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Chapter 3. Pre-installation Considerations

This chapter is aimed at providing guidelines regarding hardware, software and capacity consideration requirements when installing NT 4.0.

Windows NT Server 4.0 is a 32-bit operating system and is very hardware intensive. With most 16-bit operating systems, such as DOS, hardware is not accessed until it is required. Under Windows NT, hardware drivers are written to and polled much more heavily for input/output (I/O) instructions. Hardware problems that have gone unnoticed or have seemed to be minor under other operating systems are likely to be amplified when running under Windows NT.

3.1 Hardware Requirements

The following are the minimum hardware requirements for installing NT 4.0:

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16 MB of RAM

VGA level video support Keyboard

IDE, EIDE, SCSI, or ESDI hard disk drive 486/25 processor or better

CD-ROM drive, 1.44 MB or 1.2 MB floppy disk drive, or active network connection

Network card

IBM Adapters

Refer to Appendix D, ªTips on Windows NT and IBM Hardwareº on page 155 for information about common problems found with IBM network adapters.

Although the minimum memory requirement is 16 MB, this offers only minimal functionality. As a result, Microsoft recommends 32 MB of RAM or more. Microsoft also recommends a 486DX2/50 or better processor. The minimum space requirements for Windows NT Server 4.0 is 124 MB.

See 3.2, ªSetup Optionsº on page 63 for more information.

Verify that there are no power-on self-test (POST) errors prior to starting the installation process. Also, make certain that each adapter and peripheral device is set to an independent IRQ, memory address, and DMA channel.

3.1.1 Enhanced IDE (EIDE) Drive Considerations

NT 4.0 supports only the following EIDE addressing schemes:

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Logical Block Addressing (LBA)

ONTrack Disk Manager

EZDrive

Extended Cylinder Head Sector (ECHS)

Note: Only the IBM PC Server 310 has an EIDE controller as standard.

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IBM PC Server and Windows NT Integration Guide Page Ibml Take Note First Edition March Contents Performance Monitor Overview Monitoring and Performance Tuning Appendix E. The Hardware Abstraction Layer HAL Appendix C. Windows NT Server 4.0 Service PacksAppendix A. Sources of Drivers and Information Appendix D. Tips on Windows NT and IBM Hardware Vi PC Server and Windows NT Integration Guide Team That Wrote This Redbook Preface Your comments are important to us Comments Welcome IBM and Windows NT Where Windows NT is HeadingIntroduction IBM PC Server and Windows NT Integration Guide Bios Setup Program Hardware Configuration System Summary Bios Setup Program Main Menu PC Server Devices and I/O Ports System Information System Security Alarm/Wakeup Settings Selecting this option shows the following window Start Options Selecting this menu choice shows you this window 1.7 Advanced Setup Eisa Configuration Utility Bios Updates Eisa Configuration Utility Steps System Board Memory Eisa Configuration Diskettes SCSISelect Utility Program Eisa Configuration Utility Jumper Settings IBM PC Server SCSISelect Utility Program Main Menu Bit 68-pin Bit 50-pin Low High Scsi Device ID Initiate Sync Negotiation 1 Yes To modify the settings on this panel PC Server 320 SCSISelect Utility Program Dasd Information System Partition Programs Starting from the Reference Diskette Starting from the System Partition System Programs Main Menu Main Menu Options Backup/Restore System Programs Menu System Programs Backup/Restore System Programs Menu Set Configuration Menu On page 23 is an example of a configuration panel System Programs View Configuration Panel Booting from a RAID Drive Cmos RAM Memory Map 0C000H Svga Adapter Set Configuration Scsi Device Configuration Set Features Menu Set Features Menu Scsi Set Passwords and Security Features Enter password Power-on Password Unattended Mode More Utilities Menu Test the Computer More Utilities Menu System Error Log Panel Advanced Diagnostic Program Servers with RAID Adapters Advanced Diagnostic Menu SCSI-2 F/W PCI RAID and Streaming RAID Adapter RAID Adapter Utilities Drive Information Formatting the Disks RAID Configuration Program Drive Information Select Format drive RAID Configuration Program Dasd Formatting Defining a Hot-Spare Disk Parity Placement in a RAID Subsystem RAID Configuration Program Create/Delete Array Menu Creating a Disk Array RAID Configuration Program Hot-Spare Disk Definition Defining Logical Drives RAID Configuration Program Logical Drive Definition RAID RAID Configuration Program RAID Level Selection Select Change write policy Setting the Write Policy Select Restore config. from diskette Backup/Restoring the ConfigurationBackup Recommended Select Backup config. to diskette PC ServeRAID Scsi Adapter ServeRAID Adapter Support Diskettes IBM PC Server Support ServeRAID Configuration Utility ServeRAID Adapter Main Menu Yes ServeRAID Adapter Advanced Functions Menu Back up to Diskette Press Ctrl+I for MiniConfig Utility Mini-Configuration Utility Boot CD-ROM and INT13 Extensions Reset AdapterInitialize Configuration Import Configuration from Drives \SETUP Administration and Monitoring Utility Possible Post Errors Follow the instructions on the panel New Adapter This soft copy for use by IBM employees only IBM Adapters Pre-installation ConsiderationsHardware Requirements Enhanced IDE Eide Drive Considerations Scsitool Utility Hardware ConfigurationNthq Utility Unsupported Hardware Setup OptionsCreating Boot Diskettes? Winnt Command Unsupported Setup Methods Disk Partitioning VirusesDisk Compression Hpfs Support Tip Plug and PlayPartition Size Upgrading from Windows NT Using Windows 95 to Install Plug and Play DevicesUpgrading from Windows NET USE * \\BIGMOTHER\I386 Installation Over the Network This soft copy for use by IBM employees only This soft copy for use by IBM employees only Installation Using ServerGuide Write Protect Tab Server RebootsServerGuide 3.0 and NT Starting ServerGuide Book Factory ServerGuide Main MenuRead Me Overview Utility Programs From here, you can Operating System InstallationDiskette Factory Applications and Demonstrations CoPilot AutoPilot Installing Windows NT Using ServerGuideFrom the main menu, select Operating System Installation Selecting NT 4.0 from ServerGuide This soft copy for use by IBM employees only This soft copy for use by IBM employees only This soft copy for use by IBM employees only IBM Servers Used Installing Windows NT ServerPre-installation Checklist Installing NT Choosing a Disk Controller Starting the Process Streaming RAID Adapter Selecting a Disk Controller During Installation Specifying Additional Adapters Other requires disk provided by a hardware manufacturer Listing All Recognized Disk Adapters Detected and Selected Potential Errors Detecting Disk Controllers On page 87 and on Disks Larger Than 1024 Cylinders System Analysis RAID Arrays and Logical Drives Basic Configuration and HAL Options Selecting the Correct HAL Initial Hardware Configuration Multiprocessor Capable Machines Partitioning Scsi ID Creating a New Partition Formatting Gathering Information File TransferIf Your Server Fails to Restart Selecting the Server Type Naming the Server Selecting General Components Administrator PasswordEmergency Repair Disk Network Options Installing Windows NT NetworkingInstalling Network Adapters Auto-Detection of Network Adapters Choice of Protocols Network Protocols Selecting Services Selecting Services Changing the Protocol Binding Order Specifics of the Auto LANStreamer PCI Adapter Joining a Domain Finishing SetupBasic Trouble Shooting → Event Viewer Determining Which Services Have StartedUsing the Event Log This soft copy for use by IBM employees only Changing the Domain Name This soft copy for use by IBM employees only Connectivity Options What is TME 10 NetFinity under Windows NT?TME 10 NetFinity Overview Installation of TME 10 NetFinity Services Installing TME 10 NetFinity from Windows NT Choice of TME 10 NetFinity Client Completion of the Installation Installation of TME 10 NetFinity Manager Installation Options for the TME 10 NetFinity Manager for NT Network Driver Configuration TME 10 NetFinity Configuration Driver Configurations Options This soft copy for use by IBM employees only TME 10 NetFinity Main Menu System Monitor System Monitor Available System Monitors Hints and Tips This soft copy for use by IBM employees only Starting Performance Monitor Performance Monitor Overview Collecting Data with Performance Monitor Chart View Adding Objects to be Monitored Performance Monitor Chart View Determining Which Objects Can Be Measured Knowing What the Objects are Measuring Choosing an Object Instance Changing the Chart Appearance Alert View Chart Options Window Performance Monitor Alert View How to Measure Objects Using Alert View Log View How to Set Up Alerts Other Servers Selecting Objects to be Added to the Log FileStarting or Stopping the Log File Selecting a Time Slice from the Log File to Analyze Retrieving Data from the Log File Exporting the Log Report View This soft copy for use by IBM employees only Multitasking Monitoring and Performance TuningPerformance Bottlenecks System Performance Properties Virtual Memory Specifying Virtual Memory Values Minimums and Maximums CPU Bottlenecks Checking CPU Use using Performance Monitor Measuring Multiprocessor Load Memory Bottlenecks Using Task Manager to Show Memory Usage Using Task Manager Determining Memory Use Using Performance Monitor Monitoring Locked Memory Utilization Using TME 10 NetFinity Monitoring Percentage Memory Use Hard Disk Bottlenecks Avg. Queue Time = Disk Queue Length x Avg. Disk sec/Transfer Network Components Bottleneck Monitoring Data Transmitted on the Network Network Bottlenecks Changing the Binding Order of the Protocols Network Design Issues Changing the Network Object Properties Network Design Hints This soft copy for use by IBM employees only Device Drivers Appendix A. Sources of Drivers and InformationCompatibility Information Other Information Tuning Information Appendix A. Sources of Drivers and Information This soft copy for use by IBM employees only Certification Appendix B. IBM TechConnect Program This soft copy for use by IBM employees only Installing the Service Pack Appendix C. Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Packs Don′t Forget Emergency Repair Disk ERDAdding New Components to the System Micro Channel Network Adapters Appendix D. Tips on Windows NT and IBM HardwareIBM SCSI-2 Streaming RAID Adapter/A IBM Auto ISA Token-Ring Adapter Micro Channel LANStreamer Adapter PCI LANStreamer Adapter Hangs When Shutting Down Token-Ring Adapters This soft copy for use by IBM employees only Upgrading the HAL for Multiprocessor Use Backup Your System FirstAppendix E. The Hardware Abstraction Layer HAL Reinstalling Windows NT to Upgrade the HAL Resolving Problems with the UPTOMP.EXE Utility Backup Using the Backup Domain Controller This soft copy for use by IBM employees only IBM Appendix F. Special Notices AHA Other Publications Appendix G. 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