5.8 GPFS quorum considerations -- 3.6 Engineering applications -- 3.6.1 Low-level application programming interface (LAPI) -- 3.6.2 LoadLeveler -- 3.6.3 Message passing interface -- 3.6.4 Parallel Environment. ; 3.6.5 Parallel Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL) -- 3.6.6 Further information -- 3.7 Databases -- 3.8 Documentation -- Part 2 Practical implementation examples -- Chapter 4. Installation, configuration and administration of pSeries HPS -- 4.1 Planning for the High Performance Switch -- 4.1.1 Hardware planning -- 4.1.2 Software planning -- 4.1.3 A sample test environment -- 4.2 Installation and configuration of pSeries HPS -- 4.2.1 HMC installation -- 4.2.2 Firmware upgrade -- 4.2.3 Frame configuration -- 4.2.4 LPAR configuration -- 4.2.5 Starting the switch -- 4.2.6 Configuring CSM and NIM -- 4.2.7 Installing and configuring the SNIs in AIX -- 4.2.8 Verifying the switch connections -- 4.2.9 Switch tuning -- 4.3 Switch administration -- 4.3.1 Power commands -- 4.3.2 Query commands -- 4.3.3 Diagnostic operations -- 4.4 References -- Chapter 5. Clustering applications scenarios -- 5.1 Testing the switch adapter failover -- 5.1.1 Scenario description -- 5.1.2 Logical interface down and detach scenario -- 5.1.3 Logical interface detach -- 5.1.4 Cable disconnected scenario -- 5.2 VSD implementation on an HPS -- 5.2.1 Scenario description -- 5.2.2 Our environment -- 5.2.3 VSD installation -- 5.2.4 Creating the RSCT peer domain -- 5.2.5 Designating the VSD nodes -- 5.2.6 Creating the VSD -- 5.2.7 VSD verification -- 5.2.8 VSD failover -- 5.3 GPFS on VSD -- 5.3.1 Our environment -- 5.3.2 GPFS software installation and configuration -- 5.3.3 GPFS verification -- 5.3.4 GPFS failover scenario -- Part 3 Appendixes -- Appendix A. Quick references -- A.1 AIX -- A.1.1 NIM resource list -- A.1.2 Peer domain management -- A.2 HMC procedures -- A.2.1 HMC quick network configuration -- A.2.2 Service focal point failures -- A.2.3 Service Agent rebuild -- A.2.4 Upgrading the frame microcode using the instfru command. ; A.2.5 Output example of /usr/local/hsctool/hps_check.pl script -- Appendix B. Troubleshooting -- B.1 Symptoms of common problems -- B.2 Typical switch issues -- B.3 Tracing -- B.3.1 Common tracing errors -- B.3.2 After fixing the problem -- B.3.3 RSCT related -- B.4 Config files -- B.4.1 Switch daemon -- B.4.2 hdwr_svr config files -- B.5 Log files -- B.6 Commands -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Glossary -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: This IBM Redbooks publication contains information about the first official release of the pSeries High Performance Switch (HPS) and products that may benefit from this equipment. This book includes detailed information about the hardware and software configuration as well as examples of supported and potential configurations. This book will help you install, tailor and configure the new switch on IBM’s premier UNIX operating system, Advanced Interactive eXecutive (AIX) 5.2, and shows the differences from earlier generations of similar technology previously known collectively as the Scalable POWERparallel (SP) Switch. Additionally covered are topics such as Global Parallel File System (GPFS) and High Availability/Cluster Multi-Processing (HACMP). This book gives a broad understanding of this new architecture and its dependencies on the pSeries Hardware Management Console (HMC) and RISC System Cluster Technology (RSCT). This book will help you design and create a solution to exploit the power and performance of the initial release of this new switch and to plan for future generations.
• Titolo autorizzato: An introduction to the new IBM e-server pSeries High Performance Switch
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816469903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IBM redbooks.