Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Manuals

Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (31 pages)

Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for NetWare on Compaq Servers

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Table of Contents
3
Introduction
5
Tuning Goals
6
System Processor Planning
6
- Initial CPU Recommendations
  6
Memory Planning
7
- Initial Memory Recommendations for Sybase
  7
- Estimating Memory Requirements for Sybase
  7
Disk Subsystem Planning
9
- Array Accelerator: Its Function and Benefit in a Sybase SQL Server Environment
  9
1 RAID-Based Disk Controllers

13
2 Netware Disk Controller Duplexing

13
3 Sybase SQL Server Mirroring/Duplexing

13
- Network Planning
  14
- Memory Tuning
  15
  - Estimating Memory Requirements for Stored Procedures
    16
- Processor Tuning
  15
- I/O Tuning
  16
- Compaq System Configuration
  19
- Netware 4.10 Configuration
  19
  - Processes
    19
    
    Upgrade Low Priority Threads
    19
    
    Maximum Service Processes
    20
  - Memory
    20
    
    Garbage Collection Interval
    20
    
    Number of Frees for Garbage Collection
    20
    
    Minimum Free Memory for Garbage Collection
    20
  - File Caching
    20
    
    Read Ahead Enabled
    21
    
    Minimum File Cache Buffers
    21
  - File System
    21
    
    Volume Block Size
    21
    
    Enable File Compression
    21
    
    Sub-Block Allocation
    21
    
    Enable Disk Read after Write Verify
    21
    
    Immediate Purge of Deleted Files
    22
    
    File Delete Wait Time
    22
    
    Minimum File Delete Wait Time
    22
    
    Remirror Block Size
    22
    
    Concurrent Remirror Requests
    22
    
    Mirrored Devices Are out of Sync Message Frequency
    22
  - Communications
    23
    
    Maximum Physical Receive Packet Size
    23
    
    Minimum Packet Receive Buffers
    23
    
    Maximum Packet Receive Buffers
    23
  - Netware Partitions
    23
- Network Tuning
  19
- Sybase System 11 Configuration
  23
  - Sp_Configure Command
    24
    
    Total Memory
    24
    
    Procedure Cache Percent
    24
    
    Number of Devices
    24
    
    Number of User Connections
    24
    
    Recovery Interval in Minutes
    24
    
    Housekeeper Free Write Percent
    25
    
    User Log Cache Size
    25
    
    Default Network Packet Size
    25
    
    Max Network Packet Size
    25
    
    Additional Network Memory
    25
    
    Number of Extent I/O Buffers
    25
    
    Number of Sort Buffers
    26
    
    Number of Pre-Allocated Extents
    26
    
    Stack Size
    26
    
    Event Buffers Per Engine
    26
  - Sybase Sybinit Utility
    26
  - Sybase Audit Feature
    26
- Upgrading from Previous Sybase Versions to System 11
  23
- Installing from CD-ROM
  27
  - Compaq SCSI Based CD-ROM Drive
    27
  - Compaq IDE Based CD-ROM Drive
    27
- System Management Tools
  28
  - Novell Monitor Utility
    28
  - Sybase SQL Monitor
    28
  - Compaq Insight Manager
    28
- Conclusion
  29
- Check List of Recommendations
  30

Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Integration Notes (52 pages)

PCI Bus Numbering in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment

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Integration Note Pci Bus Numbering in a

1
- Table of Contents
  1
- Microsoft Windows Nt
  1
- December
  2
- Executive Overview
  
  3
- PCI Bus Architecture Terminology
  
  4
  - PCI Hot Plug Terminology
    5
- PCI System Overview
  
  5
  - PCI Architecture and Bridged Controllers
    6
  - Pci Bios
    8
  - PCI Bus Numbering
    8
  - PCI BIOS Discovery
    8
  - Configuration Changes
    11
- Windows NT and PCI Bus Numbering
  
  11
  - PCI Bus Numbering and Network Controllers
    11
  - Disk Renumbering
    12
- Hardware, Software, and Configuration Tools
  
  13
  - Compaq Servers and Option Hardware
    13
- Planning a PCI System Configuration
  
  17
- PCI Test Configurations with Proliant Servers
  
  19
  - Configuration A, Proliant ML530
    20
Configuration a - Test 2 - Adding a Device

22
- Configuration B, Proliant 8000
  23
- Bus Slot PCI Bridge/Bus Number
  
  29
  - Configuration C, Proliant DL580
    29
- Order/Type - Test
  
  29
- Controller Discovery
  
  29
  - 1St Primary Host to PCI Bus
    29
  - 2Nd Slot
    29
  - 3Rd Secondary Host to PCI Bus
    29
  - 4Th Slot
    29
- Bridge
  
  29
  - Th Slot 3 Empty N/A
    31
  - Compaq Support Software and Utilities
    36
- Additional Troubleshooting Tips
  
  39
- Summary
  
  40
- Appendices A-D
  
  41

Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (45 pages)

DSS Sizing and Tuning of Oracle8 for Windows NT on Compaq Servers

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Table of Contents
3
Introduction
4
TPC Benchmark D (TPC-D)
4
DSS Vs. OLTP
4
Oracle Overview
4
- Architecture
  4
New Features in Oracle8 Version 8.0
8
Basic Tuning
9
- Installation Issues
  9
Tuning Goals
15
I/O Tuning
15
- Disk Layout
  15
- Partitioning
  16
- Parallelism
  17
- Availability Vs. Performance
  19
- Array Controllers
  20
- I/O Limits
  20
System Processor Scalability
21
Memory Tuning
23
- System Global Area (SGA) Size
  23
- Program Global Area (PGA) Size
  23
- Processes
  24
- Windows NT
  24
- Total Memory
  24
Conclusion
27
Appendix A: TPC-D Schema
29
Appendix B: TPC-D Query Definitions
33
Appendix C: TPC-D Queries (SQL Code)
37

Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Technical Manual (38 pages)

I/O Performance Tuning of Compaq Servers

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Table of Contents
1
March
2
Executive Summary

3
Introduction

4
I/O Performance and Recommendations

4
- Network Interface
  5
- Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus
  6
- SCSI Bus
  9
- Fibre Channel
  12
- Drive Technology
  14
- System Memory
  18
OS Performance Monitoring Tools

19
- Microsoft Windows NT
  20
- Novell Netware
  21
- SCO Unixware and Openserver
  21
- Conclusion
  22
Appendix - Performance Tuning Data

23
- Fibre Channel Bus
  23
- Drive Technology
  28
- RAID Level Performance
  35
- Hardware RAID Vs. Software RAID
  36

Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Integration Notes (29 pages)

Deploying the ProLiant Cluster for NetWare 4.2

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Table of Contents
1
Clustering Overview

3
- Clusters Defined
  3
- Causes of Downtime
  3
- Cost of Downtime
  4
- Benefits of Clustering
  4
- Summary
  4
Proliant Cluster for Netware 4.2 Overview

5
Software Components

13
- Novell Software
  13
- Compaq Software
  13
Planning Novell High Availability Server Installation

15
- Verification of NHAS Installation
  15
4.2 Administratio N

18
Proliant Cluster for Netware 4.2 Administration

18
- Increasing Availability
  18
- IP and Applications Failover
  18
- Management
  26
Technical Faqs

28

Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Integration Notes (22 pages)

Compaq Tips and Tricks for NetWare 5

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (22 pages)

Performance of Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 on Compaq ProLiant Servers

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Table of Contents
1
Contents

3
Test Configuration

3
- Introduction
  3
- Loadsim
  3
- Performance Monitor
  8
- Configuration of Test Facility
  8
Performance

9
Results

9
- Introduction
  9
- Processor Subsystem
  10
- Disk Subsystem
  18
- System Memory
  19
- Conclusions and
  21
- Recommendations
  21

Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (19 pages)

Compaq Integrated Management Log Viewer in a Microsoft Windows NT Environment

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Integration Notes (17 pages)

LAN Driver Statistics for Novell Drivers

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (8 pages)

Euro Currency Symbol on Compaq Tower and Rack Server Keyboards

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Manual (10 pages)

Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 on the Compaq ProLiant 3000

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Integration Notes (11 pages)

intraNetWare Symmetric Multiprocessing

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (13 pages)

Compaq Survey Utility

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Technology Brief (14 pages)

DDS-3: Enhancing DAT Reliability, Capacity, and Performance

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (11 pages)

PCI Bus Balancing and Optimization on Compaq ProLiant Servers

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (10 pages)

Compaq Servers: Enterprise Class Performance Leading the Way to Deschutes and Merced

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (11 pages)

Compaq Leadership in Server Innovations

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 White Paper (6 pages)

Hot Plug Disk Drive Removal and Replacement Guidelines for Compaq Smart Array Controllers

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Compaq 179740-001 - ProLiant - 3000 Manuals

Table of Contents

1 RAID-Based Disk Controllers

2 Netware Disk Controller Duplexing

3 Sybase SQL Server Mirroring/Duplexing

Table of Contents

Integration Note Pci Bus Numbering in a

Executive Overview

PCI Bus Architecture Terminology

PCI System Overview

Windows NT and PCI Bus Numbering

Hardware, Software, and Configuration Tools

Planning a PCI System Configuration

PCI Test Configurations with Proliant Servers

Configuration a - Test 2 - Adding a Device

Bus Slot PCI Bridge/Bus Number

Order/Type - Test

Controller Discovery

Bridge

Additional Troubleshooting Tips

Summary

Appendices A-D

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

I/O Performance and Recommendations

OS Performance Monitoring Tools

Appendix - Performance Tuning Data

Table of Contents

Clustering Overview

Proliant Cluster for Netware 4.2 Overview

Software Components

Planning Novell High Availability Server Installation

4.2 Administratio N

Proliant Cluster for Netware 4.2 Administration

Technical Faqs

Table of Contents

Overview

Software Tips

Hardware/Firmware Tips

Helpful Websites

Conclusion

Table of Contents

Contents

Test Configuration

Performance

Results

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Operating System Support

Operating System Euro Symbol Ready Reference

Languages and Key Placements

Questions and Answers

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Rapid Recovery with Hot-Plug Drives

Conclusion

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