Adaptec 2940W - AHA Storage Controller FW SCSI 20 MBps Specifications

Optimizing IBM Netfinity Serversfor SAP R/3 and Windows NT Bill Sadek, Herman Kummler, Akash Saxena, Sandro Thierbach International Technical Suppo

viii Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 51. Assign Home Directory to <SAPSID>ADM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

86 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT • If you do not first change to the diskette root directory you will get an error me

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 87To install the utilities on Windows NT you only need to create a directory on your server and co

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 89Chapter 3. Installing the SAP R/3 Base SystemThis chapter describes the installation of SAP R/3 Release 3.1G with Oracle

90 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT • Oracle and SAP executables and non-data files on two mirrored 4.5 GB disks • Data

Installing the SAP R/3 Base System 915. Click on Groups.6. Add the Administrators group to the groups the user belongs to as shown in Figure 50.7. Cl

92 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 2. Right mouse click on c:\users\<SAPSID>ADM.3. Select Properties.4. Click on th

Installing the SAP R/3 Base System 93Figure 53. User Rights Policy7. Click Add on the User Rights Policy screen.8. Click Show Users.9. Select SAPSer

94 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 2. Start Windows NT Explorer.3. Find the directory \Nt\Nt_x86\7322\Instal.l4. Double-c

Installing the SAP R/3 Base System 95Figure 58. Select Oracle Products to Install • If you are installing the database instance, click Install to i

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 ixTables1. Netfinity 7000 Bios and Driver Diskettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182. On-Batte

96 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 1. Start Windows Explorer.2. On the same Oracle CD find the directory \Nt\Nt_x86\Pat_7

Installing the SAP R/3 Base System 97Figure 61. Choose Type of SAP Server15. Select Create a new central instance and click OK (Figure 62).Figure 6

98 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 64. SAP Service Account18. Assign disk drive letters to the SAP directories on

Installing the SAP R/3 Base System 993.5.1 Changing DefaultsThe default tablespace sizes are contained in the file sapfs.inf in the install director

100 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 67. Local Drives6. Select Database-Server, then click OK.7. Select Standard i

Installing the SAP R/3 Base System 101Figure 70. Assign Disk Drive Letters10. Click Install/Do it.11. Locate the file label.asc on the CD and cli

102 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 16. A log file will be displayed (see Figure 73). This file is in c:\users\<SAPSI

Installing the SAP R/3 Base System 103Figure 75. Starting SAPTo stop SAP:1. Click Stop on the Service Manager window (this does not stop the databas

104 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 12. Click Install/Do it.13. After message "Installation of application server

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 105Chapter 4. IBM’s Software Products that Complement SAP R/3In this chapter, we discuss IBM’s commitment to Windows NT an

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106 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT collective issues. IBM also receives detailed technical support and is included in al

IBM’s Software Products that Complement SAP R/3 107protocols are involved. You’ll cut development and maintenance costs, deploy business solutions fa

108 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT • IBM Component Broker • Lotus Bean Machine4.3.9 Lotus DominoHere's the firs

IBM’s Software Products that Complement SAP R/3 1094.3.14 DataJoinerA new class of data access middleware. DataJoiner is a multi-database server tha

110 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Version 2 or Version 3 server platform, which can be different from the database plat

IBM’s Software Products that Complement SAP R/3 111Figure 78. Backup/Restore of SAP R/3 System using ADSMIn addition to SAP’s Oracle tools, ADSM sup

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 113Chapter 5. SAP R/3’s System ManagementThis chapter provides a brief overview of SAP R/3’s systems management and Tivoli

114 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 5.1.2 Database and Archiving ManagementA majority of the database administration tas

SAP R/3’s System Management 11579. The module greatly simplifies the R/3 administrator’s job by correlating all events generated by multiple SAP R/3

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 xiPrefaceNetfinity servers have grown in processor power and storage capabilities at an exponential rate. This fact, couple

116 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT When R/3’s shared memory segment generates a less-than-helpful message, the module wi

SAP R/3’s System Management 1175.2.10 TEC Event Server Rule BaseThe TEC event server rule base provides intelligent event processing and correlation

118 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 5.2.10.5 Automatic Diagnostics FrameworkThe combination of the TEC automated tasks,

SAP R/3’s System Management 119having all the base services locally, it can include the following extra functions if they are chosen at install time:

120 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT – Windows 95– Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0– NetWare 3.11, 3.12, 4.1 or 4.11– Windows 3.x •

SAP R/3’s System Management 121 • Microsoft SNA Server Version 2.11 with Service Pack 1 and WCPIC32.DLL dated 01/22/97 or later • ODBC SupportNetfi

122 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 80. A Typical Netfinity Manager Main MenuThe following full list of functions

SAP R/3’s System Management 123The following manuals are also available: • Netfinity Manager Quick Beginnings, part 30F6988 • Netfinity Manager Use

124 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT received, type and severity of the alert, the ID of the application that generated th

SAP R/3’s System Management 125desktop computers will become easier, and desktop computers will become easier to manage in a network.5.3.5.5 ECC Mem

xii Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Thanks to the following people for their invaluable contributions to this project:Dav

126 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT ANSI-standard SMART SCSI protocol and lead to the setting up of the SMART working Gro

SAP R/3’s System Management 127Otherwise, systems included in a rack group behave exactly like systems included in a system group. You can use the Ne

128 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT System-defined keywords are automatically assigned to a remote system, if they have c

SAP R/3’s System Management 1295.3.5.17 Serial Connection ControlThe Serial Connection Control service enables remote Netfinity Manager managers to

130 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT directly access and control a remote system’s ASMA card over the Serial Connection Co

SAP R/3’s System Management 131for any of the monitored components. When exceeded, these thresholds will generate user-configured alerts.Data is cont

132 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT You can use the Web Manager Configuration service to limit access to the to specific

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 133Appendix A. Hardware and SAP R/3 Configurations Used for This BookWe worked with the following hardware setups and SAP

134 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT IBM ServeRAID Adapter connections • Channel 1 -- connected to IBM Netfinity 7000 Bac

Hardware and SAP R/3 Configurations Used for This Book 135Table 11 shows the disk distribution of the operating system and SAP R/3 installation.Table

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 1Chapter 1. IntroductionThis chapter covers in detail why you should proceed with IBM Netfinity Servers and discusses the

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 137Appendix B. Certified IBM Netfinity Server ConfigurationsTo run SAP R/3 on Windows NT and Intel-based server platforms,

138 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT •IBM PC Server 704 with the IBM PC ServeRAID Adapter is certified for Windows NT 4.

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 139Appendix C. IBM Netfinity for Ready-to-Run R/3Ready-to-Run R/3 is a new concept initiated by the SAP AG Walldorf, Germa

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 141Appendix D. SAP R/3 Sizing and Installation PlanningIBM offers a facility to existing SAP customers on sizing of Netfin

142 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 81. Welcome to SAPNet4. Click on SELF SERVICE in the top bar and you will get

SAP R/3 Sizing and Installation Planning 143Figure 83. Quick Sizing6. In the screen shown in Figure 84, enter your customer number and projectname,

144 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 84. Start Quick Sizing (Registration)Figure 85. Start Quick Sizing (Project

SAP R/3 Sizing and Installation Planning 145Figure 86. Start Quick Sizing (Quantity-Structure-Dialog)Figure 87. Start Quick Sizing (Quantity-Struct

2 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 1.1.1.1 Disk Space for SAP R/3The SAP R/3 system is a data-intensive application with

146 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 88. Quick Sizer ResultFigure 89. IBM SAP Alliance Web Sizing Request

SAP R/3 Sizing and Installation Planning 1475.4 Installation Planning of Database for the SAP R/3 SystemThis section is divided into three subsectio

148 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 5.4.1.4 Data Integrity RequirementsAs data integrity is important in any database ma

SAP R/3 Sizing and Installation Planning 1495.4.2 Oracle Database Installation Planning5.4.2.1 Distribution of SAP Software using RAIDIt is recomme

150 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 5.4.2.3 Oracle Control FilesThe following Oracle control files should be stored on s

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 151Appendix E. Special NoticesThis publication is intended to help specialists and consultants who are responsible for con

152 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT The following document contains examples of data and reports used in daily business o

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 153Appendix F. Related PublicationsThe publications listed in this section are considered particularly suitable for a more

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 155How to Get ITSO RedbooksThis section explains how both customers and IBM employees can find out about ITSO redbooks, CD-

Introduction 3 • External SCSI Enclosures– SCSI Multi-Storage Enclosure 3517 7-bay mini-tower enclosure (five half-high hot-swap bays)– PC Server En

156 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT How Customers Can Get ITSO RedbooksCustomers may request ITSO deliverables (redbooks,

157IBM Redbook Order FormPlease send me the following:We accept American Express, Diners, Eurocard, Master Card, and Visa. Payment by credit card no

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 159 List of Abbreviations ADSM ADSTAR Distributed Storage ManagerASMA Advanced System Management AdapterAPC American Power

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 161IndexNumerics7133 1590-day startup support 6Aabbreviations 159acronyms 159ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager (AD

162 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Llogical drive, creating 64Lotus Domino 108Lotus Notes 108MManagement Informati

163sizing, SAP R/3 141Software Inventory 130stop an application server service 26Stripe Unit Size 62synchronization for RAID level 5 logical

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 165ITSO Redbook EvaluationOptimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT SG24-5219-00Your feedback is very i

4 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 1. Bidirectional SSA LoopSSA connectivity is extremely adaptable and it require

SG24-5219-00Printed in the U.S.A.Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT SG24-5219-00

Introduction 5Up to three SSA RAID Adapters can be installed in the Netfinity 7000. This means that up to 288 disks can be connected to one server. W

6 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 1.1.2.1 Netfinity ManagerThe Netfinity Manager Software is included in every delivered

Introduction 7 • A new major enhancement of service and support for Netfinity servers is the Call Home remote support, using the latest technology a

8 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 2. SAP R/3 ModulesThe applications in R/3 are modules designed to tap the compa

Introduction 9 • Include enhancements to R/3 applications, such as systems for production optimization and transportation planning. • Open up new b

10 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT middleware, or basis layer, is that portion of an R/3 system that is ported to specifi

Introduction 11assigned a primary role by the dispatcher that will control, to a certain degree, what type of work will be performed by that work pro

12 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT of new functions that improve your value-chain management and time to market. In addit

Introduction 13 • Auto recovery features if the operating system hangsIBM ServeRAID II Adapter • RAID-0, RAID-1, Advanced RAID-1 and RAID-5 capabil

14 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 1.8.4 ClusteringFor an additional level of high availability, clustering solutions fo

Introduction 15failing server comes back online and takes over its applications, then this process is known as fail back.The second phase of Microsof

International Technical Support OrganizationSG24-5219-00Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT November 1998

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 17Chapter 2. Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NTThis chapter and Chapter 3, “Installing the SAP R/3 Base Sy

18 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Type the product name, such as Netfinity 7000 or ServeRAID, in the search field and yo

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 19A short-term increase in voltage, typically lasting at least one hundredth of a second. Surges a

20 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT • APC Smart-UPS 3000 SU3000RMB, 3000 volt ampere/2250 watt,rack-model, part #94G6676

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 21Another approach might be to choose a more powerful UPS, which will guarantee a few hours of bat

22 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT PowerChute plus software in the Back-UPS mode on the servers which are connected to th

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 23Shutdown Modes:1. Confirmed Shutdown ModeThe Interface Expander shuts down the UPS after all ser

24 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT External Disk SubsystemsIf possible always connect external disk subsystems to the sam

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 25Which Modules Should Be Installed? • For the servers connected to a UPS serial port that you wa

© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1998. All rights reservedNote to U.S Government Users - Documentation related to restricted r

26 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT The SAP R/3 system on-line documentation can be installed on a stand-alone Windows 95

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 27The exact shutdown strategy depends on your own environment, such as which R/3 installation (two

28 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT • Shut down remotely all R/3 application instances on application servers that are c

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 29Information about installing and using PowerXtend with Netfinity Manager is found in Netfinity S

30 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 2.3.2 Installing the Processor UpgradeThe Netfinity 7000 comes standard with 256 MB m

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 31Figure 6. System Board Netfinity 7000Every processor card contains two Zero Insertion Force (ZI

32 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 7. Processor Card Netfinity 7000The population order is defined by the number

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 33Figure 8. Processor Card Jumper Block J1C1 • 1-2 L2 Cache = 512 KB • 3-4 L2 Cache = 512 KB •

34 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT • The memory board contains four banks, arranged in 16 DIMM connectors and supports

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 35Figure 9. Memory Card Netfinity 7000Table 6 gives examples of possible memory configurations.Ta

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 iiiContentsFigures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Architecture (EISA) bus slots for add-in boards. EISA is fully backward-compatible wit

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 37Figure 11 shows the location of the PCI buses on the Netfinity 7000 system board. The PCI slots

38 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT That is also true for hard disk drives. If a hard disk drive connects to the on-board

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 39The system will then disable the Basic Input Output System (BIOS) and release its system resourc

40 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 2.5.5 Redundant Network Interface CardsA high-end server system such as the Netfinity

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 412.6 Installing Internal Hard Drives in the IBM Netfinity 7000You can install 12 hot-swap hard d

42 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Table 7 and Table 8 show the settings for the backplane jumper block J10.Table 7. Bac

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 43Figure 13. EXP10 Bay SCSI ID AssignmentsThe EXP10 already integrates a SCSI signal repeater to

44 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 14. Rear of the IBM Netfinity EXP10 Storage Expansion UnitWe would prefer the

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 452.8 IBM Netfinity 7000 Video SubsystemThe system board has an on-board integrated Cirrus Logic

iv Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 2.10 BIOS and Firmware Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT The following list shows the supported graphic modes in NT with 512 KB and 1 MB Video

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 472.9 IBM Netfinity 7000 Power and CoolingThe IBM Netfinity 7000 Server chassis is divided in two

48 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Note: Please read the README file on the Netfinity 7000 BIOS flash update diskette.1.

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 49In the above command put the 7-digit serial number where the s’s are and the 3-digit feature num

50 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 1. Unpack the downloaded IBM ServeRAID and ServeRAID II BIOS/Firmware flash update dis

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 515. Select choice 2. Update drives attached to a single ServeRAID or ServeRAID II Adapter if only

52 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 16. Main Menu ASMA Configuration Utility4. Select 1. Configure Service Process

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 533. Remove the battery from the adapter and set it aside.4. Carefully short the battery contacts

54 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 18. System Configuration Utility CD Boot Menua. Choose 1. Run System Configura

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 552.12.1 SCU Settings for the ASMA CardThe Netfinity 7000 server requires a configuration file to

v4.3.12 eNetwork Communications Suite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1084.3.13 eNetwork Host On-Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . .

56 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 22. ASMA EISA Config Filea. Then select the EISA slot where the adapter is ins

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 57Figure 24. APIC Settings5. Scroll the list down to BOOT SUBSYSTEM GROUP and set the First Boot

58 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 2.12.3 Configuration ServeRAID AdapterThe next steps cover the RAID configuration for

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 59To load the program insert the IBM ServeRAID and ServeRAID II configuration diskette in the flop

60 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 28. Initialize Configuration3. To initialize the configuration select 2. Initi

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 61Figure 29. Set SCSI Transfer Rate5. Press F10 and confirm with Yes to save your changes.6. Pres

62 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 30. Set BIOS Compatibility Mapping5. Press Esc twice to go in the configuratio

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 63system I/O request size, and no read ahead to the end of the stripe unit size is performed.To ob

64 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Creating Array and Logical DriveTo create your logical drive for the Windows NT instal

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 6516. Confirm the warning about saving configuration to a diskette by answering Yes to quit the p

vi Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT List of Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 6. Press Enter to toggle between Write-Through (WT) and Write-Back (WB) mode. For writ

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 67Figure 34. Back Up the ServeRAID ConfigurationYou can use your ServeRAID configuration diskette

68 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT administrative and user passwords are enabled, either can be used to boot the system o

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 692.13.1 Windows NT Installation1. Insert the IBM PC ServeRAID Device Driver Diskette in the flop

70 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Note: The partition size should range from 300 MB to no greater than 2000 MB for FAT

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 7130.Enter the Administrator Account password and press Enter.31.Press Enter to create an Emergenc

72 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 37.If your adapter is supported but not detected by Setup then do the following: • Cl

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 732.13.2 Install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3Note: You will need about 75 MB of free disk space

74 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 35. Logical Drive for the Second Window NT InstallationRepeat the steps for Wi

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 75Figure 36. Example boot.ini File for Two Windows NT InstallationsThe disk value determines the

© Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 viiFigures1. Bidirectional SSA Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

76 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT You will find further information about the ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring ut

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 77Figure 38. Create a New Array and Logical Drive1. Select the ready drives (RDY) you wish as par

78 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 40. Selecting RAID Level and Size of the New Logical Drive3. Repeat these step

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 79Figure 41. Initialize Logical Drive6. Select the Initialize button to initialize this logical d

80 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 42. Windows NT 4.0 Disk Administrator • Click with the right mouse button on

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 81 • It is a direction of SAP to format each new partition for your SAP R/3 installation with the

82 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT Figure 44. Forground Session PriorityThere are three settings for the boost indicator

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 83 • Click on the Change button. You will see the following dialog box.Figure 45. Page File Size

84 Optimizing IBM Netfinity Servers for SAP R/3 and Windows NT 2.13.7.3 Allocation of Server MemoryWindows NT will allocate as much as half of the s

Configuring the Hardware and Installing Windows NT 85Figure 47. Server Service TuningYou can specify how much memory is reserved for the operating s