INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

TO:	Distribution List				DATE:	6JUL00
						FROM: 	Catherine Paton
						DEPT:	ESC
						EXT:	(508)467-1745
						LOC:	MR01-2/K24
						NET:	"Catherine.Paton@compaq.com"

SUBJ:  SN-KZPBC-AA Backplane Raid SCSI  Is Now Supported on the DS10 System Under Linux Only:

	STATEMENT OF SUPPORT:

	Engineering and Customer Satisfaction Group Now Supports:

	Option:		Alias:		Description:

	SN-KZPBC-AA	402381-B21	One Channel Ultra SCSI 2 Raid Array with 4MB Cache

	Maximum Allowed Per System:				3
											
	Minimum SRM Console Version Tested:			V5.7 
	
Minimum Shippable Option H/W Revision Tested:		A01

	Firmware  Revision Tested:				4.07-29

	Minimum Kernel Required:				2.2.14

	Minimum Operating System Version Required:		Linux RedHat 6.0
								Linux SuSE  6.1

	Mylex Driver Name:					DAC960 SCSI Raid Controller 

	Minimum Mylex Driver Version  Required:			2.2.5

	Please Note:

1. This adapter supports disks only.  No support for tapes, CDs, or Solid State disk drives.

2. This adapter is supported externally with the BA356 StorageWorks I shelf.

3. Currently a RAID system disk cannot be built from any of the supported software packages  listed BUT a system disk can be built and utilized by referencing:

ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/mylex

4. For SuSE 6.1 and SuSE 6.3 only a quantity of 2 modules can be supported on any system as SuSE only provides 2 mount points.

5.    The driver cannot be built as a kernel module but instead must be built into the kernel itself.

6. The DS10 MLB minimum version required for support of this option is B01.