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Chapter F - Using Novell NetWare
The GDT ASPI Manager ASPITRAN.DSK and the CTRLTRAN.DSK module will then be aut o-
matically loaded by the GDT driver (GDT6X310 or GDT6X311). If more GDT controllers are
installed in the fileserver (i.e. for controller duplexing), the above mentioned driver has to
be called upon several times. But as it is re-entrant, it is only loaded once. A single GDT
controller can be chosen by selecting its PCI slot number. In order to achieve the best pe r-
formance of the GDT controller, it is recommended to increase the number of maximum
concurrent disk cache writes to 250 on the fileservers console (default value is 50):
SET MAXIMUM CONCURRENT DISK CACHE WRITES = 250
F.4 Novell NetWare 4.x
The GDT controller and the host drives previously configured with GDTSETUP are int e-
grated by means of GDT's driver software located on the GDT system disk Novell NetWare.
The driver belongs to the category of the so-called NLMs (NetWare Loadable Module).
GDT6X400.DSK for NetWare 4.x
ASPITRAN.DSK ASPI manager
CTRLTRAN.DSK Module for GDTMON
(Note: More information about the GDTMON diagnosis tool may be found in a separate
chapter in this manual.).
F.4.1 Tips for the Installations
If you wish to install NetWare 4.x from a CD-ROM, you first have to set up the CD-ROM
drive under MS-DOS, following the instructions given in chapter D, section D.6. Then install
NetWare following the instructions in the NetWare documentation. During the installation,
the NetWare installation program asks you which hard disk driver you want to load, sho w-
ing a list of available drivers. As the GDT driver is not part of this list yet, you have to boot
it from the floppy disk: insert the GDT system disk Novell NetWare into the floppy drive. Now,
select the drivers GDT6X400, ASPITRAN and CTRLTRAN. Complete the installation accor d-
ing to the instructions given by the NetWare installation program.
Naturally you can also boot the GDT driver directly from the system console, just as with
Netware 3.11:
:LOAD GDT6X400 <Enter>
(ASPITRAN.DSK and CTRLTRAN.DSK will be loaded automatically ). If more GDT control-
lers are installed in the fileserver (i.e. for controller duplexing), the above mentioned driver
has to be called upon several times. But as it is re-entrant, it is only loaded once. A single
GDT controller can be chosen by selecting its PCI slot number. In order to achieve the best
performance of the GDT controller, it is recommended to increase the number of maximum
concurrent disk cache writes to 250 on the fileservers console (default value is 50):
SET MAXIMUM CONCURRENT DISK CACHE WRITES = 250
F.5 Notes on ARCserve
Please make sure that you always have the latest version of your ARCserve sof tware.
The back-up program ARCserve can be used in connection with the GDT controller. The
communication between the tape device (for example DAT) and the GDT controller takes
place through the ASPI interface. For this purpose, the GDT ASPI Manager ASPITRAN.DSK