NOTE: To create a device driver install diskette, copy all the
files in this directory to a floppy diskette. When prompted
below, enter path as a:\
NOTE: If you wish to install Windows NT onto an SSA resource
attached to the IBM Advanced SerialRAID/X Adapter please
follow the instructions provided in the readme.txt file
contained in the \ntboot subdirectory of this package.
Follow the steps below to install :
1) If not upgrading an existing driver go to 2) otherwise,
To manually check the version of the device driver you are
currently running open Windows NT Explorer at :
:\winnt\system32\drivers
Right click on the file ibmssa.sys and select properties, and
view the Version tab. Select the "Internal Name" field, and
note the date.
Repeat this process with the latest version in this directory,
or on a diskette created from the Web site.
If the version in the \winnt\system32\drivers directory is
older, you should continue with step 2. Otherwise you need do
nothing.
IBMDSK.SYS
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Please note you no longer require the ibmdsk.sys device driver.
This was installed by the SSA device driver diskettes version
1.01 to 1.06. The driver, and its references will be removed
from your system when you install the new driver for your
adapter. You may need to remove the entry from the SCSI
Adapters, "Drivers" tab after you restart your system. The file
itself can also be removed from the above drivers directory.
To upgrade the driver follow the steps in 2)
2) Open the Control Panel and select SCSI Adapters.
Select the drivers tab and click "Add".
Click "Have Disk", when prompted with the a:\ path, insert the
Windows NT Device Driver diskette, or enter the path, where you
extracted this package to, usually :
c:\issa\update\driver
*** Users with the "IBM SSA RAID Cluster Adapter" should read
the section "IBM SSA RAID CLUSTER USERS" below before
proceeding ***
Select the appropriate adapter - if you have more than one SSA
adapter type in this host select any one of them. Answer "New"
if asked which driver you wish to use. When completed answer
YES to reboot.
NOTE: If you have more than one adapter in the same server, all
SSA adapters will appear to Windows NT as the type you
selected during install. This does not matter as they all
use the same device driver but "IBM SSA RAID Cluster
Adapter" users MUST follow the instructions below.
3) You should now install the updated version of the SSA Event
Logger by running
c:\issa\update\evnlog\setup.exe
The latest version of RSM can be downloaded from the SSA
Customer Support Homepage.
http://www.ibm.com/storage/ssasupport
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IBM SSA RAID CLUSTER ADAPTER USERS - PLEASE NOTE
************************************************
If installing the "IBM SSA RAID Cluster Adapter" please note :
NON-CLUSTER MODE (1-way)
================
Even if you have other SSA adapters in the server, select the
following adapter when prompted by Windows :
"IBM SSA RAID Cluster Adapter - Adapter A"
CLUSTER MODE USERS PLEASE NOTE (2-way)
==============================
When two IBM SSA RAID Cluster Adapters are connected via SSA
loops in what is called "2-way cluster mode" you MUST install
each adapter in a separate host server. Each adapter must be
given a node number, either A or B.
When prompted by Windows install one adapter in the cluster as:
"IBM SSA RAID Cluster Adapter - Adapter A"
and the corresponding cluster partner adapter in the other
server as:
"IBM SSA RAID Cluster Adapter - Adapter B"
even if you have other SSA adapter types in the server.
NOTE : IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS THE CLUSTER WILL NOT FUNCTION
CORRECTLY
Note : If you have more than one "IBM SSA RAID Cluster Adapter"
in a host it cannot be connected by means of SSA cables
to another "IBM SSA RAID Cluster Adapter" in the same
host.
You must install a new NT Service using issaclus.exe, which is
distributed from the SSA Customer Support Homepage with the NT
Driver package for the SSA RAID Cluster Adapter (LL10). To do
this copy ISSACLUS.EXE to :\issa. In
:\issa execute the following:
issaclus -install
net start issaclus
This will install and then start issaclus as an NT Service. It
will be automatically restarted whenever NT is restarted.
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