Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-37
These removable media options are supported by Net-
Ware’s monitor.nlm program.
Follow these steps to set up the removable media:
1. Load monitor.nlm to display the various options.
2. Select Disk Information. All system hard-disk
drives appear.
3. Select the removable-media device. Drive status
items appear as shown in Table 3-4.
Mount Status
Mounting causes a drive to come online as a NetWare
storage device. Dismounted drives are inactive and can-
not be accessed.
Before you eject your current media, you should first dis-
mount it (menu option 5). When the media status is
dismounted, you can eject the media. However, NetWare
does not allow you to dismount media if it is locked.
To insert your new media, wait for the drive to spin up,
and then select the Removable Drive Mount Status
option.
Lock Status
If your removable-media device supports the lock/unlock
feature, you can lock the media (menu option 6). The
media must be in the Not Locked state before you can
eject it.
Verify Status
The Read After Write Verify option (menu option 2) is set
to Hardware Level by default. This option cannot be
specified in the startup.ncf or autoexec.ncf files. How-
ever, the default can be set on the command line. See
“Using the load Command Line Options” found earlier in
this section.
The available options are defined as shown in Table 3-5.
Table 3-5. Read After Write Verify Options
Using NetWare-Tested and -Approved Drives In order for a drive and host adapter to be fully certified
as NetWare “Yes, Tested and Approved,” they must both
pass a qualification process that takes place before you
see the product. The goals of NetWare testing are to sim-
plify installation and provide the highest quality disk
subsystem.
Table 3-4. Drive Status Items
Menu Options Default Value
Volume Segments on
Drive1(select for list)
Read After Write Verify1Hardware Level
Drive Light Status1Not supported
Driver Operating Status1Active
Removable Drive Mount
Status2Mounted
Removable Drive Lock
Status2Not Locked
1Valid for both removable and nonremovable types
of SCSI drives.
2 Valid for removable media only.
Option Setting Function
Disabled All writes to SCSI disk drives are
executed with the SCSI Write
command (0Ah or 2Ah).
Hardware Level All writes to SCSI disk drives are
executed with the SCSI Write and
Verify command (2Eh) or (if this
command is not supported by the
drive) with the SCSI Write
command (0Ah or 2Ah), followed
by the SCSI Verify command
(2Fh).
Software Level Not supported.