Installing Novell NetWare v6.0 - IBM eServer xSeries 370

Steps

Supported systems

IBM eServer xSeries 370, type 8681, all models

Revision level: 1.6
Updated: 13 March 2003

Follow the eServer xSeries network operating system (NOS) installation instructions provided in this document in sequential order unless these instructions advise you otherwise. Windows and messages might differ from those in this document. Throughout this document, the term "select" is used to denote the use of arrow keys to make a selection from a menu. The term "click" is used to denote the use of a mouse to make a selection.

This document contains the following information:

1.0 What you will need
2.0 Where to download device drivers and files
3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users
4.0 Detailed installation instructions
4.1 Setting up the hardware for Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system installation
4.2 Setting up the server
4.2.1. Updating the BIOS code
4.2.2. Updating the diagnostic code
4.2.3. Updating the service processor firmware (if applicable)
4.2.4. Installing the system management device driver (if applicable)
4.3 Configuring hard disk drives using the integrated Adaptec small computer system interface (SCSI) controller
4.4 Configuring arrays using the IBM ServeRAID adapter
4.5 Installing the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system
4.6 Post-installation notes
4.7 Installing the Novell NetWare version 6.0 Support Pack 2  

1.0 What you will need

You must have the following software and hardware for the installation:  

• A registered copy of the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system
• Supported hard disk drives.Visit the IBM ServerProven Compatibility Web site for a list of supported options and part numbers for your server.
• Supported adapters. Visit the IBM ServerProven Compatibility Web site for a list of supported options and part numbers for your server.
• One blank diskette to create a BIOS code flash diskette. You might need additional blank diskettes for firmware updates.
• The IBM ServeRAID Support CD version 5.11 or later, if you are using an IBM ServeRAID adapter.
• If you are using the IBM ServeRAID option, you will also need the IBM ServeRAID Configuration and Management CD version 5.11 or later.

2.0 Where to download device drivers and files

You can download device drivers and files from the following sites:

• IBM U.S. Support Web site
• For countries outside the US, begin at the IBM Web site.
• Novell Web site: http://support.novell.com/misc/patlst.htm
• IBM device driver download site

You can download product specifications from the following sites:

• For a technical spec sheet for your IBM xSeries server, click the IBM eServer xSeries 370 - Hardware Maintenance Manual.

If you have experience with small computer system interface (SCSI), hardware, and the installation process, continue with section 3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users. Otherwise, continue with section 4.0 Detailed installation instructions.

3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users

Complete the following steps to install the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system:

NOTE: If a ServeRAID III Adapter is installed in your server and you want to use it as the start device, continue with section 4.0 Detailed installation instructions. If you want to use an external direct access storage device (DASD) enclosure, see the documentation that comes with the external enclosure for setup information.

Complete the following steps to install Novell NetWare version 6.0:

1. Start the server and insert the Novell NetWare 6.0 Operating System CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen to complete the installation process.

4.0 Detailed installation instructions

Complete the following steps to install the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system.

NOTE: For integrated drive electronics (IDE) interface models, ensure that your hard disk drive is the primary master device.  

4.1 Setting up the hardwarefor Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system installation

Complete the following steps to prepare the hardware:  

1. Disconnect the server from the power source, and remove the cover.
2. If problems occur when you attempt to install multiple adapters or devices, for the initial installation, remove all adapters and devices that are not required for the base operating system to be installed.
   NOTE: Disconnect any tape drives or external SCSI devices temporarily. After the operating system is starting without errors, reinstall the removed adapters and devices one at a time. This procedure simplifies the installation process.
3. If you plan to use an external storage enclosure, set up the enclosure, using the instructions that come with the enclosure; with section 4.2 Setting up the server. Otherwise, continue with step 4.
4. Install the hard disk drives in the drive bays.
5. Install the cover.
6. Connect the server to the power source.

4.2 Setting up the server

Complete the following steps to set up the server:

1. Start the server.
2. When the IBM logo is displayed, press F1 to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
3. Verify that the BIOS code is at the latest revision level that is available from the IBM Web site or FTP site.
4. If you need to download the BIOS code, complete the following steps:
   1. Download the applicable image from the IBM Web site or FTP site. The image is a self-extracting, executable file (under DOS or IBM OS/2) that creates the flash diskettes.
   2. In the left pane, click Downloadable files.
   3. From the Select Your Product menu, select the product family.
   4. If you need to update the BIOS code, continue with section 4.2.1 Updating the BIOS code. If not, proceed to section 4.3 Configuring hard disk drives using the integrated Adaptec SCSI controller.
      NOTE: If you need to update the BIOS code, you must also update the diagnostics code, service processor firmware, and system management device driver.

4.2.1 Updating the BIOS code

Complete the following steps to update the BIOS code:  

1. Download the applicable image from the IBM Web site or FTP site. The image is a self-extracting, executable file (under DOS or IBM OS/2) that creates the flash diskettes.
2. In the Downloadable Files by Category menu, select BIOS (System).
3. To create the diskettes, run the executable (.exe) file under DOS or OS/2 and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. In the last window of the License Agreement, press the Y key.
5. Label the diskettes, using the part numberof the image.
6. To update the BIOS code, complete the steps in the corresponding readme file.

4.2.2 Updating the diagnostic code

Complete the following steps to update the diagnostic code:  

1. Download the applicable image from the IBM Web site or FTP site. The image is a self-extracting, executable file (under DOS or IBM OS/2) that creates the flash diskettes.
2. In the Downloadable Files by Category menu, select Diagnostic.
3. To create the diskettes, run the executable (.exe) file under DOS or OS/2 and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. In the last window of the License Agreement, press the Y key.
5. Label the diskettes, using the part number of the image.
6. To update the diagnostics code, complete the steps in the corresponding readme file.

4.2.3 Updating the service processor firmware (if applicable)

Complete the following steps to update the service processor firmware:  

1. Download the applicable image from the IBM Web site or FTP site. The image is a self-extracting, executable file under DOS or IBM OS/2) that creates the flash diskettes.
2. In the Downloadable Files by Category menu, select Advanced Systems Management.
3. To create the diskettes, run the executable (.exe) file under DOS or OS/2 and follow the instructions on the screen.
4. In the last window of the License Agreement, press the Y key.
5. Label the diskettes, using the part number of the image.
6. To update the service processor firmware, complete the steps in the corresponding readme file.

4.2.4 Installing the system-management device driver (if applicable)

To install the system-management device driver, follow the specific installation instructions included in the readme file for your NOS.

If you are using an IDE interface, proceed to section 4.5 Installing the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system. If you are using the IBM ServeRAID adapter, proceed to section 4.4 Configuring arrays using the IBM ServeRAID adapter. Otherwise, continue with section 4.3 Configuring hard disk drives using the integrated Adaptec SCSI controller.

4.3 Configuring hard disk drives using the integrated Adaptec SCSI controller

Complete the following procedure to configure the hard disk drives using the Adaptec SCSI controller:  

1. Start the server and press Ctrl+A when prompted.
2. If the server has only one channel, proceed to step 4. Otherwise, continue with step 3.
3. Select the bus, device, and channel you want to configure.
   NOTE: If you are using both channels of the integrated Adaptec disk controller, be sure to follow steps 2 through 7 for each channel.
4. Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings.
5. Select Boot Device Options.
6. Verify the boot SCSI ID:
   • If the server has only one channel, verify that the boot SCSI ID matches the drive identification (ID) that you plan to use for the boot partition.
   • If the server has two channels, verify that the boot channel and boot SCSI ID match the SCSI channel and drive identification (ID) that you plan to use for the boot partition.
7. Press Esc twice to confirm your changes.
8. Select SCSI Disk Utilities.
9. Complete the following steps to format each hard disk individually. Formatting might take up to 30 minutes, depending on the drive size.
   1. Select the hard disk drive.
   2. Press Enter.
   3. Select Format Disk.
   4. Press the Y key twice.
10. When formatting is complete, exit the SCSISelect Utility.
11. Continue with section 4.5 Installing the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system.

4.4 Configuring arrays using the IBM ServeRAID Adapter

When the server starts, an error message concerning drive configuration similar to the following message is displayed.  

-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 -Drive(s) not responding or found at new location(s) -Standby device(s) not responding or found at new location(s)

This error message indicates that you need to configure the arrays.  If you see this error message, complete the following steps to configure the arrays:  

1. Insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD-ROM drive and press F10 to continue without changing the configuration.
2. If prompted, update the ServeRAID BIOS code and ServeRAID firmware. Restart the server and repeat step 1, if necessary.
3. In the ServeRAID Manager screen, double-click LocalHost (Local system) and select Controller 1.
4. In the menu bar, click Actions; then, click Restore to factory-default settings.
5. In the Confirmation screen, click Yes.
6. In the Actions menu, select Configure RAID.
7. Select Custom configuration for controller 1; then, click Next.
8. Double-click each ID you want to add to the array and click Next.
9. Specify the RAID level and click Next.
10. Click Apply.
11. In the Confirmation screen, click Yes.
12. Click Reboot or Restart at the ServeRAID Manager screen and continue with section 4.5 Installing the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system.

4.5 Installing the Novell NetWare 6.0 operating system

NOTE: Before you install Novell NetWare version 6.0, at least one network adapter and device driver must be installed in the server. You can install and configure additional network adapters during or after installing Novell NetWare version 6.0.

Complete the following steps to install Novell NetWare version 6.0:  

1. Start the server and insert the Novell NetWare 6.0 Operating System CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Select the CD-ROM type:
   • For IDE, press the I key.
   • For SCSI, press the S key.
   • If an IDE CD-ROM drive and a SCSI CD-ROM drive are installed in the server, press the B key.
3. Select a language; then, press Enter. (This step does not apply to English-only Novell NetWare version 6.0 CDs.)
4. Read the licensing agreement; then, select Accept License Agreement and press Enter.
5. Complete the following steps to create a new boot partition:
   1. Press Enter.
   2. Press Enter to continue with the default partition sizes, or select Modify to specify a custom partition configuration.
   3. Select Continue; then, press Enter.
   4. Press any key to restart the server.
6. Select I to begin installation of Novell NetWare version 6.0, if prompted.
7. Select the type of CD-ROM drivethat is installed in the server:
   • For IDE, press the I key.
   • For SCSI, press the S key.
   • If both an IDE CD-ROM drive and a SCSI CD-ROM drive are installed in the server, press the B key.
8. Read the License Agreement for JREPORT runtime from JINFONET SOFTWARE, Inc.; then, press F10 to accept it.
9. When the message "Is this an express install or custom install?" is displayed, press Enter to select custom installation.
10. When the message "Is this a new server, upgrade, or pre-migration?" is displayed, press Enter twice to select a new server.
11. Select Continue and press Enter.
12. Press Enter to accept the default server settings.
13. Press Enter to accept the regional sbettings.
14. Press Enter to accept the mouse and video settings. The preliminary file copy operation begins.
15. Platform support, hot-plug, and storage adapter devices are auto-detected by the server. To accept the default device drivers for the devices that were auto-detected, select Continue and then press Enter.
    • If an IBMSBD device is auto-detected, delete it from the list.
    • If you are installing Novell NetWare version 6.0 on a server with a RAID adapter or ServeRAID-5i adapter, continue with steps 16a through 16h to install the ispraid.ham device driver.
    
    NOTES:
    • If you need to change or add storage adapters, continue with steps 16a through 16h.
    • Some of the steps 16c through 16h might vary depending on the device driver being installed or removed. Skip the steps that do not apply.
16. Complete the following steps to install the device driver:  
    1. Select Modify; then, press Enter.
    2. Select Storage Adapter device drivers; then, press Enter.
    3. Select any device drivers in the list that are not needed; then, press the Delete key. Do not delete the ideata.ham device driver. It is needed for the IDE CD-ROM drive.
    4. Press the Insert key twice to add a new device driver. Insert the diskette with the storage adapter device driver into the diskette drive, and press the F3 key; then, type the path for the device driver.
    5. Select the device driver that best matches the storage adapter installed in your server. Type the slot number for the device, if this slot number was not auto-detected (that is, if the Slot number field is empty in the device-driver properties window).
    6. Select Return to driver list to add more device drivers, or press Enter if no more device drivers need to be added.
    7. If you need to add another storage device driver, when the message "Do you want to select an additional storage driver?" is displayed, select Return to driver summary and press Enter until you return to the Drive names window.
    8. Select Continue; then, press Enter.
17. Network adapter, storage devices, and NetWare loadable module devices are automatically detected by the server. Select Continue to accept all device drivers that are automatically detected for these devices, and then press Enter.
    • To change or add a network board adapter, continue with steps 17a through 17h.
    • Otherwise, to accept the selected drivers, select Continue; then, press Enter and continue with step 18.
    • Some of the steps 17c through 17h might vary depending on the driver being installed or removed. Skip the steps that do not apply.
    1. Select Modify and press Enter.
    2. Select Network Boards and press Enter.
    3. Select any device drivers in the list that are not needed; then, press the Delete key.
    4. Press the Insert key twice to add a new device driver. Insert the diskette with the network adapter device driver into the diskette drive, and press the F3 key; then, type the path for the device driver.
    5. Select the device driver that best matches the network adapter installed in your server. Type the slot number for the device, if this slot number was not auto-detected (that is, if the Slot number field is empty in the device-driver properties window).
    6. Select Return to driver list to add more device drivers, or press Enter if no more device drivers need to be added.
    7. If you need to add another network device driver, when the message "Do you want to select an additional network driver?" is displayed, select Return to driver summary and press Enter until you return to the “Drive names” window.
    8. Select Continue and press Enter.
    9. For Novell NetWare hard disk drive partitions, press Enter to accept the default volume sys and partition properties. After the operating-system files have been copied to the hard disk, the operating system starts in graphical user interface (GUI) mode.
    10. Type a unique server name and click Next.
    11. Complete the following steps to Install the Novell NetWare license:
    12. 1. Insert the Novell NetWare version 6.0 license diskette into the diskette drive.
        2. Browse to locate and select the *.nlk file.
        3. Click OK to select the file.
        4. Click Next to continue.
18. Review the volume information and click Next to continue.
19. Complete the following steps to install the network adapter:
    1. Select the first network adapter.
    2. Select the protocols to be used and configured.
    3. After the network adapter is configured; configure all the other listed network adapters.
    4. Click Next when all adapter protocols are configured.
20. If the server will not be available to the Internet, skip the Domain Name Service window by clicking Next and ignoring any associated error messages. Otherwise, type the applicable information and click Next.
21. Select the applicable time zone and click Next.
22. Complete the following steps to install NDS:
    1. Select New NDS Tree and click Next.
    2. Type a unique name at the NetWare-Tree prompt.
    3. Type a unique name at the Context for Server Object prompt.
    4. Type a password.
    5. Type the password again for verification and click Next.
    6. Read the NDS Summary information and click Next.
23. Click Next to accept the license location.
24. Select the additional components you want to install and click Next.
25. Complete the following steps to complete the installation:
    1. Click Next to accept the default Novell Certificate Server 2.21 Objects.
    2. Click OK at the Organizational CA Warning window.
    3. Click Next to accept the default answer or LDAP confirmation window, or type the applicable information.
    4. Select components and click Next.  If the Windows Native component is selected, make the applicable selection on the five windows for Windows Native support that follow.
    5. Click Next in the eDirectory iManage Install Options window.
    6. Click Finish to complete the installation. The file copy process begins.
    7. When the file copy and disk activity is complete, remove the CD and the diskette and click Yes to exit the installation program and restart the server.

4.6 Post-installation notes

When Novell NetWare is installed on your server, you might experience problems getting clients to find the server and tree in IP environments. Go to the Novell Web site at http://support.novell.com and see TID 10053923, or complete the following steps to solve the problem:

1. In the applicable fields, specify the tree name, context, and specify the IP address in the Server field (instead of the server name).
2. Modify the HOSTS file on the client to add the IP address of the server, followed by the server name, if you do not want the user to type the server IP address.
3. Install and configure slpda.nlm on the Novell NetWare server.
4.  To add user licenses, complete the following steps:
   1. When the server installation is completed, log in to the server from a Microsoft Windows client authenticated to NDS as the admin user.
   2. Run \\server\sys\public\win32\nwadmn32.exe.
   3. From the NWAadmin menu, click Tools, click Novell Licensing Services, and click Add Licenses.
   4. Click OK to add a license certificate from a license file.
   5. Browse to the license file (*.nlf) on the Novell NetWare version 6.0 license diskette.
   6. Restart the server.

NOTES:

Complete the following steps to install the Novell NetWare version 6.0 Support Pack 2:

1. Complete the following steps to mount the Support Pack CD as a NetWare volume:
   1. Insert the Support Pack CD into the CD-ROM drive.
   2. Type CDROM at the server console. The CD is mounted, and the volume name is reported in a window. Record the CD volume name.
2. Complete the following steps to install the support pack as a product:
   1. At the server console, type NWCONFIG and press Enter.
   2. Select Product Options and press Enter.
   3. Select Install a Product not Listed and press Enter.
   4. Press the F3 key to change the default path.
   5. Type the CD volume name in the format volumename :\ and press Enter. If the path is different, type the current support pack path and press Enter.
3. Complete the following steps to complete the support-pack installation:
   1. Press Esc to accept the user license agreement.
   2. Select Yes and press Enter to accept the license agreement.
   3. Press Esc to accept the license agreement.
   4. Select Yes and press Enter to accept the license agreement.
   5. Press Enter to continue the installation.
   6. Select Yes and press Enter to accept backup files that are replaced by the Novell NetWare Support Pack 2 software.
   7. Press Enter at the Backup/Backout window to continue the installation.
   8. Select Yes and press Enter when the message "Do you want to update the Storage/LAN/PSM/WAN drivers currently in use?" is displayed.
   9. Select Yes and press Enter to accept the "Reboot the server after copying files?" message.
   10. When the warning message is displayed, press Enter.
   11. Type the admin user name Admin.Novell and password novell.
4. Press Enter to accept the destination path for backup files. The program will begin to copy the main file, and the server will restart automatically.