Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Administrator Guide

Troubleshooting the ProLiant Cluster HA/F500
6-2 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for MA8000 Administrator Guide
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The problem is caused by the Windows NT HAL reconfiguring the PCI adapter
with conflicting resources. The following workaround causes the HAL to use the
BIOS-assigned defaults and not reassign PCI resources.
1. Use Notepad or Edit to edit the BOOT.INI file as follows:
a. Remove the read-only file attribute.
Example:
attrib –r –h -s c:\boot.ini
b. Add the /PCILOCK option to the system boot entry.
(boot loader)
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT
(operating systems)
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT=“Windows NT
Server,
Enterprise Edition Version 4.00”/pcilock
2. Reboot the server.
Verifying the Windows NT Registry Device Driver Parameters
For proper operation of the storage subsystem configured in a Microsoft operating
system cluster, the driver parameters in the operating system registry must be set
correctly.
To verify the operating system registry settings:
1. Run the Fibre Channel Software Setup Utility.
2. Select the correct Fibre Channel system (multibus or transparent, hub or switch)
and select Custom Install.
3. Install Extended Configuration if more than two clusters access the same
HSG80 storage system. This action automatically corrects the registry settings
configured in the system.
4. Reboot the system after completing the Fibre Channel Software Setup.