HP 1850R - ProLiant - 128 MB RAM Troubleshooting Manual page 92

Software Problems
Table 3-1: Operating System Problems
Problem
You have a factory-
installed Novell
NetWare 5 operating
system and you are
unable to bind your
NICs during the
completion of the
installation process.
During installation,
NetWare attempts to
load MEGA4 XX.HAM
or 120PCI.HAM, and
Remote Insight
Lights-Out Edition
board installed.
3-4
continued
Possible Solution
If you are unable to bind your NICs during the
Protocols Interview, your packet receive buffers
may not be set high enough. Toggle over to the
console during the Protocols Interview and adjust
these values to a higher setting that allows you to
bind your NICs. A minimum setting of 50 buffers
per port is recommended, and the maximum
setting should be 125 more than the minimum.
To make the setting changes, type the following
command at the System Console screen (where
XXX is the new numeric value):
Set Minimum Packet Receive
Buffers=XXX
Set Maximum Packet Receive
Buffers=XXX
Also, add these commands to the
STARTUP.NCF file.
Note: When gigabit NICs are installed, the
minimum buffers should be set to at least 500,
and the maximum to at least 2000.
No action is needed. This occurrence does not
impact the installation of NetWare.
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