Compaq ProSignia 200 NetWare 5: At Your Command - Page 12

NetWare 5: At Your Command 12 Hardware Tips and Commands From intelligent fault handling to PCI Hot Plug-compatible components, Compaq servers have been designed in conjunction with Novell's development of network operating systems. This is especially true with NetWare 5. Working together, the Compaq and Novell Partnership has made the ability to hot plug drives, arrays, and controllers into a reality. Consequently, this dynamic team has virtually eliminated system downtime. Additionally, instance loading and unloading of drivers-as well as well-paved migration paths-make troubleshooting, repairing, and upgrading more efficient processes. General NetWare 5 Hardware Tips Periodically, spurious or lost hardware interrupts may occur. So how do you chase these down? Well, to see if a device is generating interrupts, enter the DISPLAY INTERRUPTS to see which interrupts are currently active. In the case of a NIC, this usually indicates network activity. Compaq Value-Added Server Tips There's nothing like a robust Compaq server! Our sales figures prove that. In fact, on September 14, 1998, Compaq delivered its 2 millionth server. And did you know that over 50% of Compaq servers are running with NetWare? Now that's compatibility and integration. And that's peace of mind. You can be sure that Compaq and Novell have thoroughly joint tested their networking solutions and have provided you with a top-of-the-line networking system. Everything to get your server up and running is available on the NetWare 5 CD-ROM. Restassured that the drivers are the latest versions available when NetWare 5 was released. To get Compaq server management utilities and custom hardware support-such as, the Compaq Server Health Driver and Insight Agents-install the Support Software for Novell Products (Novell SSD). The Novell SSD is available on the Compaq website or on the Compaq SmartStart CDROM. For more information, you can also refer back to section "Compaq Value-Added Software for NetWare." If you use the Compaq SmartStart disc to begin the NetWare 5 installation, components-such as, the hardware agents, server maintenance utilities, and Novell SSD-will be included with the NetWare 5 install for seamless integration. For example, to obtain general information about a server and its configuration, use the Novellprovided software on the NetWare 5 CD-ROM. Just access TECHWALK.NLM located in SYS:SYSTEM. Four things happen. 1. TECHWALK is a little nosey and asks a few brief questions concerning the administrator. 2. If the answers are acceptable, the program scans the AUTOEXEC.NCF, STARTUP.NCF and INETCFG.NCF files. 3. TECKWALK then records all information and settings in an output file for your records. 4. You should read the output file and proceed accordingly. But, if you require more information about the server than TECHWALK has provided, don't panic--the SURVEY.NLM utility on the Compaq Management CD-ROM can generate an indepth hardware and configuration report. The SURVEY.NLM also supplies information about IRQs, array configurations, and other hardware details. The latest version of SURVEY.NLM even provides a web server for obtaining ECG087.0998