HP Novell NetWare 6.5 6.5 manual

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Issue 6

Software RAID 5 not supported

 

 

 

 

Description

HP and Novell have discovered issues where failed drives in software RAID 5

 

 

environments may not properly rebuild and data corruption may occur.

 

 

 

 

Workaround

Use software RAID 0 or 1, or use hardware RAID 5 as an alternative.

 

 

 

 

Solution

Novell is communicating to customers that software RAID 5 will not be supported until the

 

 

release of SP1 or later. Software RAID 0 and 1 are fully supported with the base media.

 

 

Issue 7

Improper iSCSI configuration can lead to data corruption

 

 

 

 

Description

Improper configuration of iSCSI Target and Initiator access can cause data corruption.

 

 

 

 

Workaround

Novell has detailed documentation on how to properly configure iSCSI Targets and

 

 

Initiators. The documentation can be viewed at www.novell.com/documentation.

 

 

 

 

Solution

Follow the Novell documentation. Novell is also planning to add additional measures in

 

 

Support Pack 1 (SP1) to help prevent this problem.

 

 

Issue 8

Insight Manager Web Agent may hang the server

 

 

 

 

Description

Attempting to access the HP Insight Manager Web Agent from the server browser may

 

 

cause the server to hang. This problem only appears in the server browser and does not

 

 

occur when accessing the Web Agent from a Windows-based workstation.

 

 

 

 

Workaround

Do not attempt to access the Web Agent from the server browser. Use a workstation

 

 

browser instead.

 

 

 

 

Solution

This is a known issue with HP’s implementation of the Web Agent module and will not be

 

 

fixed.

 

 

Issue 9

Unloading ACPIMGR.NLM will cause the server to abend

 

 

 

 

Description

Unloading the support module ACPIMGR.NLM will cause the server to abend.

 

 

 

 

Workaround

Do not unload ACPIMGR.NLM.

 

 

 

 

Solution

Novell is planning to fix this issue in SP1.

 

 

Issue 10

Unpredictable behavior with the ATI Rage XL 8 MB video driver

 

 

 

 

Description

The ATI Rage XL 8 MB video driver may cause unpredictable behavior in the server GUI.

 

 

Selection of this driver on supported servers may cause problems varying from loss of

 

 

keyboard and/or mouse functionality to server hangs and abends. This problem is

 

 

intermittent.

 

 

 

 

Workaround

See Solution.

 

 

 

 

Solution

Use the default video driver that is automatically selected during installation. Novell has

 

 

decided to archive this driver, so it will no longer be maintained and it will be removed

 

 

from the Novell Overlay CDs for SP1 and later. This driver will remain on the base

 

 

media; however, it should not be used.

 

 

Issue 11

Server may hang with large NSS read-ahead counts

 

 

 

 

Description

The NSS file system can hang if the SET parameter "NSS Read Ahead" is set to a value

 

 

greater than 128. The server will appear to be functioning, but no disk activity can be

 

 

completed due to constrained resources as a result of the parameter setting.

 

 

 

 

Workaround

Set the "NSS Read Ahead" parameter to a value of 128 or less.

 

 

 

 

Solution

Novell is planning changes for SP1 that will properly comprehend settings greater than

 

 

128.

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Integration note Upgrading to Novell NetWare 6.5 on ProLiant serversEnhancements AbstractIntroduction to Novell NetWare Check minimum hardware requirements Comprehensive upgrade planLists the minimum hardware requirements for NetWare RAMServer platforms Page CPQSCSI.HAM CPQSHD.CDMCPQRAID.HAM CPQFC.NLMQ57.LAN NICGather appropriate software and support documentation CPQHLTH.NLM CPQASM.NLM SURVEY.NLM SINSTALL.NLM SURVEYCW.NLM SURVEY.INICPQBSSA.NLM CPQHTHSA.NLM CPQRISA.NLM CPQSERV.RDM CPQNCSA.NLM CPQNIC.RDMCheck for the latest Novell Support Pack and OS patch list Server management using iLO or RiloeBackup the current system Prepare the network using NetWare Deployment Manager Upgrade proceduresPage Page Select Next to continue Troubleshooting Post upgrade tasksUpdating NSS Volumes Installing or Updating Novell Client SoftwarePresent in the base media Page System is running with the IDEATA.HAM driver dated NCMCON.CFG SummaryComments about this paper to OSIntegrationFeedback@HP.com For more informationCall to action