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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
Using Array Configuration Utility for
NetWare/intraNetWare
(CPQONLIN)
The Compaq Array Configuration Utility is an NLM that allows you to
configure your drive arrays without shutting down your server.
CPQONLIN.NLM is located in the ONLINE directory of Novell SSD Disk 1.
Load the NLM and follow the instructions on the screen to use this online
utility to configure your drive arrays.
NOTE
: The Compaq Array Configuration Utility requires CPQDA386.DSK v
3.10 or later or CPQARRAY.HAM.
Optimizing Array Controller Performance
To increase the performance of your disk subsystem(s) under NetWare 4.x,
follow each of these steps before installing NetWare volumes or partitions.
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If you selected a fault-tolerance option, such as mirroring or distributed
data guarding when using the Compaq System Configuration Utility,
do not select mirroring while using INSTALL.NLM. The fault-
tolerance capabilities of the SMART-2DH Controller provide
performance improvements and automatic data recovery features.
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Novell recommends that you create volumes with a 64-KB block size
and that you use the Block Sub-Allocation feature of intraNetWare.
Using a large block size decreases the amount of RAM required to
mount the volume, while Block Sub-Allocation allows intraNetWare to
allocate disk space more efficiently.
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Use of linear memory provides the best performance in the
intraNetWare environment. When you use the Compaq System
Configuration Utility to configure your server with intraNetWare, the
memory options default so that linear memory is used. To verify the
setting, run the Compaq System Configuration Utility and view the
Compaq Memory settings. Make sure that a linear option has been
selected under the Base Memory option.