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NetWare 5: At Your Command
server information remotely. You can install the SURVEY Utility from the Compaq Management
CD-ROM. Yup, that's the one you received free.
You can also use the DISPLAY ENVIRONMENT command discussed in the configuration tips
in section "General NetWare 5 Software Tips."
Some information on the Integrated Management Log
Server health error messages are stored in the Integrated Management Log (IML), a designated
section of NVRAM (non-volatile RAM). Error messages include fan failure detection, caution
temperature detection caution, power supply monitoring, ECC memory monitoring, and
automatic server recovery. To view and analyze these error messages, you need to load the
Integrated Management Log Viewer (CPQIML.NLM). But even before that, you must load the
Novell Event Bus (NEB.NLM) in the STARTUP.NCF, then the Compaq Server Health Driver
(CPQHLTH.NLM). Now you can load the IML Viewer and take the proper action.
Some more information on the Novell Event Bus
The Novell Event Bus (NEB.NLM) facilitates communication between the software modules,
such as, CPQHLTH.NLM and NWPA.NLM; management agents; and device drivers. That's why
you must remember to load NEB.NLM before CPQHLTH.NLM and before any command to
manually load Host Adapter Modules (HAMs) or CDMs, which would force NWPA to be loaded.
Some information on a new Compaq server utility
Have you heard about the new Compaq Power Subsystem Utility (CPQPOWER.NLM)? Well, it's
one of the new kids on the block and has found a home on the Novel SSD, under the server
management section? The new utility displays redundant power subsystem status. It also
incorporates the Power Down Manager that allows configuration of the intelligent power switch
on ProLiant 6000, 6500, and 7000 systems. Just remember to load CPQHLTH.NLM before
CPQPOWER.NLM.
Moving on to duplicate installations and other tips
To quickly make duplicate installations of your NetWare 5 servers, use Novell's COPY command
and the RESPONSE.TXT file that contains all the necessary configuration information stored from
the original system. (We assume that you have already installed NetWare 5 and have correctly
configured one server.) First, copy the SYS:SYSTEM\INSTALL\RESPONSE.TXT to a floppy
Compaq SmartStart greatly
influenced this feature.
Here are some valuable server operation tips:
To bring up your server, use either the RESET SERVER or the RESTART SERVER
commands. Remember that in NetWare 5, you don't need the DOWN command:
RESET SERVER warm boots your system.
RESTART SERVER brings the server down and then backup by unloading, then
reloading NetWare 5. So, RESTART SERVER doesn't actually reboot your entire
system—just the operating system. This is great if you've made any changes to the
AUTOEXEC.NCF and STARTUP.NCF files. Besides, it's faster than RESET SERVER.
To shut down your server and not reload NetWare 5, use the DOWN command in place of
the old DOWN and EXIT combination. And rest easy, events that have been keyed to EXIT
ECG087.0998
diskette. Then start the installation on a second server with the
INSTALL \RF=PATH_TO_FILE\RESPONSE.TXT command. The
installation program will use all the configuration information stored
from the original system to setup your next server.
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