Technical information

Introduction
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HiTest Notes for MS Internet Information Server Windows NT AlphaServer 800
You can select any combination of components with quantities ranging from the minimum to
the maximum specified. Occasionally, special configuration rules give further guidance or
restrict configurations. These rules appear in the Configuration Data chapter of the HiTest
Notes.
A customer can include the Suite-specified hardware and software they need and then layer
on additional software. Other types of hardware, called add-on hardware, can also be added
to a DIGITAL HiTest System. The add-on hardware is specified in the Configuration Data
chapter of the HiTest Notes, and in the HiTest Systems Web Pages, available through the
following URLs:
http://cosmo.tay.dec.com (Intranet)
http://www.partner.digital.com:9003 (Internet)
Even though the customer may install application software that is not specified in the Suite,
the customer and DIGITAL still experience the advantages of knowing that all of the
Suite-based hardware and software interoperates correctly. Of course, the full benefit of
configuring a system from a HiTest Suite is obtained when the system includes only specified
HiTest Foundation and AppSet components.
Overview of This DIGITAL HiTest Suite
The MS Internet Information Server Windows NT AlphaServer 800 HiTest Suite consists of
the following software components:
• Windows NT Server
• MS Internet Information Server (IIS)
• System Management Server (SMS)
Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0 includes high-performance HTTP, FTP, and
Gopher engines. The WWW service is a native Windows NT implementation of the current
open, Internet HTTP 1.0 standard for Web Servers. Moreover, Internet Information Server is
fully integrated into the operating system.
This Suite will meet the needs of web sites that experience medium to high levels of traffic.