Compaq 386 manual Format Command, Novell Netware Configuration

Maintenance and Service Guide 9-7

Use the FDISK utility to partition each fixed disk drive that is to be used with the expansion unit. Each fixed disk drive can have up to four partitions.

If the expansion unit is configured at the primary address, that fixed disk drive must contain a pri- mary DOS partition. This primary partition is created with the menu-driven FDISK utility. This fixed disk drive may also contain an extended partition, which can contain logical drives. The total number of logical drives on the system may not exceed 24.

Format Command

After you use FDISK to partition the fixed disk drive, use the FORMAT command on the EXTDISK diskette to format each logical drive on the fixed disk drive. For detailed information on using FORMAT command, refer to the MS-DOS user documentation.

Novell Netware Configuration

To install Mirroring or Duplexing you must use Novell System Fault Tolerant (SFT) NetWare operation (SFT I and SFT II). SFT Local Area Network (LAN) operation helps ensure data integrity by duplicating data files on a second fixed disk drive and by performing read-after- write verification. Three disk configurations that achieve fault tolerant operation are SFT I, SFT II (disk mirroring), and SFT II (disk duplexing).

□SFT I (read-after-write verification with “Hot Fix”) confirms each write and automatically corrects erroneous writes by relocating data to another portion of the disk.

□SFT II (fixed disk mirroring) helps ensure uninterrupted system operation without data loss if a fixed disk drive fails. Disk mirroring requires a single fixed disk drive controller and two identical fixed disk drives. The Novell ATDISK driver supports SFT II (disk mirroring) for a single fixed disk drive controller system. The COMPAQ CPQDSK driver supports SFT II (disk mir- roring) for a single or dual disk controller system.

Addendum 108431-001 (11-88) to Manual No. 108033-003