Using The Scsiselect Utility Program; Starting The Scsiselect Utility Program; Choices Available From The Scsiselect Menu - IBM xSeries 342 2RX Maintenance Manual

v Set or read current system management adapter
v Set lockout threshold

Using the SCSISelect utility program

SCSISelect is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can
use to:
v View the default SCSI IDs
v Locate and correct configuration conflicts
v Perform a low-level format on a SCSI hard disk
The following sections provide the instructions needed to start the SCSISelect
Utility and descriptions of the menu choices available.
Note: If your server has a RAID adapter installed, use the configuration method

Starting the SCSISelect utility program

To start the SCSISelect utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the <<< Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect
3. When prompted, select either channel A or channel B.
4. Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected

Choices available from the SCSISelect menu

The following choices appear on the SCSISelect Utility menu:
v Configure/View Host Adapter Settings
supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI settings for devices
attached to the adapter.
appears, press Ctrl+A.
v Press Esc to return to the previous menu.
v Press the F5 key to switch between color and monochrome modes (if your
monitor permits).
items; then, press Enter.
Select this choice to view or change the SCSI controller settings. To reset the
SCSI controller to its default values, press F6; then, follow the instructions that
appear on the screen.
You can view or change the following controller settings:
– Host Adapter SCSI ID
Select this choice to view the SCSI controller ID, normally 7.
– SCSI Parity Checking
Select this choice to view the assigned value of Enabled.
– Host Adapter SCSI Termination
Select this choice to view the assigned value of Enabled.
– Boot Device Options
Select this choice to configure startable device parameters. Before you can
make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you
want to configure.
– SCSI Device Configuration
Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
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Utility! >>> prompt
Configuring the server
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