Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the Primary NetWare 5.0 Controller

Installing the Mylex Disk Array Controller as the Primary NetWare 5.0 Controller

If the Mylex Disk Array Controller will be the primary (bootable) controller, you must install the controller driver at the time of NetWare 5.0 installation.

If you choose to use the NetWare 5.0 bootable CD-ROM, please read the instructions in the section “NetWare 5.0 Bootable CD-ROM” on page 2-7,before continuing.

Installing NetWare 5.0 Drivers

NetWare version 5.0 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 5.0 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.Create a directory C:\NWUPDATE

•Copy MDAC.HAM and MDAC.DDI from the \NETWARE path.

Copy A:\Netware\MDAC.* C:\NWUPDATE

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