Compaq ASE Certification

• Identify the various types of DRAM
  
• Use PCI-to-PCI bridges to logically expand the PCI bus to hundreds of vertical slots
  
• Understand the differences between dual and quad multiprocessing
  
• Use Packet Blaster to increase throughput while decreasing CPU usage
  
• Change or set the parameters available in the management agent with the SET command
  
• Minimize server downtime with Compaq Full-Spectrum Fault Management
  
• Improve system scalability and reliability with external SCSI storage expansion systems
  
• Build Compaq servers consistently and efficiently using SmartStart
  
• Identify which RAID fault tolerance level is appropriate
  
• Measure system performance using Windows NT Performance Monitor (PerfMon)

Table of contents

Part I: Compaq Systems Technologies

1: Bus Subsystem

2: Microprocessor Architecture

3: Memory Subsystem

4: Cache Subsystems

5: Expansion Bus

6: Multiprocessing Architectures

7: Support Software

8: Disk Technologies

9: Drive Array Technology

10: Fibre Channel

11: Software

12: Networking

13: Compaq Servers

14: Options

15: Diagnostics and Utilities

16: Recovery Server

Part II: Compaq Systems Management

17: Systems Management Overview

18: Industry Vocabulary

19: Compaq Server Management Technology

20: Desktop and Portable Management Technology

21: Management PC Configuration

22: Compaq Insight Manager

23: Compaq Intelligent Manageability

24: Compaq Remote Insight Board

25: Version Control

26: Integration Server

27: Web-Based Management

Part III: Compaq/Windows NT Integration and Performance

28: Microsoft Windows NT Product Theory

29: Compaq SmartStart for Windows NT

30: Compaq and Windows NT Support

31: Enhancing NT Reliability Using Compaq Products

32: Windows NT Performance Tuning

Glossary

Index