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= Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set v3.03 =
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= README for Novell NetWare =
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The following information is available in this README file:
o Supported Hardware
o Changes From Prior Release
o Installation Instructions
Installing an Ultra2 Host Adapter and NetWare v4.xx for the First Time
Installing an Ultra2 Host Adapter and NetWare v5.xx for the First Time
Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWare 4/5 Installation
Loading the Driver at Server Bootup
o Known Issues
o Additional Notes
o Command Line Options
o Diskette Contents
o Contacting Adaptec
Notes: For release notes for this special release, please refer to the readme in the root
directory of this FMS diskette.
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Supported Hardware
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The following Adaptec SCSI Host Adapters are supported by the 7800 FMS v3.03S#.
The first list (Fast/Ultra Adapters) is supported by the AHA2940.HAM driver,
while the second list (Ultra2 Adapters) is supported by the AIC78U2.HAM
driver.
Fast/Ultra Adapters Description
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AHA-2910C PCI-to-Fast SCSI (non-bootable)
AHA-2915C PCI-to-Fast SCSI (non-bootable)
AHA-2920C PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AHA-2930C PCI-to-Ultra Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940 PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AHA-2940W PCI-to-Fast and Wide Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940AU PCI-to-Ultra Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940U PCI-to-Ultra Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940U Dual DualChannel PCI-to-Ultra Internal Single-ended
SCSI with 50-pin external connector
AHA-2940UW PCI-to-Ultra Wide Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940UW Pro PCI-to-Ultra Wide Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940UW Dual DualChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide Single-ended
SCSI with Wide external connector
AHA-2944W PCI-to-Fast and Wide Differential SCSI
AHA-2944UW PCI-to-Ultra Wide Differential SCSI
AHA-3940 MultiChannel PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AHA-3940W MultiChannel PCI-to-Fast and Wide SCSI
AHA-3940U MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra SCSI
AHA-3940UW MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI
AHA-3940UWD MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI with dual
external VHD connectors
AHA-3944UWD MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide Differential SCSI
with dual external VHD connectors
AHA-3940AU MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra SCSI
AHA-3940AUW MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI
AHA-3940AUWD MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI with dual
external VHD connectors
AHA-3944AUWD MultiChannel PCI-to-Ultra Wide Differential SCSI
with dual external VHD connectors
AHA-4944W Quad Channel PCI-to-Fast and Wide Differential SCSI
AHA-4944UW Quad Channel PCI-to-Ultra Wide Differential SCSI
AIC-7850 Single-chip PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AIC-7855 Single-chip PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AIC-7856 Single-chip PCI-to-Fast SCSI
AIC-7860 Single-chip PCI-to-Ultra SCSI
AIC-7870 Single-chip PCI-to-Fast and Wide SCSI
AIC-7880 Single-chip PCI-to-Ultra Wide SCSI
AIC-7895 Single-chip PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra Wide SCSI
Ultra2 Adapters Description
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AHA-2940U2 OEM PCI-to-Ultra2 Wide LVD/Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2940U2B PCI-to-Ultra2 Wide LVD SCSI
AHA-2940U2W PCI-to-Ultra2 Wide LVD/Single-ended SCSI
AHA-2950U2B 64-bit PCI-to-Ultra2 Wide LVD SCSI
AHA-3950U2B 64-bit PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra2 Wide LVD SCSI
AHA-3950U2D 64-bit PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra2 Wide LVD SCSI
with dual external VHD connectors
AIC-7890 Single-chip PCI-to-Ultra2 SCSI
AIC-7891 Single-chip 64-bit PCI-to-Ultra2 SCSI
AIC-7896 Single-chip PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra2 SCSI
AIC-7897 Single-chip 64-bit PCI-to-MultiChannel Ultra2 SCSI
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Changes From Prior Release
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This release of the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set v3.03 adds the
following support from the previous v3.02 release:
o Support for PC99 Hardware Quality Labs Certification
o Updated Netware drivers
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Installation Instructions
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This section explains how to install the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set
v3.03S3 Driver AHA2940.ham (UltraSCSI) or AIC78U2.HAM (Ultra2SCSI) for Novell
NetWare - NetWare v4.x and v5.x. For other installation issues,
please refer to "http://developer.novell.com/devres/sas/certinfo.htm", and
follow the appropriate "NWPA Update Package installation instructions"
link.
Installing an Ultra2 Host Adapter and NetWare v4.xx for the First Time
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Follow these instructions only if you are installing NetWare 4.0 or v4.1x
for the first time:
1. Begin installation of NetWare v4.0 or v4.1x on your server as
instructed in your NetWare documentation.
2. When a screen appears that asks you to select a disk driver, press
INS.
3. Insert the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set diskette for NetWare
into your floppy drive.
4. Press F3 and specify the path to the AIC78U2.HAM driver for NetWare
(e.g., a:\netware on the diskette).
5. Select AIC78U2.HAM and press ENTER.
6. When "Choose the Server Driver - Disk Driver Parameters" appears,
select "Save Parameters and Continue".
7. When "Install addition driver" appears, select "YES" if installing
more than one host adapter or installing a dual-channel host adapter,
and repeat step 5 & 6 until one driver is chosen for each host
adapter; otherwise, select "NO".
8. Select "Continue with Installation" to continue the installation.
9. You will be prompted to confirm slot option, press "Enter" to
select the slot number. Repeat until all slot options are loaded.
10. Select "Continue with Installation" to complete the installation.
(NOTE: To load the driver automatically at server bootup, make sure
the STARTUP.NCF file includes the load command line for your host
adapter. See "Loading the Driver at Server Bootup", below.)
Installing an Ultra2 Host Adapter and NetWare v5.x for the First Time
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Follow these instructions only if you are installing NetWare v5.0 for the first time:
1. Begin installation of NetWare v5.0 on your server as instructed in your NetWare documentation.
2. When a screen appears that asks you to add device drivers, choose "Modify" and press ENTER.
3. Choose "Storage Adapters", and press ENTER.
4. Press INS to add storage devices.
5. Press INS to add an unlisted driver.
6. Insert the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set for NetWare diskette into your disk drive.
7. Press F3 and specify the path to the AIC78U2.HAM driver for NetWare (e.g., a:\netware on the diskette).
8. Select AIC78U2.HAM and press ENTER.
9. You will be prompted to confirm slot option, press "Enter" to select the slot number. Repeat until all slot options are loaded.
10. When "Install addition driver" appears, select "YES" if installing more than one host adapter or installing a dual-channel host adapter, and repeat step 5&6 until one driver is chosen for each host adapter; otherwise, select "NO"
11. Select "continue with Installation" to continue the installation.
NOTE: To load the driver automatically at server bootup, make sure the STARTUP.NCF file includes the load command line for your host adapter. See "Loading the Driver at Server Bootup", below.
Installing the Driver in an Existing NetWare 4/5 Installation
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To update or install the AHA2940.HAM or AIC78U2.HAM driver when NetWare v4.0
is already installed, follow the instructions in this section. The recommended way for updating the driver is through 'install' program under NetWare 4.0 or v4.x and 'nwconfig' under NetWare 5.0. Procedures that are specific to a
NetWare version are noted when necessary.
1. Make a backup copy of the old driver (if it exists) before installing the new driver.
2. At the console prompt type 'load install" in case of v4.0 or v4.x and 'nwconfig' in the case of v5.0
3. Select "driver Options (load/unload disk an network drivers)".
4. In the driver options select "configure disk and storage device drivers".
5. Select "Select and additional driver".
6. Copy the AHA2940.HAM or AIC78U2.HAM driver from the 7800 Family ManagerSet diskette for NetWare into the server's startup directory (e.g. c:\nwserver, c:\server.40, etc.) on your hard disk. This overwrites any existing version of the driver in the directory.
7. If necessary, modify the load command line in the STARTUP.NCF so that
the proper path to the driver and all appropriate command line
options are specified. See the "Loading the Driver at Server Bootup
and Command Line Options sections, below.)
The correct syntax to load the 7800 Family Manager driver is:
load [pathname]aha2940 [options]
or
load [pathname]aic78u2 [options]
Command line options are not case sensitive. Placing commas between
command line options is optional. See "Command Line Options", below,
for possible values.
Loading the Driver at Server Bootup
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To automatically load the AIC7870.DSK or AIC78U2.HAM at server bootup, the
STARTUP.NCF file (usually located in your server's startup directory) must
contain a load command line that specifies the location of the driver and any
appropriate command line options (see Command Line Options, below).
For additional information on the STARTUP.NCF file, refer to your NetWare
documentation.
(NOTE: To load the driver from your hard disk, the AIC78U2.HAM or AHA2940.HAM driver and must be copied from the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set
diskette for NetWare to a directory on your hard disk [usually the
server's startup directory (e.g., c:\nwserver)]).
The correct syntax to load the driver is
load [pathname]aha2940 [options]
or
load [pathname]aic78u2 [options]
For example, the command line to load the driver from the c:\nwserver
directory, with the "verbose=" option on is
load c:\nwserver\aha2940 verbose=y
or
load c:\nwserver\aic78u2 verbose=y
Command line options are not case sensitive. Placing commas between command
line options is optional. See Command Line Options, below, for possible
values.
To modify the STARTUP.NCF file, follow these steps:
(NOTE: You can also use your DOS text editor to modify the STARTUP.NCF
file.)
1 Type load install at the NetWare prompt and press ENTER.
2 Select the appropriate menu choice that allows you to edit the
STARTUP.NCF file.
3 Make the necessary changes. When you are done, press ESC.
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Known Issues
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o There is a known problem which occurs during the installation of Netware
4.0X, that involves the DDI file used during the initialization of the
host adapter device driver. The DDI file does not contain all the
possible slot number options available on all PCI systems, as there are
too many combinations. As a result, during the installation procedure,
NetWare will report that it is unable to load the driver in the given
amount of time. This is because the DDI file does not contain any
slot options, which causes NetWare not to load the driver. Note, however,
that this is not an error. The user simply needs to go to the console
screen and manually enter in the correct slot number and installation
will continue.
o A second known problem exists that will hang the server after loading the
host adapter device driver. This problem involves targets that do not
support scanning of multiple luns, with the command line option
lun_enable. The user simply needs to set the command line option
multlun_targets to only scan targets that support multiple luns. This
problem is known to occur with Quantum Empire 540S drives.
o Novell recommends not using IRQ 15 for host adapters. If your system
bios allows the assignment of IRQs, change your adapters IRQ to a value
other than 15.
o On NetWare 4.11, without media in the CD-ROM drive, and using built in
driver support for CD-ROMs, the message "No CD-ROM Devices Registered
with NetWare." is reported, if "cd device list" is issued.
o There is a known problem with some hard drives that are less than or
equal to 1 GB. If these drives were previously formatted using the
Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set v2.1x driver for Netware, and are now
being upgraded to the 7800 Family Manager Set driver, the user
may have problems in finding the device during initialization. If
this occurs, use the following command line option in your STARTUP.NCF
file:
ext_tran=n
o On some system configurations and during a first time installation or
when upgrading to the 7800 Family Manager Set v3.03 driver, the user
may see a window with the following warning message:
"One or more partitions on drive 0 are inconsistent with the driver
geometries (xxx heads, xx sectors, and xxx cylinders) that NetWare
is using. You may continue and edit the partition anyway, although
this inconsistency could create problems later on."
This message is shown when the "Installation Options" window appears,
and the user highlights and selects "Disk Options", followed by "Modify
Disk Partitions and Hot Fix". The user should simply continue to the
"Disk Partitions Options" window to edit the partition, and installation
will complete successfully.
o The AIC78U2.HAM driver will not load if older versions of the NWPA.NLM
file have been used. To fix this problem, use the updated version of
the NWPA.NLM file that is included in this diskette.
o The AIC78U2.HAM driver requires a minimum of 16 MB of memory.
o When starting a NetWare server with two Ultra2 host adapters, the
error message "Unbound Device Object" might appear. Manually unloading
and reloading the driver will fix the problem, as well as removing
the "slot=xx" option in the STARTUP.NCF file (and then selecting the
default slot number(s)). This is being addressed by Novell.
o When loading server.exe with the ""load aic78u2.ham slot=# lun_enable""
switch, the server locks up while scanning the LUNs. This is
being addressed by Novell.
o On some SMP systems, if the IRQ setting is set to "Auto" in the
system's BIOS then NW 4.11 installation will hang at loading a NIC
driver. This problem was tested with a Tyan P5 SMP, and it did
show up. The problem did not show up on the DEC SMP system. This is
being addressed by Novell.
o Certain systems will not run Sbackup under NetWare v3.12. NetWare
v4.11 runs it with no problems. This is an issue which is
currently being addressed by Novell.
o Some systems experienced problems loading NetWare when loading
the AIC7870.DSK and ASPICD.DSK drivers after the AIC78U2.HAM
driver. The workaround is to load the DSK drivers before the
HAM driver.
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Additional Notes
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o The NetWare driver has been submitted for Novell Certification.
o All of Adaptec's NetWare drivers have full support for standard
SCSI disk drives, "NetWare Ready" drives, and removable media disk
drives (including optical drives
o For NetWare patches and other latest information, reference the
Novell website at http://developer.novell.com/cgi-bin/devnet
o The AIC78U2.HAM driver also supports applications that use the ASPI
interface to access devices on a NetWare Server, through NWASPI.CDM.
This CDM is not included with the current release, but can be downloaded
from http://developer.novell.com/engsup/sample/areas/smsi.htm.
o If your file server does a lot of IO operations and you want to try
optimizing its performance, you can adjust the "max_tags=?" command
line switch. This switch controls the maximum number of tagged
commands outstanding at a given device. Refer to your disk-drive's
documentation to determine if tagged-queuing is supported, and the
maximum number of outstanding commands supported. Its default value
is 16.
The following are examples of how to change this feature:
For all 7800 Manager Set host adapters:
:load aha2940 max_tags=2
For UltraSCSI or earlier only host adapters:
:load aha2940 tag_disable=ffff
The first example shows how to use the max_tags command line option.
The max_tags parameter can be set between 1 and 128. Larger values
give the drives more opportunity for optimization, but take up more
memory in the server.
For several reasons, you may want to use a lower value of max_tags.
For some drives, maximum performance is achieved with
a max_tags less than the maximum supported by the drive.
Also, some drives may not support the driver's maximum count of 128,
or may suffer starvation problems with large counts, leading to
drive deactivation.
The second example applies only to the AIC7870.DSK driver. It turns
off tagged-queuing for all devices. This may be necessary for
starvation-prone drives.
o The Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set NetWare driver no longer supports the slot=0 command line option. For the AHA2940.HAM (UltraSCSI) or AIC78U2.HAM (Ultra2SCSI) driver, if no slot is mentioned on the command line, the driver is loaded for all host adapters present in the system. For the Ultra2SCSI AIC78U2.HAM driver, if no slot is mentioned on the command line, the driver prompts you for a valid slot number.
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Command Line Options
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(NOTE: Possible values for command line options can be enabled with ON, Y,
or 1 without distinction, or can be disabled with OFF, N, or 0.)
The following table shows driver command line options:
(NOTE: Those command line options indicated with an asterisk are specific
only for the AIC7870.DSK driver.)
OPTION DEFINITION POSSIBLE DEFAULT
VALUES VALUES
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auto_bus_fairness= Enable/disable auto SCSI OFF, ON ON
bus fairness algorithm
auto_disable_tagq= Enable/disable auto OFF, ON ON
disable tag queuing
algorithm
auto_flush_diskreq= Enable/disable auto disk OFF, ON ON
flush algorithm
dev_enable= Bitmask which enables Hexadecimal FFFF (Scan
scanning on selected 0-FFFF all targets)
targets
flush_diskreq= Send occasionally Hexadecimal 0 (Disabled for
ordered tags to targets 0-FFFF all targets)
instr= Enable/disable recording OFF (Disable), OFF
* of I/O statistics and ON (Enable)
errors
/lun LUN scan enable on all --- ---
targets
lun_enable= LUN scan enable mask Hexadecimal 1 (Scan LUN
on all targets 0 - FF 0 only)
max_tags= Maximum number of 1 - 128 16
tagged I/O's which will
be active per device
multlun_targets= Bitmask that enables Hexadecimal FFFF (LUNs
LUNS on selected 0 - FFFF on all targets)
targets
verbose= Display host adapter Y, N N
settings
slot= Obtains a physical slot Dependent on If none
number for the host system specified,
adapter configuration driver loaded
for all
available slots
(AIC78U2.HAM -
NetWare prompts
user to choose)
Bit Mask Options
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Use this example to aid in calculating bit mask options hex values. Each
SCSI device ID 0-7 (or 0-15 for wide host adapters) is enabled by a 1 in
its corresponding bit position. In this example, lun_enable=05 enables
scanning for LUNs 0 and 2 on all targets.
Bit Position
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SCSI ID | 15 14 13 12 | 11 10 09 08 | 07 06 05 04 | 03 02 01 00 |
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0, 2 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0 1 0 1 |
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Converted | | | | |
binary to | | | | |
hex: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | = 05h
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Diskette Contents
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In the \netware Directory
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o AIC78U2.HAM - 7800 Family of Ultra2SCSI Host Adapters Driver for
NetWare NWPA
o AIC78U2.DDI - Driver definition information file for NetWare NWPA
o AHA2940.HAM - 7800 Family of Ultra Host Adapters Drivers for NetWare NWPA
o AHA2940.DDI - Driver definition information file for NetWare NWPA
o NWASPI.CDM - ASPI Transport layer Manager Driver for NetWare NWPA
o README.TXT - Readme file for NetWare (this file)
o README.HTM - HTML version of README.TXT
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Contacting Adaptec
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Technical information, including product literature, answers to commonly asked
questions; information on software upgrades, and other topics is available
electronically through the following:
* Search the Adaptec World Wide Web at http://www.adaptec.com
* Connect to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server at ftp.adaptec.com/pub/BBS/
* Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (A.S.K.) at
http://ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and frequently
asked questions for your product.
* Access Adaptec's Interactive Fax at 303-684-3400, this is available 23 hours a
day 7 days a week. The fax system is out of service for 1 hour each day.
* For Internet support, send technical questions to Adaptec's Technical Support
Specialists via WebMail at http://www.adaptec.com/support/webmail.html
* For more information about Adaptec's electronic support options, call
800-959-7274 or 408-945-2550, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
* To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call 408-934-7274,
Monday-Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Pacific Time.
After hours, on weekends, and on holidays, product support is available
Download Driver Pack
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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.