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
Contents
Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Special Notices
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Preface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
How This Document is Organized
......................... xvii
Related Publications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
International Technical Support Organization Publications
.......... xviii
ITSO Redbooks on the World Wide Web (WWW)
................ xviii
Acknowledgments
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Chapter 1. IBM PC Server Technologies
...................... 1
1.1 Processors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1.1 Clock Rate
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1.2 External Interfaces
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1.3 Processor Types
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Multiprocessing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3.1 Caches
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3.2 Memory Interleaving
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3.3 Dual Path Buses
................................ 7
1.3.4 SynchroStream Technology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Memory Error Detection and Correction
.................... 9
1.4.1 Standard (Parity) Memory
.......................... 9
1.4.2 Error Correcting Code (ECC)
........................ 9
1.4.3 Error Correcting Code-Parity Memory (ECC-P)
.............. 10
1.4.4 ECC on SIMMs (EOS) Memory
....................... 11
1.4.5 Performance Impact
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.4.6 Memory Options and Speed
......................... 12
1.5 Bus Architectures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.5.1 ISA Bus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.5.2 EISA Bus
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1.5.3 Micro Channel Bus
.............................. 13
1.5.4 PCI Bus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.6 Disk Subsystem
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.6.1 Hard Disk Interfaces
............................. 16
1.6.2 SCSI Technology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.6.3 SCSI Adapters
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
1.6.4 Hard Disk Drives
............................... 21
1.6.5 RAID Technology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
1.6.6 RAID Classifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
1.6.7 Recommendations
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.7 LAN Subsystem
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1.7.1 Shared RAM Adapters
............................ 31
1.7.2 Bus Master Adapters
............................. 32
1.7.3 PeerMaster Technology
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
1.8 Security Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
1.8.1 Tamper-Evident Cover
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1.8.2 Secure I/O Cables
............................... 35
1.8.3 Passwords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1.8.4 Secure Removable Media
.......................... 36
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