IBM SG24-4763-00 Server User Manual


 
This soft copy for use by IBM employees only.
Preface
This redbook will help you implement Windows NT Server 4.0 on an IBM PC
Server and to understand how to configure for the best performance. It explores
the tools necessary to configure the server hardware, presents topics that should
be considered before installing Windows NT, and details the options and process
of installing the code onto your IBM PC Server.
Performance monitoring is also covered in detail complete with example uses of
Performance Monitor and TME 10 NetFinity to determine what performance
bottlenecks may exist in your configuration.
Some knowledge of PC servers and Windows NT is assumed.
This redbook is a follow-on from
IBM PC Server and Windows NT Integration
Guide
, SG24-4578-00.
The Team That Wrote This Redbook
This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world
working at the Systems Management and Networking ITSO Center, Raleigh.
David Watts is an Advisory ITSO Specialist for PC Servers at the ITSO Center in
Raleigh. He conducts residencies and writes redbooks on IBM PC Servers and
network operating systems. His most recent publications include the
PC Server
Selection Guide
. He has been working with PCs for the past 14 years, most
recently as a server specialist for the IBM PC Company in Australia. He has a
Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Queensland and had
worked for IBM Australia for nine years.
Tim Kearby is an Advisory ITSO Specialist for PC Servers at the ITSO Center in
Raleigh. He conducts residencies and writes redbooks on IBM PC Servers and
network operating systems. Tim has held various positions in his IBM career
including assignments in product development, systems engineering, and
consulting. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
from Purdue University.
Pieter Joubert is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer at the Network Station
Management Center, Johannesburg South Africa He writes extensively and
serves as a field consultant for IBM in all areas of the Microsoft Networking
Products. Before joining the IBM, Pieter worked in the Network Consulting
Division of EDS South Africa.
Michael Ringel is a Senior Consultant for IBM PC Servers at the IBM PC Server
Competence Center in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael has held various positions
in his IBM career including assignments in education, PC product management,
marketing support, and consulting. In addition he worked at the ITSO Center in
Austin as international assignee, conducting residencies and writing numerous
best-selling redbooks in the area of OS/2 LAN Server and NetWare from IBM.
His most recent publications include the redbook
IBM PC Server Disk Subsystem
Configuration and Sizing
.
This redbook is a follow-on from
IBM PC Server and Windows NT Integration
Guide
, SG24-4578-00. The authors of this publication were:
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