Installing SCO Openserver 5.0.4 and newer on Dell PowerEdge Servers
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I.   Installing Openserver on a Dell PowerEdge 6300/6350
II.  Installing Openserver on a Dell Server Equiped with a PERC/PERC2SC
III. X-Windows Drivers for Dell PowerEdge Servers
IV.  MP support for Openserver


I.   Installing Openserver on a Dell PowerEdge 6300/6350
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If you are installing Openserver on a PowerEdge 6300 you will need to add
this into your boot string:

disable=dptr,efp,piiop,wdex



II.  Installing Openserver on a Dell Server Equiped with an AMI based PERC
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In order to install Openserver to a PERC RAID controller on a Dell Server
you will need to load in a BTLD during install.  Follow the directions below
to create the BTLD diskette and install the driver.`

This drivers supports the AMI based controllers: PERC2/SC, PERC2/DC,
PERC3/DCL, PERC3/DC, PERC3/QC

1) dd the driver image to a floppy.  This can be done under a UNIX based
   operating system with the dd command (ie. dd if=openserver_perc_v2.1.4.dd
   of=/dev/fd0) with fd0 being the floppy drive.  There are also DOS based
   programs that will do this such as rawrite (remember, if you are using a
   DOS based machine without long filename support you will need to use a
   truncated filename) available from sites like:

	ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/redhat/dos/rawrite.exe
	ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/redhat/dos/rawrite.exe

2) Start the install as normal, but at the BOOT: prompt type the following:

   defbootstr link=amird Srom=alad(0,5,0)

   This links in the PERC driver (amird) and specifies that the CDROM is
   remaining on the Adaptec controller at ID 5.

3) Continue installation as normal, you will be prompted to insert the
   driver disk for the perc driver later.

When adding additional drives under SCO, increment the LUN and not the
Target ID.



III. X-Windows Drivers for Dell PowerEdge Servers
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1)  Included in this archive is a file (VOL.000.000), copy this file to your
server (with SCO Openserver already installed.)

2)  Start custom and add a package.  Select install from media images and
    select the directory where you copied the VOL.000.000 file.  Then exit
    custom.

3)  Start the video configuration and remove your current setup.  Add adapter
and the ATI Rage 3D/PRO should be auto selected.  Then select your monitor
and resolution/color depth.  Most likely your system only has 1 Meg of Video
RAM so keep this in mind when making your selections.

4)  Restart the system.



IV.  MP support for Openserver
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For MP support on PowerEdge Servers with Openserver 5.0.4 you will need
to follow the following instructions for installation:

Install Openserver 5.0.4
Reboot
Install SMP			included with installation CD
Install RS504C			ftp://ftp.sco.com/Supplements/rs504c
Install SLS OSS469b		ftp://ftp.sco.com/SLS/469b
Reboot

For MP support on PowerEdge Servers with Openserver 5.0.5 you will need
to follow the following instructions for installation:

Install Openserver 5.0.5
Reboot
Install SMP			included with installation CD
Install RS505A			ftp://ftp.sco.com/Supplements/rs505a/
Install OSS497C			ftp://ftp.sco.com/SLS
Reboot

For MP support on PowerEdge Servers with Openserver 5.0.6 you will need
to follow the following instructions for installation:

Install Openserver 5.0.6
Reboot
Install SMP			included with installation CD
Install RS506			ftp://ftp.sco.com/Supplements/rs506/
Reboot

July 31, 2001