SCSI Card 2940U2W Software Q & A. Revised 1/14/98 Q: What software is included with the SCSI Card 2940U2W? A: The SCSI Card 2940U2W kit contains the 7800 Family Manager Set (FMS) Lite v3.0 and EZ-SCSI v4.03. Q: What operating system drivers are included in the Family Manager Set software? A: The 7800FMS contains drivers for Adaptec AIC78xx based legacy and Ultra2 adapters. Operating systems supported in the 7800FMS Lite are: Legacy Support Netware 3.1x/d3.03 and 4.xx/d4.03 OS/2 2.1x, 3.0, and 4.0/d 2.11 SCO Unix 3.2v4.2/D2.11 SCO Open Server Release 5/d.2.11 Unixware 2.0/d2.01 and 2.1/2.01.1 Ultra2 Support (AHA-2940U2W) Netware 3.12/d3.04 and 4.11/d5.00(HAM Driver) OS/2 3.0 and 4.0, 4.0 SMP/d4.00 SCO UNIX 3.2v4.2/d1.00 SCO Open Server Release 5/d1.00 Unixware 2.0/d2.02 and 2.1, 2.1x SMP/d2.02 Q: How do I get DOS, Windows95 or NT drivers for the AHA-2940U2W? A: Drivers are installed by using the install programs in EZSCSI v4.03. Q: What versions of Windows Operating Systems are supported on the AHA-2940U2W? A: Windows 95 Build 950 and OSR2; Windows NT 3.51, 4.0, 4.0SP3, 5.0 beta; Windows 98 beta Q: Does the EZ-SCSI utility 'SCSI Explorer' display the LVD Ultra2 and the SE legacy bus segments? A: No. It will identify the devices connected to the adapter, but not the bus segment. It will display the vendor, ID number, and allow changing of optional settings such as sync negotiation, disconnect, and read and write cache. Q: Do I need special Netware drivers for the AHA-2940U2W? A: Yes. Netware 3 and 4 required SCSI host adapters conforming to the Disk Drive File System (DDFS) architecture using .DSK file extensions. Novell designed a new driver subsystem architecture, Netware Peripheral Architecture (NWPA), which requires a completely new Host Adapter Module (HAM) device driver to interface with SCSI adapters. These HAMs can also run on Netware 3 and 4 by simply the addition of the appropriate NLM files. The next version of Netware will support NWPA and HAM drivers, NOT DDFS drivers. Although existing functional and compatibility issues will continue to be addressed in the existing DDFS driver, new features will no longer be added to this driver. The AIC78U2.HAM driver, supplied in the FMS, supports NetWare v 3.12, v4.11 and later versions. Q: Do I need the FMS 3.0 if I do not have a AHA-2940U2W? A: No. All versions of AIC78xx based adapters prior to the AHA-2940U2W are supported by the release of FMS 2.11. The drivers from FMS 2.11 are posted on the Adaptec Web Site, BBS, FTP site, and Compuserve forum GO ADAPTEC for the specific operating systems. NETWARE Installing the AHA-2940U2W as the Primary Host Adapter and NetWare 3.12 for the first time. 1. Create the DOS partition and/or install DOS from the Setup diskette. 2. Insert EZ-SCSI for DOS/Windows 3.1 in drive A. 3. Type A:\dosinst 4. Install the software. You will need a DOS version of MSCDEX.EXE and will be prompted to install the file if it is not in your DOS directory. 5. Reboot your system after install. 6. Start the NetWare 3.12 installation. (i.e., D:\netware.312\english\install) 7. After NetWare installs the DOS portion of the software, DOWN and EXIT to DOS from the server prompt. 8. Copy the AIC78U2.HAM and AIC78U2.DDI from the 7800 Family Manager Set Lite NetWare directory to the C:\server.312 directory. 9. Obtain the NWPA_312.exe patch from the Novell Web site http://developer.novell.com/devres/sas/certinfo.htm 10. Change directory to c:\server.312, and copy the patch file NWPA_312.exe to the directory. 11. Execute NWPA_312.EXE (note: this will create another file, 312PTB.EXE. Answer 'Y' to the prompt to overwrite CDROM.NLM.) 12. Execute 312PTB.EXE. 13. Create the directory c:\server.312\CDSAVE 14. Copy CDROM.NLM to c:\server.312|CDSAVE 15. Update the server with the following command native\loader\lswap c:\server.312\native\loader\loader.exe c:\server.312\server.exe 16. Create the file Startup.ncf in the c:\server.312 directory using EDIT or a text editor with the following lines load native\start\npapatch load mmattrfx load nbi31x load AIC78U2 17. Start Server.EXE. 18. Note the slot number detected for the AIC78U2W adapter. This can be added to the Startup.ncf load AIC78U2 statement to automate driver load using the parameter SLOT=x (x is the detected slot number). 19. Load Install. Create the NetWare partition, SYS volume, and mount the volume. Complete the installation of the System and Public Files 20. Create the Autoexec.NCF file. Add the following lines and save load after311 search add 1 c:\server.312\cdsave load cdrom 21. Load, from the command line, the following load c:\server.312\patch312 25. Install the patches from the c:\server.312 directory 26. DOWN and EXIT the server 27. Run Server.EXE 28. Installation of the AHA-2940U2W for NetWare 3.12 is complete. Installation Instructions for the AHA-2940U2W when installing in an existing NetWare v3.12 installation 1. Download NWPA_312.exe from http://developer.novell.com/devres/sas/certinfo.htm. 2. Copy NWPA_312.EXE to c:\Server.312 directory. 3. Change to that directory. 4. Execute NWPA_312.EXE from the same directory. Answer 'Y' when prompted to overwrite CDROM.NLM (Note: If NetWare has already been updated with the latest patch file, 312PTB.EXE, you will be prompted to overwrite the file. Answer 'N') 5. If 312PTB has not been installed previously, execute 312PTB.EXE from the same directory. 6. Create the directory c:\Server.312\CDSAVE 7. Copy the CDROM.NLM to the C:\Server.312\CDSAVE 8. Copy the AIC78U2.HAM and AIC78U2.DDI file to the C:\Server.312 directory from the 7800 Family Manager Set Lite NetWare directory. 9. Update the Server with the following command: native\loader\lswap c:\server.312\native\loader\loader.exe c:\server.312\server.exe 10. From the prompt type: server 11. Load install 12. Edit the Startup.NCF file. Rem out Load CDROM 13. Enter the following lines after lines already present and save: load \native\start\npapatch load mmattrfx load nbi31x load nwpaload load AIC78U2 14. Edit the Autoexec.NCF file, add the following lines after lines already present, then save the file: Load after311 search add 1 c:\server.312\cdsave load cdrom 14. At the console prompt enter the following command: load c:\server.312\patch312 15. Install the patches from the c:\server.312 directory 16. Down and EXIT the server. 17. Reboot the server. (Note: Note the slot number prompt of the AIC78U2. Edit the Startup.NCF file load AIC78U2 command with the parameter slot=x (x is the slot number) for autoload of the driver.) 18. Installation complete.