Server Management

by Held; Gilbert

• ISBN13: 9780849398230
• ISBN10: 0849398231
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-22
• Publisher: Auerbach Public

Summary

This single-volume desktop reference provides comprehensive information on all server issues - featuring contributions from experts in the field. Engineers for system vendors, systems integrators, major resellers, end-users, and representatives from Hewlett-Packard, Novell, IBM, Compaq, Microsoft, and NEC share their ideas and experience on such topics as client/server distributed processing; the advent of more powerful, sophisticated servers; server dependability; server performance; and more.

Author Biography

Gerald L. Bahr, Networking Consultant, Roswell, GA. Lee Benjamin, Managing Consultant, New Technology Partners, Bedford, NH. Robert Brainard, Director of Internet Products, Microtest, Phoenix, AZ. Daniel Carrere, Open Systems Consulting, Milledgeville, GA. Steven P. Craig, Managing Partner, Venture Resources Management Systems, Lake Forest, CA. Jon David, President, The Fortress, New York. Paul Davis, Director of Strategic Marketing, WRQ, Seattle, WA. Dennis Dillman, Senior Consultant and Instructor, USConnect Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. James E. Gaskin, Independent Consultant, Dallas, TX. M. David Hanson, Principal, MDH Communications, Monsey, NY. Gilbert Held, Director, 4-Degree Consulting, Macon, GA. Jonathan Held, U.S. Navy, Monterey, CA. Tyson Heyn, Product Communications Manager, Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA. Lawrence E. Hughes, Independent Consultant, Santa Barbara, CA. Brian Jeffery, Managing Director and Co-Founder, International Technical Group, Mountain View, CA. Denise M. Jones, Marketing Communications Manager, Cubix Corporation, Carson City, NV. Scott Koegler, Vice President, Information Technology, Lake Worth, FL. Jeff Leventhal, Founder and President, Remote Lojix, New York. John Lillywhite, Director of Marketing, ChatCom Corporation, Chatsworth, CA. Jack T. Marchewka, Professor, Operations Management and Information Systems, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL. Howard Marks, Chief Scientist, Networks Are Our Lives, Inc., Sherman, CT. Kristin Marks, Chief Scientist, Networks Are Our Lives, Inc., Sherman, CT. Steven Marks, Chief Information Officer, White and Case, New York. Stewart Miller, President, Executive Information Services, Carlsbad, CA. Nathan J. Muller, Consultant, The Oxford Group, Sterling, VA. Judith M. Myerson, Independent Consultant, Jenkintown, PA. Network Associates, Inc., Santa Clara, CA. A. Padgett Peterson, Senior Staff, Corporate Information Security, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Orlando, FL. Roy Rezac, Vice President for Development, Seagate Software, Marlboro, MA. Lawrence D. Rogers, Vice President and General Manager, Software Systems Division, Emerald System Corp., San Diego, CA. Ron Rosen, Enterprise Consultant and Project Manager, ENTEX Information Services, Inc., New York, NY. Richard Ross, Principal, CSC Index, New York. Max Schroeder, Chief Operating Officer, Optus Software, Inc., Somerset, NJ. Eric Stral, Partner, EKandC Partners, Portland, OR. Allen Waugerman, Lexmark International, Lexington, KY. Bill Wong, Independent Consultant, Yardley, PA.

Table of Contents

SECTION I THE ROLES OF THE SERVER	1	(58)
The Client/Server Architecture	3	(12)
M. David Hanson
The Server at the Heart of Your Business	15	(10)
Ron Rosen
What Does a Server Do? A General Overview	25	(20)
Kristin Marks
The Case for Mainframe Servers in the Enterprise	45	(14)
Brian Jeffery
SECTION II SERVER FUNCTIONALITY	59	(110)
Server Issues and Trends, 2000	63	(12)
Howard Marks
Specifying Servers Based on Needs and Growth	75	(8)
Howard Marks
Consolidated Server Overview	83	(10)
John Lillywhite
Server Installation Considerations	93	(8)
Howard Marks
The Business of Managing Distributed Systems	101	(14)
Richard Ross
Including End Users in the Planning of Integrated Systems Development	115	(12)
Jack T. Marchewka
Business Continuity in the Distributed Environment	127	(16)
Steven P. Craig
Developing Client/Server RDBMS Applications Using Java Servlets and JDBC	143	(26)
Jonathan Held
SECTION III HARDWARE	169	(60)
Server Memory Issues	171	(16)
M. David Hanson 187
CPUs	187	(10)
A. Padgett Peterson
Server Data Bus Structures	197	(10)
A. Padgett Peterson
The RAID Advantage	207	(10)
Tyson Heyn
Multiprocessing Servers	217	(8)
Bill Wong
Super Servers --- One Step Beyond	225	(4)
A. Padgett Peterson
SECTION IV NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEMS	229	(134)
NetWare 3.x	233	(16)
Dennis Dillman
intraNet Ware Overview	249	(10)
James E. Gaskin
Migrating to intraNet Ware 4.x and Novell Directory Services	259	(30)
Eric Stral
Windows NT Architecture	289	(8)
Gilbert Held
Windows NT Workstation vs. Server 4.0	297	(8)
Stewart Miller
Evaluating Client/Server Operating Systems: Focus on Windows NT	305	(10)
Gilbert Held
A Look at Linux	315	(20)
Daniel Carrere
With Linux and Big Brother Watching over Your Network, You Don't Have to Look over Your Shoulder (or Your Budget)	335	(10)
Daniel Carrere
Changing Server Operating Systems	345	(8)
Howard Marks
UNIX as an Application Server	353	(10)
Scott Koegler
SECTION V APPLICATION SERVERS	363	(134)
Print Servers and Network Printing	367	(12)
Allen Waugerman
Fax Servers	379	(6)
Max Schroeder
Remote Access Concepts	385	(14)
Gerald L. Bahr
Communication Servers	399	(10)
Denise M. Jones
Internet Mail Server Overview	409	(10)
Lawrence E. Hughes
An Introduction to Microsoft Exchange Server	419	(22)
Lee Benjamin
Virtual Server Overview	441	(8)
Judith M. Myerson
Text-to-Speech Server Overview	449	(10)
Judith M. Myerson
CD-ROM Servers	459	(26)
Robert Brainard
Choosing and Equipping an Internet Server	485	(12)
Nathan J. Muller
SECTION VI SERVER PERFORMANCE	497	(28)
Selecting a Web Server Connection Rate	499	(8)
Gilbert Held
Working with Images in Client/Server Environments	507	(8)
Gilbert Held
Working with NT's Performance Monitor	515	(10)
Gilbert Held
SECTION VII SECURITY	525	(52)
Server Security Policies	527	(12)
Jon David
Security and Resource Sharing in an NT Environment	539	(10)
Gilbert Held
Windows NT Access Security	549	(12)
Gilbert Held
Evaluating Anti-Virus Solutions Within Distributed Environments	561	(16)
Network Associates, Inc.
SECTION VIII SERVER ADD-ONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING METHODOLOGIES	577	(104)
Software Management: The Practical Solution to the Cost-of-Ownership Crisis	579	(10)
Paul Davis
Inventory --- Cornerstone Technology for Managing the Network	589	(16)
Roy Rezac
Software Distribution	605	(14)
Steven Marks
Fault Tolerance Protection and RAID Technology for Networks: A Primer	619	(10)
Jeff Leventhal
Network Data and Storage Management Techniques	629	(16)
Lawrence D. Rogers
Acquiring and Using a UPS System	645	(8)
Gilbert Held
Troubleshooting: Resolution Methodologies	653	(12)
Kristin Marks
Troubleshooting: The Server Environment	665	(16)
Kristin Marks
About The Editor	681	(2)
Index	683