SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP8717
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
        (Storage drivers)
VERSION:  2.12 Rev. B
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:  March 29,1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP8686

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 Integrated Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller	
	Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller	
	Compaq 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/E Controller	
	Fast-SCSI-2 Controller	
	Integrated PCI 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	
	Fast-SCSI-2 Controller option board	
	Compaq Dual Channel Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller option board	
	Compaq Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Controller option board	
	Compaq 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/E Controller option board	
	Integrated 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/P Controller option board
	Compaq 64-Bit Dual Channel Wide-Ultra2 SCSI Controller	     
   Compaq Server Support Installation Utility 
   Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Family of Array Controllers
	Compaq SMART/IDA-2/IDA/IAES Array Controllers
	Compaq SMART-2/P and Compaq SMART-2/E Array Controllers
	Compaq SMART-2DH Array Controller
	Compaq SMART-2SL Array Controller
        Compaq Smart Array 3100ES Controller
        Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller
	Compaq Smart Array 221 Controller 
    
Enhancements/Fixes:

The release of the Compaq Server Support for Microsoft Windows 
NT 4.0 Version 2.12 Revision B, primarily supports the following 
new products: 

- Compaq ProLiant 6400R 500/100 512k 256MB 

- Compaq ProLiant 6400R 500/100 1MB 256MB 

- Compaq ProLiant 6400R 500/100 2MB 1GB 

- Compaq 64-Bit Dual Channel Wide-Ultra2 SCSI Controller

Compaq Recovery Server Option-(CPQRSYS.EXE) 

- Added support to the Compaq Recovery Server Options, Compaq On-Line
  Recovery Server and Compaq Standby Recovery Server, for the 
  following controllers:

	- Compaq Smart Array 221 Controller 

	- Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controllers

Compaq SCSI Controller Driver-(CPQ32FS2.SYS) 

- Added support to the Compaq SCSI Controller Driver for the Compaq
  64-Bit Dual Channel Wide-Ultra2 SCSI Controller.

Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-(SETUP.EXE)

- Reorganized the diskette contents for the Compaq SSD for Windows NT
  to optimize diskette space as follows:

* The following components were moved from diskette 1 to diskette 2:

	- Compaq ProLiant Storage System Driver

	- Compaq SCSI Controller Driver

	- Compaq SCSI Miniport Class DLL

	- Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver

* The following components were moved from diskette 2 to diskette 4:

	- Compaq Advanced Network Control Utility

	- Compaq Netelligent/NetFlex-3 Controller Driver and DLL

	- NIC Miniport Class DLL

* The following components were moved from diskette 2 to diskette 1:

	- Compaq Remote Insight Board/PCI Driver

	- Compaq Remote Insight Board/PCI WAN Driver

- Modified Compaq Server Support Setup for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 to
  correctly install the Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver,
  CPQARRAY.SYS, when the Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller is not
  installed during Windows NT 4.0 installation.

- Compaq SSD for Windows NT 4.0 Version 2.12A indicated that the 
  Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver was installed correctly
  when the controller was not installed during Windows NT 4.0 
  installation.  However, the driver was not present in the list of
  drivers via the SCSI Adapters applet in the Windows NT Control 
  Panel, nor was it loaded when the system was rebooted.

Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller Driver-(CPQARRAY.SYS) 

- Added an enhancement to the Compaq SMART/SMART-2 Array Controller 
  Driver to report fan failures and fan recoveries for fans located on
  any external or internal Compaq storage system.

- Fixed an issue with the Compaq PCI Hot Plug Utility incorrectly
  displaying the description for the Compaq Smart Array 221 Controller
  as "Unknown" if the controller was installed in a hot plug slot when
  the utility was executed.

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.


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