Specifications
Table Of Contents
- IBM PC Server and Novell NetWare Integration Guide
- Abstract
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Special Notices
- Preface
- Chapter 1. IBM PC Server Technologies
- Processors
- Clock Rate
- External Interfaces
- Processor Types
- Multiprocessing
- Memory
- Caches
- Memory Interleaving
- Dual Path Buses
- SynchroStream Technology
- Memory Error Detection and Correction
- Standard (Parity) Memory
- Error Correcting Code (ECC)
- Error Correcting Code- Parity Memory (ECC- P)
- ECC on SIMMs (EOS) Memory
- Performance Impact
- Memory Options and Speed
- Bus Architectures
- ISA Bus
- EISA Bus
- Micro Channel Bus
- PCI Bus
- Disk Subsystem
- Hard Disk Interfaces
- SCSI Technology
- SCSI Adapters
- Hard Disk Drives
- RAID Technology
- RAID Classifications
- Recommendations
- LAN Subsystem
- Shared RAM Adapters
- Bus Master Adapters
- PeerMaster Technology
- Security Features
- Tamper- Evident Cover
- Secure I/ O Cables
- Passwords
- Secure Removable Media
- Selectable Drive Startup
- Unattended Start Mode
- Systems Management
- DMI
- SNMP
- NetFinity
- SystemView
- Fault Tolerance
- NetWare SFT III
- Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
- APC PowerChute
- Chapter 2. IBM PC Server Family Overview
- Chapter 3. Hardware Configuration
- The Setup Program
- Main Menu
- Advanced Menu
- Security
- EISA Configuration Utility
- SCSI Select Utility Program
- System Programs
- Starting From the System Partition
- Starting From the Reference Diskette
- Main Menu Options
- Backup/ Restore System Programs Menu
- Set Configuration Menu
- Set Features Menu
- Test the Computer
- More Utilities Menu
- Advanced Diagnostic Program
- RAID Controller Utility
- Drive Information
- Formatting the Disks
- Defining a Hot- Spare Disk
- Creating a Disk Array
- Defining Logical Drives
- Setting the Write Policy
- Initializing the Array
- Backup/ Restoring the Configuration
- Chapter 4. Novell NetWare Installation
- ServerGuide Overview
- Starting ServerGuide
- Installing NetWare 4.1 with ServerGuide
- Installing NetWare 3.12 with Diskettes
- Hardware Requirements
- Software Requirements
- Information Requested at Time of Installation
- Installation Files
- Installation Procedure
- Installing NetWare 4.1 with the Original CD- ROM
- Hardware Requirements
- Software Requirements
- Installation Procedure
- NetFinity Services for NetWare
- System Requirements
- Installing NetFinity Services for NetWare
- The RAID Administration for NetWare Utility
- Installing the Utility
- Hard Disk Failure Simulation
- Simulating with a Hot Spare Drive
- Simulating without a Hot Spare Drive
- Chapter 5. Performance Tuning
- Appendix A. EISA Configuration File
- Appendix B. Hardware Compatibility, Device Driver, and Software Patch Information
- Appendix C. Configuring DOS CD-ROM Support
- List of Abbreviations
- Index
- Special Characters C
- Numerics
- A
- B
- D
- E
- F
- H
- M
- I
- N
- K
- L
- O
- P
- S
- Q
- R
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Z
- ITSO Technical Bulletin Evaluation RED000
Figures
1. SMP Shared Secondary Cache ......................... 5
2. SMP with Dedicated Secondary Cache
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. Two-Way Interleaved Memory Banks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4. Dual Path Bus Implementation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. ECC Memory Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6. ECC-P Memory Implementation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7. Micro Channel - Basic Data Transfer (20 MBps)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
8. Micro Channel - Data Streaming Transfer (40 MBps)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9. Micro Channel - Data Streaming Transfer (80 MBps)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
10. SCSI Disk Interface
................................ 17
11. RAID-0 (Block Interleave Data Striping without Parity)
........... 24
12. RAID-1 (Disk Mirroring)
............................. 25
13. RAID-1 (Disk Duplexing)
............................. 25
14. RAID-1 Enhanced, Data Strip Mirroring
.................... 26
15. RAID-6,10 - Mirroring of RAID 0 Drives
.................... 26
16. RAID-2 (Bit Interleave Data Striping with Hamming Code)
........ 27
17. RAID-3 (Bit Interleave Data Striping with Parity Disk)
........... 28
18. RAID-4 (Block Interleave Data Striping with One Parity Disk)
....... 29
19. RAID-5 (Block Interleave Data Striping with Skewed Parity)
....... 29
20. NetFinity Services Folder
............................ 41
21. IBM PC Server Family of Products
....................... 55
22. Hardware Configuration Steps
......................... 66
23. PC Server 320 Setup Program - Main Menu
................. 67
24. PC Server 320 Setup Program - Advanced Menu
.............. 68
25. PC Server 320 Setup Program - Boot Options Menu
............ 69
26. PC Server 320 Setup Program - Integrated Peripherals Menu
...... 70
27. PC Server 320 Setup Program - Security Menu
............... 71
28. EISA Configuration Utility - Main Panel
.................... 74
29. EISA Configuration Utility - Steps
....................... 74
30. EISA Configuration Utility - Step 2
....................... 75
31. EISA Configuration Utility - Move Confirmation Panel
........... 75
32. EISA Configuration Utility - Step 3
....................... 76
33. EISA Configuration Utility - Step 4
....................... 77
34. IBM PC Server SCSISelect Utility Program - Main Menu
......... 78
35. IBM PC Server SCSI Select Utility Program - Host Adapter Settings
.. 78
36. PC Server 320 SCSI Select Utility Program - SCSI Device Configuration 80
37. PC Server 320 SCSISelect Utility Program - Advanced Configuration
.. 81
38. PC Server 320 SCSISelect Utility Program - DASD Information
...... 82
39. System Programs - Main Menu
........................ 84
40. System Programs - Backup/Restore System Programs Menu
...... 86
41. System Programs - Set Configuration Menu
................. 87
42. System Programs - View Configuration Screen
............... 88
43. Set Configuration - Memory Map
........................ 90
44. Set Configuration - SCSI Device Configuration
............... 91
45. Set Features Menu
................................ 92
46. Set Passwords and Security Features
..................... 93
47. Set Startup Sequence Screen
.......................... 96
48. Set Power-On Features Screen
......................... 97
49. More Utilities Menu
................................ 98
50. Display Revision Level Screen
......................... 98
51. System Error Log Screen
............................ 99
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