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Installing the Duralink64 Driver, HotPlug and NetWare5.x/6.0, HotPlug Support in SA Mode

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Duralink64 Drivers for NetWare Installing the Duralink64 Driver In the following sections, aspects relating to driver installation are discussed. HotPlug and NetWare 5.x/6.0 NetWare 5.x and 6.0 support HotPlug and HotReplacement on server systems that have HotPlug-compatible hardware. HotPlug allows you to add or remove a NIC to your server system without turning off your computer. Refer to the system's user guide for more complete and specific details of how the system performs while the HotPlug slot is in service or when it is not being used. Note: Before you initiate HotPlugging or HotReplacement of a DuraLAN NIC, the following modules must be unloaded: configsf.nlm duralink.nlm status.nlm adptsf.lan If you are HotPlugging or HotReplacing a NIC that is in an FO, PA, or FEC group, the entire group must be unloaded before HotPlug or HotReplacement can be performed (therefore, adptsf.lan must be unloaded first before running ncmcon.nlm). The Duralink64 driver supports HotPlug/HotReplacement functionality in NetWare 5.x and 6.0. Two sets of modules are required for this function to work. The first set is the HotPlug modules provided by NetWare 5.x and 6.0; the other set is the HotPlug modules provided by the system IHV (Independent Hardware Vendor). For the latest Novell HotPlug modules, go to www.novell.com. For IHV HotPlug modules, go to the appropriate IHV Web site for the latest updates. Refer to the Novell user's manual for HotPlug modules and support. HotPlug Support in SA Mode In SA mode, using Novell Configuration Manager Console (ncmcon.nlm), follow the GUI onscreen options to HotPlug/ HotReplace Adaptec's DuraLAN NICs. Either let Novell 5-3

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Duralink64 Drivers for NetWare
Installing the Duralink64 Driver
In the following sections, aspects relating to driver installation are
discussed.
HotPlug and NetWare 5.
x
/6.0
NetWare 5.
x
and 6.0 support HotPlug and HotReplacement on
server systems that have HotPlug-compatible hardware. HotPlug
allows you to add or remove a NIC to your server system without
turning off your computer. Refer to the system’s user guide for
more complete and specific details of how the system performs
while the HotPlug slot is in service or when it is not being used.
Note:
Before you initiate HotPlugging or HotReplacement
of a DuraLAN NIC, the following modules
must
be
unloaded:
configsf.nlm
duralink.nlm
status.nlm
adptsf.lan
If you are HotPlugging or HotReplacing a NIC that is in an FO, PA,
or FEC group, the entire group must be unloaded before HotPlug
or HotReplacement can be performed (therefore,
adptsf.lan
must be
unloaded first before running
ncmcon.nlm)
.
The Duralink64 driver supports HotPlug/HotReplacement
functionality in NetWare 5.
x
and 6.0. Two sets of modules are
required for this function to work. The first set is the HotPlug
modules provided by NetWare 5.x and 6.0; the other set is the
HotPlug modules provided by the system IHV (Independent
Hardware Vendor). For the latest Novell HotPlug modules, go to
www.novell.com
. For IHV HotPlug modules, go to the appropriate
IHV Web site for the latest updates. Refer to the Novell user’s
manual for HotPlug modules and support.
HotPlug Support in SA Mode
In SA mode, using Novell Configuration Manager Console
(
ncmcon.nlm
), follow the GUI onscreen options to HotPlug/
HotReplace Adaptec’s DuraLAN NICs. Either let Novell