SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP6234
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Support Software for Novell Products (NSSD)
VERSION:  5.30 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

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Immediate

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  3.1

SUPERSEDES:  SP6186

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 in Version 5.30 Rev A:


This release of the Support Software for Novell Products (NSSD) primarily
supports the following new products:
   
   -  Compaq ProLiant CL1850
   -  Compaq 66MHz/64bit Dual Channel Wide Ultra3 SCSI Adapter
     
The following Compaq drivers were updated:

   ADPT160M.HAM v.10.00 - NSSD 5.30
   -  Created the Compaq 66MHz/64bit Dual Channel Wide Ultra3 SCSI
      Adapter Driver to support the new Compaq 66MHz/64bit Dual 
      Channel Wide Ultra3 SCSI Adapter.

   CPQFC.HAM v.2.10 - NSSD 5.30A
   -  Fixed multi-initiator issues where multiple servers going
      down or coming up at approximately the same time, which caused 
      other servers to decide that the fibre channel loop was unstable
      and perform unneccessary path failovers.
   -  Fixed a potential problem on Enterprise Backup Systems.  If the driver 
      determined that the loop being used by servers to share a library(s)
      was unstable, the driver would take host adapter lasers offline and 
      backup applications would lose access to the libraries.
   -  Fixed a recognition problem in the driver.  Previous versions of the 
      driver did not recognize that a FCTC bridge had been powered back on 
      after a power down, so the driver was not notifying the Compaq Insight
      Management Agents that the bridge was powered on.
   -  Modified the driver to avoid potential device deactivations during a
      Compaq StorageWorks RA4000 Redundant RAID Array 4000 Controller hot-swap
      in a Compaq StorageWorks RAID Array 4100 Array Kit.

   CPQSCSI.HAM v.1.38 - NSSD 5.30A
   - Added support for the following:
     * Compaq ProLiant CL1850
     * Compaq StorageWorks Library Adapter
   - Fixed potential problems when transitioning from Real Mode to
     Protected Mode, preventing interrupt storms, system hangs, etc. 
     from occurring during this transition.

   CPQONLIN.NLM v. 2.42 - NSSD 5.30A
   -  Fixed a bug that would not prevent the user from attempting to 
      create a new logical drive when a failed drive was present in
      the array. 
   -  Fixed a bug that did not allow migration or expansion priorities
      to be set on a Compaq Integrated Smart Array Controller. 
 
   CPQARRAY.HAM v.2.05 - NSSD 5.30A
   -  Added background task shutdowns on unload of the driver instance.
   -  Modified the driver to fix a bug where board lockups could cause
      inability to fail over twice. 
   -  Updated the deactivate routine to switch option ROM on deactivate
      as well as on shutdown; lockup on a boot pair could cause a real-mode
      interrupt to appear to hang (timeout of 5 minutes). 

The following Novell drivers were also updated:

   -  Ethernet Support			ETHERTSM.NLM     v.3.80
   -  Hot Plug Utility			NCMCON.NLM       v.116
   -  Media Support			MSM.NLM          v.3.95
   -  Media Support			MSM31X.NLM       v.3.95
   -  Novell Configuration Manager	NCM.NLM          v.1.10
   -  NWPA Support			NWPA.NLM         v.2.35
   -  SFT-III MS Engine NWPA Support	NWPAMS.NLM	 v.2.35
   -  Token-Ring Support		TOKENTSM.NLM     v.3.77


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
    the filename SP6234.EXE.

 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.530", 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 (ASCII Text File)
    or NSSD.HLP (Windows Help File) in the directory that was created
    by the SoftPaq.


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