Server Management

by Gilbert Held (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040064566
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	03/22/2000
Series:	Best Practices
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	720
File size:	8 MB

Table of Contents

Defining the Question. Overview of Servers, Functions, Industry Directions and Issues. Designing and Installing Servers. Network Server Hardware. Primary Server Hardware. Network Server Operating Systems: Introduction, Pros/Cons. Primary Server Add-Ons. Application Servers. Server Maintenance and Management.

Editorial Reviews

Provides network managers and administrators with a thorough treatment of current strategies for efficient server administration. Covers the roles of the server, server functions, hardware, network operating systems, application servers, performance, security, add-ons, and troubleshooting methods. Considerable coverage is provided for Linux and Windows NT/Windows 2000, as well as server memory issues, virtual servers, selecting a Web-server connection rate, security and resource sharing in NT, Windows NT access security, and acquiring and using a UPS system. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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