IBM SG24-4576-00 Abstract

Abstract

This document describes the procedures necessary to successfully implement

Novell NetWare on an IBM PC Server platform. It describes the current IBM PC

Server line and discusses the technology inside the machines. It outlines

step-by-step procedures for installing both NetWare V3.12 and V4.1 using both

IBM ServerGuide and the original product media. It has a detailed section on

performance tuning. It covers IBM′s NetFinity systems management tool, which

ships with every IBM PC Server and IBM premium brand PC.

This document is intended for IBM customers, dealers, systems engineers and

consultants who are implementing NetWare on an IBM PC Server platform.

A basic knowledge of PCs, file servers, DOS, and NetWare is assumed.

(212 pages)

Contents

Main First Edition (December 1995) Abstract Contents vi Page Figures x Page Tables Special Notices xvi Other trademarks are trademarks of their respective companies. Preface How This Document is Organized Related Publications IBM PC Server 310 System Library, NetWare from IBM: Network Protocols and Standards NetWare 4.0 from IBM: Directory Services Concepts Advanced PS/2 Servers Planning and Selection Guide Acknowledgments NetWare Integration Guide, Chapter 1. IBM PC Server Technologies 1.1 Processors 1.1.1 Clock Rate 1.1.2 External Interfaces 1.1.3 Processor Types 2 1.2 Multiprocessing Asymmetric Multiprocessing: wait states states wait 1.3.1 Caches cache miss 4 cache hit 1.3.1.1 SMP Caching 1.3.2 Memory Interleaving 1.3.3 Dual Path Buses 1.3.4 SynchroStream Technology 1.4 Memory Error Detection and Correction 1.4.1 Standard (Parity) Memory 1.4.2 Error Correcting Code (ECC) 1.4.3 Error Correcting Code-Parity Memory (ECC-P) 10 1.4.4 ECC on SIMMs (EOS) Memory 1.4.5 Performance Impact 1.4.6 Memory Options and Speed 12 1.5 Bus Architectures 1.5.1 ISA Bus 1.5.2 EISA Bus 1.5.3 Micro Channel Bus 1.5.3.1 Data Streaming 14 1.5.4 PCI Bus 1.6 Disk Subsystem 1.6.1 Hard Disk Interfaces 16 bytes bits 1.6.2 SCSI Technology scattered 18 Fast Fast/Wide Wide 1.6.3 SCSI Adapters IBM Personal System/2 Micro Channel SCSI Adapter IBM Personal System/2 Micro Channel SCSI Adapter with Cache IBM SCSI-2 Fast/Wide Adapter/A IBM SCSI-2 Fast/Wide Streaming-RAID Adapter/A 20 IBM SCSI-2 Fast PCI Adapter but not to both IBM SCSI-2 Fast/Wide PCI Adapter IBM SCSI-2 Fast/Wide RAID PCI Adapter 1.6.4 Hard Disk Drives 1.6.5 RAID Technology 22 Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks 1.6.6 RAID Classifications 1.6.6.1 RAID-0 - Block Interleave Data Striping without Parity data scatter 24 drive spanning 1.6.6.2 RAID-1 - Disk Mirroring/Duplexing 1.6.6.3 RAID-1 Enhanced - Data Strip Mirroring Page 1.6.6.4 RAID-2 - Bit Interleave Data Striping with Hamming Code 1.6.6.5 RAID-3 - Bit Interleave Data Striping with Parity Disk 1.6.6.6 RAID-4 - Block Interleave Data Striping with One Parity Disk 1.6.6.7 RAID-5 - Block Interleave Data Striping with Skewed Parity 1.6.6.8 Summary of RAID Performance Characteristics RAID-0: 30 RAID-5: RAID-4: 1.6.7 Recommendations 1.7 LAN Subsystem 1.7.1 Shared RAM Adapters 1.7.2 Bus Master Adapters The IBM 16/4 Token-Ring bus master adapter/A: 32 IBM LANStreamer Family of Adapter Cards: on-the-fly 1.7.3 PeerMaster Technology 1.8 Security Features Department of Defense, Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria, DoD 5200.28 STD 34 LogicLock: 1.8.1 Tamper-Evident Cover 1.8.2 Secure I/O Cables 1.8.3 Passwords 1.8.3.1 Privileged-Access Password 1.8.4 Secure Removable Media 36 1.8.5 Selectable Drive Startup 1.8.6 Unattended Start Mode 1.9 Systems Management 1.9.1 DMI 1.9.1.1 Communicating Service Layer Management applications: 38 Manageable products: 1.9.1.2 Management Information Format (MIF) 1.9.2 SNMP 1.9.2.1 Management Information Base (MIB) 1.9.2.2 SNMP Agent 40 1.9.2.3 SNMP Manager 1.9.2.4 Traps 1.9.3 NetFinity 1.9.3.1 NetFinity Services 42 1.9.3.2 NetFinity Manager as needed dictionary 1.9.3.3 NetFinity Architecture 44 1.9.3.4 DMI Support 1.9.3.5 Interoperability with Other Management Tools 1.9.4 SystemView 1.9.4.1 SystemView Structure 46 1.9.4.2 SystemView Management Protocols 1.10 Fault Tolerance 1.10.1 NetWare SFT III 1.10.1.1 SFT III Server Roles 48 server state IPX internet link: 1.10.1.3 IOEngines and Mirrored Server (MS) Engines Scenario 1. Hardware fails in the primary server: 50 Scenario 2. Hardware fails in the secondary server: Scenario 3. The Mirrored server link fails: Scenario 4. A LAN adapter fails in the primary server: 1.11 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) 52 1.11.1 APC PowerChute 1.11.1.1 Flex Events UPS Output Overload 54 Chapter 2. IBM PC Server Family Overview super server 2.1 IBM PC Server Model Specifications 56 2.1.1 IBM PC Server 300 Table 8. IBM PC Servers 300Models 2.1.2 IBM PC Server 310 Table 9. IBM PC Servers 310Models 2.1.3 IBM PC Server 320 EISA Table 10. IBM PC Servers 320EISA Models 58 2.1.4 IBM PC Server 320 MCA Table 11. IBM PC Servers 320M CA Models 2.1.5 IBM PC Server 500 Table 12. IBM PC Server 500Models 60 2.1.6 IBM PC Server 520 EISA Table 13. IBM PC Servers 520EISA Models 2.1.7 IBM PC Server 520 MCA Table 14. IBM PC Servers 520M CA Models 62 2.1.8 IBM PC Server 720 Table 15. IBM PC Servers 720Models Chapter 3. Hardware Configuration Page 3.1 The Setup Program Press <F2> to enter SETUP 3.1.1 Main Menu 3.1.2 Advanced Menu 68 3.1.2.1 Advanced Menu - Boot Options Boot Sequence: POST errors: Setup prompt: Floppy Check: 3.1.2.2 Advanced Menu - Peripherals Serial Port A: 70 Large Disk DOS Compatibility: Integrated IDE adapter: 3.1.3 Security Incorrect password System disabled 72 Fixed disk boot sector: Diskette access rights: Page 3.2 EISA Configuration Utility 74 Do you want to configure your system now [Y,N]? A screen like the one in Figure 28 will appear: Figure 28. EISA Configuration Utility - Main Panel moving 76 Page 3.3 SCSI Select Utility Program 78 SCSI Parity Checking: Host Adapter SCSI termination: terminator Initiate Sync Negotiation: 80 Maximum Sync Transfer Rate: Send Start Unit Command: Enable Disconnection: Include in BIOS SCAN 3.4 System Programs 82 3.4.1 Starting From the System Partition 3.4.2 Starting From the Reference Diskette 3.4.3 Main Menu Options 84 Page 3.4.4 Backup/Restore System Programs Menu 3.4.5 Set Configuration Menu 86 Page 88 Page view 90 change 3.4.6 Set Features Menu 92 Page 94 Page 96 Serial-Port Power-On Mode: Real-Time Clock Power-On Mode: System Error Restart: 3.4.7 Test the Computer 3.4.8 More Utilities Menu 98 3.4.9 Advanced Diagnostic Program Run System Checkout: 100 3.4.9.1 Low-Level Format Program 3.5 RAID Controller Utility 102 3.5.1 Drive Information 3.5.2 Formatting the Disks 104 Figure 58. RAID Configuration Program - DASD Formatting 3.5.2.1 Change RAID Parameters The panel for changing RAID parameters looks like Figure 59. Figure 59. RAID Configuration Program - Change RAID parameters The following fields are configurable: 3.5.3 Defining a Hot-Spare Disk Figure 60. RAID Configuration Program - Create/Delete Array Menu Figure 61. RAID Configuration Program - Hot-Spare Disk Definition 3.5.4 Creating a Disk Array 108 3.5.5 Defining Logical Drives 1. Select Define logical drive from the Create/Delete Array menu. The following screen appears: Figure 63. RAID Configuration Program - Logical Drive Definition Figure 64. RAID Configuration Program - Logical Drive Definition - Array Selection 110 Figure 66. RAID Configuration Program - Size Definition Figure 67. RAID Configuration Program - Result 3.5.6 Setting the Write Policy WB for Write-Back: 112 strongly exactly Page Chapter 4. Novell NetWare Installation 4.1 ServerGuide Overview unlock 4.2 Starting ServerGuide 116 Start Here: Software Installation: Performance Tuning: Utility Programs: NetFinity Overview: 4.3 Installing NetWare 4.1 with ServerGuide 118 Page 120 Page 122 Page ServerGuide 124 Page case-sensitive 126 4.4 Installing NetWare 3.12 with Diskettes 4.4.1 Hardware Requirements 4.4.2 Software Requirements 4.4.3 Information Requested at Time of Installation 4.4.4 Installation Files 4.4.5 Installation Procedure A:INSTALL 128 Page 130 Page 132 TOKEN BIND IPX TO TOKEN 134 4.5 Installing NetWare 4.1 with the Original CD-ROM 4.5.1 Hardware Requirements 4.5.2 Software Requirements 4.5.3 Installation Procedure 136 Page 138 Page 140 case-sensitive 142 Page 4.6 NetFinity Services for NetWare 4.6.1 System Requirements 144 4.6.2 Installing NetFinity Services for NetWare 4.6.2.1 Installing with Diskettes on the NetWare Server 1 Type a name for your server-> 2 Select a driver number-> Set the driver status(1=False, 2=True)-> Page 4.6.2.2 Installing with Diskettes from a Workstation 148 Page 4.6.2.3 Starting NetFinity SEARCH ADD SYS:NETFIN LOAD NETFBASE 150 4.7 The RAID Administration for NetWare Utility 4.7.1 Installing the Utility 4.7.1.1 Installing from a Workstation 4.7.1.2 Copying NLMs to the NetWare Server 4.8 Hard Disk Failure Simulation 152 4.8.1 Simulating with a Hot Spare Drive 154 Page Page Page 158 Page 4.8.2 Simulating without a Hot Spare Drive 160 Page 162 Page 164 Page Chapter 5. Performance Tuning 5.1 Hardware Tuning 5.1.1 General Performance Characteristics latency 168 Page caching engine 170 Page 5.2 Performance Analysis Tools 5.2.1 DatagLANce 172 5.2.2 NetWare Monitoring Tools 5.2.2.1 MONITOR.NLM 5.2.2.2 Set Command 174 5.2.2.3 SERVMAN.NLM 5.3 Tuning NetWare 5.3.1 Disk Subsystem 5.3.1.1 Block Size and Cache Buffer Size (NetWare 3.12) 176 Cache Buffer Size: Block Size: 5.3.1.2 Block Size (NetWare 4.1) 5.3.1.3 Turbo Fat Indexing SET TURBO FAT RE-USE WAIT TIME=VALUE 5.3.1.4 Directory Caching SET MAXIMUM DIRECTORY CACHE BUFFERS=VALUE 178 SET DIRECTORY CACHE ALLOCATION WAIT TIME=VALUE 5.3.1.5 File Caching SET MINIMUM FILE CACHE BUFFERS = VALUE currently available Total Cache Buffer (NetWare 3.12 and 4.1): Original Cache Buffers (NetWare 3.12 and 4.1): 5.3.1.6 Maximum Concurrent Disk Cache Writes SET MAXIMUM CONCURRENT DISK CACHE WRITES=VALUE 180 NetWare 4.1: NetWare 3.12: 5.3.1.7 Dirty Disk Cache Delay Time SET DIRTY DISK CACHE DELAY TIME=VALUE 5.3.1.8 Spanning Volumes Over Multiple Drives 5.3.1.9 Multiple Volumes 5.3.1.10 Immediate Purge of Files 5.3.2 Network Subsystem 5.3.2.1 LAN Device Driver Efficiency 5.3.2.2 Packet Size SET MAXIMUM PHYSICAL RECEIVE PACKET SIZE = VALUE Minimum Packet Receive Buffers: 5.3.2.3 Packet Receive Buffers SET MINIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=VALUE SET MAXIMUM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS=VALUE 184 Recommendation Maximum Packet Receive Buffers: Recommendation 5.3.2.4 New Packet Receive Buffer Wait Time 5.3.3 System Memory 5.3.3.1 NetWare 3.12 Memory Pools Checking the Allocation of Memory to Each Memory Pool: Memory Fragmentation: 5.3.3.2 NetWare 4.1 System Memory Pools 186 5.3.4 Memory Requirements 5.3.4.1 Calculating Server Memory Requirements (V3.12) 5.3.4.2 Calculating Server Memory Requirements (V4.1) 5.3.5 System Processor LOAD MONITOR -P 188 Appendix A. EISA Configuration File Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Appendix B. Hardware Compatibility, Device Driver, and Software Patch Information B.1 Finding Compatibility Information on the World Wide Web B.2 Finding Device Drivers on the World Wide Web 200 B.3 Finding Software Patches on the World Wide Web Appendix C. Configuring DOS CD-ROM Support C.1 Installing CD-ROM Support for PCI Adapters. DEVICE=C:SERVERIBMPRAID.SYS DEVICE=C:SERVERIBMASPI.SYS DEVICE=C:SERVERDAFCDA.SYS C:SERVERMSCDEX /D:IBMCD001 /M:10 /L:E C.2 Installing CD-ROM Support for Adaptec Adapters Page List of Abbreviations Index Special Characters Numerics A B C E F 208 H I K L M N P Q 210 R S Page T U 212 V W ITSO Technical Bulletin Evaluation RED000 BUSINESS REPLY MAIL