HP ProLiant 1500 SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide - Page 81

6-13 If the failed drive contains a DOS partition, NetWare/intraNetWare will not be able to access information on that partition. For example, files on the DOS partition include STARTUP.NCF and Novell disk drivers. To prevent NetWare/intraNetWare from attempting to read from or write to the failed device, execute the following command from the console. REMOVE DOS Recovering a DOS Partition Without Hardware Fault Tolerance If your server is not configured for hardware fault tolerance, and if the drive that failed contained the DOS partition used to boot your server, you will not be able to restart the server once it has been powered off. Schedule maintenance time as soon as possible and complete the following: 1. Power down your server. 2. Replace the failed drive. 3. Reboot the system with the Compaq System Configuration Utility diskette. 4. Select the option to install a System Partition on your DOS boot device. This partition should contain the Compaq System Configuration Utility and the Compaq Diagnostic Utility. Exit the System Configuration Utility. 5. Locate a DOS bootable diskette that contains the DOS FDISK and FORMAT programs. 6. Use the FDISK program to create a primary DOS partition on the replaced drive. Compaq recommends that your DOS partition be at least 15 megabytes. 7. Set the active partition to the DOS partition you just created. 8. Use the FORMAT command to format the DOS partition to include the necessary files to make the partition bootable. For example: FORMAT C: /s SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: G-CH06.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 12:01 PM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED