Installing IBM OS/2 on an HP Netserver

Embedded Adaptec AIC7870.ADD HP

Adaptec 2740A AIC7770.ADD HP

Embedded IDE IBM1S506.ADD IBM

HP DAC Adapter HPDA.ADD HP

HP NetRAID MRAID.ADD HP

HP Symbios SYM8XX.ADD HP

Embedded NetRAID MRAID.ADD HP

Other NAME.ADD

Table 2b

Boot Adapter BOOT Drive Size

Adapter (YES/NO) XMbytes and Notes

Embedded Adaptec

Adaptec 2740A

Embedded IDE

HP DAC Adapter

HP NetRAID

Other

NOTE: When you are configuring the hardware, make sure that the booting controller

will take precedence over any other devices that may be bootable. Both the User Guide

for your NetServer and the Installation Road Map contain lists showing the boot device

priorities for all of the slots and embedded controllers in the system. The hardware and

the operating system must agree as to which controller is the booting controller.

Consideration 2: Selecting the Boot Drive Capacity

If you are installing OS/2 onto a drive connected to a Disk Array Adapter (for example the HP

DAC or HP NetRAID) or connected to a very large hard drive, you should create a logical disk

smaller than 2047 MB on which you will install OS/2. While running the Navigator utility during

system configuration. You can run the appropriate utility to setup the disk array adapter. The

disk array setup utilities are JetSet for the HP DAC and the "NetRAID Assistant" for the HP

NetRAID. These utilities will help you set logical disk sizes in the Disk Array configuration

process.

To ensure that the OS/2 boot partition is not larger than 2047 MB, create at least two logical

drives with the disk array setup utility. Create the first logical drive to less than or equal to 2047

and the second for the rest of the available space. Install OS/2 on the first logical drive, and use

the other logical drive(s) for all applications and data.

If OS/2 must be added to an existing logical drive configuration of the disk array, use FDISK

during OS/2 installation to create an installable partition within the first 2GB of an existing

logical drive. Use the other partition(s) for applications and data. You can use this same

procedure to partition a large drive when installing OS/2 to a large drive connected to the

embedded SCSI.

Consideration 3: Choosing the Boot Drive ID off Embedded Adaptec SCSI

If you are installing OS/2 onto a drive connected to the embedded Adaptec SCSI controller or a

non-disk array SCSI adapter, make sure that the drive has the lowest SCSI ID, or install Boot