NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:  iSCSI for NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 8
TID #:  2970953
README FOR:  iscsi1sp2.exe

SUPERSEDES:
b2iscsi1sp2.exe

NOVELL PRODUCTS and VERSIONS:
NetWare 5.1

ABSTRACT:

Novell iSCSI Initiator Readme
March 2005
Re-Release April 2005 (to include installation script - ISCSINST.NCF )

Overview
This Novell NetWare iSCSI Initiator 1 SP2 download can be
used with minimum of NetWare 5.1 SP8, Netware 6.0 SP3, and Netware 6.5
Target software included will only be supported on Netware 6.5.

iSCSI is an emerging standard for SCSI block storage
protocols networked over high-speed TCP/IP networks. iSCSI
lets you create a low-cost Storage Area Network (SAN)
using commodity high-speed Ethernet hardware. NetWare
iSCSI initiator software is installed and configured on
servers in the SAN that will be used to access shared
storage.


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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:

1.0  Installation

2.0  Known Issues

3.0  Documentation
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1.0  Installation

     For information about installing and configuring iSCSI
     initiator software after downloading it, see the
     "Installation, Configuration, and Management" section
     of the "iSCSI Initiator Administration Guide"
     (http://www.novell.com/documentation/iscsi10).

2.0  Known Issues

     For a list of known issues, see the iSCSI Initiator
     Readme
     (http://www.novell.com/documentation/iscsi10/readme/re
     adme.html).

3.0  Documentation

     The following sources provide information about iSCSI
     Initiator:

     -  Installation and Configuration: "iSCSI Initiator
        Administration Guide"
        (http://www.novell.com/documentation/iscsi10)
     -  Known issues: iSCSI Initiator Readme
        (http://www.novell.com/documentation/iscsi10/readme
        /readme.html)
     -  Latest Support Pack issues since the release of the
        Support Pack: Support Pack Readme Addendum
        (http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid
        .cgi?/<@@/cgi-bin/search/tidfinder.cgi?10091736,10091736@@>.htm)     

SYMPTOM:

- After executing the List Devices command at the server console, there might
be a delay before the device list is displayed.

- Occasional slow performance or dropped iSCSI connection problems might occur
with certain router, switch, and hub configurations.
These network configurations might require that SACK (Selective ACK) be turned
off for the TCP/IP stack running on the initiator. You can do this at the
NetWare server console by entering: set tcp sack option=off
 



SOLUTION: 

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Self-Extracting File Name: iscsi1sp2.exe

Files Included          Size         Date          Time
..\
 ISCSI1SP2.TXT   (This file)
..\ISCSI1SP2\
  ISCSINST.NCF            21     1-6-2005    4:35:32 pm
  ISCSIPKG.ZIP        347974    2-26-2005   11:30:08 pm



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