Copyright 2000, Compaq Computer Corporation.
Compaq Support Software Diskette for IBM OS/2
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Supported Operating
System Versions
3.0 Device Controller Support
3.1 Storage Devices
and Controllers
3.2 Automatic
Server Recovery and Server Health
3.3 Remote Insight Support
3.4 BIOS-32 Driver
4.0 Compaq Platform Specific Driver for SMP
5.0 Compaq Applications Software
5.1 Compaq SSD Documentation for
OS/2
6.0 Compaq Utilities
6.1 Compaq Array Configuration Utility
6.2 Compaq Storage Configuration Utility
6.3 OS/2 CD-ROM Installation Setup Utility
6.4  Compaq System Wellness Utility
6.5 Compaq Support Software Diskette Setup Utility
The device drivers and utilities provided on these diskettes
enable you to take advantage
of specific capabilities of your Compaq computer when using IBM OS/2.
This readme briefly describes the device drivers and utilities contained on the five
SSD diskettes. See a description of What's New or Updated
on these diskettes. Please
see the History
of all drivers until date. Please refer list of Compaq
Servers supported.
The Compaq SSD Documentation executable, VIEWME.EXE, is available
on Utilities Diskette-1,
which will display README.HTM file on that diskette when you
type VIEWME at the OS/2
prompt. Please read the Readme file for a specific
driver or utility before attempting to
install or use it.
2.0 Supported Operating System Versions
This diskette provides support for the following versions of IBM OS2
3.1 Storage Devices and Controllers
The following Storage Drivers are available in this SSD:
Compaq Array Driver
(Version 3.78)
Compaq Fibre Channel
Array Controller Driver (Version 1.30)
Compaq SCSI Controller
Driver (Version 2.81)
Compaq EIDE driver
(Version 1.20)
Compaq ADAPTEC SCSI Controller
Driver (Version 10.2)
Compaq CISS Driver (Version 1.00)
3.2 Automatic Server Recovery and Server Health
The Compaq System Wellness Driver for OS/2 and the associated
Wellness Executable
are required for monitoring the system Wellness using the
Compaq Insight Manager
(using the Compaq OS/2 CIM Agents running at the host
end) and Compaq System
Wellness Utility for OS/2. One of the two drivers listed
below should be installed:
Compaq Server Wellness
Driver (Version 3.62)
Compaq Server System
Management Driver (Version 2.21)
The Compaq Remote Insight
Board Driver (Version 2.20) is required to support
Compaq Remote Insight Board on OS/2.
The Compaq 32-Bit Helper Driver (Version 3.30) is a maintenance release.
4.0 Compaq Platform Specific Driver for OS/2 SMP
The Platform Specific Driver for SMP OS/2 v2.61 driver is required for Compaq Servers.
5.0 Compaq Application Software
5.1 Compaq SSD Documentation for OS/2
The Compaq SSD Documentation Application from Compaq (Version 1.00)
is primarily used
to read
the HTM files supplied with Support Software Diskette
(SSD) for OS/2. The application
contains two components: VIEWME.EXE and VIEWME.HLP in
Utilities Diskette-1 under
HTMLRDR directory.
6.1 Compaq Array Configuration Utility
The Compaq Array Configuration
Utility (Version 2.21A) is used to configure Disk
Arrays and RAID volumes on SCSI drive storage systems. This utility supports
Online addition of hard disks for configuration of drive arrays and RAID volumes.
This Utility also supports RAID/Stripe size migration, Online Logical Drive
Expansion and Redundant Controller configuration of SMART Array 3100ES Controllers.
6.2 Compaq Storage Configuration Utility
The Compaq Storage Configuration Utility (Version 1.30) is used for Hot replacement
of Compaq Storage Controllers. This utility supports SCSI, Array and Fibre Channel
Controllers. It is also used to make or dissolve Online Redundant back-up pairs of
Compaq Storage Controllers.
6.3 OS/2 CD-ROM Installation Setup Utility
The Compaq CD-ROM
Installation Utility is provided to update the Installation
Diskette 1 provided by IBM as part
of the IBM OS/2 installation process. To install
OS/2 from CD-ROM on Compaq systems, storage drivers provided by
Compaq must be added to the Installation Diskette 1.
This utility will automate the
process of updating the Installation Diskette
1 with Compaq specific storage drivers.
6.4 Compaq System Wellness Utility for OS/2
The Compaq Wellness Utility v2.21 has been updated to support Compaq
ProLiant 7000 Xeon 500 MHz.
6.5 Compaq SSD Setup Utility For OS/2
The Compaq Support Software diskette Setup Utility for OS/2 from Compaq v1.2
is a Java based utility that helps in installing Compaq supplied drivers and Utilities
on your OS/2 machine. This utility requires Java Runtime Environment 1.1.4 or above.
For more help on Compaq Support Software utility, please refer Compaq Setup Utility
Readme.
Copyright 2000, Compaq Computer Corporation.
All rights reserved.
* OS/2 is a registered trademark of the IBM Corporation.
Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.