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Chapter 6 - Configuring Communication Cards

Introduction

Entering configuration information
Resolving configuration conflicts
Saving the configuration
Installing and removing third-party communications drivers

Entering Configuration Information

Figure 6-1. Add/Change Card Screen

Note: You also use this screen to add and configure the drivers for the Compaq 135 MB Tape Drive, the Emulex IB02B SCSI Adapter, and the Wangtek Internal Tape Drive.

Adding a Card

Note: You cannot install third-party communication drivers during the server software installation. If you have devices that use third-party drivers, complete the server installation, and then install third-party drivers and add the cards from the Add/Change Card screen.

To Add a Card

1. From the Add/Change Card screen, select ADD a card. A list of available cards appears.

2. Scroll through the list, select the name of a card installed in your server, and press ENTER. The selected card appears on the Add/Change Card screen.

Changing Card Settings

Note: Some cards have special settings that do not appear on the Add/Change Card screen; these settings appear only when you select CHANGE card settings.

To Change Card Settings

1. From the Add/Change Card screen, select CHANGE card settings. The cursor moves to the bottom half of the screen.

2. Select the card to change and press ENTER. The Change Card Settings screen appears. The current settings for the selected card display on this screen.

3. Use the arrow keys to move to the setting you want to change.

4. Enter the new setting. Valid settings for each resource appear in parentheses after the resource name.

5. When you are finished changing the settings, press F10 to return to the Add/Change Card screen. If the resource settings are correct and no conflicts appear, go to "Saving the Configuration" later in this chapter.

Removing a Card

To Remove a Card

1. From the Add/Change Card screen, select REMOVE a card. The cursor moves to the bottom half of the screen.

2. Select the card to remove and press ENTER. The card is removed from the Add/Change Card screen. You must save the configuration to save the change. Refer to "Saving the Configuration" later in this chapter.

Resolving Configuration Conflicts

To Correct a Communication Card Conflict

1. Compare the on-screen values of the flagged card against the values recorded on the Server Configuration Worksheet:

- If you entered values different from those on the worksheet, change the values to match the ones on the worksheet. Changing these values should resolve the conflict. To continue the installation, go to "To Save the Configuration" later in this chapter.

- If you entered values identical to those on the worksheet, the values on the worksheet are in conflict. Check your configuration to determine whether you wrote the incorrect values on the worksheet or your hardware configuration actually is in conflict. Go to step 2.

2. Mark the conflicting cards on the worksheet and remove one of the conflicting cards from the Add/Change Card screen.

3. Save the configuration and continue with the installation. Resolve the conflict after the installation is complete by following steps 4 through 6.

4. Follow the procedures in "Installing and Configuring the Internal Hardware" in Chapter 2 to check your system's configuration.

5. Depending on the results of the configuration check, take the appropriate steps:

- If the card's configuration is correct and you wrote the incorrect values on the Server Configuration Worksheet, note the correct values.

- If the card's configuration is in conflict, determine a nonconflicting configuration, reconfigure the card, and record the settings on the Server Configuration Worksheet.

6. Using the Add/Change Card screen, add the card and change the settings to match the values listed on the Server Configuration Worksheet. Save the new configuration and reboot the server.

Saving the Configuration

To Save the Configuration

1. From the Add/Change Card screen, select SAVE configuration and exit. The system builds the specified device drivers.

2. To continue the installation, go to Chapter 7.

Installing and Removing Third-Party Communication Drivers

Note: Third-party drivers that you configure from the Add/Change Card screen and later remove, continue to transfer data until you reboot the server. When you reboot the server, these removed drivers are no longer available to the system. Later, if you want to use these removed drivers, you must reinstall them and then reconfigure them from the Add/Change Card screen.

To Install a Third-Party Communication Driver

1. From the Operator Menu on the server console, select System Maintenance. The System Maintenance menu appears.

2. Select Configure/Diagnose Server. The Banyan Server Configuration menu appears.

3. Select Install/Remove Communication Drivers. The system prompts you to insert the diskette with the additional drivers.

4. Insert the diskette into drive A and press ENTER. The additional drivers are loaded onto the system.

5. Remove the diskette from drive A and press ENTER to continue.

6. At the prompt:

- Enter Y and press ENTER to load another diskette. Return to step 4.

- Press ENTER to continue with the driver installation. The Install/Remove Driver screen appears.

7. Select INSTALL a driver. A list of the available drivers appears.

8. Select the driver to install and press ENTER. The selected driver appears on the Install/Remove Driver screen.

9. When you are finished selecting drivers, select SAVE Configuration and exit. The selected drivers are installed and you can now add them from the Add/Change Card screen.

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