SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP7697 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Storage drivers) VERSION: 2.10 Rev. a LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Drivers DIVISIONS: Systems PRODUCTS AFFECTED: All Compaq Servers OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 30 AUG 1998 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 2.x SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: This SoftPaq creates two files-a description file and a self-extracting executable file. The self-extracting executable file contains Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 that supports the following subsystems and features of Compaq Professional Workstations and Servers: Compaq Fibre Channel Storage System Compaq Fibre Channel Host Controllers SCSI Miniport Driver Compaq Fibre Channel Array Controllers SCSI Class Driver Compaq Fibre Channel Filter Driver Compaq ProLiant Storage Systems Compaq SCSI Controllers Compaq Dual Channel Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller Compaq 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/E Controller Compaq 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2 Controller Integrated 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2/P Controller Integrated 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/P Controller Integrated Wide-Ultra SCSI Controller Compaq 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2 Controller option board Compaq 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/P Controller option board Compaq 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/E Controller option board Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller option board Compaq Server Support Installation utility Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Family of Array Controllers Compaq SMART/IDA-2/IDA/IAES Controllers Compaq SMART-2/P and Compaq SMART-2/E Controllers Compaq SMART-2DH Controller Compaq SMART-2SL Controller Enhancements/Fixes: The release of the Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Version 2.10 Revision A, primarily supports the following new products: Compaq ProLiant 800 1/350, Compaq ProLiant 800 1/400, Compaq ProLiant 800 1/450, Compaq ProLiant 3000 6/400, Compaq ProLiant 3000R 6/400, Compaq ProLiant 3000 6/450, Compaq ProLiant 3000R 6/450, Compaq ProLiant 6500 6/450, Compaq Prosignia Server 740, Compaq Prosignia Server 780, Compaq SMART 3200 Array Controller, and Compaq ProLiant Storage System/UE. This release is the first Compaq SSD for Windows NT release to support server-only products. Compaq Fibre Channel Filter Driver(CPQFCFTR.SYS) - Added enhanced Compaq Insight Manager agent support to the Compaq Fibre Channel Filter Driver. Compaq Fibre Channel Host Controllers SCSI Miniport Driver(CPQFCALM.SYS) - Added support for the Compaq Fibre Channel Tape Controller as a supported device connected to a Compaq Fibre Channel Host Controller. - Added support to the Compaq Fibre Channel Host Controllers SCSI Miniport Driver for long wave Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) modules, which allow the use of single mode fiber optic cables. - Modified CPQFCALM.INF to copy CQRSCSMN.DLL and set the appropriate registry settings. Compaq ProLiant Storage System Driver(PRLNTSS.SYS) - Added support to the Compaq ProLiant Storage System Driver for the Compaq ProLiant Storage System/UE. The updated Compaq ProLiant Storage System Driver provides support for 15 drives and checks alarms for fan, temperature, and Hot Plug events. Compaq SCSI Controller Driver(CPQ32FS2.SYS) - Added support to the Compaq SCSI Controller Driver for the Compaq ProLiant Storage System/UE. - Modified the Compaq SCSI Controller Driver to resolve an issue with the Seagate BackupExec software failing on a Compaq server configured with the Compaq DLT 35/70-Gigabyte Drive, the Compaq SCSI Controller, and the Compaq SCSI Controller Driver from the Compaq Support Software for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Versions 2.08A through 2.09B. In the previously mentioned Compaq SSD for Windows NT versions, the Seagate BackupExec software would stop during backup causing the SCSI bus to reset in less than 5 percent of the backups performed which usually involved large files. - Modified FASTSCSI.INF to copy CQRSCSMN.DLL and set the appropriate registry settings. Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver(CPQARRAY.SYS) - Updated the Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver version from 3.24 to 4.00. - Added 12-drive support to the Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller driver for the Compaq SMART Array 3200 Controller. - Added 12-drive support and external cabinet support to the Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller driver for the Compaq ProLiant Storage System/UE. - Modified the Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver to operate in a reduced memory and Disk Dump SCSI port environment. The updated Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver allows EISA and PCI Controller Crash Dump functionality to work properly when used in conjunction with Microsoft Hot Fixes for Service Pack 3. For more information about the Microsoft Hot Fixes for Service Pack 3, resolving the EISA and PCI Controller Crash Dump issue, please refer to Microsoft article "Q173277" located on the Microsoft website at http://www.microsoft.com. - Modified CPQARRAY.INF to copy CQRSCSMN.DLL and set the appropriate registry settings. For details, refer to NTREADME.HLP in the created support files. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. The file that is downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to unpack the files. The number of files to be created and total file size is displayed. You will be given the chance to specify the target directory for the files, or default to the download directory. The following files will be created: README.TXT STOR.EXE 3. After the files have been created, you may delete the self-extracting file downloaded in step 1. 4. From the directory in which the files are created, execute the self-extracting executable: STOR.EXE [ENTER] 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to extract (unzip) the support software files to a folder on your hard drive and run the program SETUP.EXE to install the software. Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.