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Upgrading and Repairing Servers

Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.36
EAN: 9780789728159
ISBN: 078972815X
Label: Que
Manufacturer: Que
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1128
Publication Date: 2006-05-04
Publisher: Que
Studio: Que
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Summary: A better title would be "Introduction to Server Technology"
Comment: I've thought a lot about the other review which is well written, but perhaps expresses a more personal disappointment than an accurate reflection of the value of the book for others.

I would agree that if one were to attempt to use the book to "upgrade and repair" servers, one would be disappointed.

But, then again, no single book could competently and exhaustively provide that information. That's what personal experience is for, from hands-on, to conferences, to the literature and the Internet. Thank goodness we won't be replaced by a book!

Instead, this book does provide a sound background to current products for implementing data centers. The history provided I think gives an essential background for making proper choices in maintaining an existing center, or creating a new one. Maintenance and history is crucial -- rarely do we have the opportunity to develop a center from scratch. And, if building from scratch, the information is quite up-to-date and provides reliable guidance for designing and managing such.

Indeed, this is the only resource I've found which provides this kind of information in one place. From this information, one can knowledgeably approach other sources of information and proceed with an inquisitive mind.

It's been an excellent resource for me and is valuable in its niche.
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Summary: Not much value for the admin in the trenches
Comment: This book is great if you're interested in page after page of the history of the CPU. Or if you want a schematic of every motherboard and all it's traces. I mean really, if I've got a server that's giving me problems is one of the things that's high on my To Do list "be sure to check traces on M-bd"? Give me a break.

If you're looking for a book that provides practical information for upgrading and maintaining servers this book misses the mark, almost completely. It's crammed full of all the wrong information and reminds me of so many of the tech's I've dealt with from time-to-time over the years that have (for one reason or another) become so completely out of touch with the real world "hands on" activities the typical system and/or network admins deal with on a day-to-day basis.

VERY DISAPPOINTING!!!
  
Editorial Reviews:

As the price of servers comes down to the level of desktop PCs, many small - and medium-sized businesses are forced to provide their own server setup, maintenance and support, without the high-dollar training enjoyed by their big corporation counterparts. This book is the first line of defense for small- and medium-sized businesses, and an excellent go-to reference for experienced administrators who have pined for such a reference! It's all here in one, incredibly useful tome that readers will refer to again and again.

Weighing in at more than 1,400 pages, this book blows away the competition's attempts to cover server hardware. Inside is in-depth coverage of server design and implementation, building and deploying, server hardware components, network and backup operations, SAN, fault tolerance, server racks, server rooms, server operating systems, as well as SUN Microsystems servers! No other computer hardware book has ever dared tackle this enormous topic - until now!
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