Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-31
In order to calculate the slot number, you must first
obtain the bus:device xx:xxh values identified when run-
ning the SCSISelect utility for your host adapter. This
calculation is done manually, as described in the follow-
ing steps:
1. Make sure your system is properly set up and
configured.
2. Run the SCSISelect utility for your host adapter.
See “The SCSISelect Utility” found earlier in this
chapter for general instructions.
3. The first screen of the SCSISelect utility displays
the bus:device xx:xxh numbers in the upper right-
hand corner. Write down these numbers exactly
as they appear.
The bus variable refers to the PCI bus on the system.
The default for bus is 0. Usually only one PCI bus is
supplied with a system; however, systems may con-
tain more than one PCI bus. The device variable
refers to the physical slot number on the PCI bus.
The device number is in hexadecimal; you must con-
vert it to a decimal number.
NOTE: The device slot number identified through
SCSISelect is not the same as the slot number needed
to load the driver through the load command line.
Use the following formula to calculate the slot
number:
slot number = (bus * 100) + device + 16
For example, if the bus:device number is 0:06h (that
is, 0:6), then the slot number is 22 (22 = [0 * 100] +
6 + 16).
Installing NetWare and the Driver
This subsection describes how to install the aic7870.dsk
driver at the same time you install NetWare 3.12 or 4.x. If
NetWare 3.12 or 4.x is already installed and you wish to
install or update the aic7870.dsk driver, see “Using Net-
Ware to Install or Update the Driver” found later in this
section.
Performing a NetWare 4.x Installation
Follow these steps only if you are installing or upgrading
NetWare 4.x for the first time:
1. Make backup copies of all Novell diskettes, and
use those backup copies as your working
diskettes.
2. Boot MS-DOS on your computer.
3. Change to the directory where the installation
files are found. For a CD-ROM, the subdirectory
is similar to d:\netware4.0\english\.
4. Type install and press <Enter>.
5. Select Install New Netware V4.x if you are install-
ing NetWare 4.x for the first time, or Upgrade
Netware V3.1x or V4.x if you are upgrading to
NetWare 4.x.
6. Follow the instructions in the NetWare User’s
Guide for partitioning, creating a server name,
and checking the internetwork packet exchange
(IPX) network number.
7. When a screen appears asking you to select a disk
driver, press <Insert>.
8. Insert the NetWare 4.x driver diskette that you
created earlier into the diskette drive.
If you have not already created this diskette, refer to
Chapter 2, “Using the Dell Server Assistant CD,” for
instructions.
9. Press <F3>, and specify the path to the
aic7870.dsk driver for NetWare (for example,
a:\scsi).
10. Select the aic7870.dsk driver and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Specific help text for each driver appears in
the middle of the screen as you scroll down the list.
The Loaded Drivers window below the list of avail-
able drivers displays the names of drivers that are
loaded and operational. For a new installation, this
list is initially empty. For a selective installation, the
list shows the diskette drivers already running.
11. Specify the server directory (usually, c:\nwserver)
and press <Enter>. The installation program cop-
ies the necessary files to this directory.