updated cpqraid.ham driver

[Mandosa]

I am trying to install Netware 5.0 on a DL380 G4. I know, its unsupported hardware, but i have it running on a DL380G3 and it works beautifully. I'm using the 5.1 cpqraid.ham unified raid driver that work fine on the Smartarray 5i plus on my G3. I understand that the G4 has the newer SmarArray 6i, but uses the same drivers as the 5i. I'm using version 2.11 that came on smartstart 7.10. I know there's a newer version (2.15) available, but i only see the download in a .nlm install form, which does me no good @ the initial netware software install stage.

thanks for any help,
-Mark

[Mandosa]

oh ya, so i guess my question is is there a way i can get at the latest v2.15 cpqraid.ham driver?
thanks.

[Brian_Murdoch]

Hi Mark,

I don't know if this helps but you can open and extract files in the .NLM format using Winzip. You should be able to extract cpqraid.ham if present.

Brian

[Mandosa]

use winzip to extract an .nlm? first i've heard of that. Winzip just sees an invalid archive.

[Brian_Murdoch]

Hi Mark,

It works just fine for me. Winzip 8.1 opening CP005457.NLM (The file I think you were talking about).

I have unzipped it from the NLM and repacked it as CPQRAID.ZIP which I have attached to this reply.

I hope this helps.

Brian

[Mandosa]

thanks. i got it. unfortunately, still can't get OS loaded on this machine it hangs when it is initially loaded during the OS install. Perhaps its the slot # that its using? Its trying to use slot 10010. Do you know if this is the correct default slot # for the Smartarray 6i?

thx again,
-Mark

[Mandosa]

success! the key was removing the 'Platform Support Module' of CPQMPK. Just leave it as (optional).

[garygem]

Hi Mark,

Did you have to load any other drivers to install Netware 5.0. Thanks

[Mandosa]

take a look @ http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?threadId=978195

this should get you going.