IBM Server with ServeRaid 6i Controller Hangs after installing NW65SP2 or NW65SP3

(Last modified: 13May2005)

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fact

Novell NetWare 6.5 SP3 

Novell NetWare 6.5 SP2

symptom

IBM Server with ServeRaid 6i Controller Hangs after installing NW65SP2 or NW65SP3

Server will hang on bootup.

The error on the logger screen will be "The critical component (SGUID.NLM) was not loaded or executed or is missing.  NetWare cannot function without this component"

fix

Update the BIOS of the IBM Server.  IBM has released a patch available from their website please follow the link below. 

BIOS update

If you complete the bios update and the server now comes up with a collon prompt ":" instead of the server name then go to TID 10093547

document

Document Title: IBM Server with ServeRaid 6i Controller Hangs after installing NW65SP2 or NW65SP3
Document ID: 10097234
Solution ID: NOVL101660
Creation Date: 05Apr2005
Modified Date: 13May2005
Novell Product Class:Netware

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