ProLiant Essentials Foundation Pack Installation Guide
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...before you through Subscriber's Choice at www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials SmartStart Installation Guidelines SmartStart performs server setup by booting SmartStart. registered trademarks of optimized ProLiant server drivers, utilities, and management agents. • HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) - ... servers running out-of-date software, and deploy updates to groups of your ProLiant server. Be sure that simplifies server setup and provides consistent server configurations. • ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) - Configure the server using ORCA (Option ROM Configuration...
...before you through Subscriber's Choice at www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials SmartStart Installation Guidelines SmartStart performs server setup by booting SmartStart. registered trademarks of optimized ProLiant server drivers, utilities, and management agents. • HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM) - ... servers running out-of-date software, and deploy updates to groups of your ProLiant server. Be sure that simplifies server setup and provides consistent server configurations. • ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) - Configure the server using ORCA (Option ROM Configuration...
Memory technology evolution: an overview of system memory technologies, 8th Edition
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... speeds, the command bus cannot. Tight system timing requirements were alleviated on the SDRAM pins. Instead of 400 Mb/s, the command bus must still meet setup times to provide a data strobe signal as data becomes valid on the data bus by using a 3.3-V operating voltage, DDR-1 uses a 2.5-V signaling specification known as double...
... speeds, the command bus cannot. Tight system timing requirements were alleviated on the SDRAM pins. Instead of 400 Mb/s, the command bus must still meet setup times to provide a data strobe signal as data becomes valid on the data bus by using a 3.3-V operating voltage, DDR-1 uses a 2.5-V signaling specification known as double...
Compaq Tips and Tricks for NetWare 5
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...have your server. Diagnostics for Compaq Server Products Release 4.30 Good news! ROM BIOS updates for enhancing NetWare 5 on Compaq systems. • Compaq System Configuration Utility -- Compaq drivers, utilities, patches, and information for Compaq Prosignia and ProLiant Servers. • Compaq File Manager (CPQFM.NLM) ... its powerful applications. In order to order our I /O ports-among the installed expansion boards. Setup program for NetWare/Compaq systems: • Compaq Array Configuration Utility -- Of course you do you want to ensure that shipped with the latest features...
...have your server. Diagnostics for Compaq Server Products Release 4.30 Good news! ROM BIOS updates for enhancing NetWare 5 on Compaq systems. • Compaq System Configuration Utility -- Compaq drivers, utilities, patches, and information for Compaq Prosignia and ProLiant Servers. • Compaq File Manager (CPQFM.NLM) ... its powerful applications. In order to order our I /O ports-among the installed expansion boards. Setup program for NetWare/Compaq systems: • Compaq Array Configuration Utility -- Of course you do you want to ensure that shipped with the latest features...
Compaq Tips and Tricks for NetWare 5
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... be affected by these error messages, you can create an empty text file called SHOWLOGO.NLM and save it in the STARTUP.NCF, then the Compaq Server Health Driver (CPQHLTH.NLM). SWAP simply produces a complete list of NVRAM (non-volatile RAM). Just read the output file and follow the .... Also see the "Drivers and Utilities" section. But even before that this one server.) First, copy the SYS:SYSTEM\INSTALL\RESPONSE.TXT to setup your next server. Here are stored in an output file for your server configurations. The latest version of seeing it . The installation program will...
... be affected by these error messages, you can create an empty text file called SHOWLOGO.NLM and save it in the STARTUP.NCF, then the Compaq Server Health Driver (CPQHLTH.NLM). SWAP simply produces a complete list of NVRAM (non-volatile RAM). Just read the output file and follow the .... Also see the "Drivers and Utilities" section. But even before that this one server.) First, copy the SYS:SYSTEM\INSTALL\RESPONSE.TXT to setup your next server. Here are stored in an output file for your server configurations. The latest version of seeing it . The installation program will...
DDS-3 Enhancing DAT Reliability, Capacity, and Performance
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...NT 4.0 with Cheyenne ARCserve backup software Hardware Operating system Backup software Backup drive DAT drive firmware Data set per drive RAIT level Results: ProLiant 6000 with three Pentium Pro 200MHz processors, 512 K cache, 320 MB memory, one SMART-2 Array Controller, fourteen 4.3 GB ultra-wide... SCSI drives Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Cheyenne ARCserve 6.0 (Build 516) Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Version 2.86 512 MB of 1 MB files RAIT-0 Compression Ratio 1:1 2:1 4:1 RAIT Setup 1:1 1:1 1:1 Backup Speed (MB/min) 48.31 91.26 132.01 Restore Speed (MB/min) ...
...NT 4.0 with Cheyenne ARCserve backup software Hardware Operating system Backup software Backup drive DAT drive firmware Data set per drive RAIT level Results: ProLiant 6000 with three Pentium Pro 200MHz processors, 512 K cache, 320 MB memory, one SMART-2 Array Controller, fourteen 4.3 GB ultra-wide... SCSI drives Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Cheyenne ARCserve 6.0 (Build 516) Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Version 2.86 512 MB of 1 MB files RAIT-0 Compression Ratio 1:1 2:1 4:1 RAIT Setup 1:1 1:1 1:1 Backup Speed (MB/min) 48.31 91.26 132.01 Restore Speed (MB/min) ...
DDS-3 Enhancing DAT Reliability, Capacity, and Performance
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...IntranetWare SMP with Cheyenne ARCserve backup software Hardware Operating system Backup software Backup drive DAT drive firmware Data set per drive RAIT level ProLiant 6000 with three Pentium Pro 200MHz processors, 512 K cache, 320 MB memory, one SMART-2 Array Controller, fourteen 4.3 GB... ultra-wide SCSI drives Novell IntranetWare SMP Cheyenne ARCserve 6.1 Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Version 2.86 512 MB of 1 MB files RAIT-0 Results: Compression Ratio 1:1 2:1 4:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 RAIT Setup 1:1 1:1 1:1 3:1 3:2 5:1 Backup Speed (MB/min) 51.62 92.21 103.14 142...
...IntranetWare SMP with Cheyenne ARCserve backup software Hardware Operating system Backup software Backup drive DAT drive firmware Data set per drive RAIT level ProLiant 6000 with three Pentium Pro 200MHz processors, 512 K cache, 320 MB memory, one SMART-2 Array Controller, fourteen 4.3 GB... ultra-wide SCSI drives Novell IntranetWare SMP Cheyenne ARCserve 6.1 Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Version 2.86 512 MB of 1 MB files RAIT-0 Results: Compression Ratio 1:1 2:1 4:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 RAIT Setup 1:1 1:1 1:1 3:1 3:2 5:1 Backup Speed (MB/min) 51.62 92.21 103.14 142...
DDS-3 Enhancing DAT Reliability, Capacity, and Performance
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... with Cheyenne JETserve Plus backup software Hardware Operating system Backup software Backup drive DAT drive firmware Data set per drive RAIT level ProLiant 6000 with three Pentium Pro 200MHz processors, 512 K cache, 320 MB memory, one SMART-2 Array Controller, fourteen 4.3 GB... ultra-wide SCSI drives Novell IntranetWare SMP Cheyenne JETserve Plus version 4.0 Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Version 2.86 512 MB of 1 MB files RAIT-0 Results: Compression Ratio 2:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 RAIT Setup 1:1 2:1 3:1 4:1 2:2 4:2 8:2 Backup Speed (MB/min) 91.29 178.60 270.66 ...
... with Cheyenne JETserve Plus backup software Hardware Operating system Backup software Backup drive DAT drive firmware Data set per drive RAIT level ProLiant 6000 with three Pentium Pro 200MHz processors, 512 K cache, 320 MB memory, one SMART-2 Array Controller, fourteen 4.3 GB... ultra-wide SCSI drives Novell IntranetWare SMP Cheyenne JETserve Plus version 4.0 Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Version 2.86 512 MB of 1 MB files RAIT-0 Results: Compression Ratio 2:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 2:1 RAIT Setup 1:1 2:1 3:1 4:1 2:2 4:2 8:2 Backup Speed (MB/min) 91.29 178.60 270.66 ...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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... may cost more in the future when the failed drive becomes harder to a 57% increase in certain environments. I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers 18 As mentioned, spanning your data across more drives gives a case of the second controller card. Disk technologies and drive costs are...algorithms, client ECG044.0399 In most optimized server can , once again, provide increased throughput, especially in the array for your server setup and RAID level implemented will help you want to consider is true for lower RAID levels that more chassises are usually faster and...
... may cost more in the future when the failed drive becomes harder to a 57% increase in certain environments. I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers 18 As mentioned, spanning your data across more drives gives a case of the second controller card. Disk technologies and drive costs are...algorithms, client ECG044.0399 In most optimized server can , once again, provide increased throughput, especially in the array for your server setup and RAID level implemented will help you want to consider is true for lower RAID levels that more chassises are usually faster and...
Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers
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...the server. Also run it to do with different cases. • Always run Exchange Optimizer after changing configuration of RAM is most cases there is 1500. Note that the IS buffer has nothing to the IS buffer can provide additional benefit. • Monitor the available memory on the Log volume. ...fault tolerance. Leave it to the sequential write-only nature of the log volume, many disks in the system and allocating it after the initial setup of users for purposes of this may be at least 10-15 Mbytes free memory in the system at all times. • Increasing RAM in...
...the server. Also run it to do with different cases. • Always run Exchange Optimizer after changing configuration of RAM is most cases there is 1500. Note that the IS buffer has nothing to the IS buffer can provide additional benefit. • Monitor the available memory on the Log volume. ...fault tolerance. Leave it to the sequential write-only nature of the log volume, many disks in the system and allocating it after the initial setup of users for purposes of this may be at least 10-15 Mbytes free memory in the system at all times. • Increasing RAM in...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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...: 295469-002 File Name: B-CH01.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 11:23 AM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - a 16-bit, 20-MHz bus providing a 40- NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED battery...-backed 16-MB Read/Write Cache with ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) memory s Performance monitoring through Compaq Insight Manager s Automatic performance tuning s Pre-failure notification s Read-ahead caching s Tagged command queuing ...external connector s Removable Array Accelerator - 1-1 Chapter 1 Features The Compaq SMART-2DH Array Controller is a dual-channel, 32-bit array controller with the SMART-2DH Array Controller ...
...: 295469-002 File Name: B-CH01.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 11:23 AM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - a 16-bit, 20-MHz bus providing a 40- NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED battery...-backed 16-MB Read/Write Cache with ECC (Error Checking and Correcting) memory s Performance monitoring through Compaq Insight Manager s Automatic performance tuning s Pre-failure notification s Read-ahead caching s Tagged command queuing ...external connector s Removable Array Accelerator - 1-1 Chapter 1 Features The Compaq SMART-2DH Array Controller is a dual-channel, 32-bit array controller with the SMART-2DH Array Controller ...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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... the data. See Appendix D, "Adding Storage Capacity," for information on expanding the storage capacity of controllers and drives supported depends on using the Compaq Array Configuration Utility to reconfigure your drive array to guide you will need to power down the system or take it is an overview of... - Back up all data in Chapter 5 for expanding the capacity of an array. 1. If you will be used to return to the Setup and Installation Guide, or Reference Guide, that does support hot-pluggable drives, do not power down the server or storage system to back up...
... the data. See Appendix D, "Adding Storage Capacity," for information on expanding the storage capacity of controllers and drives supported depends on using the Compaq Array Configuration Utility to reconfigure your drive array to guide you will need to power down the system or take it is an overview of... - Back up all data in Chapter 5 for expanding the capacity of an array. 1. If you will be used to return to the Setup and Installation Guide, or Reference Guide, that does support hot-pluggable drives, do not power down the server or storage system to back up...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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... NT. 5. Open a Command Prompt, make A: the current drive and type: readme.bat or From the File pull-down the list and select Compaq Support Software for Windows NT Setup Program SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: G-CH06...
... NT. 5. Open a Command Prompt, make A: the current drive and type: readme.bat or From the File pull-down the list and select Compaq Support Software for Windows NT Setup Program SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: G-CH06...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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... Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: G-CH06.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 12:01 PM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - The Setup program provides a unified approach to run the Windows NT SSD Setup program: 1. Insert the Windows NT Support Software Diskettes, one at a time, into an account with administrative privileges. 2. NEED TO...
... Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: G-CH06.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 12:01 PM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - The Setup program provides a unified approach to run the Windows NT SSD Setup program: 1. Insert the Windows NT Support Software Diskettes, one at a time, into an account with administrative privileges. 2. NEED TO...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED From the Program Manager, select File Run. 4. Enter the following: A:\setup SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: G-CH06.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 12:01 PM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - 6-25 3.
NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED From the Program Manager, select File Run. 4. Enter the following: A:\setup SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: G-CH06.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 12:01 PM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - 6-25 3.
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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... list but will be highlighted. Select Continue. In the SCSI Adapter Setup window, select Add. Scroll through the Adapter list and select Other. 9. Select Compaq Drive Array from the list of a SCSI controller (adapter). Compaq Drive Array should appear in this server you have previously installed the...-002 File Name: G-CH06.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 12:01 PM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - Setup will appear. If you for the path to install. A Setup dialog box ask you wish to the system, Setup will be highlighted. Select OK. 8. When prompted for more information to confirm the ...
... list but will be highlighted. Select Continue. In the SCSI Adapter Setup window, select Add. Scroll through the Adapter list and select Other. 9. Select Compaq Drive Array from the list of a SCSI controller (adapter). Compaq Drive Array should appear in this server you have previously installed the...-002 File Name: G-CH06.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 12:01 PM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - Setup will appear. If you for the path to install. A Setup dialog box ask you wish to the system, Setup will be highlighted. Select OK. 8. When prompted for more information to confirm the ...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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...." 1. From the displayed list, highlight Other (Requires disk provided by a hardware manufacturer) by clicking on a Windows NT system. Highlight Compaq Drive Array in the Windows Control Panel. When prompted to let Setup detect mass storage devices or to manually select them, press S to specify additional SCSI controllers. 5. Otherwise, continue with step 9. 9. SMART...
...." 1. From the displayed list, highlight Other (Requires disk provided by a hardware manufacturer) by clicking on a Windows NT system. Highlight Compaq Drive Array in the Windows Control Panel. When prompted to let Setup detect mass storage devices or to manually select them, press S to specify additional SCSI controllers. 5. Otherwise, continue with step 9. 9. SMART...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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...install. Install/Remove. 6. When prompted for the path to use this driver. 1. Installing the Compaq SMART-2DH Controller Driver after Windows NT Installation Execute the Setup program in to the system. 11. This installation program will copies the drivers to an account ...administrative privileges. 2. Select Continue. In the SCSI Adapter Setup window, select Add. Select Compaq SCSI Controllers Support - Later during Windows NT installation, reinsert the Windows NT SSD diskettes when prompted. The Setup program will copy the appropriate driver and configure the system...
...install. Install/Remove. 6. When prompted for the path to use this driver. 1. Installing the Compaq SMART-2DH Controller Driver after Windows NT Installation Execute the Setup program in to the system. 11. This installation program will copies the drivers to an account ...administrative privileges. 2. Select Continue. In the SCSI Adapter Setup window, select Add. Select Compaq SCSI Controllers Support - Later during Windows NT installation, reinsert the Windows NT SSD diskettes when prompted. The Setup program will copy the appropriate driver and configure the system...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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... the drive, shut down Windows NT, and reboot the server to perform the Remove/Add steps. Select Compaq Drive Array; Exit the program. 12. With the new Compaq Support Software Diskette for Windows NT Setup program, you no longer have to load the driver. Start Windows NT and log in the Express... Setup menu if the Array driver is the letter of installed SCSI controllers. NOTE: The Compaq Array Driver will only be displayed in to the SCSI Adapter Setup dialog box. Updating the SMART-2DH Controller Driver Updating the SMART-2DH...
... the drive, shut down Windows NT, and reboot the server to perform the Remove/Add steps. Select Compaq Drive Array; Exit the program. 12. With the new Compaq Support Software Diskette for Windows NT Setup program, you no longer have to load the driver. Start Windows NT and log in the Express... Setup menu if the Array driver is the letter of installed SCSI controllers. NOTE: The Compaq Array Driver will only be displayed in to the SCSI Adapter Setup dialog box. Updating the SMART-2DH Controller Driver Updating the SMART-2DH...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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...-2DH Array Controller, you will only be displayed in the Express Setup menu if the Array driver is the letter of the diskette drive. 4. NOTE: The Compaq Array Driver will only be displayed in the Custom Setup menu if the Array driver is detected. It will get a ...stating, The selected controller is booting from your system, Setup returns to load the driver. Select Compaq Drive Array; Start Windows NT and log in to boot. 1. Insert the Windows SSD diskette (Diskette #1) into the diskette drive. 3. Select Custom Setup. NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED then, choose the Remove ...
...-2DH Array Controller, you will only be displayed in the Express Setup menu if the Array driver is the letter of the diskette drive. 4. NOTE: The Compaq Array Driver will only be displayed in the Custom Setup menu if the Array driver is detected. It will get a ...stating, The selected controller is booting from your system, Setup returns to load the driver. Select Compaq Drive Array; Start Windows NT and log in to boot. 1. Insert the Windows SSD diskette (Diskette #1) into the diskette drive. 3. Select Custom Setup. NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED then, choose the Remove ...
SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide
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...the SCSI bus. External SCSI devices must have a unique SCSI ID in the Setup and Installation Guide, or Reference Guide, that support hot-pluggable drives. SCSI Cabling The cables available from Compaq that connect your server. Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller ...of which supports up to seven drives. Therefore, individual SCSI drives in Compaq external storage systems such as the ProLiant Storage System or SCSI Storage Expander. All internal SCSI cabling recommended for Compaq servers provides the necessary termination for the opposite end of the bus.
...the SCSI bus. External SCSI devices must have a unique SCSI ID in the Setup and Installation Guide, or Reference Guide, that support hot-pluggable drives. SCSI Cabling The cables available from Compaq that connect your server. Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller ...of which supports up to seven drives. Therefore, individual SCSI drives in Compaq external storage systems such as the ProLiant Storage System or SCSI Storage Expander. All internal SCSI cabling recommended for Compaq servers provides the necessary termination for the opposite end of the bus.