SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP5700 PART NUMBER: 276914-001, 276915-001, 276916-001, 276917-001, 276918-001 FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Support Software Diskette for Novell Products VERSION: 3.21 Rev A LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Systems/Drivers PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq ProSignia and ProLiant Servers OPERATING SYSTEM: Novell NetWare 3.x intraNetWare 4.1x intraNetWare SMP 4.1x NetWare SFT-III 4.1x SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 20 April 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: SP5230 DESCRIPTION: Creates the Support Software for Novell Products Diskettes (NSSD). The NSSD diskettes contain NetWare and intraNetWare drivers, NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs), and support information to optimize the performance of NetWare and intraNetWare on Compaq servers. This software enhances the performance of Compaq options such as Compaq Drive Array controllers, Compaq 32-Bit SCSI-2 controllers, and Compaq CD-ROM drives. Enhancements/Fixes: - CPQNF3.LAN v2.35 has added a new keyword for forcing the adapter to operate at 100 Mbps in Half Duplex mode. To enable this mode, place the keyword 100HD on the LOAD command line. - CPQNF3.LAN v2.35 now disables the Auto-Negotiation process when the speed and duplex mode is forced by using the 10HD, 10FD, 100FD or 100HD keywords. This now makes it mandatory to have both sides of the network link (NIC and Switch) specifically configured for the operating mode you choose. Some network switches are not interoperable with the auto-negotiation standard and would sometimes have difficulty establishing links when using previous versions of this driver. - CPQHLTH.NLM v4.00 adds support for the following Compaq ProLiant servers: - Compaq ProLiant 800 6/350-1 - Compaq ProLiant 1600 6/350-1 - Compaq ProLiant 1600 6/400-1 - Compaq ProLiant 1600R 6/400-1 - CPQONLIN.NLM v2.12 corrects the display of the logical drive rebuild/expand status when the chassis name on a Fibre Channel controller is more than 18 characters long. - CPQSBD.NLM v2.01 has been updated to correct the "Module did not release X resources" message after adding some PCI adapters. - CPQFC.HAM v1.01 has been updated to disallow sharing interrupts between the Fibre Channel host adapter and the SMART-2, or other, primary controller(s). - CPQS710.DSK v2.14 corrects a speed negotiation issue for the CPQSCD.DSK or CPQSTAPE.DSK drivers. - CPQSCSI.HAM v1.20 adds support for faulting CD-ROM devices. - CPQSMP.PSM v2.21 has been updated to prevent lost hardware interrupts on systems with Intel Pentium-II processors. MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES ADDITION OF DISK 5 TO NSSD The following contents have been moved from NSSD Disk 1 to NSSD Disk 5: - PCI Hot Plug (\Hot_Plug) - Online Configuration (\Online) - Server Management (\Srv_Mgmt) - Symmetric Multiprocessing (\SMP) Refer to the Driver Summary Chart for specific content layout of the NSSD diskettes. SUPPORTED SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT UPDATES Novell Support Software no longer supports the NetWare 3.12 or NetWare 4.10 environments. HOW TO USE: 1. Obtain five (5) formatted 1.44-MB diskettes. 2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The file that is downloaded is an executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to insert the formatted diskettes in a drive to create the diskettes. 4. After the diskettes have been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file downloaded in step 2. 5. For installation instructions, refer to INSTALL.RDM on diskette 2. Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.