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Novell^� NetWare^� Drivers: Dell^� PowerEdge^� Expandable RAID Controller

Novell NetWare Driver/Utility Files | Installing the NetWare Drivers | Installing a RAID controller SNMP Agent on Windows NT | Novell NetWare 3.x SNMP | Installing NetWare SNMP on a NetWare 3.11 Server | Installing NetWare SNMP Software Locally | Installing NetWare SNMP Software Remotely | Loading NetWare SNMP | load Command Options | Configuring NetWare SNMP for MIB-II Information | Configuring NetWare to Send Traps to Applications

Novell NetWare Driver/Utility Files

The following Novell NetWare 3.12, 4.x, and 4.1 SMP software drivers and utilities are provided.

Installing the NetWare Drivers

All utilities and ASPI drivers expect the driver to pass the requests to the adapter. The driver must be loaded before it can load the NLMs. Follow the instructions in the Novell NetWare Installation Guide to install NetWare on the server. If you are installing Novell NetWare using PowerEdge as a primary adapter, follow this procedure:

1. Connect the hard-disk drives.
2. Configure the RAID controller and initialize all drives by running PowerEdge BIOS Setup or PowerEdge RAID Manager.
3. Create a small active DOS partition on the first logical drive. Format the drive and transfer DOS to that drive. Boot from this drive.
   This drive should appear as drive C.
   
   
4. Follow the installation instructions contained in your NetWare manuals. If you are running Novell NetWare 4.x, insert the Dell Server Assistant CD when needed.
5. Copy the driver files from the Dell Server Assistant CD to the directory where server.exe runs.
   The files differ for each NetWare version.
   
   
6. Run NetWare. Load the NetWare drivers by typing the following:
   
   load c:\novell\PEDGE31x
   
   Or you can add the following to startup.ncf:
   
   load c:\novell\PEDGE31x

Installing a RAID controller SNMP Agent on Windows NT

1. Copy percsnmp.dll from the Dell Server Assistant CD to the \winnt35\system32 directory.
2. At the DOS prompt, type regedt32 and press <Enter>.
3. From the Registry Editor screen, select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Open the SOFTWARE directory and select Microsoft.
4. Add the following using the Add_Key option from the Edit menu at the top of the window.
   
   Key Name = ami
   Class = REG_SZ
   
   
5. Click the ami option.
   This is a new key that is added after the preceding step is completed.
   
   
6. In the empty window on the right, press the <Ins> key. Enter the following:
   
   Value Name = Pathname
   Data Type = REG_EXPAND_SZ
   String = %SystemRoot%\System32\PERCSNMP.dll
   
   
7. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SNMP\Parameters\ ExtensionAgents.
8. In the right window, press the <Ins> key and add the following entries:
   
   Value Name = 3
   Data Type = REG_SZ
   String = SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ami
   
   The new extension agent is linked to the percsnmp.dll entry added in the previous step. Value Name should be one greater than the already existing number of entries in the ExtensionAgents in the right window.
   
   
9. Exit the Registry window.
10. From the MS-DOS� console window, enter these commands:
    
    net stop snmp
    net start snmp
    
    The RAID controller MIB will now be visible from the remote SNMP Manager.

Novell NetWare 3.x SNMP

The Novell NetWare SNMP services NLM file is snmp.nlm. This file provides NetWare SNMP services for NetWare 3.x. NetWare 4.0 already contains the SNMP NLM.

Installing NetWare SNMP on a NetWare 3.11 Server

The NetWare SNMP service interface toolkit includes a NetWare 3.11 SNMP Agent Update diskette that updates NetWare SNMP on NetWare 3.11 servers. You must use the NetWare SNMP installation program on the update diskette to install NetWare SNMP. This installation program contains version-checking code to prevent existing versions of the correct NetWare SNMP files from being overwritten.

Installing NetWare SNMP Software Locally

1. Type load install and press <Enter> from the server console.
2. Select Product Options from the Install NLM screen.
3. Press the <Ins> key to add a new product.
4. Insert the NetWare 3.11 SNMP Agent Update diskette in diskette drive A and press <Enter>.
5. After installation completes, press <Enter> to display the main menu.
6. Select System Options.
7. Select Edit autoexec.ncf File.
8. Add the following line to the autoexec.ncf file:
   
   load snmp
   
   You can include command line options as necessary.
   
   
9. Press <Esc> to exit.
10. Type Y to save the edits to the autoexec.ncf file.
11. Press <Esc> to leave the main menu.
12. Press <Esc> to exit the Install NLM screen.
13. Bring down the server as follows:
    
    a. Type down and press <Enter>.
    b. Type exit and press <Enter>.
    
    
14. Restart the server by typing server and pressing <Enter>.

Installing NetWare SNMP Software Remotely

1. Log in to the server where you are installing NetWare SNMP.
2. Create the sys:snmp-1 directory on the server by following these steps:
   1. Type MAP Q:=SYS: and press <Enter>.
   2. Type Q: and press <Enter>.
   3. Type MD SNMP-1 and press <Enter>
   4. Type CD SNMP-1 and press <Enter>.
3. Insert the update diskette in diskette drive A and copy the files and subdirectories from the diskette to the sys:snmp-1 directory. Type xcopy /s /a a: *.* q:\snmp-1 and press <Enter>.
4. Type rconsole and press <Enter>.
5. Type load install and press <Enter>.
6. Select Product Options from the Install NLM screen. Press the <Ins> key to add a new product.
7. Type sys:snmp-1 and press <Enter> when prompted. When the installation completes, press <Esc> to display the main menu.
8. Select System Options.
9. Select Edit autoexec.ncf File.
10. Add the following line to the autoexec.ncf file:
    
    load snmp
    
    You can include command line options as necessary.
    
11. Press <Esc> to exit.
12. Type Y to save the edits to the autoexec.ncf file.
13. Press <Esc> to exit the main menu.
14. Press <Esc> to exit the Install NLM screen.
15. Bring down the server as follows:
    
    a. Type down and press <Enter>.
    b. Type exit and press <Enter>.
    
    
16. Restart the server by typing server and pressing <Enter>.

Loading NetWare SNMP

After the NetWare SNMP is installed, it loads automatically when the server starts. You can also explicitly start NetWare SNMP by typing load snmp options and pressing <Enter>.

The options allow you to establish the community name used in SNMP traps. NetWare SNMP also provides default community names for the monitor (read-only) and control (read/write) communities. NetWare SNMP uses these names for access control. The community names in a request message from an SNMP management station must match the names established by NetWare SNMP.

If NetWare SNMP receives a request protocol data unit (PDU) that has an unknown community name, NetWare SNMP does not respond to the request. For example, if the community name is "secret" and NetWare receives a SETRequest PDU with the community name "public," NetWare SNMP discards the SETRequest PDU and does not respond.

Disabling Community Types

When a community type is disabled, no management entity can access information for that community. For example, if the control community is disabled, no one can use NetWare SNMP to do set operations on the data that NetWare manages.

Changing Options

You can change options by entering the load command while NetWare SNMP is running.

You can also modify the LOAD SNMP line in the autoexec.ncf file to include different default options.

load Command Options

The load command line options are not case-sensitive. Just type the first character of the option name. The CommunityName is an arbitrary 1- to 32-character case-sensitive ASCII string that can include any character except tab, space, [, ], =, :, :, or #.

Enabling Access by One Community Name

Enter the option parameter followed by an equal sign and the community name. Thereafter, the community name offered by the SNMP management station must match this new community name or NetWare SNMP denies access for the request.

Enabling Access by Any Community Name

Enter the option parameter followed by an equal sign and no community name. Thereafter, any community name offered by the SNMP management station is accepted by NetWare SNMP.

Disabling Access to a Community

Enter the option parameter with no equal sign.

Configuring NetWare SNMP for MIB-II Information

You can set several MIB-II variables in the sys:\etc\snmp.cfg file. Edit the sys:\etc\snmp.cfg file using any ASCII text editor. Follow the instructions in the file comments. The MIB-II variables are:

Loading percsnmp.nlm

The SNMP MIB must be compiled at the SNMP Manager workstation. No compilation is necessary at the NetWare server.

1. Load the percsnmp.nlm file after snmp.nlm has been loaded.
2. Type the following at the DOS prompt to enable Set and Traps:
   
   load snmp trap = control = verbose
   
   
3. Load percsnmp.nlm.
4. Edit system:\etc\traptarg.cfg to include the IP/IPX addresses of the workstations running SNMP Managers.

Configuring NetWare to Send Traps to Applications

To receive traps sent by NetWare SNMP, make sure your management station address is listed in the IP or IPX section of the sys:\etc\traptarg.cfg file.

You can edit the file using any ASCII text editor. Follow the instructions in the file comments.