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This document provides updated information on the following topics for your system:
•Power rating
•NIC issues
•SCSI issues and features
•RAID controllers
®
•Novell
•Red Hat
•Compatibility considerations
NetWare® 6.0
®
Linux
Power Rating
100–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz, 11.4 A
200–240 VAC, 50–60 Hz, 5.0 A
NIC Issues
®
Intel
PRO/100 and PRO/1000 NIC Identification
The Intel PROSet utility includes a feature that causes Intel embedded NIC LEDs to blink for
identification purposes. The identification feature works for any Intel add-in NICs installed in this
system. However, because the system does not contain the hardware required to support the
identification feature for embedded NICs, the feature is unavailable for the system’s Intel PRO/100
and PRO/1000 embedded NICs.
SCSI Issues and Features
Mixed-Mode SCSI Configuration Limitation
Mixed-mode configurations (channel A set to ROMB and channel B set to SCSI) use the RAID
firmware rather than the SCSI firmware. In RAID mode, you cannot change the settings for SCSI
tape drives; these settings are automatically negotiated with the SCSI devices.
SCSI Setup Features
The SCSI option ROM allows you to set up to four channels to be included in the boot order.
Select the four channels from within the SCSI Configuration Utility, which you can enter by
pressing <Ctrl><A> when prompted during the POST of the LSI SCSI controllers.
You can include channels from the embedded LSI Ultra 320 SCSI controller. Ensure that the hard
drive containing the operating system is set as one of these first four channels in the boot sequence.
The first device from each of the four channels is included as a boot option in the System Setup
program. See your system’s
User’s Guide
for information about using the System Setup program.
Information Update1-3
RAID Controllers
Installing RAID Controllers
Install Dell™ PowerEdge™ Expandable RAID Controller (PERC) 3/DC and PERC 3/QC controller
cards in PCI-X expansion slots 2 through 5. Do not install PERC 3/DC and PERC 3/QC controller
cards in slots 6 and 7. Expansion cards with older PCI technology might overload the newer
133-MHz PCI-X slots (slots 6 and 7), which have a lighter signal load due to a shorter bus and only
one slot on the bus.
NOTE: "Overload" in this context refers to the signal load, not the power load. All the PCI slots receive
equal power from the same source.
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See your
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Configuring RAID Controllers
NOTICE: Changing the configuration of the ROMB controller on the boot drive by mistake can result in
clearing the operating system configuration.
If ROMB is enabled and one or more PERC 3/DC or PERC 3/QC RAID controllers are installed in
the system, do not change the configuration of the ROMB controller on the boot drive by mistake.
When you access the RAID controller setup functions by pressing <Ctrl><m> during startup,
the ROMB boot drive is listed as the default controller. Be careful to select the correct RAID
controller before making any logical drive configuration changes.
Novell NetWare 6.0
for information about installing expansion cards.
USB Driver Issue
Systems running NetWare 6.0 with Support Pack 1 that have an attached USB keyboard can lock
up when the
dated December 12, 2001, or a later version) on the
to resolve this issue.
1-4Information Update
reset server
command is run. Use the updated
Dell OpenManage Server Assistant
UHC1DRV.NLM
file (version 1.01,
CD
ERA/O Card Issue
NetWare 6.0 with Support Pack 1 might not recognize an Embedded Remote Access Option
(ERA/O) card that is installed in your system. When you add a new expansion card, systems with
an installed ERA/O card can lock up when the
NWDETECT.NLM
file attempts to configure the
new card. You can avoid this issue by applying one of the following solutions:
•Install Support Pack 2 for NetWare 6.0 before adding any expansion cards. See the Novell
website at
•Replace the
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NWCONFIG.NLM
NWCONFIG.NLM
See the Novell website at
NWCONFIG.NLM
a
After the NetWare 6.0 installation is complete, rename the directory
C:\NWSERVER\ NWCONFIG.NLM
b
Copy the
to
c
Restart your system.
NWCONFIG.NLM
C:\NWSERVER
for the latest information.
file (v.3.40d, September 20, 2001) with the updated
file (v.3.40d, May 3, 2002) from Support Pack 2 for NetWare 6.0.
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for the latest information. To update the
file, perform the following steps:
to
C:\NWSERVER\NWCONFIG.OLD
file from the
\Startup
directory in Support Pack 2
.
.
Hyper-Threading
Hyper-Threading is not currently supported on systems running NetWare 6.0.
Red Hat Linux
Using ARCserve®IT on Systems Running Red Hat Linux 7.3
For systems running Red Hat Linux 7.3, you cannot use ARCserve
your tape drive is connected to integrated SCSI channel B. This configuration creates a conflict
between system IDs. To use ARCserve
IT
to back up your data on a system running Red Hat
Linux 7.3, you have two options: change the tape drive ID to avoid the system ID conflict or attach
your tape drive to a supported SCSI controller card.
Perform the following steps to change the ID number of the tape drive to resolve the system ID
conflict:
1
At the command prompt, type
2
Ty p e
more /proc/scsi/sg/device_hdr
3
Ty p e
more /proc/scsi/sg/devices
insmod sg
.
to display a header.
to display multiple lines of numbers matching
the above headers.
The first column lists the adapter number, and the third column lists the ID number.
4
Change the tape drive ID number to one that is currently not used.
NOTE: "Tape drives have either jumpers or some other way of physically changing the ID number of the
device. See the documentation that came with your tape drive for information about setting ID numbers.
IT
to back up your data when
Information Update1-5
Compatibility Considerations
Processors
A system board that uses up to two Intel Xeon™ 533-MHz front-side bus microprocessors is now
available. The 533-MHz front-side bus processors have 604 pins, support internal operating speeds
of at least 2.0 GHz, and include an internal cache of at least 512 KB. The Xeon 400-MHz front-side
bus processors have 603 pins.
The Xeon 400-MHz and 533-MHz front-side bus processors cannot be used together in the same
system. If both processor speeds are installed, the system will not boot and no error message is
displayed. Power is not applied to the processors so that they will not be damaged.
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Memory
PC 1600 (DDR200) memory modules are not compatible with the Xeon 533-MHz front-side bus
processor. If installed, these memory modules prevent a system with this processor from performing
a POST and result in a memory-configuration error beep code of 1-3-2.
System BIOS Version
If your system uses the Xeon 533-MHz front-side bus processor, your system BIOS must be
version A04 or higher. BIOS versions below A04 are not compatible with this processor.
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