Compaq 307560-001 intraNetWare Symmetric Multiprocessing

Compaq 307560-001 - ProLiant - 2500R Manual

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    intraNetWare SMP9 MONITOR.NLM Statistics 9 Troubleshooting intraNetWare SMP..........10 Glossary of Multiprocessing Terminology 11 ECG045/1097 1... intraNetWare Symmetric Multiprocessing This document looks at the evolution of Compaq multiprocessing systems, focuses on the development
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    and Trademark Office. Netelligent is a trademark and/or service mark of Compaq Computer Corporation. Hot Fix, intraNetWare, NetWare 3, NetWare 4, NetWare Loadable Module, NetWare Storage Management Services, NetWare SMS, Novell, Novell Directory Services, and NDS and are trademarks of Novell, Inc
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    An SMP server also allows a network administrator to centralize network services- file, print, communications and client/server applications- within basic installation instructions and tips for using intraNetWare SMP on your Compaq server. NOTE: Compaq supports intranetWare SMP. Support for NetWare
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    in the near future. HISTORY OF SMP AT COMPAQ Multiprocessing (MP) in the PC industry began with the Compaq Systempro. While this design enhanced performance and supported up to two processors, the support was asymmetrical: only one processor could service interrupts. In the case of the Systempro
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    . The SMP kernel is preemptive so that database applications can service priority tasks more efficiently. Applications that are written to take the processors. The PSM that Compaq supplies for intranetWare/NetWare 4.11 SMP is CPQSMP.PSM. This hardware support provides the same functionality as
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    server. 8. Load INSTALL from the server console prompt. 9. Select "Multi CPU options" from the INSTALL menu. 10. Choose "Select a Platform Support Module". 11. Select CPQSMP.PSM from Compaq, and follow the prompts. The latest version of CPQSMP.PSM is available on NSSD Disk 1. 12. intraNetWare will
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    LOAD MPDRIVER 2 LOAD MPDRIVER 3 (unloads SMP support for all secondary processors) (brings up the second by default unless the parameter is changed manually. Dedicated Mode Dedicated Mode should be used when added to the tail of the queue and serviced by the boot processor when the request reaches
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    ), both NetWare and SMP aware applications use the boot processor. This mode should be used when the file server activity does not need priority service and the SMP aware application could benefit from more processing power. CPU time is distributed on a first come, first served basis. In shared mode
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    NLM and TOKENTSM.NLM ship on the Novell Support Software Install/DOS & Server Support disk. Other support modules can be obtained from Novell. To Next, modify the primary operating system in the Compaq System Configuration Utility: 1. Run the Compaq System Configuration Utility. 2. At the System
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    SMP aware threads need locks to ensure the integrity of an operation being serviced. For example, the Mutex list may be locked temporarily by an SMP aware utilized, your system is running SMP aware applications. TROUBLESHOOTING INTRANET WARE SMP Changing the operating system from intraNetWare
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    (cont.) 1...1 GLOSSARY OF MULTIPROCESSING TERMINOLOGY Bandwidth Increasing the network operating system server capacity by reducing CPU utilization and allowing more services and applications to run. Cache Coherency The monitoring of the state of data stored in multiple caches to ensure that no
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ECG045/1097
October, 1997
Prepared By
Novell Integration
Business Unit, Compaq
Computer Corporation
C
ONTENTS
Executive Summary
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3
Introduction
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3
Why Do I Need
SMP?
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3
History of SMP at
Compaq
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4
NetWare and
Multiprocessing
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4
intraNetWare SMP
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5
Installing
intraNetWare SMP
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6
MP Driver
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6
SMP Kernel
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7
SMP Tips
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8
NLM Updates During
Installation
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9
Uninstalling intraNetWare SMP9
MONITOR.NLM
Statistics
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9
Troubleshooting
intraNetWare SMP
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10
Glossary of
Multiprocessing
Terminology
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intraNetWare Symmetric Multiprocessing
This document looks at the evolution of Compaq multiprocessing systems, focuses on the
development of NetWare SMP, and provides basic installation instructions and tips for
using NetWare SMP on your Compaq server.