Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the Primary NetWare 4.2 Controller

Similar to tape drive support, the controller also supports CD-ROM for use under NetWare. The SCSICD.CDM provides support to the CD-ROM application running on the server. A CD-ROM driver will also have to be loaded. These are included with the Novell NetWare releases.

Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the Primary NetWare 4.2 Controller

If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller, you must install the controller driver at the time of NetWare 4.2 installation.

Installing NetWare 4.2 Drivers

NetWare version 4.2 is available on CD-ROM. Drivers provided in the \DOS subdirectory of the NT4/NW Drivers Software Kit diskette (packaged with the Mylex Disk Array Controller) are required to install NetWare 4.2 from a CD-ROM drive connected to a Mylex Disk Array Controller.

The procedure below assumes that the CD-ROM drivers are available.

1.Boot the system from a newly created DOS boot drive, and then create (or edit) the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to include the drivers required for accessing the CD-ROM as a logical drive under DOS. The following example assigns the CD-ROM as drive D: under MS-DOS 6.00 or above. CONFIG.SYS contains the statements:

device = [pathname]\aspidac.sys

device = [pathname]\btcdrom.sys /D:[devicename]

AUTOEXEC.BAT contains the statement:

[pathname]\mscdex /v /m:10 /D:[devicename]

The device name is that of the specific CD-ROM drive (e.g., MSCD001).

2.Boot the system with the new CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT, and make sure the NetWare CD-ROM files are accessible under DOS.

3.Follow the standard NetWare 4.2 upgrade or installation procedure, as described in the NetWare 4.2 documentation.

4.Insert the DOS-formatted NT4/NW Drivers Software Kit diskette into the floppy disk drive when the installation program prompts you to

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