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6-4Installing the Operating System Drivers

Additional Information

The Novell SSD SmartStart CD contains the latest information about using Compaq options in a NetWare environment, including the driver installation procedure. Locate and read this procedure. If the procedure differs from the one described here, follow the one in the STORAGE.RDM file on the Novell SSD diskette.

To view and print the readme files:

1.Execute README.COM

C:\readme

2.Select the file(s) to read or print. Important readme files include:

❏READ1ST.RDM

❏STORAGE.RDM

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Compaq 3200 manual Additional Information, 4Installing the Operating System Drivers

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 Xii About This Guide Symbols in TextSymbols on Equipment Xiii Getting HelpCompaq Website Telephone Numbers New Features FeaturesOverview of Features Other Features 2Features About Smart Array 3200 Controller Smart Array 3200 Controller and Daughterboards Using the Array Accelerator 4Features Wide-Ultra2 Scsi Compatibility Wide-Ultra2 Scsi TechnologyWide-Ultra2 Scsi Benefits Working with Drive Arrays Array Configuration Utility6Features Using Fault Tolerance Expanding or Extending Capacity Operating System Drivers Drive MovementScsi Device Support 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 2Updating the Firmware Materials NeededCreating Diskettes 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 Materials Needed System Configuration Diskettes2Running the System Configuration Utility Creating Diskettes Running the System Configuration Utility Controller Order Configuring the Controller4Running the System Configuration Utility Online Recovery Server Status Configuration Steps 6Running the System Configuration Utility Running the Array Configuration Utility Write Caching 2Running the Array Configuration Utility Before You Begin Starting the Array Configuration UtilityAccessing Online SmartStart and Support Software CD Configuration Wizards4Running the Array Configuration Utility Create a New Array Configuration ProceduresProcedure-Creating 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 Capacity Expansion Procedure-Expanding Array Capacity12Running the Array Configuration Utility 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 Menu Bar Compaq Array Configuration Utility Screen Contents20Running the Array Configuration Utility Controller Selection Box Logical/Physical Configuration View Box 15. View Configuration list Drive View Box 22Running the Array Configuration UtilityMore Information Button 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 28Running the Array Configuration Utility Stripe Size Fault ToleranceExisting Configurations Error and Warning Messages Online RAID Level and Stripe-Size Migration 30Running the Array Configuration Utility NetWare Online Array Configuration Utility CpqonlinAuto-Configuration Custom Configuration 24. Logical Configuration View screen Drive Rebuild, Expand Priority, Accelerator Ratio Priority Settings32Running the Array Configuration Utility Drive Rebuild Expand an Array Add or Configure Spare DrivesAccelerator Ratio Failed Drives or Interim Recovery Mode 34Running the Array Configuration Utility Handling Disk Drive Failures Optimizing Array Controller Performance Using the Compaq Drive Array Optimization Utility Cpqdaopt36Running the Array Configuration Utility Using Cpqdaopt on NetWare Servers 38Running the Array Configuration Utility Installing the Operating System Drivers Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, Installation Requirements2Installing the Operating System Drivers 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 8Installing the Operating System Drivers DOS Partitions and NetWare Fault ToleranceRecovering a DOS Partition without Hardware Fault Tolerance 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 18Installing the Operating System Drivers Installation ProceduresCompaq SSD for Windows NT Setup Program Installation Method \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 Creating the EFS Diskettes Getting the Driver Installation Information26Installing the Operating System Drivers Servers Running Non-Compaq SCO OpenServer Accessing the InformationServers Running 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 Class a Equipment Regulatory Compliance NoticesFederal Communications Commission Notice Class B Equipment 2Regulatory Compliance Notices Cables Canadian Notice Avis CanadienModifications 4Regulatory Compliance Notices Mouse Compliance StatementEuropean Union Notice Japanese Notice Taiwanese Notice Laser Devices Compliance with International Regulations Laser Safety WarningsCompliance with Cdrh 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 2Specifications Wide Scsi Connector Pin AssignmentsTable C-2 Pin Wide Scsi Connector Pin Assignments 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 6Things You Should Know Migrating to/from Other ControllersTable D-2 Migrating to/from Other Controllers 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 Data Protection Fault-Tolerance RAID OptionsDrive Array Benefits Table E-1 RAID Level Characteristics 6Understanding Drive Arrays Distributed Data Guarding RAID Data Guarding RAID 8Understanding Drive Arrays Drive Mirroring RAID 10Understanding Drive Arrays No Fault Tolerance RAIDOnline Spare Performance Enhancement Distributing Data and Data Striping 12Understanding Drive Arrays User Selectable Stripe-Size Table E-2 Stripe Sizes 14Understanding Drive Arrays Array AcceleratorPerformance Data Protection ECC Memory Batteries 16Understanding Drive Arrays Concurrent I/O Request Servicing Optimized Request Management 18Understanding Drive Arrays Adding Storage CapacityBus Master Data Transfers Daz-9-14.EPS 20Understanding Drive Arrays Disk Drive Upgrades Online Capacity Expansion or Extension Other Fault-Management Features 22Understanding Drive Arrays Auto-Reliability Monitoring Dynamic-Sector RepairingDrive-Failure Alert Features Drive-Parameter Tracking 24Understanding Drive Arrays Interim Data RecoveryAutomatic Data Recovery 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 2Recovering from Drive Failure Fault Tolerance and Drive FailureNon-Fault-Tolerant RAID 0 Logical Drive 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? What must I do with Systems ROMPaq? 4Questions and Answers Index Advanced Server Support Index-2 Index-3 Index-4 Index-5 Index-6 Index-7 Index-8 Index-9