HP NetServer LP 2000r Installing IBM OS/2 on an HP Netserver - Page 1

IBM OS/2 Installation Guide for all Hewlett-Packard NetServers NOTICE: The information in this document was last updated for the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM version E.10.00 or L.16.00. If you don't have the E.10.00 or L.16.00 version CD-ROM and you're obtaining this document from the HP NetServer web site as a reference to install an operating system, be sure to also check the HP NetServer web site for the latest available drivers. ©Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company March 19, 1999 (This document is only available in English.) Introduction The objective of this document is to help Hewlett-Packard customers install OS/2 on a HP NetServer system. For additional information on Hewlett-Packard NetServers refer to the HP Information Assistant on the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM. Table of Contents Before You Begin Section 1. Installation Tips and Considerations Tip 1) Extended Translation Setting Tip 2) Extending Disk Capacity Beyond 1 GB Tip 3) Formatting Disk Partitions Larger than 2 GB Tip 4) Device Allocation Under OS/2 Tip 5) RAM Greater Than 192 MB Tip 6) Performance Tuning Tip 7) Troubleshooting System Hangs When Loading CONFIG.SYS Tip 8) OS/2 Warp Server Installation Issues Tip 9) How to View the Resources Used by an Adapter Tip 10) How to Run the HPVGSET.EXE Utility from the Navigator CD-ROM Tip 11) 4GB RAM Support in OS/2 Tip 12) HPFS386 Drive cache size issue on systems with 4GB RAM Tip 13) When using HP NetRAID install the driver MRAID.ADD Tip 14) Getting Trap 00D when booting OS/2 Tip 15) Getting Trap 008 during extensive disk/network I/O Tip 16) Specific to E Series NetServers: How to boot from a NetRAID adapter while a 2910Bui SCSI card is present on the system Tip 17) IRQ sharing can cause system hangs Tip 18) Adaptec driver AIC7870.ADD 133496 12-Jan-1998 or later is required for 2940UW with rev B chip set 1