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AHA-3980/3980W/3985/3985W User’s Guide
AHA-3980/3980W/3985/3985W User’s Guide
Stock Number: 510810-00, Rev. D Page: 6-8
Print Spec Number: 493479-00
Current Date: 3/1/99 ECN Date: 3/19/96
At this point you have installed enough DOS to enable you to install
NetWare. If you want to
fully
install DOS, complete these steps:
1
Remove the copied Initial Array Configuration Utility diskette
from the drive and insert Disk 1 of the licensed copy of DOS.
2
Reboot the computer.
3
Proceed with the DOS Setup program. Ignore the message
about DOS already being installed. When you are finished, the
full version of DOS will be installed on the DOS partition you
created earlier.
Copying Drivers
The AHA-398x includes a diskette with drivers for NetWare 3.11,
3.12, and 4.xx. DOS CD-ROM drivers are included so you can install
NetWare from a CD-ROM drive. Follow these steps to copy the driv-
ers to your hard disk drive or array:
1
Insert the AHA-3980/3985 Drivers and RAID Utilities diskette
in the
A
drive.
2
At the DOS prompt, type a:install, and press
Enter
.
3
When the Adaptec Array Driver Copy Utility menu appears,
as shown in Figure 6-18, select one of the NetWare options,
depending on which version of NetWare you are installing on
the computer.
Figure 6-18. The Install Software Drivers Menu
Adaptec Array Driver Copy Utility
Install Software Drivers
CD-ROM Drivers
Netware 3.xx Drivers
Netware 4.xx Drivers
Installs CD-ROM drivers in user-specified directory
- AHA-3980/3980W/3985/3985W 1
- AHA-3980/3980W 3
- /3985/3985W 3
- GO ADAPTEC 4
- Contents 7
- PART 2: Setting Up Arrays 8
- PART 3: Managing Arrays 9
- Print Spec Number: 493479-00 10
- 11 Initializing Arrays 11
- 14 Using a CD-ROM Drive 12
- A Hardware Troubleshooting 12
- B Software Error Messages 12
- C Glossary of RAID Software 12
- Getting Started 13
- System Requirements 14
- Using This Document 15
- Helvetica Italics 16
- WARNING: 16
- Learning the Basics 17
- Array Basics 19
- Disk Requirements 21
- Capacities 22
- Understanding the Adaptec 23
- RAID Software 23
- The Administrator Utility 24
- The Adaptec CI/O Software 24
- The Copy Drivers Utility 25
- Understanding the 27
- AHA-398x Adapter 27
- The SCSI 29
- Configuration Utility 29
- NetWare and DOS Support 29
- Supported SCSI Devices 30
- Setting Up Arrays 31
- Installing the AHA-398x 33
- AHA-398x Layout 34
- Connecting SCSI Devices 37
- Choosing SCSI Cables 39
- Internal SCSI 40
- Colored Stripe 40
- External SCSI Cable 42
- External SCSI Connector 42
- External 43
- SCSI Cable 43
- External SCSI Device 43
- SCSI Cables 43
- Terminating the SCSI Bus 44
- Terminating Channel A 46
- LED Connector J6 48
- LED Cable 48
- Installing Multiple Adapters 49
- 3980note.txt 52
- Preparing a Boot Device and 53
- Installing Drivers 53
- Configuration Utility 55
- Copying Drivers 60
- NetWare 3.11 61
- NetWare 3.12 61
- NetWare 4.xx 63
- Displaying Array Information 66
- Replacing an Array Drive 68
- Initializing an Array 68
- Managing Arrays 71
- The Main and System Menus 75
- Selecting Menu Options 77
- Grayed Menu Options 78
- Getting Help 78
- Monitoring Array 79
- Performance 79
- Monitoring Array Performance 81
- Displaying Volume Information 82
- The Log File 86
- Assigning a Priority 88
- Testing Spare Disks 90
- Canceling Reconstruction 92
- Scheduling Tasks 93
- Using the Hardware Functions 95
- Changing Array 99
- Configurations 99
- Caution: 101
- Adding a Spare Disk 104
- RAID 5 CVT 105
- Canceling a Conversion 107
- Deleting an Array 108
- Deinstalling NLMs 108
- Directory 109
- Initializing Arrays 111
- Choosing the Data Block Size 112
- Reinitializing an Array 112
- Working from a Remote 115
- Workstation 115
- Administrator Utility 116
- Administrator Utility Data 117
- Advanced Hardware Topics 119
- Configuring the Adapter 121
- Basic Channel Settings 122
- SCSI Parity Checking 123
- Host Adapter SCSI Termination 123
- Initiate Sync Negotiation 123
- Maximum Sync Transfer Rate 124
- Enable Disconnection 124
- Send Start Unit Command 125
- Include in BIOS Scan 125
- Starting SCSI 126
- Using SCSI 127
- Exiting SCSI 127
- Listing SCSI IDs 131
- Formatting a SCSI Disk 131
- Verifying a Disk 132
- Using a CD-ROM Drive 133
- Hardware Troubleshooting 139
- Startup Diagnostics 140
- BIOS Startup Messages 141
- ParseDriverParameters 144
- Using SCSI Drives as C and D 147
- Other Problems and Solutions 148
- Software Error Messages 151
- Glossary of RAID Software 155
- NetWare Loadable Modules 156
- Other Files 158
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