Selecting A Platform Support Module (If Required); Selecting A Pci Hot Plug Module (If Required); Selecting A Storage Adapter - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Selecting a Platform Support Module (If Required)

Selecting a PCI Hot Plug Module (If Required)

Selecting a Storage Adapter

To delete a driver, in the Options box select Modify. Select the driver field and
press Enter. Select the driver to delete and press Delete.
To modify a driver, in the Options box select Modify. Select the driver field
and press Enter. Select the driver to modify and press Enter. Select the
property to modify.
A platform support module (PSM) provides increased performance for
multiprocessor computers and some specific hardware configurations. If a
PSM driver is required, it will be auto-detected. If the installation program
does not detect a PSM driver, your computer does not need one.
NOTE:
If a PSM driver is detected on a computer without multiple processors, you
can allow the driver to load without adversely affecting performance.
Computers that support PCI Hot Plug technology allow storage adapters and
network boards to be inserted and removed while the computer is on. If the
installation program does not detect a PCI Hot Plug support module, your
computer probably does not support the PCI Hot Plug technology.
A storage adapter provides a link between the computer and one or more
storage devices. The storage adapter requires a software driver called a host
adapter module (HAM) in order to communicate with the computer (host).
Storage devices require a separate driver called a custom device module
(CDM).
NOTE:
.DSK drivers are no longer supported. Instead, NetWare uses the
enhanced capability of NetWare Peripheral Architecture
requires a HAM and a CDM.
Because a single adapter can control more than one type of storage device,
your computer might require only a single HAM, even though it can have
more than one type of storage device—and therefore multiple CDMs.
The installation program auto-detects many types of storage adapters, such as
IDE and SCSI adapters. If your storage adapter is not detected, select the
appropriate driver from the list of available drivers provided with NetWare or
add a new driver from a diskette. HAMs can be obtained from the storage
adapter manufacturer.
(NWPA). NWPA
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