Performing a Full Installation
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Installing MP-RAS
If you want the operating system installed on the Adaptec, ensure the
following:
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The BIOS is “enabled” for the Adaptec controllers.
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The BIOS to “disabled” for all Mylex controllers (using Alt+M) and
any other plug-in SCSI or RAID adapters.
3. Boot to the Diagnostic Partition and run Utilities and Diagnostics.
4. Select “System Config Utils,” “Adapter Config Utils,” then “RAID -
Mylex” and press Enter. Refer to the NCR S46 Server User Guide,
Chapter 6, “Configuring Adapters,” for information about configuring
disk arrays. Also refer to the DAC960PL Disk Array Controller User’s
Guide, if necessary.
5. For best performance, configure the operating system disk(s) as RAID 1
or RAID 6. Other disks should be configured to match the application,
normally as RAID 5. Leave one disk as a hot standby, if desired.
Special Considerations
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If two Mylex Disk Array adapters are used, install the second adapter in
any of the other available PCI slots. Additional Mylex adapters can be
used for external disk expansion cabinets.
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As the system is booting make sure that the Mylex DAC960PL BIOS is
set to DISABLED (using Alt+M) for all additional adapters, except the
adapter in bus 2, slot 1.
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Any external disk expansion cabinet attached to a second Mylex adapter
has proper SCSI terminations at the end of each SCSI bus.
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If the system has disk drives connected to the on-board Adaptec SCSI
controller and to the Mylex DAC960PL-2 controller, the system is
installed either on c100t0d0s0 (Adaptec) or c120t0d0s0 (Mylex),
depending on which one is enabled and scanned first.
•
For best performance configure the root and dump disk(s) as RAID 1 or
RAID 6. Other disks should be configured to match the application,
normally as RAID 5. Leave one disk as a hot standby if desired.
Summary of Contents for S46
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Page 10: ...Preface viii Preface...
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Page 32: ...Restoring MP RAS 1 22 Installing MP RAS...
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