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Lab guide

Planning and Designing HP Superdome

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Planning and Designing th e HP Superdome Server Solution

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Contents

S2 Module 1 Solution Implementation Plan

Objective........................................................................................................1Requirements ..................................................................................................1Exercise Reviewing the SIP document .............................................................2

Solution validation.....................................................................................2

S2 Module 2 Gathering Technical Requirements

Objectives ...................................................................................................... 1Requirements ..................................................................................................1Customer scenario...........................................................................................2Existing environment.................................................................................. 2Exercise 1 Determining a valid Superdome opportunity....................................4Exercise 2 Gathering technical requirements...................................................4

S2 Module 3 Using Nifty 54 Rules

Objective........................................................................................................1Requirements ..................................................................................................1

SD16....................................................................................................... 1SD32.......................................................................................................1SD64 ...................................................................................................... 2

Exercise Creating partitions .......................................................................... 3


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S2 Module 3 Designing the Superdome System

Objective........................................................................................................1Requirements ..................................................................................................1Customer scenario...........................................................................................1

Existing environment.................................................................................. 2Additional information............................................................................... 3

Exercise Designing a system to meet customer requirements .............................. 4

S2 Module 4 Configuration and Quote

Objectives ...................................................................................................... 1Requirements ..................................................................................................1Introduction..................................................................................................... 2

Component list.......................................................................................... 2Exercise 1 Configuring the system.................................................................. 8Exercise 2 Generating the quote ................................................................. 27

S2 Module 5 Documenting

Objective........................................................................................................1Requirements ..................................................................................................1Introduction..................................................................................................... 1Exercise Documenting the solution .................................................................2

S2 Module 6 Adding Cells to a Partition


Existing environment.................................................................................. 1Exercise 1 Configuring the add-on cells.......................................................... 2

S2 Module 6 Adding vPars to a Partition


Existing environment.................................................................................. 1


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Exercise Adding vPars to partition 0 .............................................................. 2

S2 Module 6 Adding Processing Power

Objective........................................................................................................1Requirements ..................................................................................................1Scenario.........................................................................................................1

Existing environment.................................................................................. 1Exercise Upgrading to a 128-processor sx2000 server.....................................2

Answer Key


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Reviewing the Solution Implementation PlanSection 2 Module 1 Lab 1

ObjectiveAfter completing this lab, you should be able to review a Solution Implementationplan (SIP) to determine the following items:

Customers business requirements and key contacts HP solution Roles and responsibilities Considerations Solution validation

RequirementsTo perform this lab, the instructor will provide a completed sample SIP to be usedduring the class discussion.

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To obtain maximum value from this lab, it should be performed as an instructor-led class exercise.


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Exercise Reviewing the SIP documentAs a class discussion, review the sample SIP provided by the instructor to perform thefollowing steps from the HP Channel Partners perspective:

1. Review the Introduction section of the SIP and discuss the customers businessrequirements and key contacts.

2. Review the HP Solution section of the SIP and discuss the solution design andthe high-level design (HLD) implementation plan.

3. Review the Roles and Responsibilities section of the SIP and discuss theChannel Partners roles and responsibilities.

4. Review the Considerations section of the SIP and discuss the assumptionsand recommendations regarding system sizing, growth, and performance.

Solution validationTo validate the proposed solution in the sample SIP, answer the following questions:

1. After reviewing the Introduction section, what are the customers businessrequirements? How can the HP Superdome solution meet thoserequirements?

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2. What type of Superdome system design was proposed? Are there anyimplementation issues?

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3. What roles do the channel partners play in the Solution Lifecycle (SLC)?.................................................................................................................

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4. Were any assumptions or special considerations made in the SIP? If so, whatare they?

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Gathering Technical RequirementsSection 2: Module 2 lab 2

ObjectivesAfter completing this lab, you should be able to:

Use the Opportunity Assessment document to determine if there is a validSuperdome sales opportunity

Gather technical requirements to determine the customers current and futuregrowth requirements

RequirementsThe following items are required to complete this lab:

Laptop computer with all tools loaded (to be provided by the instructor) Performance Quick Reference Tool (PQRT) Opportunity Assessment document (to be provided by the instructor)


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Customer scenarioTPR Radeon Inc. is an international HP customer and is the largest supplier anddistributor of radar system components for commercial shipping in the US withrapidly expanding markets in both Europe and Asia. With 36 percent market share

TPR is looking to expand its market further and increase its worldwide distributionchannel.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO), Thomas Lock, is expecting the computing needsof the company to show steady growth over the next three years. He needs toconsolidate the four largest development systems into a single system that will handlethe growth over the next three years. He also expects due to an upcomingacquisition two more development teams will be integrated.

The CIO is confident that the following resources will meet the companys current andfuture growth requirements:

A Superdome system for consolidation The current EVA storage area network (SAN) storage and backup solution

Other considerations include:

The IT staff is not concerned with disaster recovery or clustering at this time. An Oracle database will be used for all development. The network bandwidth for data and backup is critical. The 1000BaseSX

adapter must be doubled per application to meet the requirements for dataand backup.

There is no requirement for system management tools at this time, other thanthe Support Management Station (SMS) tool for the new system.

The customer requires 24 x 7 support. The development system is located in the Atlanta headquarters. Development teams from the pending acquisition will be relocated to Atlanta

headquarters, two additional partitions will be required

The CIO states that the Technical Director, Joe Dukes, is funded for thisproject.

Existing environmentThe following list depicts the current environment for TPR Radeon Inc., which includesa total of 40 processors and 128GB of memory:

rp8400 twelve processors at 650MHz with 32GB memory rp8400 twelve processors at 650MHz with 32GB memory rx7640 8 processors at 1.6 GHz 6M with 32GB memory rx7640 8 processors at 1.6 GHz 6M with 32GB memory


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Gathering Technical Requirements


Two 73GB boot disks per system EVA SAN with four Fibre Channel adapters per partition


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Exercise 1 Determining a valid Superdomeopportunity

As a class exercise, use the information in the preceding customer scenario to

complete the Opportunity Assessment document provided by your instructor.

Exercise 2 Gathering technical requirements1. Based on the preceding customer scenario, identify the source servers and

performance characteristics that the customer wants to move to the Superdomesolution. List your findings in the following table.

Table 1Source

Systems Processors Clock speed Memory

TotalsUse the PQRT tool to determine the performance of the customers currentsystems. This information will be used to size the Superdome solution to meet thecustomers requirements.


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2. To start the PQRT application, double-click the PQRTapplication icon on yourdesktop. A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet opens.

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When prompted, click Enable Macrosto start the PQRT tool.



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4. When the Notes & Announcements screen displays, read all of theannouncements and notes, and then click Close.

NoteThe notes page will no longer appear after the saved function is used for the firsttime. To access the notes page after the saved function use the tool bar



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5. When the PQRT start page displays, clickAnalyze by specific system.



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6. When the Select System screen displays, use the drop-down menus to select thecorrect Vendor, System Family, System Model, and Processor count to determinethe transactions per minute (tpms) for the customers current source systems.

Refer to the customer scenario to determine the correct selections and enter yourfindings in the following table.

Table 2Source

Systems Processors Clock speed Memory tpms

Totals

NoteAt this point, you would need to reengage the customer to verify utilization data,identify bottlenecks, and suggest consulting services for performing the analysis.



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7. Using the preceding customer scenario, record your findings on the followingrequirements:

AvailabilityNo clustering is required at this time .............................................................

Boot devices and storageBoot devices ---- Two 73GB boot devices per partition .....................................

SAN ---- Existing EVA SAN, four Fibre Channel adapters per application ...........

NetworkTwo 1000BaseSX adapters per application for data .......................................

Two 1000BaseSX adapters per application for backup....................................

BackupCustomer will integrate the existing backup solution.........................................

Disaster recoveryNo requirements at this time .........................................................................

Planned growthThere is no quantitative data about how much growth is needed at this time.......

Application supportNote

Access the following website to determine application support requirements:

http://isvappstatus.cac.cpqcorp.net/ISV/ISV.asp

Oracle Database ........................................................................................

System management toolsSupport Management Station (SMS) is required .............................................

Support and services.Proactive 24 ...............................................................................................


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Using the Nifty 54 Rules ToolSection 2 Module 3 Lab 3.1

ObjectiveAfter completing this lab, you should be able to use the HP Nifty 54 Rules tool todesignate how cells should be assigned in cell slots.

RequirementsThe following Nifty 54 rules tables are required to complete this lab.

SD16Size

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Configuration Shown

1 0R 2R 1R 3R 4x1

2 0R 1R 0S 1S 2x2

3 0R 0S 0 1x3

4 0R 0S 0 0 1x4

CABINET 0

SD32Size

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Configuration Shown

1 0R 4R 2R 6R 1R 5R 3R 7R 8x12 0R 2R 0S 2S 1R 3R 1S 3S 4x2

2 4R 4S 1x2

3 0R 0S 0 1R 1S 1 2x3

4 0R 0S 0 0 1R 1S 1 1 2x4

5 0R 0S 0 0 0 1x5

6 0R 0S 0 0 0 0 1x6

7 0R 0S 0 0 0 0 0 1x7

8 0R 0S 0 0 0 0 0 0 1x8

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Exercise Creating partitions1. Create two 2-cell partitions for an SD16 system.

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2. Create two 1-cell partitions for an SD16 system.

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3. Create two 2-cell partitions for an SD32 system. In this case, you willeventually want to expand nPar0 to four cells.

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4. Create one 3-cell partition, two 2-cell partitions, and one 1-cell partition foran SD32 system.

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This configuration is not shown in the Nifty 54 Rules tool, but you can combinemultiple rules to design the configuration.


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5. Create one 6-cell partition for an SD32 system.

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Designing the Superdome SystemSection 2: Module 3 Lab 3.2

ObjectiveAfter completing this lab, you should be able to use the results obtained during theAnalysis phase and the Performance Quick Reference Tool (PQRT) to choose thecorrect server and then optimize the system for memory and cell performance.

RequirementsThe following items are required to perform this lab:

Laptop computer with all tools loaded (provided by the instructor) PQRT spreadsheet Results of the Gathering Technical Requirements lab Nifty 54 Rules document

Customer scenario

NoteAfter further consultation with customer, the scenario has been updated withperformance numbers and other information.

TPR Radeon Inc. is an international HP customer and is the largest supplier anddistributor of radar system components for commercial shipping in the US withrapidly expanding markets in both Europe and Asia. With 36 percent market shareTPR is looking to expand its market further and increase its worldwide distributionchannel.

The Chief Information Officer (CIO), Thomas Lock, is expecting the increasedcomputing needs of TPR Radeon Inc. to grow at approximately 15% per year overthe next three years. He has asked you to help with the need for increasedcomputing power. The company needs to consolidate its four largest developmentsystems into a single system that will enable the expected growth, and it needs to do

this without the upgrades causing significant downtime.The CIO is confident that the following resources will meet the companys current andfuture growth requirements:

A new HP Superdome system with a 20% increase in performance andEnterprise Operating Environment (EOE)

Their current EVA storage area network (SAN) storage and backup solutionwith four Fibre Channel adapters per application


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Additional informationAs you gathered technical requirements for TPR Radeon Inc. in the Analysis phase,you determined the following additional information regarding the design of theirSuperdome system:

At this stage, the customer wants to use the latest high performance Itaniumprocessor.

An SMS is required. Because the customer may add a Windows partition inthe future, the Windows SMS will be selected. The customer also wants to usethe SMS as a console.

The customer wants to minimize downtime for any upgrades, so instantCapacity (iCAP) processors should be considered the customer alsounderstands that partitions for the additional development teams will need tobe added later.

Database performance is a top priority to the customer. The customers system should be optimized for maximum performance at all

stages, including memory, cell, and I/O.

Each development team requires their own hard partition on the system This system will be used for development and testing only. The boot disk requirements are two mirrored 73GB boot disks per partition.


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Exercise Designing a system to meet customerrequirements

You have completed the Gathering Technical Requirements lab. After further

discussion with the customer, additional information has been provided regarding thedesign of their Superdome system. In this exercise you will use PQRT to select thecorrect server and maximize the performance.

NoteBefore using PQRT to design your system, be sure to download the latest versionfrom the Source, and then review all of the caveats that are included with thedownload.

1. To start the PQRT application, double-click the PQRTapplication icon on yourdesktop. A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet opens.

2. When prompted, click Enable Macrosto start the PQRT tool.



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3. When the Notes & Announcements screen displays, read all of theannouncements and notes, and then click Close.

NoteThe notes page will no longer appear after the saved function is used for the firsttime. To access the notes page after the saved function use the tool bar



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4. When the PQRT start page displays, clickAnalyze by specific system.



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5. When the Select System screen displays, use the drop-down menus to selectthe correct Vendor, System Family, System Model, and Processor count todetermine the transactions per minute (tpms) for the customers current sourcesystems.

6. Refer to the customer scenario to determine the correct selections and enteryour findings in the following table.

Table 1Source

Systems Processors Clock speed Memory tpms

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9. Use the PQRT to determine which sx2000 Superdome servers will meet the20% performance improvement requirement, and then map these servers tobecome the initial proposed system.



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10.Record the number of cells, processors, and tpms for the initial proposedsystem in the following table.

Table 4Initial target

Cells Processors tpms

Totals

NoteA 16-socket Superdome (SD16) server or 32-socket Superdome (SD32) server isrequired for four cells.

11.Use the PRQT to map to the final target system for the third year. Enter yourresults in the following table.

NoteThe PQRT might not provide a system with the exact tpm number. Select thesystem that has the closest tpm number that is higher than the number you arecomparing it against.

Table 5

Final targetCells Processors tpms

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12.Based on the requirements of year 3, adjust the initial target requirementsthat were recorded in step 7 so that no downtime will be needed forperformance upgrades.

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Adjusted Initial target systemCells Processors tpms

Totals

13.Explain why you made the adjustments noted in the preceding step...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14.Review the table created in step 5. Use that information to size the memoryfor the new system. Explain the rationale used to obtain your results.

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15.Explain the rationale you would use to size the I/O..................................................................................................................

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16.Explain the rationale behind the partition sizing..................................................................................................................

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18.Explain the rationale behind the operating system and softwareconfiguration, such as EOE and C++ compilers.

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Configuring the System andGenerating a Quote

Section 2: Module 4 Lab 4

ObjectivesAfter completing this lab you should be able to use the Microsoft Sales Builder forWindows (SBW) tool to:

Configure an HP Superdome system Generate a quote for the Superdome system

NoteEnsure that you are running the latest version of SBW.

RequirementsThe following components are required to perform this lab:

Notebook computer with all software and tools loaded (provided by theinstructor)

Sales Builder for Windows (SBW) tool, which is already loaded on thestudent notebook computer

The results of the Designing the Superdome System Lab

A component list that is provided in the scenario that followsNote

Although the most current terminology uses socket instead of way whendescribing server types, the SBW still uses way, such as Superdome 64-way.


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IntroductionThis lab builds on the TPR Radeon Inc. scenario used in the Gathering TechnicalRequirements and Designing the Superdome System labs. A component list hasbeen generated using the configuration guide and the Designing the Superdome

System lab results.

Component listYou will use the following component list with the SBW tool to configure and quote aSuperdome system for TPR Radeon Inc.

NoteThe following list provides an example of the type of component list you will useto configure and quote Superdome systems.

Quote Title = 1 x sx2000 SD64 1 x sx2000 32/64 Core Chassis SD, 3-phase, 4-wire power 1 x redundant PDCA

NoteEmpty cell slots require cell terminators.

nPar1 (1c-4p-32GB)

NotenPar1 (1c-4p-32GB) should be interpreted as follows:

nPar ----- The partition name

1c ----- one cell

4p ----- four processor module which is eight processor cores

HP-UX 11i v2 Enterprise OE, integrated, with DVD Media 1 x English hardcopy manual for HP-UX 11i v1 and documentation on

DVD-ROM

1 x sx2000 cell 4 x 1.6GHz/24MB CPUs

NoteSocket terminators are required when only one processor socket filled in a cell.

32 GB: 2 x 16GB memory modulesNoteThis lab is using two 16GB memory modules instead of four 8GB memorymodule. This configuration provides eight dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs).


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1 x 12-slot PCI-X I/O chassis2 x dual Ultra160 SCSI HBAs cards

Port 1: primary boot

Port 2: mirror boot

Port 3: DVD/DAT

Port 4: unused

4 x Fibre Channel/1000BaseSX combo cards4 x FC for disk (SAN)

2 x GigE for backup over LAN

2 x GigE for data LAN

2 x DS2120, each with:

2 x 73GB 15K disks

2 x SCSI cable 10m VHDTS68 M/M multimode

NoteAn assumption is being made regarding the 10m length for the cables. In a realinstallation, you would check with the HP Customer Engineer (CE) or HP AccountSupport Consultant (ASC) to determine the preferred cable length.

1 x DVD+RW with SCSI terminator 1 x DAT40 2 x SCSI cable 10m VHDTS68/HDTS68 M/M multimode

nPar2 (1c-4p-32GB)

HP-UX 11i v2 Enterprise OE, integrated 1 x sx2000 cell 4 x 1.6GHz/24MB CPUs 32 GB: 2 x 16GB memory modules

NoteThis lab is configuring 4GB per processor, which is 32GB. Database will performat its best with 4GB per processor

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Port 2: mirror boot

Port 3: DVD/DAT

Port 4: unused

4 x Fibre Channel/1000BaseSX Combo Cards4 x FC for disk (SAN)



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nPar3 (2c-8p-64GB)

HP-UX 11i v2 Enterprise OE, integrated HP Serviceguard software 1 x sx2000 cell 4 x 1.6GHz/24MB CPUs

o 3 activeo 1 iCAP

32 GB: 2 x 16GB memory modules 1 x sx2000 cell 4 x 1.6GHz/24MB CPUs

o 3 activeo 1 iCAP

!ImportantEnsure that this cell is located in the appropriate slot according to the Nifty54rules for 2-cell nPars.

32 GB: 2 x 16GB memory modules 1 x 12-slot PCI-X I/O Chassis

2 x dual Ultra160 SCSI HBAs cards


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nPar4 (2c-8p-64GB)

HP-UX 11i v2 Enterprise OE, integrated Serviceguard 1 x sx2000 cell 4 x 1.6GHz/24MB CPUs

o 3 activeo 1 iCAP

32 GB: 2 x 16GB memory modules 1 x sx2000 cell 4 x 1.6GHz/24MB CPUs

o 3 activeo 1 iCAP

NoteEnsure that this cell is located in the appropriate slot according to the Nifty54rules for 2-cell nPars.

32 GB: 2 x 16GB memory modules 1 x 12-slot PCI-X I/O chassis

2 x dual Ultra160 SCSI HBAs cards

Port 1: primary bootPort 2: mirror boot

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Peripherals

Factory-integrate all peripherals 1 x 10642 rack, with:

HP ProCurve Switch 2124

HP ProCurve Rackmount kit

4 x 16-amp PDUs

2 x Tape Array 5300 units to accommodate DVD/DAT pairs for 4 nPars

Support and services

3 Year Proactive Services Support, First System On siteManagement

1 x Windows SMS

1 x TFT7600 1U rackmount display + keyboard

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Exercise 1 Configuring the systemIn this exercise, you will review the component list and use the SBW to configure theSuperdome system.

1. To start SBW, double-click the SBWicon on your desktop.2. To select the advanced user interface, click FileNewWhiteboard

(Advanced UI).

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3. To display the Configuration Selection Wizard, select InsertSystem.



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4. When the Configuration Selection Wizard screen displays, select the Systemproduct category. This step ensures that the correct menu is displayed.



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5. Click Serversto display all of the available server types.

6. Click Superdometo display the available Superdome servers.



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7. Review the preceding component list and select the appropriate Superdomeserver.

8. When the correct Superdome server is selected, click the Createbutton todisplay the Whiteboard screen. A SuperDome 64-waysystem icon is placedon the whiteboard screen



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9. When the Message Notification screen displays, review the warnings andnote the To Do action items. Click OKwhen finished.

10.The Config Worksheet screen displays and allows you to configure the systembased on the components list.



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11.Click the Globaltab. Configure all of the global components such as numberof partitions, power, and support before configuring the individual cells. Yourcompleted worksheet should resemble the following graphic.

NoteTo configure one active processor assembly, you must click the Optionstab andselect Processor Placement in Increment of 1. This step allows you to override thedefault setting of two processor modules.



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12.Select Partition 1in the System Overview pane and ensure that the Partitiontab is selected.



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13.Configure the following options to enable Partition 1 to have three activeprocessors and clickApplywhen finished.


1 active cell board

0 iCAP cell boards

3 processor modules

1 iCAP processor module

When configuring a single iCAP processor, it must be manually enabled.

NoteThe software graphics still use the term iCOD, but the most current term for thisfeature is iCAP.

NoteIf the component list had called for three active processors in Partition 1, there isno easy way to configure an odd number of active processors because aprocessor module contains two processors. The only way to accomplish this is toorder the cell board with two processor modules, but only one active. The iCAPmodule will be activated on site. This enablement must be manually entered inthe quote.


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14.Click the System Diagrambutton.



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15.At the System Diagram screen, review how the SBW placed the componentsin the racks. When finished, click the Config Worksheetbutton.



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16.At the Config Worksheet screen, click the Hardware Listbutton.



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17.At the Hardware List screen, review the listed hardware components. Thisscreen enables you to:


Change the quantity of an item

Clear an item by removing the check mark in the Quote column

NoteThis method of making changes to the configuration should be used only if thesystem will not allow you to make changes to the configuration.

18.Return to the Config Worksheetscreen when you have finished reviewing thehardware components.


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19.At the Config Worksheet screen, click the Connections Diagrambutton.



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20.At the Connections Diagram screen, scroll through all of the partitions toverify that:


All of the components on your list are included in the configuration.

There are no remaining errors in the configuration.


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21.Access the Config Worksheetscreen and select FileSave to Local Filetosave the whiteboard. The whiteboard will be used with other labs and mustbe saved.



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22.To clear the Gate Keeper screen, selectAcknowledge All Messagesand clickContinue.



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23.Select a file name and directory, and then click Save.



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24.To export the system diagram, select FileExportTo Visio File.

25.At the Export Visio As screen, select a directory and enter a file name for theexported system diagram. Click Save.



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Exercise 2 Generating the quoteTo generate a quote:

1. At the Config Worksheet screen, select ToolsConvert Whiteboard to aQuote. The SCQuote screen displays.



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2. At the SCQuote screen, review the system components and pricing. Thisscreen enables you to edit and format the quote output. You can also exportthis information to other applications for additional formatting options, suchas Microsoft Word.



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3. To export the quote to a Word document, select FileExportOtherFormat.



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4. When the Export window displays, select MS Wordand click OK.

5. When you are prompted, name the file and click OKto complete the task.

Documents

Planning and Designing HP Superdome Server Solutions 34473-LG-PDF-03JAN07 Day2