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:
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.
BASEDEV=IPSRAID.ADD
SET COPYFROMFLOPPY=1
a:
NOTE: The a represents the drive assignment for the diskette drive that contains the ServeRAID diskette.
ddinstal
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.
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.
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:
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.
ddinstal
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.
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.
Starting the Administration and Monitoring Program: To start the ServeRAID Administration and
Monitoring Program for OS/2:
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.
c:\os2\ipsradm.exe
/lf=d:\path\logfile
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