Adaptec Ultra160 Family Manager Set v1.11
README for Novell NetWare


The following information is available in this README file:

Supported Hardware

Changes From Prior Release

Installation Instructions

- Installing an Ultra160 Host Adapter and NetWare v3.12/v3.2 during a Fresh Installation
- Installing an Ultra160 Host Adapter and NetWare v4.11/v4.2 during a Fresh Installation
- Installing an Ultra160 Host Adapter and NetWare v5.0 during a Fresh Installation
- Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWare 4/5 Installation
- Loading the Driver at Server Bootups
Known Issues

Additional Notes

Command Line Options

Bit Mask Options

Diskette Contents

Contacting Adaptec
 

Supported Hardware

The following Adaptec SCSI Host Adapters are supported by the Adaptec Ultra160 Family Manager Set v1.11.
 
AIC-7892 Single Channel PCI-to-Ultra160 SCSI ASIC
AIC-7899 Dual Channel PCI-to-Ultra160 SCSI ASIC
AHA-3960D/39160 Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-to-Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter
29160 Single Channel 64-bit PCI-to-Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter
29160N Single Channel 32-bit PCI-to-Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter

  • Changes From Prior Release

  • Installation Instructions

    This section explains how to install the Adaptec Ultra160 Family Manager Set Driver ADPT160M.HAM for Novell NetWare - NetWare v3.12/v3.2, v4.11, v4.2 and v5.0.  For other installation issues, please refer to http://developer.novell.com/devres/sas/certinfo.htm, and follow the appropriate "NWPA Update Package installation instructions" link.  For more complete instructions, the Ultra160 FMS User's Guide is available online.  Please see the support section at http://www.adaptec.com/support/ .

    Installing an Ultra160 Host Adapter and NetWare v3.12/v3.2 during a Fresh Installation

    1. Create the DOS partition and/or install DOS from the Setup diskette.

    2. Install "CD ROM drivers on a DOS bootable diskette or hard disk drive" as described in a:\readme\readdos.htm on this diskette.

    3. Start the NetWare v3.12/v3.2 installation (i.e., D:\netware.312\english\install ).

    4. After NetWare installs the DOS portion of the software, DOWN and EXIT to DOS from the server prompt.

    5. Copy the ADPT160M.HAM and ADPT160M.DDI from the a:\netware directory of the Ultra160 Family Manager Set diskette to the server directory (with NetWare v3.12, it defaults to c:\server.312 ).

    6. Obtain the NWPA_UP.EXE patch from the Novell Web site (http://developer.novell.com/devres/sas/certinfo.htm)

    7. Change directory to c:\server.312, and copy the patch file NWPA_UP.EXE to the directory.

    8. Run NWPA_UP.EXE  (note: this will create another file, 312PTD.EXE.  Answer Y to the prompt to overwrite CDROM.NLM.)

    9. Run 312PTD.EXE.

    10. Create the directory c:\server.312\CDSAVE

    11. Copy CDROM.NLM to c:\server.312\CDSAVE

    12. Update the server with the following command from the DOS prompt:

    13. Create the file Startup.ncf in the c:\server.312 directory using EDIT or a text editor with the following lines: 14. Run SERVER.EXE.

    15. Note the slot number detected for the Ultra160 adapter.  This can be added to the STARTUP.NCF file to automate driver load using the parameter "SLOT=x  (x is the detected slot number)" to the load ADPT160M statement.

    16. Load Install.  Create the NetWare partition, SYS volume, and mount the volume. Complete the installation of the System and Public Files.

    17. Create the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.  Add the following lines:

    18. Load, from the console prompt, the following command: 19. Install the patches from the c:\server.312\312PTD directory

    20. DOWN and EXIT the server

    21. Run SERVER.EXE

    22. Installation of the Ultra160 adapter for NetWare v3.12/v3.2 is complete.

    Note: After these installation procedures, be sure to install any additonal updates provided by Novell.

    Installing an Ultra160 Host Adapter and NetWare v4.11/v4.2 during a Fresh Installation

    Follow these instructions only if you are installing NetWare v4.11/v4.2 for the first time:

    1. Begin installation of NetWare v4.11/v4.2 on your server as instructed in your NetWare documentation.

    2. When a screen appears that asks you to select a disk driver, press INS.

    3. Insert the Adaptec Ultra160 Family Manager Set diskette for NetWare into your floppy drive.

    4. Press F3 and specify the path to the ADPT160M.HAM driver for NetWare (e.g., a:\netware on the diskette).

    5. Select ADPT160M.HAM and press ENTER.

    6. Choose "No" not to save existing file, "Yes" to save existing file CDROM.NLM.

    7. Choose "No" not to save existing file, "Yes" to save existing file NBI.NLM.

    8. Choose "No" not to save existing file, "Yes" to save existing file NWPA.NLM.

    9. Choose "No" not to save existing file, "Yes" to save existing file NWPALOAD.NLM.

    10. When "Choose the Server Driver - Disk Driver Parameters" appears, select "Save Parameters and Continue".

    11. When "Install addition driver" appears, select "YES" if installing more than one host adapter or installing a dual-channel host adapter, and repeat step 5 & 6 until one driver is chosen for each host adapter; otherwise, select "NO".

    12. Select "Continue with Installation" to continue the installation.

    13. You will be prompted to confirm slot option, press "Enter" to select the slot number. Repeat until all slot options are loaded.

    14. Select "Continue with Installation" to complete the installation.

    NOTE: To load the driver automatically at server bootup, make sure the STARTUP.NCF file includes the load command line for your host adapter.  See "Loading the Driver at Server Bootup", below.

    Installing an Ultra160 Host Adapter and NetWare v5.0 during a Fresh Installation

    Follow these instructions only if you are installing NetWare v5.0 for the first time:

    1. Begin installation of NetWare v5.0 on your server as instructed in your NetWare documentation.

    2. When a screen appears that asks you to add device drivers, choose "Modify" and press ENTER.

    3. Choose "Storage Adapters", and press ENTER.

    4. Press INS to add storage devices.

    5. Press INS to add an unlisted driver.

    6. Insert the Adaptec Ultra160 Family Manager Set for NetWare diskette into your disk drive.

    4. Press F3 and specify the path to the ADPT160M.HAM driver for NetWare (e.g., a:\netware\v5_xx on the diskette).

    5. Select ADPT160M.HAM and press ENTER.

    6. You will be prompted to confirm slot option, press "Enter" to select the slot number. Repeat until all slot options are loaded.

    7. When "Choose the Server Driver - Disk Driver Parameters" appears, select "Save Parameters and Continue".

    8. When "Install addition driver" appears, select "YES" if installing more than one host adapter or installing a dual-channel host adapter, and repeat step 5 & 6 until one driver is chosen for each host adapter; otherwise, select "NO".

    9. Select "Continue with Installation" to continue the installation.

    NOTE: To load the driver automatically at server bootup, make sure the STARTUP.NCF file includes the load command line for your host adapter.  See "Loading the Driver at Server Bootup", below.

    Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWare 4/5 Installation

    To update or install the ADPT160M.HAM driver when NetWare v4.11 or higher is already installed, follow the instructions in this section.  The recommended way for updating the driver is through 'install' program under NetWare 4.11/v4.2 and 'nwconfig' under NetWare 5.0.  Procedures that are specific to a NetWare version are noted when necessary.  Make a backup copy of the old driver (if it exists) before installing the new driver.

    1. At the console prompt type 'load install' in case of v4.11/v4.2 and 'nwconfig' in the case of v5.0.

    2. Select "Driver Options (load/unload disk and network drivers)".

    3. In the driver options select "Configure disk and storage device drivers".

    4. Select "Select an additional driver".

    5. Copy the ADPT160M.HAM driver from the Ultra160 Family Manager Set diskette for NetWare into the server's startup directory (e.g. c:\nwserver) on your hard disk.  This overwrites any existing version of the driver in the directory.

    NOTE: For NetWare v3.12/v3.2 and v4.11/v4.2, the driver file is located in the "\netware" directory on the diskette.  For NetWare v5.0, the driver is located in the \netware\v5_xx directory.

    6. If necessary, modify the load command line in the STARTUP.NCF so that the proper path to the driver and all appropriate command line options are specified.  See the "Loading the Driver at Server Bootup and Command Line Options sections, below.)

    The correct syntax to load the Ultra160 Family Manager driver is:

    Command line options are not case sensitive.  Placing commas between command line options is optional.  See "Command Line Options", below, for possible values.

    Loading the Driver at Server Bootup

    To automatically load the ADPT160M.HAM at server bootup, the STARTUP.NCF file (usually located in your server's startup directory) must contain a load command line that specifies the location of the driver and any appropriate command line options (see Command Line Options, below).  For additional information on the STARTUP.NCF file, refer to your NetWare documentation.

    NOTE: To load the driver from your hard disk, the ADPT160M.HAM driver must be copied from the Adaptec Ultra160 Family Manager Set diskette for NetWare to a directory on your hard disk [usually the server's startup directory (e.g., c:\nwserver)].

    The correct syntax to load the driver is:

    For example, the command line to load the driver from the c:\nwserver directory, with the "verbose=" option on is: Command line options are not case sensitive.  Placing commas between command line options is optional.  See Command Line Options, below,  for possible values.

    To modify the STARTUP.NCF file, follow these steps:

    NOTE: You can also use your DOS text editor to modify the STARTUP.NCF file.

    1. Type load install at the NetWare prompt and press ENTER.

    2. Select the appropriate menu choice that allows you to edit the STARTUP.NCF file.

    3. Make the necessary changes.  When you are done, press ESC.
     

    Known Issues
     


    Additional Notes
     


    Command Line Options

    NOTE: Possible values for command line options can be enabled with ON, Y, or 1 without distinction, or can be disabled with OFF, N, or 0.

    The following table shows driver command line options:
     
     
    Option
    Definition
    Possible Values
    Default Values
    auto_disable_tagq=
    Enable/disable auto disable tag queuing algorithm
    OFF, ON
    OFF
    dev_enable=
    Bitmask which enables scanning on selected targets
    Hexadecimal 0-FFFF
    FFFF (Scan all targets)
    flush_diskreq=
    Send occasionally ordered tags to targets
    Hexadecimal 0-FFFF
    0 (Disabled for all targets)
    lun_enable=
    LUN scan enable mask on all targets
    Hexadecimal 0-FF
    1 (scan LUN 0 only)
    max_tags=
    Maximum number of tagged I/Os which will be active per device
    1-128
    16
    multlun_targets=
    Bit mask that enables LUNs on selected targets
    Hexadecimal 0-FFFF
    FFFF (LUNs of all targets)
    verbose=
    Display host adapter settings
    Y, N
    N
    slot=
    Obtain a physical slot number for the host adapter
    Dependent on system configuration
    If none specified, driver loaded for all available slots (AIC78U2.HAM - NetWare prompts user to choose)

    Bit Mask Options

    Use this example to aid in calculating bit mask options hex values.  Each SCSI device ID 0-7 (or 0-15 for wide host adapters) is enabled by a 1 in its corresponding bit position.  In this example, lun_enable=05 (05h) enables scanning for LUNs 0 and 2 on all targets.
     
     
    SCSI ID:
    15  14  13  12
    11  10  09  08
    07  06  05  04
    03  02  01  00
     
    0, 2
    0    0    0    0
    0    0    0    0
    0    0    0    0
    0    1    0    1
     
    Converted binary to hex:
    0
    0
    0
    5
    =05h

    Diskette Contents

    The following files are included in this diskette:
     
    \NETWARE\ADPT160M.HAM Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter Driver for NetWare 3 and 4
    \NETWARE\ADPT160M.DDI Driver definition information file for NetWare
    \NETWARE\NBI.NLM File required by the NetWare Bus Interface
    \NETWARE\NWPA.NLM File required by the NetWare Bus Interface
    \NETWARE\NWPAIO.NLM File required by the NetWare Bus Interface
    \NETWARE\NWPALOAD.NLM File required by the NetWare Bus Interface
    \NETWARE\NWPAMS.NLM File required by the NetWare Bus Interface
    \NETWARE\V5_XX\ADPT160M.HAM Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter Driver for NetWare 5
    \NETWARE\V5_XX\ADPT160M.DDI Driver definition information file for NetWare
    \README\README.HTM Readme file for Novell NetWare (this file)

    Contacting Adaptec

    Technical information, including product literature, answers to commonly asked questions, information on software upgrades, and other topics is available electronically through the following: