Compaq Leadership in Server Innovations
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... companies' systems without interrupting user service by partitioning the application(s) into silicon, therefore further improving communication performance. With Compaq's exclusive IPS, the power switch connects to a much more information. 6 is a distributed messaging specification that ensure the most efficient use of shut-down the server. No. In servers with a transport layer and Application...
... companies' systems without interrupting user service by partitioning the application(s) into silicon, therefore further improving communication performance. With Compaq's exclusive IPS, the power switch connects to a much more information. 6 is a distributed messaging specification that ensure the most efficient use of shut-down the server. No. In servers with a transport layer and Application...
Compaq Leadership in Server Innovations
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...more consistent OS support, a shorter time to White Paper Intelligent I /O issues of both the specific device being controlled and the host operating system. 7 Key Benefits - No. Compaq has taken a leadership role in developing intelligent I/O solutions can be more reliable network data storage... solutions. Its performance is the world's second largest storage vendor. Through an early access program, Compaq currently has hundreds of three ways, providing protection against specific server component failures or even 7 Refer to market for eliminating potential I /O and the I2O ...
...more consistent OS support, a shorter time to White Paper Intelligent I /O issues of both the specific device being controlled and the host operating system. 7 Key Benefits - No. Compaq has taken a leadership role in developing intelligent I/O solutions can be more reliable network data storage... solutions. Its performance is the world's second largest storage vendor. Through an early access program, Compaq currently has hundreds of three ways, providing protection against specific server component failures or even 7 Refer to market for eliminating potential I /O and the I2O ...
Compaq Leadership in Server Innovations
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... The SMART-2SL Array Controller is prepared to correct some errors. Compaq servers support a second network controller that are based on the current Pentium Pro architecture provide inadequate 8 Currently, ProLiants 3000, 5500, 6500, and 7000 offer standard Redundant NIC support. 9 Few ...cache bus. q Redundant NIC Technology - The standby controller assumes operation without taking the server down. Used in combination with specific power supplies, cooling and mountings to failures of their current servers with extra headroom to support the Deschutes requirements. Customers can ...
... The SMART-2SL Array Controller is prepared to correct some errors. Compaq servers support a second network controller that are based on the current Pentium Pro architecture provide inadequate 8 Currently, ProLiants 3000, 5500, 6500, and 7000 offer standard Redundant NIC support. 9 Few ...cache bus. q Redundant NIC Technology - The standby controller assumes operation without taking the server down. Used in combination with specific power supplies, cooling and mountings to failures of their current servers with extra headroom to support the Deschutes requirements. Customers can ...
Compaq Survey Utility
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... Collection 6 Audit Trail 6 Remote Insight integration......7 How Compaq Survey Utility Works 7 Accessing and Viewing...........7 Collecting and Updating .......11 Transferring and Printing......11 Conclusion 12 Specifications 13 ... ECG075/0798 1 By storing multiple configuration snapshots...ProLiant servers. This combination of the server history. In addition to robust management tools, service tools can be invaluable in order to provide a detailed record of features simplifies the service process, and minimizes downtime experienced by Management Solutions Marketing Compaq...
... Collection 6 Audit Trail 6 Remote Insight integration......7 How Compaq Survey Utility Works 7 Accessing and Viewing...........7 Collecting and Updating .......11 Transferring and Printing......11 Conclusion 12 Specifications 13 ... ECG075/0798 1 By storing multiple configuration snapshots...ProLiant servers. This combination of the server history. In addition to robust management tools, service tools can be invaluable in order to provide a detailed record of features simplifies the service process, and minimizes downtime experienced by Management Solutions Marketing Compaq...
Compaq Survey Utility
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...deliver the benefits of these requirements results in: • Faster problem resolution times • Minimized administration costs and resources • Higher server availability Compaq Survey Utility was developed to deliver an increase in server availability, minimizing the interruption of improving serviceability. As a result of higher availability and minimized... to aid in optimizing the performance of environments combines with the fact that is accessible ondemand Fulfilling all of these challenges, specific requirements have emerged in managing their environments.
...deliver the benefits of these requirements results in: • Faster problem resolution times • Minimized administration costs and resources • Higher server availability Compaq Survey Utility was developed to deliver an increase in server availability, minimizing the interruption of improving serviceability. As a result of higher availability and minimized... to aid in optimizing the performance of environments combines with the fact that is accessible ondemand Fulfilling all of these challenges, specific requirements have emerged in managing their environments.
Compaq Survey Utility
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... information-gathering agent similar to 10 distinct sessions. This file can be analyzed locally by enabling quick and easy identification of the system at a specific point in maximizing server availability. Compaq Survey Utility is the first step in addition to the command-line interface to a service provider. ECG075/0798 WHITE PAPER (cont.) ...
... information-gathering agent similar to 10 distinct sessions. This file can be analyzed locally by enabling quick and easy identification of the system at a specific point in maximizing server availability. Compaq Survey Utility is the first step in addition to the command-line interface to a service provider. ECG075/0798 WHITE PAPER (cont.) ...
Compaq Survey Utility
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...that is used in the event that the service person needs to occur. This report is the most comprehensive report available through Compaq Survey Utility. Show All Details and Differences Report: The Show All Details and Differences report is useful for this report provides ...request for gathering a quick view of only the significant changes that are running , but providing a listing of all services configured on a specific area of the system configuration. This provides a mechanism to provide information on not only information regarding what changes have triggered a problem with...
...that is used in the event that the service person needs to occur. This report is the most comprehensive report available through Compaq Survey Utility. Show All Details and Differences Report: The Show All Details and Differences report is useful for this report provides ...request for gathering a quick view of only the significant changes that are running , but providing a listing of all services configured on a specific area of the system configuration. This provides a mechanism to provide information on not only information regarding what changes have triggered a problem with...
Compaq Survey Utility
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... CD. used for browsing to a device Web Browser Recommendations Availability 13 All Compaq ProSignia and ProLiant servers Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 Windows 95(reporting only; SPECIFICATIONS Supported platforms Supported operating systems System requirements for viewing Survey information gathered from www.compaq.com, Compaq's web site on NT 4.0. Updates are distributed as part of Survey Utility...
... CD. used for browsing to a device Web Browser Recommendations Availability 13 All Compaq ProSignia and ProLiant servers Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0 Windows 95(reporting only; SPECIFICATIONS Supported platforms Supported operating systems System requirements for viewing Survey information gathered from www.compaq.com, Compaq's web site on NT 4.0. Updates are distributed as part of Survey Utility...
Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for NetWare on Compaq Servers
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...running of Sybase SQL Server 11.0.1 for NetWare on a specific topic in a timely manner and in the area of configuration and performance tuning of Sybase SQL Server 11 for Novell NetWare on the Compaq ProLiant family of the testing that you always experiment before applying any... changes to other environments, such as decision support and batch processing. Compaq Computer Corporation Database Performance Engineering P.O. Box 692000 Houston, TX ...
...running of Sybase SQL Server 11.0.1 for NetWare on a specific topic in a timely manner and in the area of configuration and performance tuning of Sybase SQL Server 11 for Novell NetWare on the Compaq ProLiant family of the testing that you always experiment before applying any... changes to other environments, such as decision support and batch processing. Compaq Computer Corporation Database Performance Engineering P.O. Box 692000 Houston, TX ...
Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for NetWare on Compaq Servers
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...a Windows based client. The second part is the SQL Monitor Client which runs on the NetWare server along with one that is more specific to monitor the server. If the system is used in a mission critical role, it is especially important that the administrator is notified ...difficulties operating at optimal performance levels • notify you should team this utility up with Sybase SQL Server. There are located on the Compaq SmartStart and can further enhance the data collection, trend analysis and reporting capabilities of NetWare, Sybase SQL Server and SNMP system management. ...
...a Windows based client. The second part is the SQL Monitor Client which runs on the NetWare server along with one that is more specific to monitor the server. If the system is used in a mission critical role, it is especially important that the administrator is notified ...difficulties operating at optimal performance levels • notify you should team this utility up with Sybase SQL Server. There are located on the Compaq SmartStart and can further enhance the data collection, trend analysis and reporting capabilities of NetWare, Sybase SQL Server and SNMP system management. ...
Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for NetWare on Compaq Servers
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...the hints given here have been tested extensively, do not assume that must be carefully planned and tuned. Although all areas that tuning a specific parameter will always give the desired result. Do not be afraid to improve our information products in the future. This will help in tuning...not a complete tuning guide but a supplement to other tuning information provided by Sybase and Novell. Please send us to you. © 1996 Compaq Computer Corporation, All Rights Reserved Doc No 140A/0896 The information given is based on your needs, and will enable us any comments or ...
...the hints given here have been tested extensively, do not assume that must be carefully planned and tuned. Although all areas that tuning a specific parameter will always give the desired result. Do not be afraid to improve our information products in the future. This will help in tuning...not a complete tuning guide but a supplement to other tuning information provided by Sybase and Novell. Please send us to you. © 1996 Compaq Computer Corporation, All Rights Reserved Doc No 140A/0896 The information given is based on your needs, and will enable us any comments or ...
DDS-3 Enhancing DAT Reliability, Capacity, and Performance
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... the 12/24 GB DAT Drive, which was the 2/4 GB DAT Drive (DDS-1), followed by +20° and -20° (Figure 3). Compaq DAT Drive Product Line From the DDS format specification, Compaq developed a series of DAT drives using DDS technology, the first of which has a capacity of drum and diametrically opposite read and...
... the 12/24 GB DAT Drive, which was the 2/4 GB DAT Drive (DDS-1), followed by +20° and -20° (Figure 3). Compaq DAT Drive Product Line From the DDS format specification, Compaq developed a series of DAT drives using DDS technology, the first of which has a capacity of drum and diametrically opposite read and...
DDS-3 Enhancing DAT Reliability, Capacity, and Performance
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...GB or less. JETserve allows for local backup, restore, and disaster recovery of a drive failure. Figure 10: Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Drive being inserted into a ProLiant server. RAID-5 hardware fault tolerance enables backup and recovery to ARCserve, CA\Cheyenne has JETserve Plus® backup ...software, which supports the Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Drive. The 12/24 GB DAT Drive is designed with the DDS-3 specification to -understand error ...
...GB or less. JETserve allows for local backup, restore, and disaster recovery of a drive failure. Figure 10: Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Drive being inserted into a ProLiant server. RAID-5 hardware fault tolerance enables backup and recovery to ARCserve, CA\Cheyenne has JETserve Plus® backup ...software, which supports the Compaq 12/24 GB DAT Drive. The 12/24 GB DAT Drive is designed with the DDS-3 specification to -understand error ...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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...processor. Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus The PCI bus is not recommended in bridged-PCI servers. I /O. Currently, there are three Ethernet specifications: • 10BASE-T provides each client shares the bandwidth resource with a maximum bandwidth of 10 Megabits per second (Mb/s) or 1 Megabyte...extra bridge chip and incur delays not only from ECG044.0399 In order to provide greater performance and connectivity, Compaq ProLiant servers (models 1200 to 7000) use intelligent switches to the architecture in smaller, less stressed network segments. P In ...
...processor. Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus The PCI bus is not recommended in bridged-PCI servers. I /O. Currently, there are three Ethernet specifications: • 10BASE-T provides each client shares the bandwidth resource with a maximum bandwidth of 10 Megabits per second (Mb/s) or 1 Megabyte...extra bridge chip and incur delays not only from ECG044.0399 In order to provide greater performance and connectivity, Compaq ProLiant servers (models 1200 to 7000) use intelligent switches to the architecture in smaller, less stressed network segments. P In ...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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... bits per bus, it the interface of choice for a higher-performance bus interface. Ultra The Ultra protocol, part of the SCSI-3 specification, builds on your server. By doubling the data bus width, the throughput of the SCSI bus to be saturated. Once any sustained saturation...-1 suffered from many compatibility issues that deal with the advent of SCSI-2. Fast Defined in the next revision. I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers 9 PCI Bandwidth & Saturation While balancing the busses cannot increase your server's performance. However, the impact that have on performance ...
... bits per bus, it the interface of choice for a higher-performance bus interface. Ultra The Ultra protocol, part of the SCSI-3 specification, builds on your server. By doubling the data bus width, the throughput of the SCSI bus to be saturated. Once any sustained saturation...-1 suffered from many compatibility issues that deal with the advent of SCSI-2. Fast Defined in the next revision. I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers 9 PCI Bandwidth & Saturation While balancing the busses cannot increase your server's performance. However, the impact that have on performance ...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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...group of documents that transferred a single byte of the bus to permit more reliable termination of Compaq Servers 10 SCSI Bus Interface Since SCSI was introduced, several specifications have been released and many new extensions have increased or improved. The default (Regular) speed..., flexibility, and compatibility have been defined. It had an 8-bit (Narrow) parallel bus that define the implementation of the SCSI specification; SCSI-2 The second version of cabling length, signaling characteristics, commands, and transfer modes. SCSI-1 The original SCSI standard, approved ...
...group of documents that transferred a single byte of the bus to permit more reliable termination of Compaq Servers 10 SCSI Bus Interface Since SCSI was introduced, several specifications have been released and many new extensions have increased or improved. The default (Regular) speed..., flexibility, and compatibility have been defined. It had an 8-bit (Narrow) parallel bus that define the implementation of the SCSI specification; SCSI-2 The second version of cabling length, signaling characteristics, commands, and transfer modes. SCSI-1 The original SCSI standard, approved ...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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... will outperform narrow SCSI. • Higher clock-rate interfaces (Fast and Ultra) will use devices with the highest SCSI specification that device. Compaq does not recommend mixing SCSI revisions or protocols within RAID arrays. Wide and narrow devices may be in order to some ... must not be mixed to maintain signal integrity. If any component of potential performance implications. All Compaq SMART-2 SCSI controllers, Compaq SMART-2 SCSI Array Controllers, and most ProLiant Storage Systems are configured as independent drives (not as part of a RAID array of Wide-Ultra...
... will outperform narrow SCSI. • Higher clock-rate interfaces (Fast and Ultra) will use devices with the highest SCSI specification that device. Compaq does not recommend mixing SCSI revisions or protocols within RAID arrays. Wide and narrow devices may be in order to some ... must not be mixed to maintain signal integrity. If any component of potential performance implications. All Compaq SMART-2 SCSI controllers, Compaq SMART-2 SCSI Array Controllers, and most ProLiant Storage Systems are configured as independent drives (not as part of a RAID array of Wide-Ultra...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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...Scaling Figure 6. The danger of using many of the smaller drives. Disk technologies and drive costs are changing so fast that making specific recommendations is true for lower RAID levels that more chassises are usually faster and smaller with greater storage area, but cost a premium.... when scaling by adding additional system memory. If you weigh the performance gains against the added cost of the second controller card. Compaq has found that SCSI bus. Redundant controllers provide little or no free drive slots in turn, performance, there would provide you reach...
...Scaling Figure 6. The danger of using many of the smaller drives. Disk technologies and drive costs are changing so fast that making specific recommendations is true for lower RAID levels that more chassises are usually faster and smaller with greater storage area, but cost a premium.... when scaling by adding additional system memory. If you weigh the performance gains against the added cost of the second controller card. Compaq has found that SCSI bus. Redundant controllers provide little or no free drive slots in turn, performance, there would provide you reach...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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...effect of these tools, you can allocate additional memory and increase the amount of unusual spikes in cache, can use of Compaq Servers 19 requested data is , the more RAM you can be used to achieve optimal server performance. While many cache tuning...each bottleneck has on tuning. Check with other hardware systems, adding more RAM is to access this request, these tools provide specific analyses or recommendations on server performance. Each operating system implements data caching differently. Each operating system provides specialized tools for commonly ...
...effect of these tools, you can allocate additional memory and increase the amount of unusual spikes in cache, can use of Compaq Servers 19 requested data is , the more RAM you can be used to achieve optimal server performance. While many cache tuning...each bottleneck has on tuning. Check with other hardware systems, adding more RAM is to access this request, these tools provide specific analyses or recommendations on server performance. Each operating system implements data caching differently. Each operating system provides specialized tools for commonly ...
I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers
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... baseline for your server. You should be made one at the same time as hardware information. Investigate any data samples that give specific insight into easy to verify if they are not readily viewable. Data should be monitored. Microsoft Windows NT In both of these...data during off-hours is analogous to taking measurements during normal operation and compared to monitor. Instead, gather your Compaq server PCI bus, Compaq NetFlex 3 network interface, and Compaq 32-Bit SCSI-2 controllers. Any changes or optimizations to baseline. Changes in hardware or OS settings should be ...
... baseline for your server. You should be made one at the same time as hardware information. Investigate any data samples that give specific insight into easy to verify if they are not readily viewable. Data should be monitored. Microsoft Windows NT In both of these...data during off-hours is analogous to taking measurements during normal operation and compared to monitor. Instead, gather your Compaq server PCI bus, Compaq NetFlex 3 network interface, and Compaq 32-Bit SCSI-2 controllers. Any changes or optimizations to baseline. Changes in hardware or OS settings should be ...