Upgrading and Repairing Servers

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Macworld.com

magazines

     Computer Graphics World

     Computer Hotline

     Computer Technology Review

     CRN

     Datamation

     EETimes

     Electrocution Technical Publishers

     Electronics Products

     Electronics Supply and Manufacturing

     eWeek

     InfoWorld

     PC Magazine

     PC World

     Test and Measurement World

Magma Mobility Electronics

magnetic fields [See EMI (electromagnetic interference).]

magnetic storage devices, tape drives

     alternatives to

     DAT (Digital Audio Tape)

     DDS (Digital Data Storage)

     DLT (Digital Linear Tape) 2nd

     driver upgrades

     enterprise units

     firmware updates

     hardware upgrades

     SDLT (Super DLT) 2nd

     summary of standards

     tape autoloaders

     tape libraries

     tape retensioning

     Travan

     troubleshooting

     Ultrium 2nd 3rd

MAGNISystems.com

main boards [See motherboards.]

main memory [See RAM (random access memory).]

main menu (BIOS Setup)

mainframes

maintenance 2nd

     antivirus software

     automated tasks

     backups

     BIOS updates

     case fans, cleaning

     disk defragmentation software 2nd

     drive testing

     filters, cleaning

     firewalls

     power-protection systems

     server environment

     server hardware

     server software updates

     spyware detection

     UPS documentation

     vendors listing

     virus scanning

Maintenance menu (BIOS Setup)

Malabs.com

management tools

     admintool

     Disk Suite

     fault tolerance

         Active Directory group policies

         third-party

     HP servers

     Java Web Start

     project specification documents, signing off on

     Solaris Management Console

     Solaris Patch Manager

     Solaris Print Manager

     Solaris Product Registry

     Solaris Volume Manager

     Solstice AdminSuite

     StorEdge Enterprise Backup

     SunVTS (Validation Test Suite)

     SyMON

     VERITAS Foundation Suite

     Volume Manager

Mandriva Linux Hardware Database

manufacturing tests

Mapinfo.com

maskable interrupts

master drives

Matrix RAID

Matrox.com

Maxim-IC.com

maximum cache

maximum system load (capacity planning)

Maxtor 2nd

MC3LLC.com

McAfee.com

MCH (Memory Controller Hub)

MDI.com

mean time between failures (MTBF)

MEB form factor (SSI)

mechanical keyswitches

Medea, SAN array products

media center extenders (MCEs)

media layer (FC-0)

Megahertz (MHz)

memory [See RAM (random access memory); ROM BIOS (basic input/output system).]

Memory Controller Hub (MCH)

memory sparing

Memory Test error message

Memory test fail (error message)

menus, BIOS Setup

     additional setup features

     Advanced

     ATA Configuration

     Boot

     Boot Device Priority

     Console Redirection

     ECC memory settings

     Event Log

     Exit

     main menu

     Maintenance

     PCI Configuration

     Peripheral Configuration

     Power Management

     Processor and Hammer Configuration

     Security

Meritec.com

mesh topology

     full type

     partial type

messaging servers

metal-oxide varistors (MOV)

Metermantesttools.com

Methode.com

Metro shelving

MGE UPS 2nd

MHz (Megahertz) 2nd

Micral PC

Micro Channel Architecture buses

Micro-A.com

Micro2000.com

Microindustries.com

Micron.com

MicroNet

Microsoft

     antivirus partners jump page

     BizTalk Server

     Client Service for NetWare (CSNW)

     Commerce Server

     Host Integration Server

     Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server

     Logical Disk Manager

     MapPoint Location Server

     Microsoft Management Console (MMC)

     Microsoft Project

     Mobile Server

     NOSs

     Small Business Server 2003 (SBS)

     Storage Server 2003 (SBS)

     Terminal Server

     Visio

     web-based service efforts

     Windows Media Server

     Windows Server

MicroSolutions.com

Microway.com

midrange servers

Mili.com

Mindcraft benchmarks

Mini-A/B connectors

MiniATX

Minicom.com

MinuteMan 2nd

MIPS processors 2nd

mirroring disks 2nd

misses (cache)

Missing operating system (error message)

Mitsumi.com

MMCA.org

MMX Technology

Mode setting (BIOS Peripheral Configuration menu)

ModemDoctor.com

modems

     troubleshooting

     vendors listing

modes

     PIO (Programmed I/O) modes

     UDMA (Ultra-DMA) transfer modes

         Mode 5

         Mode 6

modified cache coherence state

modules (memory)

     buying tips

     DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)

         168-pin DIMM pinouts

         184-pin DIMM pinouts

         240-pin DDR2 DIMM pinouts

         buying tips

         capacities

         illustration

         SPD (serial presence detect)

     DIP (dual inline package) chips

     double-sided

     hard fails

     installation 2nd

     maximum installable memory

     memory banks 2nd

     parity checking

     registered modules

     RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules)

         buying tips

         capacities

         installation 2nd

         pinouts

     SIMMs (single inline memory modules)

         capacities

         illustration

         memory banks

         pinouts

         presence detect pin configurations

     single-sided

     soft errors

         ECC (error correcting code)

         incorrect memory types

         line noise

         parity checking

         power glitches

         radio frequency interference

         static discharge

         timing glitches

     speed 2nd

     troubleshooting

         diagnostics utilities

         divide errors

         fatal exception errors

         general faults

         global protection faults

         memory defect isolation

         module testers

         parity errors

         step-by-step procedures

         write-back cache

     unbuffered modules

     upgrading

         higher-capacity modules

         upgrade options and strategies

Molex.com

monitoring performance

     Alteris

     command-line utilities

     core areas to monitor

     enterprise frameworks

     LANDesk

     Novell ZENworks

     Solaris tutorial

monitors

     AGP graphics card

     CRT (cathode ray tube)

     KVM switches

     LCD (liquid crystal display)

         dead pixels

         polarizing filters

         resolution

         subpixels

     PCI graphics card

     PCI-Express graphics card

     server construction

     troubleshooting 2nd

     vendors listing

     video cards

Morris worm

motherboards [See also buses; chipsets.]

     ATX

         color coding

         compared to Baby-AT and LPX

         compared to SSI form factors

         connectors

         cooling features

         Extended ATX specification

         MiniATX specification

         ports

         power supply standards

         riser card

         shape of

     backplane systems

         active

         blade servers

         BTX 2nd

         passive

         PICMG

     BTX

     components

         BIOS chips

         CMOS battery

         CPU voltage regulators

         expansion slots

         memory

         processor slots

         processor sockets

         Super I/O chips

     connectors

         battery connectors

         chassis intrusion connectors

         front panel USB header connector pinout

         LED and keylock connectors

         microprocessor fan power connectors

         speaker connectors

         Wake on LAN connectors

         Wake on Ring connectors

     form factors

         ATX category

         Baby-AT category

         rack-mounted

         Server System Infrastructure (SSI) category 2nd

         small type

         tower and upright

     integrated NICs

     jumper settings

     PC versus server type

     proprietary server designs

     redundancy features

     replacing

     server construction

     SSI

     upgrading

     vendors 2nd

     WTX 2nd

Motorola 68000 microprocessor

Motorola.com

mounting rails

mouse devices

     ports

     server construction

     vendors

mpstat command

MRH-S (memory repeater hub, SDRAM-based)

MSDUS.com

MSIComputer.com

MTI, SAN array products

Mukilteo (Intel E7230) chipsets

multihomed connections 2nd

     benefits

     configuring

     Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server

     plug-and-play issues

multipathing

multiple branch prediction

multiple processors

     cache coherency states

     design

     performance issues

     symmetric multiprocessing (SMP)

     upgrading to

multiple rack-mounted servers

multiple-logon schemes

multiway blade servers

multiword DMA (direct memory access)

Mushkin.com

MVC.com

my-ESM.com

Myoda.com

Myrinet