This release note and the software it accompanies it are copyright (c) 2002, Intel Corporation, and may only be installed and used in accordance with the license that accompanies the software. File name: ntwr_rss.exe with includes the following file versions: Driver version 2.10 Storcon version 2.0 Remote Configuration Utility version 2.10 This download supports the following Intel(R) Server RAID Controllers: *SRCU31A *SRCMR *SRCMRU *SRCU32 Attention! =========== This package will create a floppy diskette containing the RAID Software suite for the Novell Netware Operating systems. It provides drivers and tools for use with Intel(R) Server RAID controllers. Please ensure that your RAID adapters firmware is updated before installing these tools. NOTE: Only Netware 5.1 & 6.0 are still supported by Intel. Drivers and tools for other versions of Novell Netware provided in this tool are to be used at your own risk. Contents ========= This package will extract to a floppy diskette containing the following directories and files: Directory File Version Size Description --------- ------ -------- ----- ------------ Root Instructions.rtf n/a 4KB Readme.txt n/a 8KB This File Web license n/a 13KB Drivers_1.11 Contains driver directories with drivers for different versions of Netware, refer to readme in that directory Glob Contains Global files used by the install process Install_2.12 Contains StorCon and driver installation files Pedigree ========= Previous version of StorCon was 2.09, this updated version forces a reboot in the Xrom version of this utility. Using This Tool ================ ------------------------------------------- TO CREATE THE RAID SOFTWARE SUITE DISKETTE ------------------------------------------- 1. Download the selected file 2. Double click the executable (ntwr_rss.exe) to create the diskette IMPORTANT: In order to install any operating system to a RAID host drive, You must first configure the host drive through the XROM version of Storage Console. To do this, at system boot time, press when prompted to invoke the XROM version of Storage Console. -------------------------------------------- TO INSTALL NETWARE 5.1 TO A RAID HOST DRIVE -------------------------------------------- 1. Start the OS installation from the NetWare bootable CD 2. At the 'storage driver summary' menu select 'modify drivers' 3. Insert the newly created RAID Software Suite iskette into drive A: and press ENTER on the storage driver list 4. Press in the storage controller driver menu 5. press F3 and change the path to A:\DRIVERS\5XX then press ENTER 6. Select the SRCRX.HAM driver 7. continue the NetWare installation as normal by following the screen prompts NOTE: The above procedures install only the controller drivers. To Install the Storage Console NLM, follow the procedure under "TO ADD INTEL RAID CONTROLLER(S), DRIVERS, AND/OR STORAGE CONSOLE TO AN EXISTING NETWARE INSTALLATION" and select the "Storage Raid Controller Tools Kit (STORCON.NLM)" option. RECOMMENDATION: Install all patches and updates from Novell as they become available -------------------------------------------- TO INSTALL NETWARE 6.0 TO A RAID HOST DRIVE -------------------------------------------- NOTE: the SRCRX.HAM driver is placed on the NetWare 6.0 CD and will be detected automatically during installation. RECOMMENDATION: Update to the latest SCSRX.HAM after OS installation has finished as described below and install all patches and updates from Novell. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO ADD INTEL RAID CONTROLLER(S), DRIVERS, AND/OR STORAGE CONSOLE TO AN EXISTING NETWARE INSTALLATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECOMMENDATION: Install all patches and updates from Novell prior to installing the Intel(R) Server Raid Controller driver and Storage Console 1. Power off the system and add the Intel(R) Server Raid Controller card(s) 2. Power on the system and boot to the OS 3. Load NWCONFIG.NLM (For 5.1 and 6.0) 4. Insert the RAID Software Suite diskette into drive A: 5. Do one or both (option A & B below) of the following to install your desired packages (you don't need to reinstall the driver package if you initially installed the driver during the OS installation) A. To install the "Storage Raid Controller Driver" package ----------------------------------------------------------- - select "Product options", "Install a product not listed" - change the path to A:\INSTALL and press enter to continue - select "Storage Raid Controller Driver (SRCRX.HAM)" by setting the cursor on its menu item and pressing the space bar (an X will appear in the item's checkbox) - press F10 to accept the selected item - after the file copy is complete: - select "Return to previous menu" to get back to the INSTALL/NWCONFIG main options - select "Driver Options" - select "Configure disk and storage device drivers" - select "Discover and load additional drivers" - press ENTER to continue past any module load errors not related to the Intel Storage Raid Controller - press F3 to continue past any hardware found by NetWare for which a matching driver was not found - NetWare will now load the SRCRX.HAM driver for each hardware instance you added in the system and update the STARTUP.NCF file so the driver will load for each subsequent restart of the server - select "Return to previous menu" twice to get back to the INSTALL/NWCONFIG main options B. To install the "Storage Raid Controller Tools Kit" package -------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: STORCON.NLM will not find any controllers unless SRCRX.HAM is already loaded and running. - select "Product options", "Install a product not listed" - change the path to A:\INSTALL and press enter to continue - select "Storage Raid Controller Tools Kit (STORCON.NLM)" by setting the cursor on its menu item and pressing the space bar (an X will appear in the item's checkbox) - press F10 to accept the selected item - NetWare will copy the storage console files, automatically load STORCON.NLM, and modify the AUTOEXEC.NCF file to load STORCON.NLM for each subsequent restart of the server ------------------------------------- TO CONFIGURE TOOLS FOR REMOTE ACCESS ------------------------------------- 1. Create a group SRC_Operator in the NDS and add the Admin and all other useres which should be able to use this interface 2. Load SRCIPX.NLM 3. After this you can start Storage Console (STORCON.exe) or Storage Console Plus (Storcon+.exe) from a workstation use a user name of the group SRC_Operator and his NetWare password *Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. New install of NetWare 4.2, 5.0 and 5.1 ======================================= - IMPORTANT: If you plan to install the OS to a RAID volume, you must first configure the RAID volume through the XROM version of Storage Console. At system boot time, press Ctrl-G when prompted to invoke the XROM version of Storage Console. New install of NetWare 4.20 with the SRCRX.HAM driver: ------------------------------------------------------ - create a driver diskette from the Storage Raid Controller CD either from a Windows workstation or by booting to the Storage Raid Controller CD - start the OS installation from the NetWare CD (NetWare 4.x CDs are NOT bootable so you'll already need to have a bootable DOS partition installed on your target hard drive and have the appropriate DOS driver for your CDROM) - at the driver summary menu select modify drivers - insert the driver diskette into drive A: - press ENTER on the storage driver list - press INS in the storage controller driver menu - press F3 and change the path to A:\DRIVERS\4XX then press ENTER - select the SRCRX.HAM driver - continue the NetWare installation as normal by following the screen prompts New install of NetWare 5.0 with the SRCRX.HAM driver: ------------------------------------------------------ - IMPORTANT: The SRCRX.HAM driver depends on a later version of the NWPA.NLM than was shipped on the NetWare 5.0 CD. Without the NWPA.NLM update, the SRCRX.HAM driver will fail to load. The following procedure will allow you to upgrade the NWPA.NLM on the fly during OS installation. - create a driver diskette from the Storage Raid Controller CD either from a Windows workstation or by booting to the Storage Raid Controller CD - start the OS installation from the NetWare bootable CD - the NetWare Install will eventually load a "Welcome" screen asking you to verify the startup directory (C:\NWSERVER) - press Alt+F10 to exit the installation. - at the NetWare console prompt, type "down" and press ENTER (the installation exits to the boot drive's DOS prompt - insert the driver diskette into the A: drive - if your NetWare startup directory is drive C:, then run A:\INSTALL\NWUPDATE.BAT, otherwise create a subdirectory named NWUPDATE at the root of your boot drive and copy all the files from A:\DRIVERS\5XX to the NWUPDATE subdirectory - leave the NetWare 5.0 bootable CD in place, but remove the driver diskette from drive A: - reboot the server - after rebooting the server, the NetWare 5.0 Install will start again - right after the Accept the License Agreement screen, select the "Continue with Existing Partition" option - you may encounter a warning dialog box if you chose to install a "New Server" that says, "Warning: A previously installed version of NetWare was detected in C:\NWSERVER. If you choose to install a new server, all data on the existing server will be lost. " Do as the message suggests and press ENTER. - continue the NetWare installation as normal by following the screen prompts New install of NetWare 5.1x with the SRCRX.HAM driver: ------------------------------------------------------ - create a driver diskette from the Storage Raid Controller CD either from a Windows workstation or by booting to the Storage Raid Controller CD - start the OS installation from the NetWare bootable CD - at the storage driver summary menu select modify drivers - insert the driver diskette into drive A: - press ENTER on the storage driver list - press INS in the storage controller driver menu - press F3 and change the path to A:\DRIVERS\5XX then press ENTER - select the SRCRX.HAM driver - continue the NetWare installation as normal by following the screen prompts - NOTE: The above procedures install only the controller drivers. To Install the Storage Console NLM, follow the procedure under "Add Intel Raid Controller(s), drivers, and/or Storage Console to an existing NetWare installation" and select the "Storage Raid Controller Tools Kit (STORCON.NLM)" option. - RECOMMENDATION: Install all patches and updates from Novell Add Intel Raid Controller(s), drivers, and/or Storage Console to an existing NetWare installation ================================================================================================= - RECOMMENDATION: Install all patches and updates from Novell prior to installing the Intel Raid Controller driver and Storage Console - create a driver diskette from the Storage Raid Controller CD either from a Windows workstation or by booting to the Storage Raid Controller CD - power off the system and add the Intel Raid Controller card(s) - power on the system and boot to the OS - load INSTALL.NLM (For 4.2x only) - load NWCONFIG.NLM (For 5.x and above) - insert the driver diskette into drive A: - do one or both of the following to install your desired packages (you don't need to reinstall the driver package if you initially installed the driver using one of the steps under "New install of NetWare 4.20, 5.0, 5.1") To install the "Storage Raid Controller Driver" package ------------------------------------------------------- - select "Product options", "Install a product not listed" - change the path to A:\INSTALL and press enter to continue - select "Storage Raid Controller Driver (SRCRX.HAM)" by setting the cursor on its menu item and pressing the space bar (an X will appear in the item's checkbox) - press F10 to accept the selected item - after the file copy is complete: - select "Return to previous menu" to get back to the INSTALL/NWCONFIG main options - select "Driver Options" - select "Configure disk and storage device drivers" - select "Discover and load additional drivers" - press ENTER to continue past any module load errors not related to the Intel Storage Raid Controller - press F3 to continue past any hardware found by NetWare for which a matching driver was not found - NetWare will now load the SRCRX.HAM driver for each hardware instance you added in the system and update the STARTUP.NCF file so the driver will load for each subsequent restart of the server - select "Return to previous menu" twice to get back to the INSTALL/NWCONFIG main options To install the "Storage Raid Controller Tools Kit" package ---------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: STORCON.NLM will not find any controllers unless SRCRX.HAM is already loaded and running. - select "Product options", "Install a product not listed" - change the path to A:\INSTALL and press enter to continue - select "Storage Raid Controller Tools Kit (STORCON.NLM)" by setting the cursor on its menu item and pressing the space bar (an X will appear in the item's checkbox) - press F10 to accept the selected item - NetWare will copy the storage console files, automatically load STORCON.NLM, and modify the AUTOEXEC.NCF file to load STORCON.NLM for each subsequent restart of the server Configuring tools for remote access =================================== - Create a group SRC_Operator in the NDS and add the Admin and all other useres which should be able to use this interface - Load SRCIPX.NLM - after this you can start Storage Console (STORCON.exe) or Storage Console Plus (Storcon+.exe) from a workstation use a user name of the group SRC_Operator and his NetWare password *** End Of File ***