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Installing device drivers while installing OS/2
You can use the following instructions to install the ServeRAID device driver files while
installing OS/2 Warp Server.
Note: When starting the OS/2 Diskette 1 in Drive A after the logo screen appears
To install the ServeRAID files while installing OS/2:
1. Make a copy of the OS/2 Warp Diskette 1 or the OS/2 Warp Server for e-Business
2. Insert the IBM ServeRAID Device Drivers diskette or the IBM ServeRAID Support
3. Copy the IPSRAID.ADD file to the Copy of OS/2 Diskette 1 diskette.
4. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file on the Copy of OS/2 Diskette 1 to add the following
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ServeRAID™-4x Ultra160 SCSI Controller Device Driver Installation Instructions
and the Please Wait messages, you might receive the following message:
* Initializing Raid SCSI Subsystem.
* Unable to allocate IRQ resources.
* RMCreate Device Adapter failure.
* RMCreate Device (disk) failure.
* RMCreate Device (disk) failure.
* RMCreate Device (disk) failure.
* RMCreate Device (disk) failure.
If you receive these messages, disregard them during installation. The installa-
tion will complete successfully. After the installation completes, install an
updated RESOURCE.SYS file that is available from the OS/2 Device Driver
Pak On-Line Web site at the following address:
http://service.software.ibm.com/os2ddpak/index.htm
At this Web site, follow these steps to obtain the updated RESOURCE.SYS
file:
1. Scroll down to the bottom and click Yes, I agree. Show the Device Cate-
gory list.
2. Scroll down and select OS/2 Component Updates from the list.
3. Select OS/2 Base Device Driver Updates.
4. Select RESOURCE.SYS update; pre-requisite for updated IBM RAID
Driver.
5. Follow the instructions at the Web site for installing the RESOURCE.SYS
update after you have installed OS/2.
Diskette 1 and label it Copy of OS/2 Diskette 1 .
CD into the server.
If you are using the IBM ServeRAID Device Drivers diskette, copy this file from the
OS2 directory on the IBM ServeRAID Device Drivers diskette to the Copy of OS/2
Diskette 1 .
If you are using the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, copy this file from the Pro-
grams\OS2\driver directory on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD to the Copy of
OS/2 Diskette 1 .
If there is not enough space, delete files not needed in your installation (such as
proprietary CD-ROM or SCSI device drivers). Make sure you remove all entries
referring to any device drivers you delete from the CONFIG.SYS file.
Note: If you have more than one ServeRAID or SCSI adapter in your server,
make sure that the BASEDEV statement for the adapter or controller con-
trolling the startup (boot) device appears first in the CONFIG.SYS file
before the BASEDEV statements for other ServeRAID or SCSI adapters.
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