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The following sections provide instructions for starting the SCSISelect Utility
program and descriptions of the menu choices that are available.
Note: If the server has a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) adapter
Starting the SCSISelect utility program
Complete the following steps to start the SCSISelect Utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the <<< Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect Utility! >>> prompt appears,
3. When the message Would you like to configure the host adapter or run
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
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installed, use the configuration method that is supplied with the RAID
adapter to view or change SCSI settings for devices attached to the adapter.
press Ctrl+A.
the SCSI disk utility? appears, make your selection and press Enter.
v Press Esc to exit the SCSISelect Utility program.
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 on-screen
instructions.
You can view or change the following controller settings:
– Host Adapter SCSI ID
Select this choice to view the SCSI controller identification (ID), which is
usually 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 Automatic.
– 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
Select this choice to configure SCSI-device parameters. Before you can make
updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to
configure.
Note: The Maximum Sync Transfer Rate is the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI
devices.
- The transfer rate for Ultra160 low voltage differential (LVD) devices
is 160.0 MBps.
- The transfer rate for Ultra2 SCSI LVD devices is 80.0 MBps.
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