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IBM x3550 M2, x3650 M2, HS22, and dx360

mbrinkman@us.ibm.com — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:30:38 GMT

Wanted to know if anyone here has tried out one IBM's new servers. I was on the team that developed the new UEFI code stack for these servers and would like to get first impressions from the community. This was a large effort and will provide many avenues for innovation as we go forward. I would be also interested in any new functions that you would like to have in the pre-boot or systems management areas of your system.

Michael Brinkman

Mgr. UEFI Team.

S5000 VSA Board RAID 5 Activation Key Problem

afnk@yahoo.com — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:51:20 GMT

I have purchased AXXRAKSW5 RAID 5 Activation Key and want to configure 4 (1 Terra Byte) Hard Disk as RAID 5.

Ctrl E option of intel embedded RAID still showing that there is no activation key installed.

guys help me out in this issue.

Ask a "Nehalem" Expert

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:46:14 GMT

Do you have a question about the new XEON 5500-series processor, code-named "Nehalem'?

Join the discussion w/ Nehalem product/technology experts.

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X25-E SSD ... new "trim" ata command ?

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:07:18 GMT

I know that for the MLC version, the X25-M, Intel has come out with a firmware update to support the new proposed ATA "trim" command, but what about the SLC drive, the X25-E ?

In some ways one could say there's less of a need for the "trim" command on the X25-E, because it is so fast, faster than the X25-M, but I'm in no rush to make a purchase. And I'd hate to buy something that will be obsolete a few months later... replaced by something a bit better.

So, are there any plans to offer a firmware update for the X25-E ? Or will there soon be an updated version of the X25-E product, that supports the "trim" command ? that is to say, command ATA8-ACS2.

SE7520AF2 server mother board system fault

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:36:21 GMT

I have two identical servers with the Intel SE7520AF2 mother board. Both servers have redundant fans totaling four each. On server one I have two fans marked as failed, in swaping them with server two I have verified they are not actually failed. In the back of the server the system fault light is solid amber which the documentation says is critical error or non-recoverable.

I have restarted the server, no change. I have verified all power cables to these fans are connected correctly and solid and main power cables are connected and solid. I am trying to find verification as to what the solution is, does critical error mean we replace the system board, is there an alarm reset etc. The management software run in Windows simple shows the fans as not operating, I see no controls for the fans. Thanks

I am using Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHz, will XP 64 Bit OS work fine on It.

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:54:17 GMT

Sir,

I am using HP Pavilion DV5 Notebook, will it work fine with Windows XP (64 bit ) Operating system? As I am not getting any help or type of information from HP?

chossing RAM

dilip_ss53@rediffmail.com — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:53:10 GMT

Dear friends,

For a 32- bit processor( like intel core 2 Duo) what should be maximum size of RAM, so that the system will work efficiently.

Cloud Computing - Promise or Challenge ?

webadmin@intel.com — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:09:09 GMT

The promise that Cloud Computing brings is that of a ubiquitous compute infrastructure that provides services accessible over the Internet from anywhere, by any device. Consequently Cloud Computing is currently getting lots of air-time on the web news services. The challenge at present is much like in real life every cloud is different offering different services, different tools to manage, different SLA's different charging models etc - basically all clouds are unique.

The latest Xeon 5500 server introductions will enable more providers to offer cloud services and in his blog hereKevin Huiskes dicusses the top 10 key benefits of Xeon 5500 for hosting a cloud infrastructure. There's also good white paper herefrom Intel's IT folks on developing a Cloud Computing strategy with the enterprise.

Bottom line, Cloud Computing brings great promises and lots of challenges. Are you considering cloud computing in your environment, what are your thoughts, questions or key learnings ?

We will be publishing more Blogs in the furture on this topic so feel free to raise your questions and we will incorporate as many as possible in furture postings.

Alan

HI

rajathulasi@gmail.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:25:38 GMT

I have a S5000VSA Mb with 3 sata 500gb HDD, I want to configure this 3 hdd as a RAID, Please give the steps to configure and installation steps for fedora

Need server configuration

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:21:31 GMT

I want to build a new server not a branded one but assembled with server class motherboard and Quad core dual xeon processors configuration.

Should have 1TB HDD space with 4 HDD's in RAID configuration. RAM should be 4 GB atleast. Should support LTO3 tape drive.Need Dual power supply.

S5520SC IASC no CPU/IOH/MEM temperature

webadmin@intel.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:28:17 GMT

Dear all experts,

Hope you can help me out. I just built a server consist of: Intel Server S5520SC with 2 w5580 48gig kingston memory. All components are in supported list. Bios/FRUSDR/BMC all updated to latest 42/21/00.45 respectively via EFI. Problem is after installing Intel active system console (IASC) and Intel active management system (IAMS), the IASC does not report the temperature for CPU, IOH and Memory: a hypen is reported (See attached files). I am using the non-intel chasis and updated the FRUSDR with non-intel chasis. Could this caused the CPU/IOH/MEM to disappear? The motherboard temperature is reported ok. Any help is much appreaciated. Thank you. xavir.

RAM config for Xeon® 5500 processor

webadmin@intel.com — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:15:48 GMT

Howdy,

For a 32-bit OS with an Intel® Xeon® 5500 processor(3 memory channels), and considering we still need to evenly populate dimm slots, what is the optimum RAM configuration?

Rapid ROI or Peak Performance?

webadmin@intel.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:32:48 GMT

Compared to older single core processors, businesses can enjoy 9x the performance with the new xeon 5500 (nehalem) based servers. That performance can be used in many ways (see attached pdf).

For performance hungry businesses, replacing old server with new 1:1 can give 9x better performance in the same space, power and cooling footprint
For businesses seeking to cust costs, relacing old servers with new 9:1 can reduce costs enough to payback the investment is an estimated 8 months.

Which is a bigger priority for you?

Chris

about XEON processor...

webadmin@intel.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:12:29 GMT

Sir,

I m the Student of Final Year Computer engineering. I want to give a presentation on INTEL XEON QUA CORE processor.

Can you please send me the ppt or documents related to XEON ???

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