Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, Installation Requirements | Compaq 3200

6-2Installing the Operating System Drivers

Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, and 5.0

Use the instructions in this section to install the driver for a new Smart Array 3200 Controller installation or to upgrade the driver in a server running NetWare and using the Smart Array 3200 Controller. If you use SmartStart to install NetWare and drivers, you do not need to create the Novell Support Software Diskettes (SSD). Skip to the section, “Using the Array Configuration Utility for NetWare.”

Installation Requirements

Before installing device drivers, install and load the latest support pack or operating system patch kit. Novell’s support packs and patch kits are available through the Internet. These patches correct known OS-specific problems and provide support for newly developed and enhanced drivers.

Latest Drivers

The latest Novell SSD drivers may be obtained from:

World Wide Web

Go to http://www.compaq.com

Materials Needed

To install the Smart Array 3200 Controller driver on your server, you will need:

■Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD (supplied in the Smart Array 3200 Controller option kit)

■Up to three blank diskettes

■Any server or workstation with a bootable CD-ROM drive

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Contents

Smart Array 3200 Controller Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide Contents Updating the Firmware Installing the Operating System Drivers Appendix a Appendix D Vii Appendix F Viii Appendix About This Guide Text Conventions Symbols in Text Symbols on EquipmentXii About This Guide Getting Help Compaq Website Telephone NumbersXiii Features Overview of FeaturesNew Features Other Features 2Features About Smart Array 3200 Controller Smart Array 3200 Controller and Daughterboards Using the Array Accelerator 4Features Wide-Ultra2 Scsi Technology Wide-Ultra2 Scsi BenefitsWide-Ultra2 Scsi Compatibility Array Configuration Utility 6FeaturesWorking with Drive Arrays Using Fault Tolerance Expanding or Extending Capacity Drive Movement Scsi Device SupportOperating System Drivers Multiple Smart Array 3200 Controller Installations 2Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation Supported Compaq Hard Drives Determining the Maximum Storage 4Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation Expanding or Extending the Capacity of an Array Changing the Fault Tolerance RAID Level of an Array Changing the Stripe Size of an Array 6Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation Moving Drives Moving Arrays 8Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide 10Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation Restoring an Array to Its Original Controller Failed arrays removed arrays on separate controllers Updating the Firmware ROMPaq Diskettes Materials Needed Creating Diskettes2Updating the Firmware Running Systems ROMPaq 4Updating the Firmware Press Enter Review the information on the Caution screen Running Options ROMPaq 6Updating the Firmware Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide Running the System Configuration Utility System Configuration Utility System Configuration Diskettes 2Running the System Configuration UtilityMaterials Needed Creating Diskettes Running the System Configuration Utility Configuring the Controller 4Running the System Configuration UtilityController Order Online Recovery Server Status Configuration Steps 6Running the System Configuration Utility Running the Array Configuration Utility Write Caching 2Running the Array Configuration Utility Starting the Array Configuration Utility Accessing OnlineBefore You Begin Configuration Wizards 4Running the Array Configuration UtilitySmartStart and Support Software CD Configuration Procedures Procedure-Creating a New ArrayCreate a New Array Example-Creating a New Array 6Running the Array Configuration Utility Choose a controller for the array Group physical drives of the same size into an array Create Drive Array screen 8Running the Array Configuration Utility Example Array a Example Array Logical Configuration View with one Array 10Running the Array Configuration Utility Create logical drives Example array Configuration View screen with two arrays Procedure-Expanding Array Capacity 12Running the Array Configuration UtilityCapacity Expansion Array expansion example Configuration View screen Example-Expanding Array Capacity 14Running the Array Configuration Utility 10. Expansion wizards Logical Drive screen Procedure-Extending Array Capacity Capacity Extension 16Running the Array Configuration Utility Example-Extending Array Capacity Online Migration 18Running the Array Configuration Utility 12. Migrate RAID/Stripe Size options menu Array Configuration Utility Screens Compaq Array Configuration Utility Screen Compaq Array Configuration Utility Screen Contents 20Running the Array Configuration UtilityMenu Bar Controller Selection Box Logical/Physical Configuration View Box 15. View Configuration list 22Running the Array Configuration Utility More Information ButtonDrive View Box Controller Buttons Array Buttons Logical Drive Button Controller Settings Screen 24Running the Array Configuration Utility Create Drive Array Screen 21. Create Drive Array screen 26Running the Array Configuration Utility Create Logical Drive Screen Logical Drive Extension Stripe Size Fault Tolerance Existing Configurations28Running the Array Configuration Utility Error and Warning Messages Online RAID Level and Stripe-Size Migration NetWare Online Array Configuration Utility Cpqonlin Auto-Configuration30Running the Array Configuration Utility Custom Configuration 24. Logical Configuration View screen Priority Settings 32Running the Array Configuration UtilityDrive Rebuild, Expand Priority, Accelerator Ratio Drive Rebuild Add or Configure Spare Drives Accelerator RatioExpand an Array Failed Drives or Interim Recovery Mode 34Running the Array Configuration Utility Handling Disk Drive Failures Using the Compaq Drive Array Optimization Utility Cpqdaopt 36Running the Array Configuration UtilityOptimizing Array Controller Performance Using Cpqdaopt on NetWare Servers 38Running the Array Configuration Utility Installing the Operating System Drivers Installation Requirements 2Installing the Operating System DriversNovell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, Latest Drivers Creating Novell SSD Diskettes 4Installing the Operating System Drivers Additional Information Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide 6Installing the Operating System Drivers Updating the Compaq Insight Manager Agents Handling Disk Drive Failures DOS Partitions and NetWare Fault Tolerance Recovering a DOS Partition without Hardware Fault Tolerance8Installing the Operating System Drivers Format C /s Recovering Drives Configured for NetWare Fault Tolerance 10Installing the Operating System Drivers Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide 12Installing the Operating System Drivers Recovering Drives Configured for No Fault Tolerance 14Installing the Operating System Drivers Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 16Installing the Operating System Drivers Creating the Windows NT SSD Diskettes Readme.bat Installation Procedures Compaq SSD for Windows NT Setup Program Installation Method18Installing the Operating System Drivers \scsi\array Standard Windows NT Device Driver Installation Methods 20Installing the Operating System Drivers \setup 22Installing the Operating System Drivers Updating the Smart Array Controller Driver Removing the Smart Array Controller Driver 24Installing the Operating System Drivers SCO OpenServer Getting the Driver Installation Information 26Installing the Operating System DriversCreating the EFS Diskettes Accessing the Information Servers Running Compaq SCO OpenServerServers Running Non-Compaq SCO OpenServer 28Installing the Operating System Drivers SCO UnixWare 2.x Materials Needed 30Installing the Operating System Drivers IBM OS/2 Warp Server Family Creating SSD Diskettes 32Installing the Operating System Drivers Installing the Driver 34Installing the Operating System Drivers Controller Ordering Partitioning Booting OS/2 from a Smart Array 3200 Controller 36Installing the Operating System Drivers Command Line Switches Example Controller Index Configuration Order 38Installing the Operating System Drivers BASEDEV=CPQARRAY.ADD /A2 /I 40Installing the Operating System Drivers Banyan Vines 6.x, 7.x, Creating the Peripheral Adapter Support Software Diskettes Regulatory Compliance Notices Federal Communications Commission NoticeClass a Equipment Class B Equipment 2Regulatory Compliance Notices Canadian Notice Avis Canadien ModificationsCables Mouse Compliance Statement European Union Notice4Regulatory Compliance Notices Japanese Notice Taiwanese Notice Laser Devices Laser Safety Warnings Compliance with Cdrh RegulationsCompliance with International Regulations Laser Product Label Laser Information Battery Replacement Notice 8Regulatory Compliance Notices Electrostatic Discharge Preventing Electrostatic Damage Grounding Methods 2Electrostatic Discharge Specifications Table C-1 Smart Array 3200 Controller Specifications Wide Scsi Connector Pin Assignments Table C-2 Pin Wide Scsi Connector Pin Assignments2Specifications Pin Wide Scsi Connector Pin Assignments Things You Should Know Smart Array 3200 Controller Option Kit Contents Scsi Termination Scsi IDs Scsi Cabling 4Things You Should Know Scsi Cable Connectors Figure D-2. Identifying Scsi cable connectors Migrating to/from Other Controllers Table D-2 Migrating to/from Other Controllers6Things You Should Know What is a Drive Array? Understanding Drive Arrays 2Understanding Drive Arrays Physical Drives Drive Arrays Figure E-4. Two drive arrays with six physical drives Logical Drives 4Understanding Drive Arrays Fault-Tolerance RAID Options Drive Array BenefitsData Protection Table E-1 RAID Level Characteristics 6Understanding Drive Arrays Distributed Data Guarding RAID Data Guarding RAID 8Understanding Drive Arrays Drive Mirroring RAID No Fault Tolerance RAID Online Spare10Understanding Drive Arrays Performance Enhancement Distributing Data and Data Striping 12Understanding Drive Arrays User Selectable Stripe-Size Table E-2 Stripe Sizes Array Accelerator Performance14Understanding Drive Arrays Data Protection ECC Memory Batteries 16Understanding Drive Arrays Concurrent I/O Request Servicing Optimized Request Management Adding Storage Capacity Bus Master Data Transfers18Understanding Drive Arrays Daz-9-14.EPS 20Understanding Drive Arrays Disk Drive Upgrades Online Capacity Expansion or Extension Other Fault-Management Features 22Understanding Drive Arrays Dynamic-Sector Repairing Drive-Failure Alert FeaturesAuto-Reliability Monitoring Drive-Parameter Tracking Interim Data Recovery Automatic Data Recovery24Understanding Drive Arrays Hot Pluggable Drives Figure E-12. Hot-plug drive replacement conditions 26Understanding Drive Arrays Controller Duplexing Software-Based Drive Mirroring 28Understanding Drive Arrays Replacing the Array Accelerator Removing the Array Accelerator 2Replacing the Array Accelerator Installing the Array Accelerator Upgrading from the SMART-2 and Smart Scsi Array Controllers 2Upgrading from the SMART-2 and Smart Scsi Array Controllers Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide Smart Controller SMARTArray 3200 with single connector 6Upgrading from the SMART-2 and Smart Scsi Array Controllers Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide Recovering from Drive Failure Recognizing a Drive Failure Fault Tolerance and Drive Failure Non-Fault-Tolerant RAID 0 Logical Drive2Recovering from Drive Failure RAID 1 Mirroring Logical Drive Replacing a Failed Drive Spare Drives 4Recovering from Drive Failure Automatic Data Recovery Failure Compromised Fault Tolerance 6Recovering from Drive Failure Post Error Messages Post Error Messages 2POST Error Messages Post Error Messages Post Error Messages 4POST Error Messages Resume = F1 KEY Run Options ROMPaq Utility to attempt 6POST Error Messages Resume = F1 or F2 KEY Slot x Drive Array Scsi Port y Termination Problem Detected 8POST Error Messages No drives detected 10POST Error Messages Code Meaning 1793 1794 12POST Error Messages Questions and Answers 2Questions and Answers Should Scsi IDs in my system be consecutive? 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