Installing Novell Netware; Pre-Installation Requirements Checklist; Minimum Hardware Requirements; Minimum Software Requirements - Intel SRCU31A - Server RAID U3-1A Controller User Manual

5 Installing Novell Netware

This section discusses installation issues related to the Novell NetWare operating system and
covers versions NetWare 4.2 and NetWare 5.1. For a successful installation, study the NetWare
system manuals thoroughly. The information provided in this section refers to the loading of the
Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 NetWare driver(s) only. The required Intel RAID Controller
SRCU31 disks can be created from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 system CD-ROM.

Pre-Installation Requirements Checklist

This section identifies the minimum hardware and software required to successfully install the Intel
RAID Controller SRCU31 and the accompanying RAID Software Suite.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

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Computer with CD-ROM drive (not attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31).
Computer must be on the supported hardware list (for example, Intel server board STL2). For a
supported list refer to:
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/
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One 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI compatible slot
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PCI 2.2 compliant System BIOS
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SCSI hard disk drive(s) (the minimum required to meet the desired RAID level)

Minimum Software Requirements

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RAID Software Suite CD-ROM
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20 MB of hard disk drive space
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RAID Driver Installation Diskette for NetWare
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Novell NetWare 4.2 or 5.1 Software
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