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1. Load monitor.nlm to display the various options.

2. Select Disk Information.


All system hard-disk drives appear.

3. Select the removable-media device.


Drive status options appear as shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Drive Status Options

1

 Valid for both removable and nonremovable SCSI drives. 

2

Valid for removable media only.

Verify Status

The Read After Write Verify option is set to Hardware Level by default. This option cannot be specified in the startup.ncf or autoexec.ncf file.
However, the default can be set on the command line. Refer to the NetWare User's Guide for information about using the load command-line
options.

The available options are defined in Table 4.

Table 4. Read After Write Verify Options

Mount Status

Mounting causes a drive to come online as a NetWare storage device. Dismounted drives are inactive and cannot be accessed.

Before you eject the current media, dismount it. When the mount status is Dismounted, eject the media. However, NetWare does not allow you to
dismount media that are locked.

To insert your new media, wait for the drive to spin up, and then select the Removable Drive Mount Status option.

Lock Status

If your removable-media device supports the lock/unlock feature, you can lock the media. The media must be in the Not Locked state before you
can eject it.

Using Drives Tested and Approved for NetWare

To be fully certified as NetWare "Yes, Tested and Approved," a drive and host adapter must both pass a qualification process that takes place
before you see the product. The goals of NetWare testing are to simplify installation and provide the highest quality disk subsystem.

Adaptec 78xx series host adapters and their drivers are fully tested and approved for NetWare. This means that you can purchase a NetWare
drive (certified as "Yes, Tested and Approved") from a vendor, connect it to your computer system or host adapter, partition it, and create a volume
without any compatibility concerns.

Menu Option

Default Value

Volume Segments on Drive

1

Select for a list

Read After Write Verify

1

Hardware Level

Drive Light Status

1

Not supported

Driver Operating Status

1

Active

Removable Drive Mount Status

2

Mounted

Removable Drive Lock Status

2

Not Locked

Option Setting 

Function

Disabled

All writes to SCSI disk drives are executed with the SCSI Write command
(0Ah or 2Ah).

Hardware Level

All writes to SCSI disk drives are executed with the SCSI Write and
Verify
command (2Eh) or (if this command is not supported by the drive)
with the SCSI Write command (0Ah or 2Ah), followed by the SCSI Verify
command (2Fh).

Software Level

Not supported.