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1.
If
you
have
not
already
done
so,
connect
the
RXE
expansion
and
RXE
management
cables
between
the
server
and
the
remote
expansion
enclosure.
See
″RXE
Expansion
and
Management
Port
cabling″
in
the
Option
Installation
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
2.
Start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
3.
From
the
main
menu,
select
Advanced
Setup.
4.
Select
Scalable
Partition
Settings.
5.
Select
Create
Scalable
Partition
Settings.
6.
For
4-way
and
8-way
single
chassis
configurations,
complete
the
following
steps:
a.
Select
1
x445
chassis
as
the
Scalable
System
Configuration.
b.
Select
the
number
of
PCI-X
slots
available
to
the
RXE
Expansion
Port
in
the
remote
expansion
enclosure.
The
following
choices
are
available:
0
-
No
PCI-X
slots
are
assigned
to
the
RXE
Expansion
Port.
6
-
Only
six
of
the
12
slots
are
assigned
to
the
RXE
Expansion
Port.
12
-
All
12
PCI-X
slots
are
assigned
to
the
RXE
Expansion
Port.
c.
Complete
one
of
the
following
procedures,
depending
on
the
number
of
SMP
Expansion
Modules
that
are
installed:
v
One
SMP
Expansion
Module:
If
six
or
12
PCI-X
slots
are
available,
select
Primary
Scalable
Node,
Port
A
for
the
RXE
Port
destination.
v
Two
SMP
Expansion
Modules:
If
six
or
12
PCI-X
slots
are
available
to
port
A
or
port
B,
select
Primary
Scalable
Node,
Port
B
for
the
RXE
Port
destination.
If
six
PCI-X
slots
are
available
to
port
A
and
six
PCI-X
slots
are
available
to
port
B,
select
Primary
Scalable
Node,
Port
A
for
the
RXE
Port
A
destination
and
Primary
Scalable
Node,
Port
B
for
the
RXE
Port
B
destination.
d.
Go
to
step
8.
7.
For
16-way
two-chassis
configuration,
complete
the
following
steps:
a.
Select
2
x445
chassis,
as
the
Scalable
System
Configuration.
b.
Enter
a
Scalable
Partition
ID
0000
through
9999.
c.
For
the
primary
boot
node,
select
SMP
ID
0.
Note:
The
SMP
ID
can
be
0
or
2,
but
it
must
be
different
from
the
SMP
ID
of
the
secondary
x445
scalable
node.
d.
Enter
the
Secondary
ASM
host
name
or
IP
address.
e.
From
the
Secondary
Scalable
Node
SMP
ID
menu,
select
Yes,
SMP
ID
2.
Note:
This
SMP
ID
must
be
different
from
the
SMP
ID
for
the
primary
boot
node.
f.
Select
the
number
of
PCI-X
slots
available
to
the
RXE
Expansion
Port
in
the
remote
expansion
enclosure.
The
following
choices
are
available:
0
-
No
PCI-X
slots
are
assigned
to
the
RXE
Expansion
Port.
6
-
Only
six
of
the
12
slots
are
assigned
to
the
RXE
Expansion
Port.
12
-
All
12
PCI-X
slots
are
assigned
to
the
RXE
Expansion
Port.
g.
If
12
PCI-X
slots
are
available
to
port
A,
select
Primary
Scalable
Node,
Port
B
for
the
RXE
Port
A
destination.
If
six
PCI-X
slots
are
available
to
port
A
and
six
PCI-X
slots
are
available
to
port
B,
select
Primary
Scalable
Node,
Port
A
for
the
RXE
Port
A
destination
and
Primary
Scalable
Node,
Port
B
for
the
RXE
Port
B
destination.
8.
Select
Write
Scalable
Partition
Settings
and
follow
the
prompts
to
exit
the
menu
item.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
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