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 DS20, DS20E, and ES40 Systems 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:				4
											
	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. Disk drives are supported with this adapter externally only on the DS20E and ES40.

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

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

4. 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

5. 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.

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