SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP6151
PART NUMBER:
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Support Software for Novell Products
VERSION:  5.04 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Drivers

DIVISIONS:  Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  All Compaq ProSignia and ProLiant Servers

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Novell NetWare 3.2
                   intraNetWare 4.11
                   intraNetWare SMP 4.11
                   NetWare SFT-III 4.1x
                   NetWare 5


SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Immediate

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  3.1

SUPERSEDES:  SP6094

DESCRIPTION:
Creates the Support Software for Novell Products (NSSD). NSSD
contains 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:


STORAGE UPDATES:
  * CPQARRAY.HAM Updates
  * CPQFC.HAM Updates
  * CPQSCSI.HAM Updates

SERVER MANAGEMENT UPDATES:
  * CPQPOWER.NLM Updates
  * CPQSBD.NLM Updates

DOCUMENTATION UPDATES:
  * Server Health Document Now Published on the Compaq Website

NEW PRODUCT SUPPORT:
  * ProLiant 5500 Pentium III Xeon servers
  * Fibre Channel RAID Array 8000 (RA8000) Storage Subsystem
  * Enterprise Storage Array 12000 (ESA12000) Storage Subsystem
  * Compaq 64-Bit Dual Channel Wide Ultra2 SCSI Adapter


STORAGE UPDATES

CPQARRAY.HAM UPDATES

CPQARRAY.HAM v2.00 - NSSD 5.04

  *CPQARRAY.HAM v2.00 is a redesigned Host Adapter Module that
   requires CPQSHD.CDM to enable you to bind devices. It will support
   all adapters and functionality from previous releases; however, it
   will not perform a hot-swap with the older driver. A manual load
   and unload must be performed to swap the drives.

  *CPQARRAY.HAM v2.00 supports the Compaq Smart Array 221 Controller.

  *CPQARRAY.HAM v2.00 supports the Compaq Smart Array Software
   Upgrade - with SA-3100ES Redundancy.


CPQFC.HAM UPDATES

CPQFC.HAM v1.30 - NSSD 5.04
  *CPQFC.HAM v1.30 adds support for the Compaq Fibre Channel RAID
   Array 8000 (RA8000) Storage Subsystems.

  *CPQFC.HAM v1.30 adds support for the Compaq Enterprise Storage
   Array 12000 (ESA12000) Storage Subsystems.


CPQSCSI.HAM UPDATES

CPQSCSI.HAM v1.33 - NSSD 5.04
  *CPQSCSI.HAM v1.33 has been enhanced for improved hot-swap error
   handling.

  *CPQSCSI.HAM v1.33 has been enhanced for improved Real to Protected
   Mode transition.

  *CPQSCSI.HAM v1.33 has been updated to prevent an ABEND from
   occurring when using several hot-plug devices.


SERVER MANAGEMENT UPDATES


CPQPOWER.NLM UPDATES

CPQPOWER.NLM v1.01 - NSSD 5.04
  *CPQPOWER.NLM v1.01 changes the text on the main screen and the
   Utilization screens to reduce possible confusion between line
   input power and output power utilization. The word "Output" was
   added to the Utilization screen. One of the labels on the main
   screen was changed to "Line Power Input".


CPQSBD.NLM UPDATES

CPQSBD.NLM v2.16 - NSSD 5.04
  *CPQSBD.NLM v2.16 was enhanced to enable hot add to work in
   situations where low resources are available.


MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES

SERVER HEALTH DOCUMENT UPDATE
The folling Integration Note has been published on the Compaq website,
http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/Tech_Docs.html.

     Focus on Compaq Server Health in a NetWare Environment
     Document No.: ECG011.0299

In this Integration Note, we discuss the framework of systems
management, network management, and server management and then focus
more narrowly on optimizing server health while running within a
NetWare environment.

This document replaces Server Health information contained in NSSD
5.02a and earlier.

Your suggestions and feedback are welcome at [email protected].




HOW TO USE:

 1. Download the SoftPaq into a directory and change to that
    directory.  The file that is downloaded is an 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. A new directory will be
    created named "NSSD_A.504", and the NSSD files will be expanded
    into a that directory and subdirectories will be created.

 4. After the NSSD has been created, you may delete the SoftPaq file
    downloaded in step 1.

 5. For installation instructions, refer to INSTALL.RDM in the directory
    that was created by the SoftPaq.


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