Installing the Files while Installing 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.  Make a copy of the OS/2 Warp Diskette 1  and label it Copy of OS/2 Diskette 1 .
2.  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 the 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.

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

     BASEDEV=IPSRAID.ADD
     SET COPYFROMFLOPPY=1

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

     a:

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

7.  Press Enter. Then, type:

     ddinstal

8.  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.

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

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

    Notes:

    1.  If you have more than one ServeRAID or SCSI adapter in the 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.

11.  Restart the server.

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