Installing ServerRAID Device Drivers for OS/2

Installing ServerRAID Device Drivers for OS/2

This section provides two sets of instructions for installing the ServeRAID device driver: one that you can use during the initial OS/2 installation and one that you can use if OS/2 already is installed.

The ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Program files and background-server component for OS/2 install automatically when you use the instructions in this chapter to install the ServeRAID device driver for OS/2.

Installing the Files while Installing OS/2: You can use the following instructions to install the ServeRAID device driver and Administration and Monitoring Program files while installing OS/2 Warp Server.

NOTE: If you install these files on a logical drive that has its write policy set to the write-back mode, wait at least 10 seconds after being prompted to press Ctrl+Alt+Del before you actually press the keys.
Waiting 10 seconds or longer gives the ServeRAID adapter or controller the time needed to flush all dirty-cache pages out to the hard disk.

To install the ServeRAID files while installing OS/2:

1.  Use the ServerGuide Diskette Factory to create an IBM ServeRAID Device Driver Diskette .
2.  Make a copy of the OS/2 Warp Diskette 1 and label it Copy of OS/2 Diskette 1 .
3.  Copy the IPSRAID.ADD file from the OS2 directory on the IBM ServeRAID Device Driver Diskette  to the Copy of OS/2 Diskette 1 .

    If there is not enough space, delete files not needed in your installation (such as proprietary CD-ROM or  SCSI device drivers). Make sure you remove all entries referring to any device drivers you delete from the CONFIG.SYS file.

4.  Edit the CONFIG.SYS file on the Copy of OS/2 Diskette 1 to add the following lines:

   BASEDEV=IPSRAID.ADD
   SET COPYFROMFLOPPY=1

5.  Install OS/2, but when prompted to insert diskette 1, use the updated Copy of OS/2 Diskette 1.
6.  After you complete the OS/2 installation, insert the IBM ServeRAID Device Driver Diskette .
7.  From an OS/2 window, type:

   a:

   NOTE: The a represents the drive assignment for the diskette drive that contains the ServeRAID diskette.

8.  Press Enter. Then, type:

   ddinstal

9.  Press Enter.

    The OS/2 Device Driver Installation window will appear and prompt you for the source and destination  drives. The source directory shows where to insert the IBM ServeRAID Device Driver Diskette.
    The destination directory shows where the program will copy the device driver files.

10.  Click on Install.
    •  The program copies the following ServeRAID device driver and program files to the OS/2 subdirectory on  your hard disk: IPSRAID.ADD, IPSADM.EXE, and IPSRADM.EXE.
    •  The program copies the ServeRAID IPSRADM.HLP Help file to the \OS2\HELP directory.

11.  Edit the CONFIG.SYS file and verify that there is only one copy of the line BASEDEV=IPSRAID.ADD.

    NOTE:
     1. If you have more than one ServeRAID or SCSI adapter in your system, make sure  that the BASEDEV statement for the adapter controlling the startup (boot) device appears  before the BASEDEV statements for other ServeRAID or SCSI adapters in the CONFIG.SYS file.
     2. After you install any service packs, check the path for the IPSRAID.ADD device driver  and verify that the correct device driver is installed.

12.  Restart the server.

Installing the Files after Installing OS/2: You can use the following instructions to install the ServeRAID device driver and Administration and Monitoring Program files after installing OS/2 Warp Server.

To install the ServeRAID files after installing OS/2:

1.  Use the ServerGuide Diskette Factory to create an IBM ServeRAID Device Driver Diskette .
2.  After you complete the OS/2 installation, insert the IBM ServeRAID Device Driver Diskette .
3.  From an OS/2 window, type:

   a:

   NOTE:
    1. The a represents the drive assignment for the diskette drive that contains the ServeRAID diskette.
    2. If you install these files on a logical drive that has its write policy set to the write-back  mode, wait at least 10 seconds after being prompted to press Ctrl+Alt+Del before you actually press  the keys. Waiting 10 seconds or longer gives the ServeRAID adapter or controller the time needed to flush all  dirty-cache pages out to the hard disk.

4.  Press Enter. Then, type:

   ddinstal

5.  Press Enter.

    The OS/2 Device Driver Installation window will appear and prompt you for the source and destination  drives. The source directory shows where to insert the IBM ServeRAID Device Driver Diskette.
    The destination directory shows where the program will copy the device driver files.

6.  Click on Install.
   •  The program copies the following ServeRAID device driver statement to your CONFIG.SYS file: BASEDEV=IPSRAID.ADD
   •  The program copies the following ServeRAID device driver and program files to the OS/2 subdirectory  on your hard disk: IPSRAID.ADD, IPSADM.EXE, and IPSRADM.EXE
   •  The program copies the following ServeRAID Help file to the \OS2\HELP directory: IPSRADM.HLP

7.  Edit the CONFIG.SYS file and verify that there is only one copy of the line BASEDEV=IPSRAID.ADD.

   NOTE:
    1. If you have more than one ServeRAID or SCSI adapter in your system, make sure that the BASEDEV statement for the adapter  controlling the startup (boot) device appears before the BASEDEV statements for other ServeRAID or SCSI adapters in the  CONFIG.SYS file.
    2. After you install any service packs, check the path for the IPSRAID.ADD device driver and verify that  the correct device driver is installed.

8.  Restart the server.

Starting the Administration and Monitoring Program: To start the ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Program for OS/2:

1.  Go to the OS/2 subdirectory on the hard disk drive, then, type:

   ipsradm /lf=d:\path\logfile

   NOTE:
    1. Make sure that the path you type exists. The program will not create a path.
    2. Logfile is where the program will log messages.
    3. If you omit the /lf parameter, the program will create the IPSRADM.LOG default file in  the OS2 subdirectory to log the program messages.

2.  Press Enter.
3.  Use the following steps if you want to define IPSRADM to OS/2:
   1.  Open the Templates Folder on the OS/2 Desktop.
   2.  Drag a program template onto the Desktop. A Program Settings window will appear.
   3.  At the Program page in the Path and File Name field, type:

      c:\os2\ipsradm.exe

   4.  In the Parameters field, type:

      /lf=d:\path\logfile

   5.  At the General Tab in the Title field, type:

      ServeRAID

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