HP D7171A - NetServer - LPr Software Install Manual page 13

Embedded Adaptec
Adaptec 2740A
Embedded IDE
HP DAC Adapter
HP NetRAID
HP Symbios
Embedded NetRAID
Other
Table 2b
Adapter
Embedded Adaptec
Adaptec 2740A
Embedded IDE
HP DAC Adapter
HP NetRAID
Other
NOTE: When you are configuring the hardware, make sure that the booting controller
will take precedence over any other devices that may be bootable. Both the User Guide
for your NetServer and the Installation Road Map contain lists showing the boot device
priorities for all of the slots and embedded controllers in the system. The hardware and
the operating system must agree as to which controller is the booting controller.
Consideration 2: Selecting the Boot Drive Capacity
If you are installing OS/2 onto a drive connected to a Disk Array Adapter (for example the HP
DAC or HP NetRAID) or connected to a very large hard drive, you should create a logical disk
smaller than 2047 MB on which you will install OS/2. While running the Navigator utility during
system configuration. You can run the appropriate utility to setup the disk array adapter. The
disk array setup utilities are JetSet for the HP DAC and the "NetRAID Assistant" for the HP
NetRAID. These utilities will help you set logical disk sizes in the Disk Array configuration
process.
To ensure that the OS/2 boot partition is not larger than 2047 MB, create at least two logical
drives with the disk array setup utility. Create the first logical drive to less than or equal to 2047
and the second for the rest of the available space. Install OS/2 on the first logical drive, and use
the other logical drive(s) for all applications and data.
If OS/2 must be added to an existing logical drive configuration of the disk array, use FDISK
during OS/2 installation to create an installable partition within the first 2GB of an existing
logical drive. Use the other partition(s) for applications and data. You can use this same
procedure to partition a large drive when installing OS/2 to a large drive connected to the
embedded SCSI.
Consideration 3: Choosing the Boot Drive ID off Embedded Adaptec SCSI
If you are installing OS/2 onto a drive connected to the embedded Adaptec SCSI controller or a
non-disk array SCSI adapter, make sure that the drive has the lowest SCSI ID, or install Boot
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