22 IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node Introduction and Implementation Guide
A Flexible Service Processor (FSP) provides out-of-band system management capabilities,
such as system control, run-time error detection, configuration, and diagnostics. Generally,
you do not interact with the FSP directly but, rather, using tools, such as IBM Flex System
Manager, IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module, and external IBM Systems
Director Management Console. The FSP provides a Serial-over-LAN interface, which is
available with the IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module and the console command.
The p260 and p24L do not have an on-board video chip and do not support keyboard, video,
and mouse (KVM) connection. Server console access is obtained by a SOL connection only.
SOL provides a means to manage servers remotely by using a command-line interface (CLI)
over a Telnet or secure shell (SSH) connection. SOL is required to manage servers that do
not have KVM support or that are attached to the IBM Flex System Manager. SOL provides
console redirection for both System Management Services (SMS) and the server operating
system. The SOL feature redirects server serial-connection data over a LAN without requiring
special cabling by routing the data using the IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module
network interface. The SOL connection enables Power Systems compute nodes to be
managed from any remote location with network access to the IBM Flex System Chassis
Management Module.
The IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module CLI provides access to the text-console
command prompt on each server through a SOL connection, enabling the p260 and p24L to
be managed from a remote location.
I/O adapter slots
There are two I/O adapter slots on the p260 and the p24L which are identical in shape (form
factor). Also different is that the I/O adapters for the Power Systems compute nodes have
their own connector that plugs into the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis midplane.
The I/O is controlled by two P7-IOC I/O controller hub chips. This provides additional flexibility
when assigning resources within Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) to specific Virtual Machine/LPARs.
1.4.5 IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node
The IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node is also based on IBM POWER architecture
technologies. This compute node is a full-wide, Power Systems compute node with four
POWER7 processor sockets, 32 memory slots, four I/O adapter slots, and an option for up to
two internal drives for local storage. It runs in IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis units to
provide a high-density, high-performance compute node environment, using advanced
processing technology.
Highlights
The IBM Flex System p460 Compute Node has the following features:
Four processors with up to 32 POWER7 processing cores
Thirty-two DDR3 memory DIMM slots that support IBM Active Memory Expansion
Supports Very Low Profile (VLP) and Low Profile (LP) DIMMs
Four P7IOC I/O hubs
RAID-capable SAS controller that support up to two SSD or HDD drives
Four I/O adapter slots
Flexible Support Processor (FSP)
System management alerts
IBM Light Path Diagnostics
USB 2.0 port
IBM EnergyScale technology
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