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<!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">IXS Installation overview</h1>
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<div><p>This topic discusses an overview of the IXS installation.</p>
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<div class="attention"><span class="attentiontitle">Attention:</span> Only recent models of the Integrated xSeries<sup>®</sup> Server
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can be used with Linux<sup>®</sup>. Refer to the Web site mentioned in <a href="rzau9reviewplandoc.htm">Reviewing the planning documentation</a> to
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verify that your Integrated xSeries Server is valid.</div>
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<p>The Integrated xSeries Server card installs into slots in the iSeries™ or
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one of its towers. It is basically an xSeries motherboard that can be inserted
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into an iSeries PCI
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slot. However, it lacks an integrated diskette drive, tape drive, optical
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drive, and hard drive. Virtual disk, tape, and optical drives can be made
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available to Linux running
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on the Integrated xSeries Server by the Linux integration support. Although there
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is no virtual diskette drive capability, you can connect a USB diskette drive
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to one of the USB ports on the Integrated xSeries Server.</p>
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<p>It is important to understand that the Integrated xSeries Server must be installed in
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pre-defined PCI slots in the iSeries. Additionally, because it is a double-wide
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card, it takes up two slots, although it only plugs into one of them. To determine
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the possible slots that the Integrated xSeries Server can use, refer to one
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of the following documents:</p>
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<ul><li>IBM<sup>®</sup> eServer™ for
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i5, iSeries,
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and AS/400e™ System Builder, SG24-2155</li>
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<li>PCI Card Placement Rules for the IBM eServer iSeries Server, REDP-3638</li>
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</ul>
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<p>You can download these publications from the following Web site:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/" target="_blank">http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /></p>
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<p>Each iSeries model
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has a maximum number of Integrated xSeries Server cards it supports based
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on the number and type of towers installed:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/ixs_model_support.html" target="_blank">http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/integratedxseries/ixs_model_support.html</a> <img src="www.gif" alt="Link outside information center" /></p>
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<p>Connectors for peripheral devices are on the card itself. You can connect
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the following devices:</p>
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<ul><li>A 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet adapter is built into the card. Some models
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of the Integrated xSeries Server can also control up to three additional
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LAN adapters installed in adjacent slots. These can be 4/16/100 Mbps token
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ring, or 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet.</li>
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<li>An SVGA compatible monitor plugs directly into the card. </li>
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<li>A keyboard and mouse can be connected to the Integrated xSeries Server
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card using the supplied splitter cable, which plugs into a single port on
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the card. It is a relatively common misconception that you can only plug one
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of these devices directly into the port. In this case you would be unable
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to locate a port for the second device. You might conclude that you need to
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obtain a USB keyboard or mouse as the second device, but this is not the case. <p>The
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keyboard, mouse, and monitor can be connected to a KVM switch so they can
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be shared between multiple computers, but be aware that there can
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be compatibility problems with some switches. </p>
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</li>
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<li>There are two USB ports that are available for you to connect peripheral
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devices.</li>
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</ul>
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<div class="important"><span class="importanttitle">Important:</span> The installation of Linux on the Integrated xSeries Server
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requires a diskette drive. This is so that drivers can be loaded in order
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for Linux to
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be able to access iSeries virtual devices including the optical drive.
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Most xSeries servers
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have an onboard diskette drive, but the Integrated xSeries Server does not. Therefore a
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USB port must be used to plug in a USB diskette drive.</div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzau9ixs.htm" title="This topic introduces the installation of the IXS hardware.">Integrated xSeries Server</a></div>
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