File Name: LSIMPTNW.TXT LSI Logic Fusion-MPT (TM) Driver: LSIMPTNW V3.01.00 CONTENTS --------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change history 3.0 Installation and setup instructions 4.0 Configuration information 5.0 Unattended mode 6.0 Web sites and support phone number 7.0 Trademarks and notices 8.0 Disclaimer 1.0 Overview: This file describes the features and use of the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT small computer interface (SCSI) device drivers for the Novell Netware operating system environment. 1.1 Overview about this code: None. 1.2 Limitations: o NWPA.NLM must be version 3.12 (or higher) for NetWare 6.0, or version 3.09 (or higher) for Netware 5.1 or newer in SMP environments. This requirement can be met by using the Novell NetWare Overlay CD to install the OS, or by installing the latest service pack for the Operating System. o Support Pack 2 is required for Netware 6.0. o Support Pack 5 is required for Netware 5.1. Novell’s P4 Patch (TID 2958220) may be required to install on some systems. o The LSI Logic MPT NWPA NetWare driver must be loaded once for each LSI Logic MPT-controller SCSI channel present in the system. This requirement exists even if there is nothing attached to one or more channels. 1.3 Enhancements: The MPT HAM driver supports these features: o Performs Data Tranfers at up to Ultra320 SCSI speeds o Supports Domain Validation o Suppports Synchronous negotiation o Supports multiple host adapters o Supports multiple logical unit numbers (LUNS) o Offers Large LUN support (larger than 7.844 gigabytes) o Supports Disconnect/Reselect o Supports tagged command queuing o Supports simple and ordered queue tags o Supports Scatter/Gather o Supports shared interrupts o Supports Wide SCSI (single-ended and differential) o Supports MPT 5.xx BIOS (with ASPIMPT.SYS version 5.02 or greater) o Supports MPT 5.xx BIOS (without ASPIMPT.SYS) o Supports MPT 5.xx DOS drivers o Support for SCSI Magneto Optical devices via NetWare's SCSI MO.CDM In conjunction with Novell software: o Supports the ASPI interface via NetWare's NWASPI.NLM o Support for SCSI CD-ROM devices via NetWare's SCSICD.CDM o Support for tape devices by using NetWare's NWTAPE.CDM for NetWare versions 5.1 and 6.0. 1.4 Level of recommendations and prerequisites for the Update: o NWPA.NLM must be version 3.12 (or higher) for NetWare 6.0, or version 3.09 (or higher) for Netware 5.1 or newer in SMP environments. This requirement can be met by using the Novell NetWare Overlay CD to install the OS, or by installing the latest service pack for the Operating System. o Support Pack 2 is required for Netware 6.0. o Support Pack 5 is required for Netware 5.1. Novell’s P4 Patch (TID 2958220) may be required to install on some systems. 1.5 Dependencies: o NWPA.NLM must be version 3.12 (or higher) for NetWare 6.0, or version 3.09 (or higher) for Netware 5.1 or newer in SMP environments. This requirement can be met by using the Novell NetWare Overlay CD to install the OS, or by installing the latest service pack for the Operating System. o Support Pack 2 is required for Netware 6.0. o Support Pack 5 is required for Netware 5.1. Novell’s P4 Patch (TID 2958220) may be required to install on some systems. o The LSI Logic MPT NWPA NetWare driver must be loaded once for each LSI Logic MPT-controller SCSI channel present in the system. This requirement exists even if there is nothing attached to one or more channels. 2.0 Change history -------------------- 3.01.00 Fixed hotswap drive pull issue 2.00.00 New release. 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions ----------------------------------------- 3.1 Introduction The LSI Logic MPT NWPA driver for the Novell NetWare operating system allows you to utilize an LSI Logic SCSI MPT-controller or processors. The MPT SCSI BIOS (version 5.02 or higher) controls these controllers or processors with NetWare. This driver along with the designated LSI Logic SCSI MPT-controllers or processors and an appropriate Custom Device Module (CDM), provide a SCSI solution within the NetWare environment. A single driver is provided for the Novell NetWare versions 5.1 and 6.0 environments. This document explains how to install and use the LSI Logic MPT NWPA SCSI Host Adapter Module (HAM) driver for NetWare. The LSI Logic MPT NWPA solution consists of the device driver, LSIMPTNW.HAM and the NetWare NWPA installation file LSIMPTNW.DDI. LSIMPTNW is an NWPA Host Adapter Module (HAM). In order to support SCSI devices, you must load the HAM module in conjunction with a SCSI Custom Device Module (CDM). Novell has developed generic CDMs to support SCSI Hard Drives, SCSI CD-ROM devices, SCSI Magneto Optical devices, SCSI tape devices, and SCSI changer devices. In addition, third party vendors are developing CDMs to support their specific devices. NWPA ASPI support is provided via NetWare's NWASPI driver. NetWare, or third party applications, may use this interface to communicate with a SCSI device attached to an LSI Logic MPT-controller, including SCSI tape devices using NWTAPE.CDM. The LSI Logic MPT NWPA NetWare driver must be loaded once for each LSI Logic MPT-controller SCSI channel present in the system. 3.2 Preparing Your System for NWPA Drivers The LSI Logic NWPA driver, LSIMPTNW.HAM supports the following DOS drivers: o ASPIMPT.SYS (Version 5.02 or greater) o SYMCD.SYS o SYMDISK.SYS To Check the Status of DOS drivers: 1. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file. 2. If any of the following lines appear, you may remove or delete them. LSI Logic recommends using the REM command to comment them out in case these lines are needed later. DEVICE=\CDROM.SYS /d: DEVICE=\SYMDISK.SYS DEVICE=\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=\EMM386.SYS 3. If SCSI CD-ROM support is required, then add the following: DEVICE=\ASPIMPT.SYS DEVICE=\SYMCD.SYS /d: 4. Add the following line to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file: DEVICE=\mscdex /d: 3.3 NetWare 5.1 and 6.0 - New Installations 1. Begin the file server installation according to the instructions in the file server installation chapter in the Novell NetWare Installation Manual. 2. When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a Disk Driver, insert the LSI Logic device driver diskette into drive A: or B:. Then use the INS key to select an unlisted driver. A dialog box appears. If the driver diskette is in the A: drive, press Enter to continue. If the driver diskette is in the B: drive, press F3 (to specify the path to search for the driver), and enter the drive letter: B: and press Enter. The LSIMPTNW.HAM driver will appear as a selection. Note: If the INS key option does not appear during the installation, choose Server Drivers to go to the Summary page. Highlight Disk and CD-ROM Drivers (e.g., IDEATA). Press Enter and load an additional driver. Then press the INS key. The system defaults to the A: path. Highlight the LSI Logic NWPA driver and press Enter. Select Yes to save and move the driver into the operating system. Press Enter to copy the files. 3. Next the system prompts the user with the available command line options to load the driver. A description of each option appears in the box at the bottom of the installation screen. A more detailed description is given in the section titled Command Line Options. Modify any option values as needed. 4. Load a separate instance of the driver for every LSI Logic controller SCSI channel or host adapter present in the system. 5. When prompted for a slot number, accept the slot numbers displayed. Make sure to write these slot numbers down for later use. 6. When asked to edit the STARTUP.NCF file, make sure the LSIMPTNW.HAM is loaded once per LSI Logic controller SCSI channel. Add the statement SLOT= to each load line in the STARTUP.NCF, specifying the slot numbers written down in step 5 above, with only one slot number per load instance. The HAM driver(s) are loaded for each LSI Logic controller SCSI channel from the first LOAD statement to the last LOAD statement. 7. For Netware 6.0 installations, Support Pack 2 is needed for server to reboot correctly. 7.1 Obtain Netware 6.0 Support Pack 2.0 (or later) CD and a blank floppy disk. 7.2 Get the latest nwpa.nlm from the Supportpack CD. The nwpa file is located under nw6sp2:\startup directory. Copy the file to the floppy disk. 7.3 Power down and restart the server. 7.4 When the "loading Bootstrap, Starting Cadera Dr-DOS" message appears on the screen, hit F8 7.5 Answer "Y" to all the following questions at the command prompt except at "C:\>CD\NWSERVER SERVER(Y/N)?" Choose "N" and the server will exit to the DOS prompt. 7.6 Change to C:\NWSERVER directory. 7.7 Rename nwpa.nlm to nwpa.old: RENAME NWPA.NLM NWPA.OLD 7.8 Copy the new nwpa.nlm from floppy disk to the nwserver directory: COPY A:\NWPA.NLM C:\NWSERVER 7.9 Restart the server. 3.4 Reconfiguring Driver Options To reconfigure driver options, you must follow these steps: 1. To unload all instances of the driver, type: unload LSIMPTNW.HAM 2. To reload each instance of the driver with the desired option settings, type: load LSIMPTNW.HAM slot= 3. If the changes made to the load options of one or more load instance are permanent, and the driver is loaded automatically at server boot time, you must specify these options in the STARTUP.NCF or AUTOEXEC.NCF file. 3.5 Command Line Options The LSIMPTNW.HAM driver has many tuning parameters. A list of the tuning options is available below that include the default option along with a list of valid options. Each option has a description of when to use it, the syntax used, and any impact its use may have on the system. If an option is specified but the assignment is not valid, then the default value is used. The options described below are used by placing the specified characters on the load command line for the NWPA driver. For example, the load command line to enable the Wide SCSI Option is: load LSIMPTNW.HAM wide=off Note: No spaces are allowed in a single command line option, but spaces are required between different command line options. 3.6 Using the Help Mode Option Command line option: ? or h Function: Display the options available in the driver. Possible Impact: The driver will not load with ? or h specified. This option is specified on the command line for a brief description of each of the options available in the driver, as well as valid values for each option. If the ? or h option is specified along with other options, the help screen is invoked, the other options are ignored, and the driver is not loaded. 3.7 NetWare NWPA Driver Customizable Options Each command may be preceeded by a "/" or "-" for backwards compatibility at the discretion of the user. The line options with multiple names are simply aliases for the same command. The command line is case insensitive, so you can mix upper and lower case. 3.7.1 Using the Elevator Threshold Option Syntax: elev=