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Installing Novell NetWare v4.2 - IBM eServer xSeries 340, Netfinity 4500R

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Summary

This document contains instructions for installing Novell NetWare v4.2 on the IBM eServer xSeries 340 and IBM Netfinity 4500R servers.

Steps

Revision Level: 1.0
Updated: 03/22/2000

Supported systems
IBM eServer xSeries 340 and IBM Netfinity 4500R

Follow the network operating system (NOS) installation instructions provided in this document sequentially unless you are instructed differently.The windows and messages might differ from those in this document.

Sections within this document
1.0 What you will need
2.0 Where to download device drivers/files
3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users
4.0 Setting up the hardware for NetWare 4.2 installation
4.1 Setting up the basic input/output system (BIOS)
4.2 Configuring hard disk drives using the Integrated SCSI controller
4.3 Configuring arrays using the IBM ServeRAID adapter
4.4 Installing NetWare 4.2 using the Integrated SCSI controller
4.5 Installing NetWare 4.2 using the using IBM ServeRAID adapter

1.0 What you will need 2.0 Where to download device drivers/files
Novell Web site: http://support.novell.com/misc/patlst.htm
Novell Web site: http://developer.novell.com/devres/storage/drivers/index.html#Novell (for IDECD.CDM driver)

3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users
  1. If you have installed the IBM ServeRAID adapter and plan to use it as the startup device, see section 4.5 Installing NetWare 4.2 using the using IBM ServeRAID adapter.
  2. Insert the CD labeled NetWare 5 Operating System and start (boot) the system to run the installation program.
4.0 Setting up the hardware for NOS installation
  1. Remove the top panel by loosening the thumbscrews at the back upper corners of the server. Remove the top access panel by pushing it toward the rear of the system.
  2. For the initial installation, install all of the microprocessors that you plan to use, and remove all the adapters and devices that are not required to get the base operating system installed. For example, if you are installing multiple network adapters, only install one now. If you are using a tape drive or external SCSI devices, just disconnect them temporarily. After the operating system starts without errors, add these devices one at a time. This procedure simplifies the installation process.
NOTE : When you are installing additional microprocessors, be sure that a microprocessor or a terminator card is in slot 4. If you plan to use an external DASD enclosure, the following instructions do not apply. Refer to the documentation provided with the external enclosure for the correct setup and continue to reference 4.1 Setting up the BIOS.
3. Close the top panel.
4. Install the desired number of hot-swap hard disk drives into the hot-swap bays beginning at the top bay and proceeding downward.

4.1 Setting up the BIOS
  1. Power on the server and when the IBM logo appears, press F1 to enter Configuration/Setup .
  2. When the Configuration/Setup Utility menu appears, highlight Load Default Settings and press Enter . Press Enter again to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
  3. Click here to verify that you are at the latest level of BIOS.
  4. Determine the version of BIOS that is running on your server by highlighting the menu option System Information , selecting Product Data , and pressing Enter . The Flash EEPROM Revision Level field contains the BIOS version. The numbers in position 5, 6, and 7 of the level represent the current BIOS level. For example, ILJT16AUS is BIOS level 16A, U.S. English.
  5. Press Esc twice to return to the Configuration Utility menu. If you determine that your BIOS does not need to be updated, continue with step 8.
  6. If your BIOS needs to be updated, download the appropriate image and build the diskette image by running the .exe file. Answer Y on the last page of the licensing agreement.
  7. Start (boot) with the BIOS diskette in the server and answer the question appropriately. After the BIOS update is complete, you might receive a "162 Configuration has changed" error on startup (boot); ignore this message. Setup starts and you may continue with step 8.
NOTE : If you do not see the "162 Configuration has changed" message at startup (boot) time, when the IBM logo appears, press F1 to enter Setup.
8. Move the highlighted selection to Start Options and press Enter .
9. Verify that the Startup Options are set to the following (change if necessary):
  • First Startup Device - Diskette 0
  • Second Startup Device - CD-ROM
  • Third Startup Device - Hard Disk 0
  • Fourth Startup Device - Disabled
10. Press Esc to return to the main menu.
11. Select Save Settings on the Configuration/Setup Utility window, press Enter , select Exit Setup , and select Yes, exit the Setup Utility .
12. The server will restart. If you receive a "162 Configuration Change has Occurred" message during post, press Enter to select Continue and press Enter again. At the Diagnostic/Setup Utility window, press Esc , and press Enter to select Yes , save and exit the Setup Utility .
NOTE : If you have added an IBM ServeRAID adapter to the IBM xSeries 340 and IBM Netfinity 4500R system, continue to reference 4.3 Configuring arrays using the IBM ServeRAID adapter. Otherwise, proceed to section 4.2 Configuring hard disk drives using the Integrated SCSI controller.


4.2 Configuring hard disk drives using the Integrated SCSI controller
  1. Start (boot) the server and press Ctrl A when you are prompted.
  2. Select the adapter that you wish to configure.
NOTE : Channel B is started by default. If you are using both channels of the integrated Adaptec disk controller, be sure to repeat steps 2 through 5 for both channels.
3. Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings.
4. Select SCSI Device Configuration.
5. For device IDs of hard disk drives and other startable (bootable) devices, make sure that the "Send Start Unit Command" is set to Yes.
6. Press Esc twice to confirm the changes that you made.
7. Select SCSI Disk Utilities.
8. Format each hard disk drive individually by completing the following steps:
  • Highlight the hard disk drive.
  • Press Enter.
  • Select Format Disk.
  • Respond Yes twice.
Formatting might take some time.

4.3 Configuring array using the IBM ServeRAID adapter
NOTE: Only the IBM ServeRAID 3-LS adapter can be used as an internal disk controller. All other supported IBM ServeRAID adapters must use the external rear connector.
  1. Upon initial start up, an error message concerning drive configuration similar to the following might be encountered:
"Following drives not responding (oldstate:newstate:ch:bay) (ONL:DDD:2:1)(ONL:DDD:2:2) Identifiers for the following drives do not match configuration..." Press F10 Exit without change.
2. Insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD and restart the server.
3. If you are prompted, update the ServeRAID BIOS and Firmware. Restart the server and repeat step 1 if necessary.
4. At the ServeRAID Manager window, highlight Controller 1.
5. In the menu bar, select Actions and select Restore to factory default settings.
6. At the confirmation window, select Yes.
7. Under Actions, select Create arrays.
8. Select Custom configuration for controller 1 and select Next.
9. Double-click each ID that you wish to add to the array and select Next.
10.Specify the RAID level and select Next.
11.Select Apply.
12.At the confirmation window, select Yes.
13.At the ready drives confirmation window, select Yes.
14.In the menu bar, select File and Exit.
15.Press CTRL+ALT+DEL at the exit screen.
NOTE : The procedure outlined in steps 16 through 23 disables the integrated Adaptec controller startup (boot) capability. You can still access devices that are attached to it with the correct device drivers loaded.
16.After the system has restarted, press Ctrl+A when you are prompted.
17.Select the channel you want to configure.
18.Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings .
19.Select Advanced Configuration Options .
20.Set Host Adapter BIOS to Disabled:scan bus if non-boot devices are attached to the internal Adaptec controller, such as a CD-ROM or tape drive. If no devices are attached, set Host Adapter BIOS to Disabled:NOT scan.
21.Press Esc twice to confirm the changes you made.
22.Press Esc a third time to return to the Bus:Device:Channel selection window.
23.If you are using both channels of the integrated Adaptec controller, be sure to repeat steps 17 through 22 for both channels. To exit the SCSISelect Utility, press Esc and select Yes .
24.Continue to reference 4.5 Installing NetWare 4.2 using the IBM ServeRAID adapter to complete the NetWare installation process.

4.4 Installing NetWare 4.2 using the Integrated SCSI controller DOS installation
DOS Installation
  1. Install DOS. Be sure to create a DOS partition between 50 MB and 2 GB in size. Novell recommends 50 MB for typical installation processes.
  2. After you install DOS, restart the server. If you receive a message "Virus Warning", ignore it. Select Change is expected in response to the warning message.
Loading the IDE CD-ROM device driver
  1. Insert IDE CD-ROM Support Package diskette and type A:\UINSTALL.
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
  3. Use a standard text editor to determine if the following lines are contained within the CONFIG.SYS on C:. If they are, type REM at the beginning of each line:
  • DOS=HIGH
  • DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
  • DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE
NOTE : Since D is the default drive letter for the CD-ROM drive, D: is used in all of the following examples to indicate the CD-ROM drive. In case you have chosen to change the default drive letter assignment, substitute the drive letter you have chosen for the D: in the examples.

NetWare 4.2 software installation
  1. Restart the server and insert the NetWare 4.2 Operating System CD into the CD-ROM drive. Move to the CD-ROM drive letter D: and type INSTALL .
  2. Select the language you want to install.
  3. Read through the licensing terms and press Enter if necessary.
  4. From the Choose the product you want to install window, select NetWare 4.2 .
  5. From the Select the type of installation you are performing window, select Custom installation of NetWare 4.2 .
NOTE : You may receive a message stating that the DOS partition size is not correct. Select Yes to proceed in spite of this condition.
6. Enter the server name and press Enter .
7. Unless you have a specific method of setting internal IPX numbers, accept the default by pressing Enter .
8. Press Enter to accept the default source and destination directories for the installation process. The server boot files are now copied to the DOS partition.
9. Select Select a locale configuration for the server.
10.Select Yes at the Do you want to modify, add, or delete any special startup set commands? prompt. Add the following commands:
Set maximum packet receive buffers=500
Set minimum packet receive buffers=100
Set maximum concurrent disk cache writes=2000
11.Press F10 to save and continue.
12.Specify whether or not to add commands to AUTOEXEC.BAT to load SERVER.EXE (automatically load NetWare upon server startup) and press Enter . The default is No. If you choose to add the commands, specify the path to AUTOEXEC.BAT and press Enter.
13.NetWare now scans for available disk controller drivers. Press Enter when the message "Install found the following hardware but found more then one driver supporting this hardware. PCI.1022.2000.1014.2000.xxis displayed."
14.Select Select additional driver or modify selected Disk/Lan drivers .
15.Press Enter to select Network (Lan) drivers.
16.Press Insert to install an unlisted device driver.
17.Insert the Netfinity and PC Server Ethernet Controller Device Driver diskette into the diskette drive, and press F3 .
18.Enter the correct path for the driver and operating system (OS). Press Enter and select PCNTNW.LAN .
19.Reply No to all the save existing file questions, and ignore any warnings and continue to overwrite existing files.
20.Select Select/Modify driver parameters to set the slot number for the on-board Ethernet adapter. The default slot number is usually 10007 for this server.
21.Scroll to and select Save parameters and continue.
22.Select Yes to specify any additional drivers, or select No to continue with the installation process.
23.Select Continue installation .
24.You might receive a message about "adapters with multiple ports or channels stating that their particular driver did not load." This failure message is normal and should be ignored if you are not using all the channels of their ports. Press Enter to continue the installation process.
25.Choose Select additional or modify selected Disk/LAN drivers .
26.Choose Select an additional driver .
27.Press Insert to install an unlisted driver and insert the Adaptec driver diskette.
28.Press F3 and specifiy the path for NW4.x and select ADPT160M.HAM .
29.Allow the driver to install, copying older files as needed. Choose the slot number 10008 under Modify driver parameters and select Continue Installation .
30.For Create NetWare Partitions, select Automatically .
31.Review the NetWare message that lists the amount of free disk space for the system and press Enter .
32.At the next window, press Insert and press Enter on a volume name to change its size. Press F10 to save the change, or press F10 and press Enter to accept these default volume configurations and continue the installation process.
33.Press Enter at the Protocol Options menu to continue the installation process using only IPX, or if you want to add protocols other than IPX, at the Protocol Selection window, highlight View/Modify Protocol Settings and press Enter twice.
NOTE : To install additional protocols, you need to supply additional information at the Protocol Settings window and press Esc to return to the Protocol Selection window. Select Continue with installation when the protocol configuration is complete.
NOTE : If you receive a message stating that "the CDROM.NLM did not load in time", this message is normal because the NW42 volume on the CD-ROM is very large. The installation process will continue as soon as the CD volume mounts.
34.Press Enter to accept a preliminary installation path, or press F3 for a different path. If you want to change the path, type the new path name and press Enter twice. The system performs a preliminary copy.
35.After the preliminary copy is complete, select Yes this is the first NetWare 4 server , or select No to connect existing NetWare 4 network . If you select Yes :
1. Enter the directory name and press Enter .
2. Select the appropriate time zone.
3. Review the settings for the time and date and press Enter on any item to modify its value, or press F10 to accept the values and continue the installation process.
4. Specify Company or Organization (normally the Directory Tree name again) and any additional suborganizations and press Enter.
5. Enter your administrator password twice and press Enter after each entry.
6. Select Yes to save the Directory Information.
36.If you select No:
1. The network is checked for existing NetWare Servers.
NOTE : A Master or Read/Write Replica Server in the NDS tree must be active before any given tree appears in the list.
2. Select an NDS tree to which to connect.
3. Select the appropriate time zone.
4. Review the settings for the time and date, press Enter on any item to modify its value, or press F10 to accept the values and continue the installation process.
5. Enter the administrator password for that server and press Enter .
6. Specify any additional suborganizations and press Enter .
7. Select Yes to save the directory information.
37.Setup prints out a report of directory information to copy. After you have completed copying this information, press Enter to continue.
NOTE : Using a duplicate license diskette causes unpredictable results and is a violation of the Novell NetWare License Agreement.
38.Insert the License Diskette for your version of NetWare and press Enter ; or, press F3 to specify a location other than the A: drive.
39.A message stating that "The Server Connection License Was Successfully Installed" will appear. Press Enter and remove the License Diskette.
40.Make any changes you want to the STARTUP.NCF and press F10 . Select Yes to confirm the changes.
41.Make any changes you want to the AUTOEXEC.NCF and press F10 . Select Yes to confirm the changes. NetWare now performs the main file copy to the hard disk drive.
42.When the copy is complete, select Continue Installation to exit.
43.Press Enter at "The server installation of NetWare 4.2 is complete" message. If you do not have multiple CPUs installed in your system, the installation of the NetWare 4.2 is complete.
44.If you do have multiple CPUs installed, at the server console type Load install .
45.At the Installation Options menu, select Multi CPU options .
46.From the SMP Installation Options menu, select Select a Platform Support Module .
47.From the Select a driver menu, select MPS14.PSM .
48.Select Yes .
49.Press Enter to continue.
50.Press Esc twice to exit the installation program and select Yes .
NOTE : ODI 3.31 drivers are installed by default. If you have a driver that does not load, obtain a new version of the driver that is ODI 3.31 compliant.

4.5 Installing NetWare 4.2 using the IBM ServeRAID adapter
DOS Installation
  1. Install DOS. Be sure to create a DOS partition between 50 MB and 2 GB in size. Novell recommends 50 MB for typical installations.
  2. After you install DOS, restart the server. If you receive a message "Virus Warning", ignore it. Select Change is expected in response to the warning message.
Loading the IDE CD-ROM device driver
  1. Insert the IDE CD-ROM Support Package diskette and type A:\UINSTALL .
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
  3. Use a standard text editor, to determine if the following lines are contained within the CONFIG.SYS on C:. If they are, type REM at the beginning of each line:
  • DOS=HIGH
  • DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
  • DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE
NOTE : Since D is the default drive letter for the CD-ROM drive, D: is used in all of the following examples to indicate the CD-ROM drive. In case you have chosen to change the default drive letter assignment, substitute the drive letter you have chosen for the D: in these examples.

NetWare 4.2 software installation
  1. Restart the server and insert the NetWare 4.2 Operating System CD into the CD-ROM drive. Move to the CD-ROM drive letter D: and type INSTALL .
  2. Select the language you want to install.
  3. Read through the licensing terms and press Enter as necessary.
  4. From the Choose the product you want to install window, select NetWare 4.2 .
  5. From the Select the type of installation you are performing window, select Custom installation of NetWare 4.2 .
NOTE : You may receive a message stating that "the DOS partition size is not correct." Select Yes to proceed in spite of this condition.
6. Enter the server name and press Enter .
7. Unless you have a specific method of setting the internal IPX numbers, accept the default by pressing Enter .
8. Press Enter to accept the default source and destination directories for the installation process. The server boot files are copied to the DOS partition.
9. Select Select a locale configuration for the server .
10.Select Yes at the Do you want to modify, add, or delete any special startup set commands? prompt. Add the following commands:
Set maximum packet receive buffers=500
Set minimum packet receive buffers=100
Set maximum concurrent disk cache writes=2000
11.Press F10 to save and continue.
12.Specify whether or not you wish to add commands to AUTOEXEC.BAT to load SERVER.EXE (automatically load NetWare upon server startup) and press Enter . The default is No. If you choose to add the commands, specify the path to AUTOEXEC.BAT and press Enter .
13.NetWare now scans for available disk controller drivers. Press Enter when the system displays "Install found the following hardware but found more then one driver supporting this hardware. PCI.1022.2000.1014.2000.xx."
14.Highlight Continue and press Enter to accept the defaults for the type of installation.
15.Select Select additional driver or modify selected Disk/Lan drivers .
16.Press Enter to select the Network (Lan) drivers.
17.Press Insert to install an unlisted device driver.
18.Insert the Netfinity and PC Server Ethernet Controller Device Driver diskette into the diskette drive and press F3 .
19.Enter the correct path for the driver and operating system (OS). Press Enter and select PCNTNW.LAN .
20.Reply No to all the save existing file questions, and ignore any warnings and continue to overwrite existing files.
21.Select Select/Modify driver parameters to set the slot number for the on-board Ethernet adapter. The default slot number is usually 10007 for this server.
22.Scroll to and select Save parameters and Continue .
23.Select the regional settings for the server. Highlight Continue and press Enter .
24.Highlight Continue and press Enter to accept the defaults for the mouse type and video mode.
25.Platform support, Hot plug support, and storage adapter device drivers are auto-detected.
26.Highlight Select additional or modify Disk/LAN drivers and press Enter .
27.Highlight the Disk and CD-ROM drivers device and press Enter .
28.Highlight Deselect a selected driver or highlight one of the ADPT160M.HAM drivers and press Delete . Repeat this for the second ADPT10M.HAM driver, unless you also have drives connected to this controller and for any existing IPSRAID.HAM option.
29.Highlight Select and addition driver , press Insert to add a new driver, and place the IPSRAID.HAM diskette in the A: drive. Select F3 and enter the path for the driver. Select the IPSRAID.HAM driver and press Enter .
30.After NetWare copies the driver files, highlight Select and Modify driver parameters and press Enter . Type the slot number that corresponds to the ServeRAID adapter in the field labeled slot value and press Enter .
31.Highlight Return to driver list and press Enter . Highlight Return to driver summary and press Enter . Choose No when NetWare asks to load any additional drivers.
32.To accept the selected drivers, highlight Continue Installation and press Enter .
33.You may see a warming concerning CD-ROM driver conflicts. Select the option to use the DOS drivers and continue.
34.Continue the installation at step 30 of 4.4 Installing NetWare 4.2 using the Integrated SCSI Controller.

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