IBM SG24-4576-00 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• IBM PC Server and Novell NetWare Integration Guide

  1
• Abstract

  3
• Contents

  4
• Figures

  7
• Tables

  10
• Special Notices

  11
• Preface

  13
  • How This Document is Organized

    13
  • Related Publications

    14
  • International Technical Support Organization Publications

    14
  • ITSO Redbooks on the World Wide Web (WWW)

    14
  • Acknowledgments

    15
• Chapter 1. IBM PC Server Technologies

  16
  • 1.1 Processors

    16
    • Clock Rate

      16
    • External Interfaces

      17
    • Processor Types

      17
  • 1.2 Multiprocessing

    18
  • 1.3 Memory

    18
    • Caches

      19
    • Memory Interleaving

      21
    • Dual Path Buses

      22
    • SynchroStream Technology

      23
  • 1.4 Memory Error Detection and Correction

    24
    • Standard (Parity) Memory

      24
    • Error Correcting Code (ECC)

      24
    • Error Correcting Code-Parity Memory (ECC-P)

      25
    • ECC on SIMMs (EOS) Memory

      26
    • Performance Impact

      27
    • Memory Options and Speed

      27
  • 1.5 Bus Architectures

    27
    • ISA Bus

      28
    • EISA Bus

      28
    • Micro Channel Bus

      28
    • PCI Bus

      30
  • 1.6 Disk Subsystem

    31
    • Hard Disk Interfaces

      31
    • SCSI Technology

      32
    • SCSI Adapters

      34
    • Hard Disk Drives

      36
    • RAID Technology

      37
    • RAID Classifications

      38
  • 1.7 LAN Subsystem

    46
    • Shared RAM Adapters

      46
    • Bus Master Adapters

      47
    • PeerMaster Technology

      48
  • 1.8 Security Features

    49
    • Tamper-Evident Cover

      50
    • Secure I/O Cables

      50
    • Passwords

      50
    • Secure Removable Media

      51
    • Selectable Drive Startup

      52
    • Unattended Start Mode

      52
  • 1.9 Systems Management

    52
    • DMI

      52
    • SNMP

      54
    • NetFinity

      56
    • SystemView

      60
  • 1.10 Fault Tolerance

    62
    • NetWare SFT III

      63
  • 1.11 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

    67
    • APC PowerChute

      68
• Chapter 2. IBM PC Server Family Overview

  70
  • IBM PC Server Model Specifications

    71
  • IBM PC Server 300

    71
  • IBM PC Server 310

    72
  • IBM PC Server 320 EISA

    73
  • IBM PC Server 320 MCA

    74
  • IBM PC Server 500

    75
  • IBM PC Server 520 EISA

    76
  • IBM PC Server 520 MCA

    77
  • IBM PC Server 720

    78
• Chapter 3. Hardware Configuration

  79
  • 3.1 The Setup Program

    81
    • Main Menu

      81
    • Advanced Menu

      82
    • Security

      85
  • 3.2 EISA Configuration Utility

    88
  • 3.3 SCSI Select Utility Program

    92
  • 3.4 System Programs

    96
    • Starting From the System Partition

      97
    • Starting From the Reference Diskette

      98
    • Main Menu Options

      98
    • Backup/Restore System Programs Menu

      100
    • Set Configuration Menu

      100
    • Set Features Menu

      105
    • Test the Computer

      111
    • More Utilities Menu

      112
    • Advanced Diagnostic Program

      113
  • 3.5 RAID Controller Utility

    115
    • Drive Information

      117
    • Formatting the Disks

      118
    • Defining a Hot-Spare Disk

      120
    • Creating a Disk Array

      122
    • Defining Logical Drives

      123
    • Setting the Write Policy

      126
    • Initializing the Array

      126
    • Backup/Restoring the Configuration

      126
• Chapter 4. Novell NetWare Installation

  128
  • 4.1 ServerGuide Overview

    128
  • 4.2 Starting ServerGuide

    128
  • 4.3 Installing NetWare 4.1 with ServerGuide

    131
  • 4.4 Installing NetWare 3.12 with Diskettes

    140
    • Hardware Requirements

      140
    • Software Requirements

      140
    • Information Requested at Time of Installation

      140
    • Installation Files

      140
    • Installation Procedure

      141
  • 4.5 Installing NetWare 4.1 with the Original CD-ROM

    148
    • Hardware Requirements

      148
    • Software Requirements

      148
    • Installation Procedure

      148
  • 4.6 NetFinity Services for NetWare

    157
    • System Requirements

      157
    • Installing NetFinity Services for NetWare

      157
  • 4.7 The RAID Administration for NetWare Utility

    164
    • Installing the Utility

      164
  • 4.8 Hard Disk Failure Simulation

    165
    • Simulating with a Hot Spare Drive

      166
    • Simulating without a Hot Spare Drive

      173
• Chapter 5. Performance Tuning

  179
  • 5.1 Hardware Tuning

    179
    • General Performance Characteristics

      180
  • 5.2 Performance Analysis Tools

    184
    • DatagLANce

      184
    • NetWare Monitoring Tools

      185
  • 5.3 Tuning NetWare

    187
    • Disk Subsystem

      188
    • Network Subsystem

      194
    • System Memory

      197
    • Memory Requirements

      199
    • System Processor

      199
• Appendix A. EISA Configuration File

  201
• Appendix B. Hardware Compatibility, Device Driver, and Software Patch Information

  210
  • B.1 Finding Compatibility Information on the World Wide Web

    210
  • B.2 Finding Device Drivers on the World Wide Web

    211
  • B.3 Finding Software Patches on the World Wide Web

    212
• Appendix C. Configuring DOS CD-ROM Support

  213
  • C.1 Installing CD-ROM Support for PCI Adapters.

    213
  • C.2 Installing CD-ROM Support for Adaptec Adapters

    213
  • C.3 Installing CD-ROM Support for Micro-Channel Adapters

    213
• List of Abbreviations

  215
• Index

  216