Dell PowerEdge 2300 User Manual page 57

To use a CD-ROM drive with NetWare 4.11, follow these instructions:
load [ pathname ]\aha2940.ham slot= x
load [ pathname ]\aspicd.dsk
NOTE: If aspicd.dsk does not work, unload it and load it again. The first load ini-
tializes the host adapter; unloading and reloading allows the initialization to
complete.
load [ pathname ]\cdrom.nlm
cd device list
cd mount [ number ]
or
cd mount [ name ]
The CD-ROM is now ready to be accessed as a volume.
The Adaptec 78 xx SCSI bus master firmware increases the SCSI performance of the
Adaptec 78 xx series host adapters under multitasking environments. The firmware
uses a paging mechanism to handle up to 255 simultaneous SCSI commands. The
sequencer can simultaneously manage up to 32 tagged, or 2 nontagged, SCSI com-
mands for each SCSI device, up to a limit of 255 SCSI commands. The firmware can
queue as many commands as the operating system is able to send to the host
adapter. To set this feature, enter the following command:
max_tags= n
In general, a low number for the max_tags option gives better sequential perfor-
mance. This value varies with the level of random disk accesses and drive
characteristics.
NOTE: A large value for max_tags can cause starvation problems with some drives.
Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-21