Upgrading and Repairing Servers

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R10000 processors

R12000 processors

R14000 processors

R16000 processors

Rack Advisor

rack-mountable servers

rack-mounted chassis

     Intel chassis comparisons

     typical 1U server

     U factors

     versus pedestal type

rack-mounted form factor motherboards

Rackmount.com 2nd

racks

     airflow 2nd

     benefits of

     blade servers

     brownouts

     cabinets

     cable management

     Clear Path Plus Libra 590 server (Unisys)

     conversion kits

     costs of

     custom racks

     depth

     designing

         tool websites

         Visio design stencils

     environmental controls

     ES7000 Orion 560multiprocessor server (Unisys)

     fans

     heat dissipation

     InfraStruXure rack system (APC)

     installing

         earthquake zones

         location, determining

     interior/exterior dimensions

     KVM switches

         cable management

         ordering

     mounting rails

     open racks

     power outages

     power surges

     Rack Advisor (Dell)

     relay racks

     RLU (rack location units)

     safety checklist

     server room size

     U (rack units)

     universal racks

     weight

     wire shelving

radio frequency (RF)

Radioshack.com

Rahul.net

RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

     arrays 2nd 3rd

         creating

         failed, rebuilding

     ATA/IDE hard disks

     automatic array rebuilding

     BIOS

     components

     containers

     controllers

     cost

     development of 2nd

     hardware versus software implementation

     Hayes, Frank

     HBA functions

     hot drive sparing

     hot drive swapping

     Level 0 (Striped) 2nd 3rd

     Level 0+1 (Striping with mirroring)

     Level 1 (Mirroring) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

     Level 10 (Mirroring with striping) 2nd 3rd

     Level 2 (Bit-level striping with redundancy)

     Level 3 (Bit-level striping with parity) 2nd

     Level 4 (Shared Parity) 2nd 3rd

     Level 5 (Striping with parity) 2nd

     Level 6 (Independent disks with dual parity) 2nd

     lock-in

     maintenance

     Matrix

     onboard ATA chips

     original implementations

     proprietary designs

     RAB (Raid Advisory Board)

     RAID Advisory Group

     redundancy options

     SAN arrays

     SATA controllers

     SATA hard disks

     SCSI hard disks

     server configuration

     software

     tape

     vendors listing

     Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) card

Raidsys

Raidtec

rails (mounting)

raised flooring

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

     adapter memory configuration

     banks 2nd

     buying tips

     cache

         access times

         bus snooping

         cache controllers

         compared to DRAM

         direct-mapped cache

         four-way set associative cache

         fully associative mapped cache

         hit ratio

         least frequently used (LFU)

         least recently used (LRU)

         Level 1 cache 2nd

         Level 2 cache 2nd 3rd

         Level 3 cache

         maximum cache

         nonblocking cache

         set associative cache

         static

         write-back cache

         write-through cache

     CMOS RAM setup

         accessing

         additional setup features

         Advanced menu

         ATA Configuration menu

         backing up

         Boot Device Priority menu

         Boot menu

         Console Redirection menu

         ECC memory settings

         Event Log menu

         Exit menu

         main menu

         Maintenance menu

         PCI Configuration menu

         Peripheral Configuration menu

         Power Management menu

         Processor and Hammer Configuration menu

         saving

         Security menu

         summary of menus

     compared to ROM (read-only memory)

     compared to storage

     conventional memory barrier

     cost

     DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)

         bus bandwidth speeds

         chipsets listing

     DDR2 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)

         bus bandwidth speeds

         chipsets listing

     defined

     development of

     DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)

         168-pin DIMM pinouts

         184-pin DIMM pinouts

         240-pin DDR2 DIMM pinouts

         buying tips

         capacities

         illustration

         memory banks

         SPD (serial presence detect)

     DIP (dual inline package) chips

     DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels

     DRAM (dynamic RAM) 2nd

         compared to SRAM

         DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM) 2nd 3rd

         DDR2 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM) 2nd 3rd

         FPO DRAM (Fast Page Mode DRAM)

         RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)

         refresh rates

         SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) 2nd

         soft errors

         transistor/capacitor pairs

     EDO RAM (extended data out RAM)

     FPO DRAM (Fast Page Mode DRAM)

     hard fails

     installation

         ESD (electrostatic discharge)

         RIMMs

     layout

     logical mapping

     logical memory layout

         UMA (Upper Memory Area)

         XMS (Extended Memory Specification)

     maximum installable memory

     memory buses

     narrow-channel systems

     parity checking

     RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)

     registered modules

     RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules)

         buying tips

         capacities

         installation 2nd

         pinouts

     SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) 2nd

     shared memory

     SIMMs (single inline memory modules)

         capacities

         illustration

         memory banks

         pinouts

         presence detect pin configurations

     soft errors

         ECC (error correcting code)

         incorrect memory types

         line noise

         parity checking

         power glitches

         radio frequency interference

         static discharge

         timing glitches

     speed

         latency

         module speeds

         nanoseconds

         processor bus bandwidth

     SRAM (static RAM) 2nd

     troubleshooting 2nd

         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

     VGA (video graphics array) memory

     video RAM

     volatile storage

     wide-channel systems

Rambus DirectRAM speeds

Rambus DRAM (RDRAM)

Rambus inline memory modules [See RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules).]

Rambus.com

Ramtron.com

Rancho.com

RapidIO

Raritan.com

raster

RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)

Read Multiple command (ATA)

rebuilding failed RAID arrays

Recordable DVD Council

recover command

Recoverdata.com

recovery

     accessibility

     action summaries

     example of

     flash ROM (read-only memory)

     notification pages

     purpose of

     repair sequence pages

     short description pages

     system isolation pages

     table of contents pages

     title pages

     topic title pages

     writing plans

Red Hat Linux

     desktop version of

     Enterprise Linux Workstation

     Enterprise Server version 4 (RHEL)

     Red Hat Catalog website

     Red Hat Network (RHN)

     Redhat.com

redrawing CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors

reduced instruction set computer [See RISC (reduced instruction set computer) architecture.]

redundancy [See also fault tolerance; RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks); RPSs (redundant power supplies).]

     Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)

     implementing

     memory

     methods

     motherboards

     power supplies

     RAID concept

     server hardware

     star topology

     Stratus Computer

     Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

redundant array of independent disks [See RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks).]

redundant power supplies [See RPSs (redundant power supplies).]

Reed-Electronics.com

Reed-Solomon parity scheme

refresh rates

     CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors

     DRAM (dynamic RAM)

registered memory modules

reinstalling protocol stacks

relay racks

remote software installations

removable media

removable rigid disks (RRDs)

repair [See troubleshooting.]

repair sequence pages (disaster recovery planning)

replacing components

     bootstrap approach

     known-good spare technique

     motherboards

     processors

Reported to Work components

reprogrammable microcode

resolution

restart connections

restoring

     crashed servers

         via Automated System Recovery (ASR)

         via disaster recovery

         without disaster recovery or Automated System Recovery (ASR)

     files from backups

Resuming from disk, Press TAB to show POST screen (error message)

retensioning tapes

Retrospect

review phase (project phasing)

RF (radio frequency)

RFI emissions

right sizing

     application characteristics, understanding

     disk drives, tuning

     goals of

     historical data

     knowable knowns

     known unknowns

     maximum system load, determining

     principles of

     ROI (return on investment)

     single instance ratios

     sizing tools

     storage, abstracting

     system balance

     system component selection

     system selection

     unknown unknowns

RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules)

     buying tips

     capacities

     installation 2nd

     pinouts

Riptie.com

RISC (reduced instruction set computer) architecture

     Alpha architectural features

     Compaq/HP AlphaServers

     compared to CISC architecture

     features

     IBM Power Architecture

     IBM PowerPC 2nd

     MIPS R10000

     MIPS R12000

     MIPS R14000

     MIPS R16000

     PA-RISC 8000

     RISC-based 64-bit processors

     Sun servers

     Sun SPARC

     Sun UltraSPARC

     x86 processors

riser cards

RJ-45 connectors

RLU (rack location units)

robotic multitape carousels

ROI (return on investment)

RolandUS.com

rolling loads

ROM BIOS (basic input/output system)

     Advanced Server Management Interface (ASMI)

     bootstrap loader

     CMOS RAM setup

         accessing

         additional setup features

         Advanced menu

         ATA Configuration menu

         backing up

         Boot Device Priority menu

         Boot menu

         Console Redirection menu

         ECC memory settings

         Event Log menu

         Exit menu

         main menu

         Maintenance menu

         PCI Configuration menu

         Peripheral Configuration menu

         Power Management menu

         Processor and Hammer Configuration menu

         saving

         Security menu

         summary of menus

     compared to RAM (random access memory)

     drive capacity limitations

     drivers

     EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM) 2nd

     error messages

     flash ROM 2nd

     host adapter BIOS

     Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IMPI)

     IPL (Initial Program Load) ROM

     logical memory layout

     manufacturers

     memory conflicts

     motherboard BIOS

     NIC Wake-on-LAN (WOL)

     PnP (Plug and Play)

         ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

         device IDs

         initializing

     POST (power on self test)

         audio error codes

         onscreen messages 2nd

     processor updates

     RAID

     ROM hardware

     ROM shadowing 2nd

     SATA (Serial ATA) setup

     SCSI adaptor

     server updates

     Setup program

         accessing

         additional setup features

         Advanced menu

         ATA Configuration menu

         Boot Device Priority menu

         Boot menu

         Boot Up Floppy Seek feature

         Console Redirection menu

         CPU Clock Multiplier feature

         CPU Frequency feature

         CPU Vcore Setting feature

         ECC memory settings

         Event Log menu

         Exit menu

         main menu

         Maintenance menu

         Operating Frequency feature

         PCI Configuration menu

         Peripheral Configuration menu

         power Management menu

         Processor and Hammer Configuration menu

         PS/2 Mouse Function Control feature

         Quick Power On Self Test feature

         ROM Shadowing feature

         Security menu

         summary of menus

         Swap Floppy Drive feature

         Virus Warning feature

     SMART Hard Disk Monitoring

     System Management Bus (SMBus)

     The BIOS Companion

     updates

     upgrading

         CMOS RAM backups

         flash ROM recovery

         flash ROM upgrades

         obtaining updates

         prerequisites

         typical upgrade features

         version information

     vendors

     versions, identifying 2nd

     Video

ROM Shadowing setting (BIOS Setup)

rooms (server)

     accessing (security)

     breathing systems

     converting existing rooms to

     design contractors

     design planning phase

         airflow 2nd

         aisle space

         cable

         cable management

         functional capacity

         heat dissipation

         HVAC 2nd

         network connections

         physical access

         physical space

         point loads

         power 2nd

         rack size

         raised flooring

         row space (equipment)

         safety

         security 2nd

         size/capacity

         total floor loads

         total tile loads

         UPS needs

         Visio stencils

     design specifications/considerations

     disaster response plans

     elevators

     emergency response systems

     EMI (electromagnetic interference), reducing

     fault tolerance

     fire blankets

     fire extinguishers

     fire suppression systems

     identification systems (security)

     location, determining

         earthquake zones

         electricity

         flood zones

         macro-level concerns

         micro-level concerns

         security

         sway/vibration concerns

         water barriers

     server closets

     smoke alarms

root hubs

Rose.com

Rothfield, Dave

route command

routers

     fault tolerance benefits

     Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)

     Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

routine maintenance 2nd

     antivirus software

     automated tasks

     backups

     case fans, cleaning

     disk defragmentation

     disk defragmentation software

     drive testing

     filters, cleaning

     firewalls

     spyware detection

     virus scanning

row space (equipment)

Royal.com

RPSs (redundant power supplies)

     AC power sources

     dual-processor servers

     hot swapping

     module switching

     power supply calculations

     replacement of ATX power supplies

     vendors

RTCBooks.com

Ruppsoft.com