Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller Device Driver for Netware 5.x. 6.x
Version: 7.02c
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
3.3 Utilities
3.3.1 DellMGR
3.3.2 DellMon
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 4e/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/DC
PERC 4/Di, 4/DC, 4/SC
PERC 3/QC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/SC
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2.0 Compatibility / Minimum Requirements:
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This Device Driver is compatible with the following firmware versions:
Controller Minimum firmware level Description
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PERC 3/QC 1.92 PERC 3 Quad Channel
PERC 3/DC 1.92 PERC 3 Dual Channel
PERC 3/DCL 1.92 PERC 3 Dual Channel Lite
PERC 3/SC 1.92 PERC 3 Single Channel
PERC 4/Di 4.04 PERC 4 Integrated on PE 1750
PERC 4/Di 2.37 PERC 4 Integrated on PE 2600
PERC 4/SC 3.28 PERC 4 Single Channel
PERC 4/DC 3.28 PERC 4 Dual Channel
PERC 4e/Di 513O PERC 4e Integrated on PE 2800, 2850
PERC 4e/Si 513O PERC 4e Integrated on PE 1850
PERC 4e/DC 513Q PERC 4e Dual Channel
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3.0 Installation Instructions
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1. Download the perc-nw-7.02c-A09.exe to a directory on your hard drive.
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
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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
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3.2.1 For Netware 5.1 and 6.0
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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
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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 highlighted, press "Del" key to delete this
existing driver.
7. If prompt appears, 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.
3.3 Utilities
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DellMGR and DellMon utilities are automatically installed during driver installation.
3.3.1 DellMGR
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DellMGR is a character-based, non-GUI utility which allows configuration changes to
disk arrays and logical disks. It provides similar support to the BIOS configuration
utility from the operating system.
Usage:
To use, type "dellmgr".
3.3.2 DellMon
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DellMon is a monitor utility which once loaded in to memory keeps monitoring various
activities on the RAID system. It keeps running in the background and displays various
messages to the user. It supports multiple adapters and is a command line based utility.
Usage:
- Load dellmon.nlm [-runckon] [-rcwZ] [-rcdY] [-rchX] [-rcdateMM/DD/YYYY]
[-b{username1}] [-b{username2}]
(Loads the monitor in to memory with the parameters given on command line)
- Unload dellmon.nlm
Unloads the monitor from the memory.)
Parameters:
-runckon: specifies scheduled check consistency will be performed
-rcwZ: specifies the scheduled week (Z can be 0-51, default is 0, means everyday)
-rcdY: specifies the scheduled day of the week(Y can be 1-7, default is 1)
-rchX: specifies the scheduled hour of the day(X can be 0-23, default is 10)
-rcdateMM/DD/YYYY: specifies the scheduled date(default is the system date)
-b{username1}: broadcast messages will be shown to username1, username2..
By default, messages will be shown on the console
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4.0 Fixes or Enhancements in this Release
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Pedge3.ham v.7.02c
1. After a command timed out, there is a driver condition that can allow it to use the same
commandID for the next command. This has the potential to cause a firmware hang when multiple
commandIDs are in use. This has been addressed by allowing the commandID to be freed only
after the firmware has completed the command, even if the driver has already completed the
command with the timeout error.
2. Command notimeout is not being set for Physical driver format and Tape erase.
The timeout for this command will now be set to notimeout for the above operation codes.
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5.0 Additional Information
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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. When upgrading the driver on a boot controller, the following steps should be performed:
a) On the Netware system at the DOS prompt, browse to the driver directories (the
default O/S directory and any other directories created by the administrator)
b) Rename the old 'pedge3.ddi' and 'pedge3.ham files to 'pedge3old.ddi' and 'pedge3old.ham'
c) Copy the 'pedge3.ddi' and 'pedge3.ham' file for the new driver to the directories.
d) Reboot.
c:\nwserver\drivers is the default O/S drivers directory, but c:\dell\drivers
directory will also be present on systems that have been installed using the Dell DSA CD.
4. Some versions of Netware will load the IDEATA driver for the PERC Device. These
instances of the IDEATA driver that display as "IDEATA.HAM | Standard ATA/IDE RAID
Adapter Controller" must be deleted. Then the PEDGE3 driver can be loaded as specified
in the install instructions.
5. Before deletion of a virtual disk, all volumes on that virtual disk must first be dismounted.
6. The use of 2KB or 4KB stripe size is not recommended.
7. This driver revision (7.02c) may also be listed or referred to as 7.02.03.
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6.0 Revision History
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Changes from 7.01v to 7.01y
Pedge3.ham v.7.01y
1. Addressed an issue where a SCSI cable pull during I/O operations could lead to
the server to abend. The commands would time out in the ISR and the driver would
try to access the timed out request callback function (which would be NULL.)
This has been corrected.
Changes from 7.01q to 7.01v
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 persistent 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 initialize and reconstruction messages
4. Addressed failure to start a check consistency 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.
Changes from 7.01q to 7.01v
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 persistent 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 initialize and reconstruction messages
4. Addressed failure to start a check consistency 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.
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.
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After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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