Installing the Controller Management Software

Windows Environment • Installing the Controller Management Software • Uninstalling the Controller Management Software • NetWare Environment • Installing the Controller Management Software on NetWare • Additional Operating Systems

This chapter explains how to install the Controller Management Software on a Windows NT server, workstation, or client or a Novell NetWare server or client.

Note: If you want to install the Controller Management Software on a boot container you must first create a boot container (see Using the BIOS Container Configuration Utility), then install the Windows NT or NetWare drivers as you install Windows NT or NetWare on the boot container (see Installing the Device Drivers).

Once installed, refer to the Flexible Array Storage Tool User's Guide and the online Command Line Interface Reference Guide for instructions on using the software to manage your arrays.

Windows Environment

Installing the Controller Management Software

1. Start Windows and log on with administrative privileges.
2. Insert Diskette #1.

   Note: All diskettes for this installation may be copied to a network drive subdirectory for multi-server installations across the network. Invoke setup.exe on the remote system to begin the installation.

3. Click the Start button on the Windows NT task bar, and then click Run.
4. Type [drive]:\setup and press Enter. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
5. If installing the software on a client that does not have a PERC 2 and PERC 3 family RAID controller, select the following option in the Installation Type Selection dialog box. Otherwise, continue with the default selection.

   Remote Management Software Install, No PERC 2;2/Si;3/Si;3/Di Hardware

6. When installation is complete, you are asked to restart the system so your changes can take effect.

Uninstalling the Controller Management Software

Follow these steps to uninstall the Controller Management Software (you must be signed on as an administrator or have administrative privileges):

1. Click the Start button on the Windows task bar, and then point to Settings. Click Control Panel on the Settings menu.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Select the Dell PERC 2;2/Si;3/Si;3/Di entry and then click the Add/Remove button.
4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
5. Reboot the system after uninstall is complete.

Upgrading the Controller Management Software With HP Openview

If you installed an earlier version of the Controller Management Software from HP Openview and are upgrading your controller to a newer release of firmware, drivers, and Controller Management Software, you can upgrade the Controller Management Software by doing the following:

1. Write down the directory where Open Manage Assistant installed the older version of the Controller Management Software.
2. Uninstall the Controller Management Software by following the instructions in Uninstalling the Controller Management Software.
3. Using Open Manage Assistant, install the newer version of Controller Management Software to the same directory, as determined in step 1.
4. When the installation completes, reboot your system.

NetWare Environment

The following section explains how to install controller management software on NetWare. Note that on NetWare, the controller can only be managed locally with the CLI. However, you can manage a NetWare controller remotely with FAST, if you have FAST installed on an NT system, and establish a network connection between the two systems.

Installing the Controller Management Software on NetWare

Follow these steps to install the Controller Management Software for Novell NetWare 4.20 or 5.0:

Note: Ensure that the NetWare server is down and that you are at the DOS prompt before beginning this installation.

1. When your NetWare server is at the DOS prompt, insert Diskette #1.
2. You can either execute the program directly from the floppy, or copy the nwapp_d1.exe executable to a local directory and execute it from there.
   1. To copy the file from the floppy disk to a local directory, type the following command:

      copy a:\nwapp_d1.exe c:\[pathname]

      Where pathname is a directory on a local DOS partition.

Caution: Do not copy nwapp_d1.exe file to the nwserver directory, since when the file is uncompressed, you may overwrite files that should not be overwritten.

1. Type cd \[pathname] and press Enter.

3. Type nwapp_d1.exe and press Enter.

   Answer Yes to uncompress the files.

4. Start the NetWare server.
5. At the NetWare console, type the following and press Enter:

    load \[pathname]\nwsetup
   

   Where pathname is the directory where you extracted the files.

   Note: On a NetWare 5.0 system, when the server comes up, go to the Novell icon, select Exit GUI, and confirm your choice. This will take you to the NetWare console.

6. From the NWSETUP Installation menu, select Start Installation.
7. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete the installation (Press F1 for help).
8. After the installation of the Controller Management Software is complete, you are prompted to update the AUTOEXEC.NCF file. Answer Yes to this prompt.

   The contents of the file sys:system\fsanw4.ncf (for NetWare 4.20 systems) or sys:system\fsanw5.ncf (for NetWare 5.0 systems), which load the tcpip and spxs modules, as well as the Controller Management Software modules, are then appended to AUTOEXEC.NCF.

9. Press Esc to exit the installation.
10. To load the tcpip, spxs, and Controller Management Software modules now without bringing down and restarting the server, type one of the following two commands, depending on the version of NetWare you are running:
    1. For Netware 4.2 systems:

       sys:system\fsanw4.ncf

    2. For NetWare 5.0 systems:

       sys:system\fsanw5.ncf

       Note: Before you attempt to manage the PERC 2 controller remotely from a Windows system running FAST, be sure that communication with the server via the network is already established. (See the documentation provided with your TCP/IP software for instructions on establishing communications.)

Additional Operating Systems

If you are installing the Controller Management Software on an operating system not listed in this chapter, please refer to the software kit that shipped with your controller for instructions on how to install the Controller Management Software.