New install of NW 6.5 on a proliant DL380 G4

[joasve]

Hi,
I'm about to install a new Netware server 6.5 on an
HP DL380 G4. When i start the Smartstart CD and
selects Netware 6.5 as the OS it only supports "Netware
6.5 with updated server.exe" When it asks for the OS-cd and I insert the 6.5-cd, which i've dl'ed
from novell and made a media of,it says it
the wrong media.

If I try to boot directly from the 6.5-cd it goes into loop
just after the first 3 selections. When trying to install
the OS.

Any suggestions?

/Jocke

 

[marvhuffaker]

Try using the SP2 overlay cd.

Marvin Huffaker MCNE, CNE
Marvin Huffaker Consulting

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[joasve]

Where do I get that?
Is it the os-cd with sp2 patched already?

/jocke

 

[terry712]

make sure you use the smartstart though

building an hp without this is not a good idea
never used the g4

the g3 works no probs - you have made sure netware is in the rbsu

 

[ITsmyfault]

NW 6.5 SP2 overlay disks (you need 2 - OS & products)
are located here if you still need them:

http://support.novell.com/filefinder/18197/index.html

30-June-04 is the date, you want the Netware 6.5 overlay CD. This DL will uncompress into an ISO file which you can load into your CD burner software to make a bootable CD.

 

[marvhuffaker]

Yeah, Definitely use the Smartstart and make sure your OS selection is NetWare. Otherwise, I don't think there are really any other options you need to worry about (Except turn off Hyperthreading and I always turn off the ASR).

However, you might have a system that doesn't require an OS detection. The last few G4's (ML370's) I've built don't have that option any more.

The overlays are just the NW6.5 CD's with the Service pack 'overlayed' into it. Hence the name. But it's the best way to do it these days. You'll need both the OS (CD#1) and the PROD (CD#2)

Marvin Huffaker MCNE, CNE
Marvin Huffaker Consulting

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[terry712]

i always like to put the f1 prompt to delayed rather than default - prompt

 

[lawsonrd]

download the overlay CD file from Novell. Create the cd. this will contain SP2 with NetWare 6.5.