1. om38_nw_managed_systemA00.exe Driver
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readme.txt Driver File Contents (om38_nw_managed_systemA00.exe)

Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 4/DC, 4/SC, 3/QC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/SC, 
PERC 4/Di, and CERC ATA100/4CH, Device Driver for Netware 5.x. 6.x 

Version: 7.01v


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0  Introduction
2.0  Compatibility / Minimum Requirements
3.0  Installation Instructions
     3.1  Fresh Installation of the Netware Driver 
     3.2  Adding/Upgrading the Netware Driver to an Existing Installation 
          3.2.1  For Netware 5.1 and 6.0
          3.2.2  For Netware 6.5
4.0  Fixes or Enhancements in this Release
5.0  Additional Information 
6.0  Revision History


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1.0 Introduction
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This is the driver for following PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controllers:
 PERC 4/SC,   
 PERC 4/DC,
 PERC 3/QC,
 PERC 3/DC,
 PERC 3/DCL,
 PERC 3/SC, 
 PERC 4/Di,
 CERC ATA100/4CH.


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2.0 Compatibility / Minimum Requirements:
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This Device Driver is compatible with the following firmware versions:

PERC 4/DC              PERC 4 Dual Channel              3.28
PERC 4/SC              PERC 4 Single Channel            3.28
PERC 3/QC              PERC 3 Quad Channel              1.92
PERC 3/DC              PERC 3 Dual Channel              1.92
PERC 3/DCL             PERC 3 Dual Channel Lite         1.92
PERC 3/SC              PERC 3 Single Channel            1.92
PERC 4/Di              PERC 4/Di - PE 2600              2.37
PERC 4/Di              PERC 4/Di - PE 1750              4.04
CERC ATA100/4CH	       RAID IDE                         6.62


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3.0 Installation Instructions
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1. Download the "xxxx".exe to a directory on your hard drive. Where "xxxx".exe
   is the name of your file. The file downloaded is a self-extracting
   executable.
2. Execute the download file that unzips the driver files to a floppy diskette.

There are two methods for installing the Novell NetWare drivers and applications: 

3.1 Fresh Installation of the Netware Driver 
============================================

Follow the instructions in the Novell NetWare Installation Guide to install 
NetWare on the server. 

1. Boot to the Novell Netware OS CD
2. Follow the instructions on the screen until you reach the Storage Driver
   Support screen. This screen is used to add, change or delete drivers.
3. Select Storage Adapters on the Storage Driver Support screen.
4. Delete any existing PERC adapters.
5. Press "Insert" to add unlisted drivers. Press "Insert" again. A path displays.
6. Insert the driver diskette created above into the floppy drive and press "Enter".
7. The system finds the PEDGE3.HAM driver.
8. Return to the Driver Summary screen. Continue the installation.

3.2 Adding/Upgrading the Netware Driver to an Existing Installation 
===================================================================

3.2.1 For Netware 5.1 and 6.0
-----------------------------
Follow the instructions to add the driver to an existing installation.

1. Create a driver diskette.
2. Once the NetWare server is up, type: nwconfig
3. Press "Enter" to access the NetWare Configuration Utility.
4. On the Configuration Options screen, select Driver Options and press "Enter".
5. Under the Driver Options, select Configure Disk and Storage Options, then
   press "Enter".
6. Under the Additional Driver Actions menu, press the down arrow key to select
   the Additional Driver option, then press "Enter".
7. Press "Insert" to install an unlisted driver.
8. Press "F3" to specify a different path.
9. Insert the driver diskette into the diskette drive and press "Enter". The
   file pedge3.ham displays under the option Select a Driver to Install.
10. Highlight pedge3.ham and press "Enter".
11. Select Yes to copy pedge3.ham files to C:\NWSERVER.
12. Select No to save the existing file messages to C:\NWSERVER.
13. Under pedge3 Parameters, perform the following steps to provide the slot number.
14. Press "Alt-Esc" to access System Console.
15. On the System Console, type: load pedge3
16. Press "Enter". The following supported slot options display: 

	No Selection
	PCI Slot_2.1 (HIN 203)

17. Write down the number after "HIN". In the example in step 15, it is 203.
18. Under Choice, type: 0 for the option No Selection.
19. Press "Alt-Esc" until you exit the System Console and return to the pedge3 
    Parameters screen in the NetWare Configuration Utility.
20. Under Slot Number, enter the slot number you obtained from System Console 
    and press "Enter".
21. Press "F10" to save the pedge3 parameters.
22. Under Driver pedge3 Parameters Actions, select Save Parameters and Load 
    Driver, and press "Enter".
23. Select No when asked to load additional drivers. pedge3 will be listed on 
    the Selected Disk Driver screen.
24. Exit the NetWare Installation Utility.
25. From server console, type: "reset server" to restart the server for the
    changes to take effect.

3.2.2 For Netware 6.5
---------------------
Follow the instructions to add the driver to an existing installation.

1. Create a driver diskette.
2. Once the NetWare server is up, from System Console, type: hdetect
   Press "Enter" to access the NetWare Installation utility for drivers.
3. Select Continue to see the Storage device drivers detected by the server.
4. Select Modify option to highlight Storage adapters driver. Press "Enter".
5. Press Modify option to select the Driver name and press "Enter".
6. When the target Storage driver name is highled, press "Del" key to delete this
   existing driver.
7. If prompt comes, select "Yes" to remove entry from the .NCF file.
8. Press "Ins" key to Add a driver.
9. Press "Ins" key again to Add an unlisted driver.
10. Press "F3" key to specify the path where the new driver is located.
11. Insert the driver diskette created above into the diskette drive and press
    "Enter". Please wait until the next screen appears.
12. Select "Return to driver summary" and press "Enter".
13. Select "Load" from the Options choices and press "Enter".

NOTE: If the driver fails to load, please follow the steps 13a to 13i;
      otherwise, continue to step 14:

13a. From System Console, type: "unload pedge3" and press "Enter". Press "Y" and
     then "Enter" at the prompt.
13b. Type "load a:pedge3" to check the slot number for the device. 

     The following supported slot options display: 
     No Selection
     PCI Slot_2.1 (HIN 203)

13c. Write down the number after "HIN". In this example, it is 203.
13d. Under Choice, type: 0 for the option (No Selection).
13e. Press "Alt-Esc" until you exit the System Console and return to the "pedge3"
     parameters screen in the NetWare Configuration Utility.
13f. Under Slot Number, enter the slot number you obtained from System Console
     and press "Enter".
13g. Press "Esc" key and select 'Return to driver list', press "Enter".
13h. Select 'Return to driver summary' and press "Enter".
13i. Select 'Load' from the Options choices and press "Enter".

14. Select 'Continue' option, and press "Enter"
15. Select 'Continue' at the Protocol Options to exit the Netware Installation
    utility for drivers.
16. Verify Startup.ncf has the correct driver and slot number entry.
17. From server console, type: "reset server" to restart the server for the
    changes to take effect.


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4.0 Fixes or Enhancements in this Release 
=========================================

Driver 7.01v
1. Added support for PCI Express
2. Modified POST banner to fit in the client window. New banner is:
   "PERC  3/SC/DC(L)/QC, 4/SC/DC/Di, 4e/SC/DC/Di/Si & CERC HAM Driver."

Megammio 1.02h
1. Fixed persistant Array Manager failure after running in degraded mode.
2. Fixed system hang if Array Manager service started when no PERC controller 
   present in system.

Dellmgr 5.24
1. Fixed physical drive size coercion.
2. Addressed problem with "Prepare to remove" option in "objects->Physical Drive" menu
3. Fixed 2 cosmetic issues with intialize and recontruction messages
4. Addressed failure to start a check consistancy when back-ground init was already
running for another logical drive.
5. Removed option to span R0.

Dellmon 2.10
1. If drive state is changed from HOTSPARE to READY, it is now reported as "HOTSPARE to FAILED"
  instead of "HOTSPARE to READY".	

Netflash 1.16
1. Corrected version mismatch in “logger screen” in Netware environment and Utility Console.


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5.0 Additional Information 
==========================

1. Usage of Dellmgr or Dellmon on systems with more than 2GB of memory, is possible 
   ONLY AFTER the support pack 2, (Nw51sp2. for Netware 5.1 is applied, and the 
   Server is restarted

2. After Random Logical drive deletion, the user needs to rescan the bus:

   For Netware 5.1 "list devices" on the system console.
   For Netware 6.0 "list devices" on the system console or scan for devices
   from the Novell Console One (GUI)

   Failure to scan the bus cause some delay between the dellmgr invokes.

3. During unload (or driver update via hot swap capability) of the NetWare
   driver (pedge3.ham), the user needs to make sure that utilities which use
   the driver (eg. Dellmgr) are not running.

   The following sequence of events is expected:
   a) Unload all utilities (Dellmgr, dellmon, megalib, and meg2aspi) 
   b) Unload megammio.nlm
   c) Unload pedge3.ham (driver)

   Failure to do the above sequence will cause a system hang.


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6.0 Revision History
====================

Driver changes from 7.01n to 7.01q
1) Added fix to resolve NetWare issue with deleting an offline volume.

Driver changes from 6.02e to 7.01n
1. Fixed the interrupt and f/w command posted ' race condition'.
2. Updated the release notes for the supported controllers.
3. Suppressed the Enter Debugger for status SC_START_STOP, MEGA_LD_ERROR_ABORTED 
   and MEGA_LD_ERROR_CORRECTED for logical drive.
4. The goToRealMode and exitToDOS routines modified to support for proper 
   pending device request handling.
5. Suppressed the enter debugger for status SC_START_STOP, MEGA_LD_ERROR_ABORTED 
   and MEGA_LD_ERROR_CORRECTED for logical drive. 
6. Suppressed the enter debugger for status 5 for logical drive
7. Driver bugs fixed
8. Fixed the queue freeze issue that caused a certification test failure.
9. Fixed a faked command handling issue that led to a recursive Dellmgr 
   invocation failure. 
10. Fixed an issue when Open Manage service locks up NW6 server on PE6600 with 2 
    PERC 4 cards.
11. There was a driver bug in memory allocation routine that could cause a system 
    hang or crash. This is fixed. 
12. There is a possibility to fail to delete a Logical Drive randomly under 
    extremely heavy I/O on that device going on. This is fixed.
13. There was a bug when you were spinning up or down a drive NW would abend. 
    This is fixed.

Megammio Version 1.02g 
Changes with respect to 1.02f
1. There is a filter to check the return value of NPA_HACB_Passthru API in the 
   Mega_ASyncIO() function. In the filter, there is a chance to send the same 
   request packet to the driver if the return value of NPA_HACB_Passthru API is NOT 
   NULL. And if that happened, the system would crash.

Dellmgr version 5.20
Changes with respect to 5.18 
1.There was a bug reported in the utility. In the previous version, the utility 
was displaying bus/device number in the select adapter menu.  This bug is fixed 
in this release.
2.The utility gives the user the option to view ongoing Init and Check 
Consistency/Background Init. progress now.

Dellmon version 2.09
Changes with respect to 2.08
1. Distinction done between Check consistency and Background Initialization.