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R10000 processors
R12000 processors
R14000 processors
R16000 processors
Rack Advisor
rack-mountable servers
rack-mounted chassis
     Intel chassis comparisons
     typical 1U server
     U factors
     versus pedestal type
rack-mounted form factor motherboards
Rackmount.com 2nd
racks
     airflow 2nd
     benefits of
     blade servers
     brownouts
     cabinets
     cable management
     Clear Path Plus Libra 590 server (Unisys)
     conversion kits
     costs of
     custom racks
     depth
     designing
         tool websites
         Visio design stencils
     environmental controls
     ES7000 Orion 560multiprocessor server (Unisys)
     fans
     heat dissipation
     InfraStruXure rack system (APC)
     installing
         earthquake zones
         location, determining
     interior/exterior dimensions
     KVM switches
         cable management
         ordering
     mounting rails
     open racks
     power outages
     power surges
     Rack Advisor (Dell)
     relay racks
     RLU (rack location units)
     safety checklist
     server room size
     U (rack units)
     universal racks
     weight
     wire shelving
radio frequency (RF)
Radioshack.com
Rahul.net
RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     arrays 2nd 3rd
         creating
         failed, rebuilding
     ATA/IDE hard disks
     automatic array rebuilding
     BIOS
     components
     containers
     controllers
     cost
     development of 2nd
     hardware versus software implementation
     Hayes, Frank
     HBA functions
     hot drive sparing
     hot drive swapping
     Level 0 (Striped) 2nd 3rd
     Level 0+1 (Striping with mirroring)
     Level 1 (Mirroring) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     Level 10 (Mirroring with striping) 2nd 3rd
     Level 2 (Bit-level striping with redundancy)
     Level 3 (Bit-level striping with parity) 2nd
     Level 4 (Shared Parity) 2nd 3rd
     Level 5 (Striping with parity) 2nd
     Level 6 (Independent disks with dual parity) 2nd
     lock-in
     maintenance
     Matrix
     onboard ATA chips
     original implementations
     proprietary designs
     RAB (Raid Advisory Board)
     RAID Advisory Group
     redundancy options
     SAN arrays
     SATA controllers
     SATA hard disks
     SCSI hard disks
     server configuration
     software
     tape
     vendors listing
     Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) card
Raidsys
Raidtec
rails (mounting)
raised flooring
RAM (random access memory) [See also ROM BIOS (basic input/output system).]
     adapter memory configuration
     banks 2nd
     buying tips
     cache
         access times
         bus snooping
         cache controllers
         compared to DRAM
         direct-mapped cache
         four-way set associative cache
         fully associative mapped cache
         hit ratio
         least frequently used (LFU)
         least recently used (LRU)
         Level 1 cache 2nd
         Level 2 cache 2nd 3rd
         Level 3 cache
         maximum cache
         nonblocking cache
         set associative cache
         static
         write-back cache
         write-through cache
     CMOS RAM setup
         accessing
         additional setup features
         Advanced menu
         ATA Configuration menu
         backing up
         Boot Device Priority menu
         Boot menu
         Console Redirection menu
         ECC memory settings
         Event Log menu
         Exit menu
         main menu
         Maintenance menu
         PCI Configuration menu
         Peripheral Configuration menu
         Power Management menu
         Processor and Hammer Configuration menu
         saving
         Security menu
         summary of menus
     compared to ROM (read-only memory)
     compared to storage
     conventional memory barrier
     cost
     DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
         bus bandwidth speeds
         chipsets listing
     DDR2 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM)
         bus bandwidth speeds
         chipsets listing
     defined
     development of
     DIMMs (dual inline memory modules)
         168-pin DIMM pinouts
         184-pin DIMM pinouts
         240-pin DDR2 DIMM pinouts
         buying tips
         capacities
         illustration
         memory banks
         SPD (serial presence detect)
     DIP (dual inline package) chips
     DMA (Direct Memory Access) channels
     DRAM (dynamic RAM) 2nd
         compared to SRAM
         DDR SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM) 2nd 3rd
         DDR2 SDRAM (double data rate SDRAM) 2nd 3rd
         FPO DRAM (Fast Page Mode DRAM)
         RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)
         refresh rates
         SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) 2nd
         soft errors
         transistor/capacitor pairs
     EDO RAM (extended data out RAM)
     FPO DRAM (Fast Page Mode DRAM)
     hard fails
     installation
         ESD (electrostatic discharge)
         RIMMs
     layout
     logical mapping
     logical memory layout
         UMA (Upper Memory Area)
         XMS (Extended Memory Specification)
     maximum installable memory
     memory buses
     narrow-channel systems
     parity checking
     RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)
     registered modules
     RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules)
         buying tips
         capacities
         installation 2nd
         pinouts
     SDRAM (synchronous DRAM) 2nd
     shared memory
     SIMMs (single inline memory modules)
         capacities
         illustration
         memory banks
         pinouts
         presence detect pin configurations
     soft errors
         ECC (error correcting code)
         incorrect memory types
         line noise
         parity checking
         power glitches
         radio frequency interference
         static discharge
         timing glitches
     speed
         latency
         module speeds
         nanoseconds
         processor bus bandwidth
     SRAM (static RAM) 2nd
     troubleshooting 2nd
         diagnostics utilities
         divide errors
         fatal exception errors
         general faults
         global protection faults
         memory defect isolation
         module testers
         parity errors
         step-by-step procedures
         write-back cache
     unbuffered modules
     upgrading
         higher-capacity modules
         upgrade options and strategies
     VGA (video graphics array) memory
     video RAM
     volatile storage
     wide-channel systems
Rambus DirectRAM speeds
Rambus DRAM (RDRAM)
Rambus inline memory modules [See RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules).]
Rambus.com
Ramtron.com
Rancho.com
RapidIO
Raritan.com
raster
RDRAM (Rambus DRAM)
Read Multiple command (ATA)
rebuilding failed RAID arrays
Recordable DVD Council
recover command
Recoverdata.com
recovery
     accessibility
     action summaries
     example of
     flash ROM (read-only memory)
     notification pages
     purpose of
     repair sequence pages
     short description pages
     system isolation pages
     table of contents pages
     title pages
     topic title pages
     writing plans
Red Hat Linux
     desktop version of
     Enterprise Linux Workstation
     Enterprise Server version 4 (RHEL)
     Red Hat Catalog website
     Red Hat Network (RHN)
     Redhat.com
redrawing CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors
reduced instruction set computer [See RISC (reduced instruction set computer) architecture.]
redundancy [See also fault tolerance; RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks); RPSs (redundant power supplies).]
     Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
     implementing
     memory
     methods
     motherboards
     power supplies
     RAID concept
     server hardware
     star topology
     Stratus Computer
     Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
redundant array of independent disks [See RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks).]
redundant power supplies [See RPSs (redundant power supplies).]
Reed-Electronics.com
Reed-Solomon parity scheme
refresh rates
     CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors
     DRAM (dynamic RAM)
registered memory modules
reinstalling protocol stacks
relay racks
remote software installations
removable media
removable rigid disks (RRDs)
repair [See troubleshooting.]
repair sequence pages (disaster recovery planning)
replacing components
     bootstrap approach
     known-good spare technique
     motherboards
     processors
Reported to Work components
reprogrammable microcode
resolution
restart connections
restoring
     crashed servers
         via Automated System Recovery (ASR)
         via disaster recovery
         without disaster recovery or Automated System Recovery (ASR)
     files from backups
Resuming from disk, Press TAB to show POST screen (error message)
retensioning tapes
Retrospect
review phase (project phasing)
RF (radio frequency)
RFI emissions
right sizing
     application characteristics, understanding
     disk drives, tuning
     goals of
     historical data
     knowable knowns
     known unknowns
     maximum system load, determining
     principles of
     ROI (return on investment)
     single instance ratios
     sizing tools
     storage, abstracting
     system balance
     system component selection
     system selection
     unknown unknowns
RIMMs (Rambus inline memory modules)
     buying tips
     capacities
     installation 2nd
     pinouts
Riptie.com
RISC (reduced instruction set computer) architecture
     Alpha architectural features
     Compaq/HP AlphaServers
     compared to CISC architecture
     features
     IBM Power Architecture
     IBM PowerPC 2nd
     MIPS R10000
     MIPS R12000
     MIPS R14000
     MIPS R16000
     PA-RISC 8000
     RISC-based 64-bit processors
     Sun servers
     Sun SPARC
     Sun UltraSPARC
     x86 processors
riser cards
RJ-45 connectors
RLU (rack location units)
robotic multitape carousels
ROI (return on investment)
RolandUS.com
rolling loads
ROM BIOS (basic input/output system)
     Advanced Server Management Interface (ASMI)
     bootstrap loader
     CMOS RAM setup
         accessing
         additional setup features
         Advanced menu
         ATA Configuration menu
         backing up
         Boot Device Priority menu
         Boot menu
         Console Redirection menu
         ECC memory settings
         Event Log menu
         Exit menu
         main menu
         Maintenance menu
         PCI Configuration menu
         Peripheral Configuration menu
         Power Management menu
         Processor and Hammer Configuration menu
         saving
         Security menu
         summary of menus
     compared to RAM (random access memory)
     drive capacity limitations
     drivers
     EEPROM (electronically erasable programmable ROM) 2nd
     error messages
     flash ROM 2nd
     host adapter BIOS
     Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IMPI)
     IPL (Initial Program Load) ROM
     logical memory layout
     manufacturers
     memory conflicts
     motherboard BIOS
     NIC Wake-on-LAN (WOL)
     PnP (Plug and Play)
         ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
         device IDs
         initializing
     POST (power on self test)
         audio error codes
         onscreen messages 2nd
     processor updates
     RAID
     ROM hardware
     ROM shadowing 2nd
     SATA (Serial ATA) setup
     SCSI adaptor
     server updates
     Setup program
         accessing
         additional setup features
         Advanced menu
         ATA Configuration menu
         Boot Device Priority menu
         Boot menu
         Boot Up Floppy Seek feature
         Console Redirection menu
         CPU Clock Multiplier feature
         CPU Frequency feature
         CPU Vcore Setting feature
         ECC memory settings
         Event Log menu
         Exit menu
         main menu
         Maintenance menu
         Operating Frequency feature
         PCI Configuration menu
         Peripheral Configuration menu
         power Management menu
         Processor and Hammer Configuration menu
         PS/2 Mouse Function Control feature
         Quick Power On Self Test feature
         ROM Shadowing feature
         Security menu
         summary of menus
         Swap Floppy Drive feature
         Virus Warning feature
     SMART Hard Disk Monitoring
     System Management Bus (SMBus)
     The BIOS Companion
     updates
     upgrading
         CMOS RAM backups
         flash ROM recovery
         flash ROM upgrades
         obtaining updates
         prerequisites
         typical upgrade features
         version information
     vendors
     versions, identifying 2nd
     Video
ROM Shadowing setting (BIOS Setup)
rooms (server)
     accessing (security)
     breathing systems
     converting existing rooms to
     design contractors
     design planning phase
         airflow 2nd
         aisle space
         cable
         cable management
         functional capacity
         heat dissipation
         HVAC 2nd
         network connections
         physical access
         physical space
         point loads
         power 2nd
         rack size
         raised flooring
         row space (equipment)
         safety
         security 2nd
         size/capacity
         total floor loads
         total tile loads
         UPS needs
         Visio stencils
     design specifications/considerations
     disaster response plans
     elevators
     emergency response systems
     EMI (electromagnetic interference), reducing
     fault tolerance
     fire blankets
     fire extinguishers
     fire suppression systems
     identification systems (security)
     location, determining
         earthquake zones
         electricity
         flood zones
         macro-level concerns
         micro-level concerns
         security
         sway/vibration concerns
         water barriers
     server closets
     smoke alarms
root hubs
Rose.com
Rothfield, Dave
route command
routers
     fault tolerance benefits
     Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
     Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
routine maintenance 2nd
     antivirus software
     automated tasks
     backups
     case fans, cleaning
     disk defragmentation
     disk defragmentation software
     drive testing
     filters, cleaning
     firewalls
     spyware detection
     virus scanning
row space (equipment)
Royal.com
RPSs (redundant power supplies)
     AC power sources
     dual-processor servers
     hot swapping
     module switching
     power supply calculations
     replacement of ATX power supplies
     vendors
RTCBooks.com
Ruppsoft.com