Compaq 108164-003 - ProLiant - 800 Integration Notes page 15

Compaq Tips and Tricks for NetWare 5
1. Start ServerMagic on Windows NT.
2. Select the drive.
3. Resize (reduce) the first partition by 20 to 30 megabytes.
4. Move the partition right leaving free space on the drive at the beginning.
5. Click the Apply button. (The server will reboot and run ServerMagic in boot mode.)
6. After ServerMagic appears, insert the Compaq Smart Start CD-ROM and proceed with the
System Configuration Utility to add the Compaq System Partition.
That's it! You no longer need to completely re-install and rebuild the drive just because someone
deleted or never created the Compaq System Partition.
A few more important installation tips.
To prevent the NetWare Peripheral Architecture (NWPA) from autoloading drivers, use the
NWPA \NALOAD command in the STARTUP.NCF file. Without autoload, the system will
load only the custom device modules (CDMs) that are manually loaded in the
STARTUP.NCF file. By manually loading CDMs, you can be certain that a specific value-add
feature provided by the manufacturer is available. If you don't disable autoload, NetWare 5
will merrily chug along and load the default CDMs for all devices detected by NWPA as well
as those CDMs that are manually loaded.
Some issues, however, have been found with devices where only the manufacturer provided
CDMs should have been used, but other default CDMs had been loaded. Specifically, when
using a SCSI tape drive to make a backup, you should use the CDM that is recommended by
the backup application manufacturer.
To bring up your server, use either the RESET SERVER or the RESTART SERVER
commands. Remember that in NetWare 5, you don't need the DOWN command:
RESET SERVER warm boots your system.
SERVER –ND starts the server without loading NDS. Also see "Using Novell Directory
Services with NetWare 5."
SERVER –NA starts the server without executing AUTOEXEC.NCF.
SERVER –NS starts the server without executing STARTUP.NCF. Generally, this command
also stops the execution of the AUTOEXEC.NCF since SYS: is not mounted.
Note: However, if there is an AUTOEXEC.NCF in the C:\NWSERVER directory when you use
the SERVER –NS command, AUTOEXEC.NCF will execute.
RESTART SERVER brings the server down and then backup by unloading, then reloading
NetWare 5. So, RESTART SERVER doesn't actually reboot your entire system—just the
operating system. This is great if you've made any changes to the AUTOEXEC.NCF and
STARTUP.NCF files. Besides, it's faster than RESET SERVER.
To shut down your server and not reload NetWare 5, use the DOWN command in place of
the old DOWN and EXIT combination. And rest easy, events that have been keyed to EXIT
will still function with the DOWN command since DOWN alone now triggers the EXIT
events.
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