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

monitored using MONITOR.NLM. Use this value rather than the number of
defined LAN users.
For example:
1. For 40 LAN users with 2 LAN adapters in the file server:
40 (users) + ((10 x 2) LAN adapters) = 60 buffers minimum; set the
maximum to 160.
2. For 100 LAN users with 4 LAN adapters in the file server:
100 (users) + ((10 x 4) LAN adapters) = 140 buffers minimum; set the
maximum to 240.
Generally, if you have more memory available in the file server, setting the
minimum packet receive buffers slightly higher can help during peaks of LAN
activity.
Note
The IBM LANStreamer MC32 requires minimum packet receive buffers set to
200 or above. It may need to be higher depending on the number of LAN
users.
Minimum Packet Receive Buffers:
NetWare 4.1
Default = 10
Range = 10 to 1000
Recommendation
•
For networks without wide area (WAN) segments, set the minimum packet
receive buffers to 100.
•
For networks that use WANs, set the minimum packet receive buffers to 500.
This is because of the additional buffering sometimes needed for WAN links.
Maximum Packet Receive Buffers:
NetWare 3.12
Default = 400
Range = 50 to 2000
Recommendation:
For the maximum packet receive buffers, set this value at
least 100 buffers above the minimum packet receive buffers value.
Some NetWare NLM applications, or LAN environments require you to increase
the number of buffers beyond this point.
Maximum Packet Receive Buffers:
NetWare 4.1
Default = 100
Range = 50 to 2000
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