Minimum Requirements

Hardware Component
     Intel
     RISC

     CPU
     486/33
     Compatible RISC processor

     Memory
     12 MB
     16 MB

     Hard Disk Space
     125 MB
     158 MB

Boot Disks (required files)

boot.ini, ntdetect.com, ntldr, and ntbootdd.sys (only for SCSI
with BIOS disabled) and bootsect.dos (only if dual booting)

Performance Monitor (views)

Chart View - best choice for viewing real-time information over a very
short period of time (show logs in a graph)
Report View - gives the ability to present a consice report of current
statistics (shows value in a column)
Log View - used to create a baseline for future reference
Alert View - can be configured to send messages when important events
occur on the network

Backup Types
Full - all volumes, directories, and files are backed up
Incremental - copies all selected files that have the archive bit set,
and the archive bit is reset on each
Differential - copies all selected files that have the archive bit
set, but the archive bit is not reset on each

NetWare
File and Print Service for NetWare (FPNW)
Service for Windows NT Server that allows NetWare clients to use
NT file and print services - part of a product called Services for NetWare
that can be purchased seperately

Client Services for NetWare (CSNW)
Required when Windows clients need direct access to NetWare
servers

Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW)
Is used on a Windows NT Server to enable Windows clients to
connect to files on a NetWare Server

You must have a group account on the NetWare server called
NTGATEWAY

NWLINK
All that you need to run in order to allow an NT system to run
applications off a NetWare server

Converting a Netware Server to NT
First install NWLink and GSNW on the Server side

After the conversion is complete, you will have to make sure that
all NetWare workstation have had the Microsoft (SMB) redirector installed on
their systems in order to access the NT Server

Changing Your Password

  1.. 3.x - SETPASS utility
  2.. 4.x - Ctrl+Alt+Del


RAID
RAID Level 0
Striping without parity
fast and requires only 2 disk drives (32 max)

RAID Level 1
disk mirroring
requires 2 disks

RAID Level 5
striping with parity
cannot include the system partition
requires at least 3 drives (32 max) (one drive is used for parity
only)


Directoy Replication
Only NT Servers can import and export replication folders

NT Workstations can import replication folders only

Default directories are C:\winnt\system32\repl\export(or
import)\scripts

This directory is the NETLOGON share on NT domain controllers

The account used for replication must be a member of the
Replicator group and must be granted Logon as Service rights



File Compression
 Copy
 Comp to Uncomp
  Same Partition
  = Uncompressed

 Move
 Comp to Uncomp
  Same Partition
  = Compressed

  Copy/Move
  Uncomp to Comp
   Same Partition
   = Compressed

   Copy/Move
   Comp to Uncomp
   Different Partition
    = Uncompressed

    Copy/Move
    Uncomp to Comp
    Different Partition
    = Compressed

Windows NT Setup Options
  /B - will install, but not create boot floppies
  /OX - creates boot floppies but not begin installation
  /S - source file location
  /U - unattended install; requires /S switch
  /C - will not check for free disk space
  /F - will not verify files

Counters in Performance Monitor

Processor Counters
% Processor Time

Measures the amount of time the CPU is busy
If consistently over 75, the CPU has become a system bottleneck

System: Processor Queue Length
Number of requests the CPU has in its queue
should not be over 2

Memory Counters
Available Bytes
Virtual memory available
should not be below 4Mb

Pages/sec
Excessive disk paging
should not be above 20

Hard Disk Counters
To monitor physical disk performance, you first have to run the
command line utility Diskperf.exe -y

1 % performance hit when disperf.exe is running

% Disk Time

Indicates the amount of time that the disk drive is busy servicing
read and write requests
should not be over 90%

Disk Queue Length
The number of pending disk I/O requests for the disk drive
if consistently over 2, it indicates congestion

Moving and Copying Files on NTFS Partiti

Function=Copy
Partition=Same Partition
Permission=Inherited
Partition=Different Partition
Permission=Inherited

Function=Move
Partition=Same Partition
Permission=Retained
Partition=Different Partition
Permission=Inherited


Removing NT

From an NTFS partition, you must delete the partition and
reinstall all data

From a FAT partition, boot to a DOS system disk and run the
SYS.exe command and then delete all Windows NT files (SYS.exe replaces the boot partition sector)



Server Properties Menu
Minimize Memory Used - allows memory to be allocated for up to 10
network connections
Balance - provides memory for up to approximately 64 connections
Maximum Throughput for File Sharing - optimizes server memory for file
sharing operations (default)
Maximum Throughput for Network Applications - optimizes server memory
for server-based network applications (example is SQL)

To recover From Drive Failures.
Disk Mirroring - you must install the new drive, boot the system into
NT, run Disk Administrator, break the mirror from the Fault Tolerance menu,
and then reestablish the mirror. This will not be done automatically.
Disk Striping with Parity - you must install the new drive, boot the
system into NT, run Disk Administrator, and choose the Regenerate option.

Policies

Policies take precedence over profiles

Individual policies take precedence over group policies

Machine policies take precedence over all policies

Printing

Downloading Drivers
NT clients automatically download updated drivers from the print
server

95 clients initially download the drivers, but cannot
automatically update to a new version of the driver

DOS and Win 3.1 clients must have the drivers installed on each
client manually

Document Menu
Restart - reprint a document from the beginning (useful when printer
jams)
Resume - start printing where you left off

Miscellaneous
If printer stalls, stop and restart the spooler service in the
Services applet in the Control Panel

Printing to a TCP/IP printer requires you to know the printer name
and IP

Troubleshooting

Common Error Codes

No system or boot disk message when trying to dual boot =
BOOTSECT.DOS is missing or corrupt

Copy single file non-critical error - could not copy file = occurs
when you install Windows NT from an unsupported CD-ROM or network drive

To troubleshoot boot-up problems, you can edit the boot.ini file and add
the /SOS switch to the end of the Windows NT entries to display the driver
names while they are being loaded  (VGA has this by default)

UPS

Wrong polarity setting can make the UPS alert service not work. Instead of
getting warnings and a clean shutdown, you'll get an abrupt power off when
the juice is gone from the UPS

 Using a standard RS-232 cable instead of a special UPS cable can have
unpredictable results

ARC Naming Convention

      multi(x)
     Specifies SCSI controller with the BIOS enabled or non SCSI controller

      scsi(x)
     SCSI controller with the BIOS disabled

      disk(x)
     Defines SCSI disk which the OS resides on

      When mulit is used, x = 0

      When scsi is used, x = the SCSI ID number of the disk with the OS

      rdisk(x)
     Used when OS does not reside on a SCSI disk
     x = 0-1 if on a primary controller
     x = 2-3 if on a multi channel EIDE controller

      partition(x)
     Partition number the OS resides on
     The lowest possible value for x is 1