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Starting DAAD
To start DAAD:
1. Insert the DAAD diskette into drive A and reboot the system. If you are at the DOS
2. A dialog box displays indicating the version of DAAD installed. Press the Enter
3. If you continue, a Please Wait panel displays indicating that DAAD is identifying
4. Another Please Wait panel displays to indicate that the utility is identifying the
DAAD Diagnostic Messages
The following is a description of the diagnostic messages that may be displayed in the
dialog box of the Diagnosis menu. Included with each message is a probable cause and a
probable solution or troubleshooting routine.
To view the problems detected by DAAD, select the Diagnosis button. If DAAD found no
problems, a message, "No Problems Detected," will display.
Accelerator board not detected
The array controller board did not detect the presence of a configured array
accelerator board.
prompt, enter the following:
A:DAAD
key to continue, or press the Esc key to exit without continuing.
the system parameters.
DAAD gathers all the information it can from all of the array controllers in the
system. The time it takes to gather this information depends on the size of your
system.
CAUTION: Do not cycle the power because the utility must
perform low-level operations that, if interrupted, could cause
the controller to revert to a previous level of firmware if the
firmware was soft-upgraded.
ROM version. When this is complete, the main DAAD screen displays.
NOTE: To generate a DAAD report without starting the
interactive portion of the utility, at the DOS prompt enter the
following:
DAAD filename
where filename is the name of the file or report.
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