Boot disk with CD ROM support

[Ayman Altounji]

I am trying to setup Veritas's Disaster Recovery boot DC. I need to make a boo table DO floppy with DC ROM support. The DO version on the server is 6.2. We are using a 3200 smart array

I get everything to work except the DC ROM. I have tried several Adapted drivers without success.

I have used other boo table DC ROM's and they work in the drive fine.

What do I need to do to create this floppy?

[Ayman Altounji]

n order to use your server?s CD-ROM drive from DOS, it is necessary to install a DOS CD-ROM driver. There are two type of CD-ROM drives: IDE and SCSI. Each type requires a different set of drivers for operation.

For All CD-ROM Drives

Copy the DOS CD-ROM support files from NSSD to your hard drive. These files can be found in the following locations:

On the SmartStart CD: \CPQSUPSW\NSSD\DOS
On a floppy-based NSSD: Diskette 1, \DOS
On a network-based NSSD: \DOS
EXAMPLE: COPY E:\CPQSUPSW\NSSD\DOS\*.* C:\DOS
For IDE CD-ROM Drives

You will need CPQIDECD.SYS as well as Microsoft?s MSCDEX.EXE to enable DOS to see the CD-ROM drive(s). Complete the following steps to install the drivers:

1. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file to reflect the commands shown below. Refer to DOS help for an explanation of syntax and parameters.

DEVICE=C:\cpqidecd.sys /D:cpqcdrom
FILES=30

2. Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to add the commands for the CD-ROM drive and remove C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X, which conflicts with NetWare.

MSCDEX /D:cpqcdrom /L:e /M:40
PATH=C:\DOS

3. Remove all disks and CDs from all drives and restart the server.

For SCSI CD-ROM Drives

For SCSI CD-ROM drives, you will need FWS2ASPI.SYS and FWS2CD.SYS for the Compaq ProLiant embedded SCSI controllers and ASPICPQ.SYS for the Compaq 64-Bit/66Mhz Dual Channel Wide Ultra3 SCSI Adapter. These drivers are used to enable DOS to view up to 8 CD-ROM drives as read-only fixed disks. Complete the following steps to install the drivers:

1. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file to reflect the commands shown below. Refer to DOS help for an explanation of syntax and parameters.

DEVICE=C:\DOS\fws2aspi.sys
DEVICE=C:\fws2cd.sys /D:cpqcdrom
FILES=30
LASTDRIVE=Z

For systems with the Compaq 64-Bit/66Mhz Dual Channel Wide Ultra3 SCSI Adapter:

DEVICE=C:\DOS\aspicpq.sys /D:cpqcdrom
FILES=30
LASTDRIVE=Z

2. Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to add the commands for the CD-ROM drive and remove C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X, which conflicts with NetWare.

MSCDEX /D:cpqcdrom /L:e /M:40
PATH=C:\DOS

3. Remove all disks and CDs from all drives and restart the server.