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Planning and Designing HP Superdome
Server Solution
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Planning and Designing HP Superdome

Server Solution
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Planning and Designing the HP Superdome Server Solution
Lab guide
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Contents
S2 Module 1 Solution Implementation Plan
Objective........................................................................................................ 1
Requirements .................................................................................................. 1
Exercise Reviewing the SIP document ............................................................. 2
Solution validation..................................................................................... 2
S2 Module 2 Gathering Technical Requirements

Objectives ...................................................................................................... 1
Requirements .................................................................................................. 1
Customer scenario ........................................................................................... 2
Existing environment .................................................................................. 2
Exercise 1 Determining a valid Superdome opportunity.................................... 4
Exercise 2 Gathering technical requirements................................................... 4
S2 Module 3 Using Nifty 54 Rules

Objective........................................................................................................ 1
Requirements .................................................................................................. 1
SD16 ....................................................................................................... 1
SD32....................................................................................................... 1
SD64 ...................................................................................................... 2
Exercise Creating partitions .......................................................................... 3
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S2 Module 3 Designing the Superdome System

Objective........................................................................................................ 1
Requirements .................................................................................................. 1
Additional information ............................................................................... 3
Exercise Designing a system to meet customer requirements .............................. 4
S2 Module 4 Configuration and Quote

Objectives ...................................................................................................... 1
Requirements .................................................................................................. 1
Introduction..................................................................................................... 2
Component list.......................................................................................... 2
Exercise 1 Configuring the system.................................................................. 8
Exercise 2 Generating the quote ................................................................. 27
S2 Module 5 Documenting
Objective........................................................................................................ 1
Requirements .................................................................................................. 1
Introduction..................................................................................................... 1
Exercise Documenting the solution ................................................................. 2
S2 Module 6 Adding Cells to a Partition

Objective........................................................................................................ 1
Requirements .................................................................................................. 1
Exercise 1 Configuring the add-on cells.......................................................... 2
S2 Module 6 Adding vPars to a Partition

Objective........................................................................................................ 1
Requirements .................................................................................................. 1
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Exercise Adding vPars to partition 0 .............................................................. 2
S2 Module 6 Adding Processing Power

Objective........................................................................................................ 1
Requirements .................................................................................................. 1
Scenario......................................................................................................... 1
Exercise Upgrading to a 128-processor sx2000 server..................................... 2
Answer Key
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Reviewing the Solution Implementation Plan

Section 2 Module 1 Lab 1
Objective
After completing this lab, you should be able to review a Solution Implementation
plan (SIP) to determine the following items:
Customers business requirements and key contacts
HP solution
Roles and responsibilities
Considerations
Solution validation
Requirements
To perform this lab, the instructor will provide a completed sample SIP to be used
during the class discussion.
Note
To obtain maximum value from this lab, it should be performed as an instructorled class exercise.
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Exercise Reviewing the SIP document

As a class discussion, review the sample SIP provided by the instructor to perform the
following steps from the HP Channel Partners perspective:
1. Review the Introduction section of the SIP and discuss the customers business
requirements and key contacts.
2. Review the HP Solution section of the SIP and discuss the solution design and
the high-level design (HLD) implementation plan.
3. Review the Roles and Responsibilities section of the SIP and discuss the
Channel Partners roles and responsibilities.
4. Review the Considerations section of the SIP and discuss the assumptions
and recommendations regarding system sizing, growth, and performance.
Solution validation
To validate the proposed solution in the sample SIP, answer the following questions:
1. After reviewing the Introduction section, what are the customers business
requirements? How can the HP Superdome solution meet those
requirements?
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2. What type of Superdome system design was proposed? Are there any
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Reviewing the Solution Implementation Plan
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, what
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Gathering Technical Requirements

Section 2: Module 2 lab 2
Objectives
After completing this lab, you should be able to:
Use the Opportunity Assessment document to determine if there is a valid

Superdome sales opportunity
Gather technical requirements to determine the customers current and future

growth requirements
Requirements
The following items are required to complete this lab:
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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 scenario
TPR Radeon Inc. is an international HP customer and is the largest supplier and
distributor of radar system components for commercial shipping in the US with
rapidly expanding markets in both Europe and Asia. With 36 percent market share
TPR is looking to expand its market further and increase its worldwide distribution
channel.
The Chief Information Officer (CIO), Thomas Lock, is expecting the computing needs
of the company to show steady growth over the next three years. He needs to
consolidate the four largest development systems into a single system that will handle
the growth over the next three years. He also expects due to an upcoming
acquisition two more development teams will be integrated.
The CIO is confident that the following resources will meet the companys current and
future 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 data
and backup.
There is no requirement for system management tools at this time, other than
the 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 this
project.
Existing environment
The following list depicts the current environment for TPR Radeon Inc., which includes
a total of 40 processors and 128GB of memory:
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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

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Two 73GB boot disks per system
EVA SAN with four Fibre Channel adapters per partition
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Exercise 1 Determining a valid Superdome

opportunity
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 requirements

1.
Based on the preceding customer scenario, identify the source servers and
performance characteristics that the customer wants to move to the Superdome
solution. List your findings in the following table.
Table 1
Source
Systems
Processors
Clock speed
Memory
Totals
Use the PQRT tool to determine the performance of the customers current
systems. This information will be used to size the Superdome solution to meet the
customers requirements.
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2.
To start the PQRT application, double-click the PQRT application icon on your
desktop. A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet opens.
3.
When prompted, click Enable Macros to start the PQRT tool.
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4.
When the Notes & Announcements screen displays, read all of the
announcements and notes, and then click Close.
Note
The notes page will no longer appear after the saved function is used for the first
time. To access the notes page after the saved function use the tool bar
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When the PQRT start page displays, click Analyze by specific system.
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6.
When the Select System screen displays, use the drop-down menus to select the
correct Vendor, System Family, System Model, and Processor count to determine
the transactions per minute (tpms) for the customers current source systems.
Refer to the customer scenario to determine the correct selections and enter your
findings in the following table.
Table 2
Source
Systems
Processors
Clock speed
Memory
tpms
Totals
Note
At 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 following
requirements:
Availability
No clustering is required at this time .............................................................
Boot devices and storage
Boot devices ---- Two 73GB boot devices per partition .....................................
SAN ---- Existing EVA SAN, four Fibre Channel adapters per application ...........
Network
Two 1000BaseSX adapters per application for data .......................................

Two 1000BaseSX adapters per application for backup ....................................
Backup
Customer will integrate the existing backup solution.........................................
Disaster recovery
No requirements at this time .........................................................................
Planned growth
There is no quantitative data about how much growth is needed at this time.......
Application support
Note
Access the following website to determine application support requirements:
http://isvappstatus.cac.cpqcorp.net/ISV/ISV.asp
Oracle Database ........................................................................................
System management tools
Support Management Station (SMS) is required .............................................
Support and services.
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Using the Nifty 54 Rules Tool

Section 2 Module 3 Lab 3.1
Objective
After completing this lab, you should be able to use the HP Nifty 54 Rules tool to
designate how cells should be assigned in cell slots.
Requirements
The following Nifty 54 rules tables are required to complete this lab.
SD16
Size
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CABINET 0
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Exercise Creating partitions

1. 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 will
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4. Create one 3-cell partition, two 2-cell partitions, and one 1-cell partition for
an SD32 system.
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Note
This configuration is not shown in the Nifty 54 Rules tool, but you can combine
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5. Create one 6-cell partition for an SD32 system.

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Designing the Superdome System

Section 2: Module 3 Lab 3.2
Objective
After completing this lab, you should be able to use the results obtained during the
Analysis phase and the Performance Quick Reference Tool (PQRT) to choose the
correct server and then optimize the system for memory and cell performance.
Requirements
The 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
Note
After further consultation with customer, the scenario has been updated with
performance numbers and other information.
TPR Radeon Inc. is an international HP customer and is the largest supplier and
distributor of radar system components for commercial shipping in the US with
rapidly expanding markets in both Europe and Asia. With 36 percent market share
TPR is looking to expand its market further and increase its worldwide distribution
channel.
The Chief Information Officer (CIO), Thomas Lock, is expecting the increased
computing needs of TPR Radeon Inc. to grow at approximately 15% per year over
the next three years. He has asked you to help with the need for increased
computing power. The company needs to consolidate its four largest development
systems 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 and
future growth requirements:
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A new HP Superdome system with a 20% increase in performance and

Enterprise Operating Environment (EOE)
Their current EVA storage area network (SAN) storage and backup solution
with four Fibre Channel adapters per application
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Other considerations include:
The IT staff is not concerned with disaster recovery or clustering at this time.
C++ and Oracle database applications will be running in the new

environment.
The network bandwidth for data and backup is critical. The 1000BaseSX
adapter must be doubled per application to meet the requirements for data
and backup.
There is no requirement for system management tools at this time, other than
the 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 this
project.
Existing environment
The following list depicts the current environment for TPR Radeon Inc., which includes
a total of 40 processors and 128GB of memory:
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rp8400 12 processors at 650 MHz with 32GB memory
rp8400 12 processors at 650 MHz with 32GB memory
Two 73GB boot disks per system
EVA SAN with four Fibre Channel adapters per partition
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Additional information
As you gathered technical requirements for TPR Radeon Inc. in the Analysis phase,
you determined the following additional information regarding the design of their
Superdome system:
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At this stage, the customer wants to use the latest high performance Itanium
processor.
An SMS is required. Because the customer may add a Windows partition in

the future, the Windows SMS will be selected. The customer also wants to use
the SMS as a console.
The customer wants to minimize downtime for any upgrades, so instant

Capacity (iCAP) processors should be considered the customer also
understands that partitions for the additional development teams will need to
be 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 customer

requirements
You have completed the Gathering Technical Requirements lab. After further
discussion with the customer, additional information has been provided regarding the
design of their Superdome system. In this exercise you will use PQRT to select the
correct server and maximize the performance.
Note
Before using PQRT to design your system, be sure to download the latest version
from the Source, and then review all of the caveats that are included with the
download.
1. To start the PQRT application, double-click the PQRT application icon on your
desktop. A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet opens.
2. When prompted, click Enable Macros to start the PQRT tool.
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3. When the Notes & Announcements screen displays, read all of the
announcements and notes, and then click Close.
Note
The notes page will no longer appear after the saved function is used for the first
time. To access the notes page after the saved function use the tool bar
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4. When the PQRT start page displays, click Analyze by specific system.
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5. When the Select System screen displays, use the drop-down menus to select
the correct Vendor, System Family, System Model, and Processor count to
determine the transactions per minute (tpms) for the customers current source
systems.
6. Refer to the customer scenario to determine the correct selections and enter
your findings in the following table.
Table 1
Source
Systems
Processors
Clock speed
Memory
tpms
Totals
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7. Complete the following table. To address performance bottlenecks, add 20%

to the source tpms.
Table 2
Source
Systems
Processors
Clock speed
Performance
Memory
tpms
20%
Totals
8. To accommodate the customers expected year over year growth, add 15% to
the initial target tpms for the next three years. Obtain the 20% performance
figures from the Table 2 in step 6.
Table 3
Performance
20%
Growth (in tpms)

15% year 1
15% year 2
15% year 3
Totals
Note
It is important to note the strategy used to complete the performance and growth
calculations because there are a couple of ways these figures could be derived.
Be sure to note all caveats and assumptions.
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9. Use the PQRT to determine which sx2000 Superdome servers will meet the
20% performance improvement requirement, and then map these servers to
become the initial proposed system.
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10. Record the number of cells, processors, and tpms for the initial proposed
system in the following table.
Table 4
Initial target
Cells
Processors
tpms
Totals
Note
A 16-socket Superdome (SD16) server or 32-socket Superdome (SD32) server is
required for four cells.
11. Use the PRQT to map to the final target system for the third year. Enter your
results in the following table.
Note
The PQRT might not provide a system with the exact tpm number. Select the
system that has the closest tpm number that is higher than the number you are
comparing it against.
Table 5
Final target
Cells
Processors
tpms
Totals
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12. Based on the requirements of year 3, adjust the initial target requirements
that were recorded in step 7 so that no downtime will be needed for
performance upgrades.
Table 6
Adjusted Initial target system
Cells
Processors
tpms
Totals
13. Explain why you made the adjustments noted in the preceding step.
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In the preceding steps, performance uplift was added only to the processors.
When addressing bottlenecks, more exploration is required because they could
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14. Review the table created in step 5. Use that information to size the memory
for 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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Configuring the System and

Generating a Quote
Section 2: Module 4 Lab 4
Objectives
After completing this lab you should be able to use the Microsoft Sales Builder for
Windows (SBW) tool to:
Configure an HP Superdome system
Generate a quote for the Superdome system

Note
Ensure that you are running the latest version of SBW.
Requirements
The following components are required to perform this lab:
Notebook computer with all software and tools loaded (provided by the
instructor)
Sales Builder for Windows (SBW) tool, which is already loaded on the
student notebook computer
The results of the Designing the Superdome System Lab
A component list that is provided in the scenario that follows

Note
Although the most current terminology uses socket instead of way when
describing server types, the SBW still uses way, such as Superdome 64-way.
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Introduction
This lab builds on the TPR Radeon Inc. scenario used in the Gathering Technical
Requirements and Designing the Superdome System labs. A component list has
been generated using the configuration guide and the Designing the Superdome
System lab results.
Component list
You will use the following component list with the SBW tool to configure and quote a
Superdome system for TPR Radeon Inc.
Note
The following list provides an example of the type of component list you will use
to 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
Note
Empty cell slots require cell terminators.
nPar1 (1c-4p-32GB)
Note
nPar1 (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
Note
Socket terminators are required when only one processor socket filled in a cell.
32 GB: 2 x 16GB memory modules

Note
This lab is using two 16GB memory modules instead of four 8GB memory
module. This configuration provides eight dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs).
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1 x 12-slot PCI-X I/O chassis
2 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 cards
4 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

Note
An assumption is being made regarding the 10m length for the cables. In a real
installation, you would check with the HP Customer Engineer (CE) or HP Account
Support 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
Note
This lab is configuring 4GB per processor, which is 32GB. Database will perform
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Port 2: mirror boot
Port 3: DVD/DAT
Port 4: unused
4 x Fibre Channel/1000BaseSX Combo Cards
2 x 73GB 15K disk
1 x DAT40
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nPar3 (2c-8p-64GB)
HP Serviceguard software
1 x sx2000 cell
3 active
1 iCAP
1 x sx2000 cell
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1 iCAP
Important
Ensure that this cell is located in the appropriate slot according to the Nifty54
rules for 2-cell nPars.
1 x 12-slot PCI-X I/O Chassis
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Port 3: DVD/DAT
Port 4: unused
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Serviceguard
1 x sx2000 cell
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1 iCAP
1 x sx2000 cell
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3 active
1 iCAP
Note
Ensure that this cell is located in the appropriate slot according to the Nifty54
rules for 2-cell nPars.
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Port 2: mirror boot
Port 3: DVD/DAT
Port 4: unused
2 x 73GB 15K disk
1 x DAT40

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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 site
Management
1 x Windows SMS
1 x TFT7600 1U rackmount display + keyboard

Note
The TFT7600 is not included with the windows SMS and must be added.
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Exercise 1 Configuring the system

In this exercise, you will review the component list and use the SBW to configure the
Superdome system.
1. To start SBW, double-click the SBW icon on your desktop.
2. To select the advanced user interface, click File New Whiteboard
(Advanced UI).
Note
The SBW application may start in the (Advanced UI) depending on the options
set
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3. To display the Configuration Selection Wizard, select Insert System.
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4. When the Configuration Selection Wizard screen displays, select the System
product category. This step ensures that the correct menu is displayed.
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5. Click Servers to display all of the available server types.
6. Click Superdome to display the available Superdome servers.
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7. Review the preceding component list and select the appropriate Superdome
server.
8. When the correct Superdome server is selected, click the Create button to
display the Whiteboard screen. A SuperDome 64-way system icon is placed
on the whiteboard screen
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9. When the Message Notification screen displays, review the warnings and
note the To Do action items. Click OK when finished.
10. The Config Worksheet screen displays and allows you to configure the system
based on the components list.
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11. Click the Global tab. Configure all of the global components such as number
of partitions, power, and support before configuring the individual cells. Your
completed worksheet should resemble the following graphic.
Note
To configure one active processor assembly, you must click the Options tab and
select Processor Placement in Increment of 1. This step allows you to override the
default setting of two processor modules.
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12. Select Partition 1 in the System Overview pane and ensure that the Partition
tab is selected.
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13. Configure the following options to enable Partition 1 to have three active
processors and click Apply when 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.

Note
The software graphics still use the term iCOD, but the most current term for this
feature is iCAP.
Note
If the component list had called for three active processors in Partition 1, there is
no easy way to configure an odd number of active processors because a
processor module contains two processors. The only way to accomplish this is to
order the cell board with two processor modules, but only one active. The iCAP
module will be activated on site. This enablement must be manually entered in
the quote.
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14. Click the System Diagram button.
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15. At the System Diagram screen, review how the SBW placed the components
in the racks. When finished, click the Config Worksheet button.
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16. At the Config Worksheet screen, click the Hardware List button.
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17. At the Hardware List screen, review the listed hardware components. This
screen enables you to:
Change the quantity of an item
Clear an item by removing the check mark in the Quote column

Note
This method of making changes to the configuration should be used only if the
system will not allow you to make changes to the configuration.
18. Return to the Config Worksheet screen when you have finished reviewing the
hardware components.
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19. At the Config Worksheet screen, click the Connections Diagram button.
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20. At the Connections Diagram screen, scroll through all of the partitions to
verify that:
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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 Worksheet screen and select File Save to Local File to
save the whiteboard. The whiteboard will be used with other labs and must
be saved.
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22. To clear the Gate Keeper screen, select Acknowledge All Messages and click
Continue.
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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 File Export To Visio File.
25. At the Export Visio As screen, select a directory and enter a file name for the
exported system diagram. Click Save.
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Exercise 2 Generating the quote

To generate a quote:
1. At the Config Worksheet screen, select Tools Convert Whiteboard to a
Quote. The SCQuote screen displays.
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2. At the SCQuote screen, review the system components and pricing. This
screen enables you to edit and format the quote output. You can also export
this information to other applications for additional formatting options, such
as Microsoft Word.
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3. To export the quote to a Word document, select File Export Other

Format.
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4. When the Export window displays, select MS Word and click OK.
5. When you are prompted, name the file and click OK to complete the task.
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Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

S2 Module 2 Gathering Technical Requirements

S2 Module 3 Using Nifty 54 Rules

Planning and Design HP Superdome Server Solution

S2 Module 3 Designing the Superdome System

S2 Module 4 Configuration and Quote

S2 Module 6 Adding Cells to a Partition

S2 Module 6 Adding vPars to a Partition

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

S2 Module 6 Adding Processing Power

Reviewing the Solution Implementation Plan

Customers business requirements and key contacts

Roles and responsibilities

Planning and Designing HP Superdome Server Solution

Exercise Reviewing the SIP document

Reviewing the Solution Implementation Plan

Gathering Technical Requirements

Use the Opportunity Assessment document to determine if there is a valid

Gather technical requirements to determine the customers current and future

Performance Quick Reference Tool (PQRT)

Opportunity Assessment document (to be provided by the instructor)

Planning and Designing HP Superdome Server Solution

A Superdome system for consolidation

Other considerations include:

An Oracle database will be used for all development.

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

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

Gathering Technical Requirements

Two 73GB boot disks per system

EVA SAN with four Fibre Channel adapters per partition

Planning and Designing HP Superdome Server Solution

Exercise 1 Determining a valid Superdome

Exercise 2 Gathering technical requirements

Gathering Technical Requirements

When prompted, click Enable Macros to start the PQRT tool.

Planning and Designing HP Superdome Server Solution

Gathering Technical Requirements

Planning and Designing HP Superdome Server Solution

Gathering Technical Requirements

No clustering is required at this time .............................................................

Boot devices and storage

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

Customer will integrate the existing backup solution.........................................

No requirements at this time .........................................................................

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

System management tools

Support Management Station (SMS) is required .............................................

Support and services.

Using the Nifty 54 Rules Tool

Planning and Designing HP Superdome Server Solution

Using the Nifty 54 Rules

Exercise Creating partitions

Planning and Designing HP Superdome Server Solution

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

Designing the Superdome System

Laptop computer with all tools loaded (provided by the instructor)

Results of the Gathering Technical Requirements lab