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Issue 4 Issue 5 NetWare Peripheral Architecture (NWPA) Page Fault Processor Exception ABEND (Error Code 00000000) on HP ProLiant Servers Configured with HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID and Running NetWare 6.5 SP5 and LSIMPTNW.HAM Description HP ProLiant servers configured with the HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter (HBA) with RAID and running NetWare 6.5 SP5 and the HP U320 SCSI Adapter and SAS HBA with RAID Driver for NetWare (LSIMPTNW.HAM) may encounter the following NWPA Page Fault ABEND: Page Fault Processor Exception ABEND (Error Code 00000000) Additional information: The CPU encountered a problem executing code in NWPA.NLM. Stack pointer: (NWPA.NLM|Send_Adapter_Failed_Notification+0) This occurs when the NetWare Peripheral Architecture module (NWPA.NLM) references an invalid memory location while processing a failure event notification from LSIMPTNW.HAM for the 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID. Any HP ProLiant server that is configured with HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID adapter and running NetWare 6.5 SP5 and LSIMPTNW.HAM. Solution To prevent this ABEND, upgrade to the NWPA.NLM version dated September 26, 2006, in NetWare 6.5 SP6, which is available for download on the Novell website at www.novell.com. NetWare 6.5 SP5 Installation on HP ProLiant ML570 G3 Server May Halt with "No Logical Drive Found" Message Description Attempts to install NetWare 6.5 SP5 on an HP ProLiant ML570 G3 server may halt with the following message: No logical drive found This is a hardware discovery issue described by Novell at the following Novell URL. To locate the description, type "2974251" in the "Technical Information Search" screen, click the "Search by TID ID" and "Documentation" check boxes, then click the "Search" button. http://support.novell.com Any ProLiant ML570 G3 server that is installing NetWare 6.5 SP5. Solution To successfully install NetWare 6.5 SP5 on a ProLiant ML570 G3 server, upgrade to the NetWare Bus Interface module (NBI.NLM) Version 5A, which is available from Novell at the following Novell URL: http://support.novell.com NOTE: To locate NBI.NLM Version 5A (nw65nbi5a.exe), select "Downloads Patches" then search for NBI.NLM. The link to the patch is entitled "2974251: Updated NBI an HP hardware discovery issue." 21

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Issue 4
NetWare Peripheral Architecture (NWPA) Page Fault Processor Exception ABEND (Error Code
00000000) on HP ProLiant Servers Configured with HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID and
Running NetWare 6.5 SP5 and LSIMPTNW.HAM
Description
HP ProLiant servers configured with the HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus
Adapter (HBA) with RAID and running NetWare 6.5 SP5 and the HP U320
SCSI Adapter and SAS HBA with RAID Driver for NetWare (LSIMPTNW.HAM)
may encounter the following NWPA Page Fault ABEND:
Page Fault Processor Exception ABEND (Error Code 00000000)
Additional information:
The CPU encountered a problem executing code in NWPA.NLM.
Stack pointer:
(NWPA.NLM|Send_Adapter_Failed_Notification+0)
This occurs when the NetWare Peripheral Architecture module (NWPA.NLM)
references an invalid memory location while processing a failure event
notification from LSIMPTNW.HAM for the 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with RAID.
Any HP ProLiant server that is configured with HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA with
RAID adapter and running NetWare 6.5 SP5 and LSIMPTNW.HAM.
Solution
To prevent this ABEND, upgrade to the NWPA.NLM version dated September
26, 2006, in NetWare 6.5 SP6, which is available for download on the
Novell website at
www.novell.com
.
Issue 5
NetWare 6.5 SP5 Installation on HP ProLiant ML570 G3 Server May Halt with "No Logical Drive
Found" Message
Description
Attempts to install NetWare 6.5 SP5 on an HP ProLiant ML570 G3 server may
halt with the following message:
No logical drive found
This is a hardware discovery issue described by Novell at the following Novell
URL. To locate the description, type "2974251" in the "Technical Information
Search" screen, click the "Search by TID ID" and "Documentation" check
boxes, then click the "Search" button.
Any ProLiant ML570 G3 server that is installing NetWare 6.5 SP5.
Solution
To successfully install NetWare 6.5 SP5 on a ProLiant ML570 G3 server,
upgrade to the NetWare Bus Interface module (NBI.NLM) Version 5A, which is
available from Novell at the following Novell URL:
NOTE:
To locate NBI.NLM Version 5A (nw65nbi5a.exe), select "Downloads -
Patches" then search for NBI.NLM. The link to the patch is entitled "2974251:
Updated NBI an HP hardware discovery issue."
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