Intel S5520HC Installation Manual

subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Recipe ID: 40VMWR860000000000-02 41VMWR860000000000-02 18 February 2011 VMware vSphere* 4.1 Installation Guide for ESX*/ESXi* 4.1 Intel® Server Board S5520HC Intel® Server Board ...

2 www.intel.com/go/esaa The information contained in this document is provided for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Intel Corporation (“Intel”) and its contributors ("Contributors") on, as of the date of publication. Intel and the Contributors make no commitment to update the information contained in this document, and Intel reserves the right to make changes at any ...

3 Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 5 VMware vSphere Essentials* Editions ...................................................................................................................... 5 Maximize Virtualization Benefits ................................. ...

4 Running the Software ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 Setup a Basic Inventory with the Getting Started Tabs ................................................................................................................................ 39 Start the vSphere* Client and Log into vC ...

5 Executive Summary Intel® Server Platforms and VMware* virtualization solutions together help reduce the cost and complexity of virtualization deployments. The Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series yield higher performance than the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series and cut costs by requiring less servers to perform the same tasks. They also enable secure platforms through new security technologies such as ...

6 VMware vSphere Essentials Plus* adds live migration high application availability and data protection for a complete server consolidation and business continuity solution for the small office IT environment. Both editions are all-inclusive packages that enable many application workloads to be virtualized and consolidated onto three physical servers running vSphere and to be centrally managed. VMwar ...

7  Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (Intel® VT-d) helps speed data movement and eliminates much of the performance overhead by giving designated VMs their own dedicated I/O devices, reducing the overhead of the VM migration in managing I/O traffic. Application performance is critical for day-to-day business operations, as well as creating new products and reaching new customers. But many ...

8 Customers deploying simple server solutions can consolidate 5-10 servers on a single platform to lower operating costs while delivering good performance. Server Configuration Options and Selection Criteria The Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 Series performance benefits provide improved performance on virtualization solutions compared to the previous generation Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Series. In ...

9 Hardware Components Quantity Item Intel® Server Board S5520HC S5520HCT S5520UR S5520URT 1 Intel® Server Chassis SC5600 SC5650 SR1600 (1U) 3.5” disk drive SR1625 (1U) 2.5” disk drive SR2600 (2U) 3.5” disk drives SR2625 (2U) 2.5” disk drives Memory 4 GB or more Memory modules Refer to the tested memory list at http://www.intel.com/support/mo therboards/server/s5520hc/sb/C S-030221.htm http://www.int ...

10 Quantity Item/Model # Intel® Server Board S5520HC S5520UR Internal RAID Options – Intel® RAID Controllers 1 Optional AXXROMBSASMR Internal 4 Port SAS RAID ROC Module (lsi1064E)   1 Optional AXX4SASMOD Internal 4 Port SAS Module (lsi1078)   1 Optional AXX4SASIOMOD External 4 Port SAS Module (lsi1064e)   1 Optional AXXRMS2MH080 8-port 6Gb Integrated RAID (LSI2 ...

11 Intel® I/O Expansion Module Support Matrix Intel® I/O Expansion Module Product Code S5520UR S5520HC Single Connector Dual-port Intel 82571EB GbE AXXGBIOMOD   External 4-port SAS (LSI1064e) AXXSASIOMOD   Single-port InfiniBand* (SDR) AXXIBIOMOD  Double Connector Dual-port Intel 82598EB 10GbE* AXX10GBIOMOD  4-port Intel 82576EB GbE* AXX4GBIOMOD2   Single-port Infi ...

12 Related Intel® ESAA Solutions There are several solutions available to provide disaster recovery or iSCSI/NAS storage. The following recipes may provide an alternative storage solution for a vSphere 4.1 host depending on storage needs. If deploying a large number of VMs, the disk I/O capability or IOPS provided by local drives may be exceeded. External storage is a viable option when deploying di ...

13 information about how to set up more advanced features or capabilities, additional requirements and Best Known Methods, such as:  Configure RAID and setup virtual disks for vSphere ESX* 4.1 and vCenter* – Sets up the storage needed for VMware* vSphere*.  Install VMware ESX* 4.1 – Installs VMware ESX* 4.1 on each of the servers.  Install the vSphere* client – Loads the client software that en ...

14 Server Configuration Recommendations Recommended for enhanced performance:  RAM: ESX* 4.1 hosts require more RAM than typical servers. An ESX* 4.1 host must be equipped with sufficient RAM to run concurrent virtual machines. For example, running four virtual machines with 512 MB RAM requires that the ESX 4.1 host be equipped with approximately 4 GB RAM, which includes 2,048 MB for the virtual m ...

15 In this recipe the two network ports on the server module are used on each of the servers with the following network setup for ESX Server: Figure 4 - VMware* vSphere* 2 Servers Network Configuration For VMware* vSphere*, there are three network connections or ports that need to be configured:  VMkernel, to handle storage traffic.  Service Console, to handle host management traffic.  Virtual Machin ...

16 setting up firewall ports and installing ESX* Server: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_esx_vc_installation_guide.pdf Volume Setup and Storage Layout Configure Access to Storage An ESX Server* virtual machine uses a virtual hard disk to store its operating system, program files, and other data associated with its activities. A virtual disk is a large physical file, or a set of files, t ...

17 Hardware RAID BIOS Configuration The following steps show how to setup for the Intel® RAID Controller AXX4SASMOD. 1) Power-on the server and enter the BIOS by pressing the F2 key. 2) Select the “Advanced” option on the top menu. 3) Select “Processor or CPU Configuration”. 4) Ensure “Intel® Virtualization Technology” and “Execute Disable Bit” are set to “Enable”. 5) Select “Mass Stor ...

18 4) Move to the “Advanced” tab and select “Processor Configuration”. Figure 6 – Processor Configuration in BIOS 5) Ensure the following are enabled: – Intel® Virtualization Technology – Intel® VT for Directed I/O (leave sub-categories at their defaults) – Intel® TXT Figure 7 – Intel Features Enabled in BIOS ...

19 6) Move to the “Security” tab and select “Set Administrator Password”. Figure 8 – Set Administrator Password in BIOS 7) Scroll to the “Exit” tab and select “Save Changes and Exit”. It is important to save the changes and reboot to ensure the TPM is activated properly. Figure 9 – Save Changes and Exit BIOS 8) Return to BIOS when the reboots using the Administrative password to access BIO ...

20 Figure 10 – Enter Administrator Password 9) Move to the “Security” tab, then select “TPM Administrative Control”. Change the setting to “Turn On”. Figure 11 – Turn On TPM Administrative Control in BIOS 10) Scroll to the “Exit” tab and select “Save Changes and Exit”. Figure 12 – Save Changes and Exit BIOS ...