Netscape SuiteSpot TruCluster Available Server UNIX AlphaServer 4x00 DIGITAL

This document details the interoperability testing, configuration, and setup guidelines for a high-availability server solution featuring Netscape SuiteSpot on DIGITAL UNIX AlphaServer 4x00 systems. The HiTest Suite is designed to provide prequalified, reliable, and scalable configurations for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Intranet users.

The document outlines the specific hardware and software components, their revision levels, and configuration ranges (e.g., AlphaServer 4x00, 512MB to 2GB RAM, 6-82 4.3GB disks, Netscape SuiteSpot V2.01, DIGITAL UNIX V4.0B, TruCluster Available Server V1.4A, StorageWorks). It provides detailed instructions for system installation and setup, covering hardware aspects such as configuring KZPSA SCSI controllers, HSZ50 storage arrays with dual-redundancy and Logical Storage Manager (LSM) for disk striping and mirroring (RAID 0+1), and DWZZB for shared storage. Software installation steps include the DIGITAL UNIX operating system, patch kits, UNIX kernel parameter tuning (e.g., increasing vm-mapentries), disk labeling and partitioning, TruCluster Available Server setup (including I/O bus renumbering and ASEMGR), LSM configuration with AdvFS, and the installation of Netscape Enterprise, Mail, and News Servers.

Interoperability testing was successfully performed on minimum and maximum configurations using internal WebTest, NNTP, and MailTest tools, verifying correct server functionality. Performance characterization data indicates the system processed over 104,000-172,000 web pages per hour, sent over 1350 mail messages per second, and handled NNTP articles at rates of 18-28 per minute. The document also lists identified problems and their resolutions, such as adjusting kernel parameters for Netscape Enterprise Server cache and correcting directory specifications for TruCluster configurations. An appendix provides detailed hardware diagrams and component tables.