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NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT
TITLE: cdup3.exe
README FOR: CDUP3.EXE
NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare 3.12
NetWare 4.01
NetWare 4.02
NetWare 4.1
ABSTRACT:
This file contains the latest CDROM.NLM and support files. These files provide
enhancements to the CDROM.NLM and they also provide support for IDE CDROM
devices under NetWare 3.12 & 4.1.
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DISCLAIMER
THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL
MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL
MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION.
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ISSUE:
SYMPTOMS:
1. Attempting to mount CD's with directory and file names that did not conform
to the naming conventions of the High Sierra and ISO9660 specifications caused
problems.
2. Trying to install a 3.12 server across the wire from a NetWare 3.12 CD
mounted as a volume on a NetWare 4.10 server would sometimes yield problematic
file copies.
3. CD's with short (two letters or less) file and directory names would
occasionally get a "9" appended to the name as the index file was built for the
CD.
4. Mounting IDE CDROM devices on NetWare 3.12 was not supported.
5. Trying to mount CD's with an excessively large number of directories or
files would sometimes fail with an error message indicating that there was not
enough directory space to mount the volume.
SOLUTION:
1 - 5. Apply the latest CDROM.NLM and supporting NWPA files included in this
kit.
ADDED FUNCTIONALITY:
1. The new CDROM.NLM in this kit boasts greatly improved help screens.
Please use them!!!
2. A purge feature that allows individual index files to be purged has been
added. This flag is implemented on the dismount of a particular volume. The
syntax is as follows:
"cd dismount 5 /purge"
The global purge command is still available.
Self-Extracting File Name: cdup3.exe
Files Included Size Date Time
..\
CDUP3.TXT (This file)
CDCMMNDS.TXT 7391 7-26-95 3:25:06 pm
CDROM.NLM 133952 11-29-95 11:36:20 am
IDEATA.DDI 8512 6-12-95 10:21:16 am
IDEATA.HAM 14441 6-13-95 1:29:56 pm
IDECD.CDM 9372 6-26-95 12:44:28 pm
IDECD.DDI 3818 2-14-95 12:24:40 pm
IDEHD.CDM 9494 9-19-94 2:03:54 pm
IDEHD.DDI 5855 5-8-95 2:56:48 pm
NWPA.NLM 69012 7-13-95 7:46:36 am
NWPALOAD.NLM 2719 6-13-95 1:37:54 pm
..\NETWARE.312\
NPAPATCH.NLM 1985 6-26-95 10:27:20 am
PM312.NLM 8603 3-27-95 12:38:26 pm
Installation Instructions:
Installation Instructions for all versions of NetWare 3.12 and 4.10:
Copy all of the files from the root directory of this kit to both the boot
partition of your server and the SYS:SYSTEM directory.
NetWare 3.12 specific instructions:
Copy the NPAPATCH.NLM and PM312.NLM from the 3.12 subdirectory of the kit to
the boot partition of the server.
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NOTE: These new patch files supersede any previous versions.The old NPA312
module is no longer needed.
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Modify your Startup.ncf file so that the VERY FIRST item loaded is the
NPAPATCH.NLM. NPAPATCH.NLM is dependent on PM312.NLM and will attempt to
auto-load the PM312.NLM file. This patch fixes a couple of known issues with
the media manager and in as much as the Media Manager manages all communication
with devices this patch must be loaded first. Failure to load this patch
before any drivers establish communication with the hardware may cause your
server to ABEND. This patch, like all other dynamic patches should not be
unloaded once the server is up. Unloading any patch while the server is
running can and most likely will cause unpredictable results.
The current version of the CDROM.NLM needs to have AFTER311.NLM, STREAMS.NLM
and CLIB.NLM files loaded before it will load. You can accomplish this by
loading the AFTER311.NLM file at the server console. The CLIB.NLM and
STREAMS.NLM files will be automatically loaded. Because the latest CDROM.NLM is
message enabled it must be loaded from the SYS volume and you MUST follow the
instructions below carefully for your 3.12 server:
1. Search the SYS volume for files named CDROM.MSG and delete them. Using the
NDIR command from the root is suggested. For example "NDIR CDROM.MSG /s".
Note: If you experience problems with the server after loading this new NLM
make sure that the first search path is set to the location where the
CDROM.NLM was loaded from. If you are still experiencing problems then log a
call with Novell Technical Support.
IDE specific driver Load Order:
NetWare 3.12 startup.ncf: NetWare 4.10 startup.ncf:
Load NPAPATCH Load IDEATA port=1f0
int=14
Load IDEATA port=1f0 int=14 NetWare 3.12 autoexec.ncf
NetWare 4.10 autoexec.ncf Load After311
Load CDROM Load CDROM
The new CDROM.NLM will autoload the NWPALOAD.NLM which will in turn autoload
the NWPA.NLM. After the NWPA.NLM loads the NWPALOAD.NLM will unload
itself.Mount your CD's as NetWare volumes as you normally would.
For a list of available CDROM.NLM commands, type CD HELP at the SYSTEM
CONSOLEprompt after the CDROM.NLM has been loaded. Additional information
about CDROM.NLM commands can be obtained by looking at the CDCMMNDS.TXT file
included in this kit or by studying the September 1994 AppNote.
Background Information on NWPA (NetWare Peripheral Architecture):
The use of HAM's and CDM's on NetWare 4.1 SFTIII is not currently supported.
If you need to mount CD's on a NetWare 4.1 SFTIII server, we suggest that you
attempt this only with SCSI devices.
IDE CDROM devices are supported under NetWare 4.1 and 3.12 using the NWPA
(NetWare Peripheral Architecture) layer of support. The files NWPA.NLM,
NWPALOAD.NLM, and NPAPATCH (3.12 specific) provide this layer of support.
NWPA.NLM, NWPALOAD.NLM, IDECD.CDM, IDEHD.CDM, IDEATA.HAM, and CDROM.NLM are now
universal files meaning that they are not NetWare version specific. They can
be loaded on either 3.12 or 4.10. The NWPA layer uses *.HAM and *.CDM files
instead of the normal *.DSK files. Breaking the monolithic *.DSK drivers out
into *.HAM and *.CDM files makes them much easier to support and much easier to
maintain from a development standpoint. The HAM (Host Adapter Module) extension
refers to the driver that would be loaded to support a specific HBA (HostBus
Adapter). The CDM (Custom Device Module) extension refers to the driver that
would be loaded to support specific types of devices attached tothe HBA.
Features and Functions of NWPA:
Under the new NWPA the devices appear slightly differently than they did under
the old *.DSK regime. Issuing a "List Devices" command from the server console
could yield the following information: (this is for illustration only and most
likely will not be exactly what you will see):
1. Device # 0 Quantum LPS540S (5E000000) (A SCSI hard drive attached).
19. [V025-A0-D1:1] NEC CD-ROM DRIVE:260 FW:1.01. (An IDE CDROM player).
The numbers to the far left of the above example are the Media Manager object
numbers. These numbers are used internally in the OS and are simply reported
here. Basically it is the order in which these devices registered themselves
with the Media Manager. DOS partitions, NetWare partitions, logical
partitions, physical partitions, Hot Fix areas, etc. are all examples of
objects that the Media Manager has to manage. Consecutive numbers are very
rare and usually found in the most basic server setups, sometimes not even
then. Do not be alarmed if your server does not have consecutive numbers!
The NWPA also introduces an enhanced numbering sequence. In the above example
you see a number within the []'s. This number is defined as follows
[Sx-Vxxx-Ax-Dxx:x]:
Sx - denotes the server number. In non-SFTIII environments the "S" and
following number will not appear. In a SFTIII environment you will see either
a 0 (Primary Server) or 1 (Secondary Server) following the "S".
Vxxx - denotes the manufacturer ID. This was a two position number under the
*.DSK drivers. The number has been expanded to 3 hexadecimal characters for
use under NWPA. Numbers less than 100 have been assigned to Novell drivers.
Ax - denotes the NWPA assigned unique adapter number. This number increments
by one for each load of a HAM.
Dxx:x - denotes the device number. This number has been expanded to handle
the need to report more and more devices as technology advances. For IDE
devices the first digit will be 1 if the port is 1F0, 2 if the port is 170, 3
if the port is 1E8 and 4 if the port is 168. In the case of SCSI the first
digit denotes the SCSI id set on the device. For IDE the digit following the
":" denotes either Master (0) or slave (1). Under SCSI the digit following the
":" denotes the LUN (Logical Unit Number).
By default the HAM's will try and load any needed CDM's for devices that are
attached to the HAM. If you do not want the HAM's to autoload all of the
required CDM's then instead of loading the HAM's first, which then autoloads
the NWPA layers, we suggest that you explicitly load the NWPA.NLM with the
/naload flag before any HAM's are loaded in the Startup.ncf. This will tell the
NWPA.NLM NOT to autoload the HAM's and CDM's that it normally would. You will
then need to load the HAM's and CDM's manually.
For example: Startup.ncf where the CDM's are NOT autoloaded
load NWPA /naload
load ideata port= int=
load idecd
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