Requirements For Using The Sbus Adapter - Sun Microsystems SunSwift 600MP series Installation And User Manual

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1.1 Requirements for Using the SBus Adapter

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Before installing the adapter, make sure your system meets the following
hardware and software requirements:
Systems
Firmware
Operating System
Peripherals
SCSI Cables
Part Numbers
SCSI Cabling
You can daisy chain up to 15 devices on the SunSwift SBus Adapter as follows:
Wide-to-wide devices
Wide-to-narrow devices
The SCSI bus must be terminated at the end of the chain.
Note – If you use the SunSwift SBus Adapter for SCSI purposes only, you must
change the device name from SUNW,hme to SUNW,hme_idle to avoid a "Link
Down — cable problem?" message. Refer to SMCC Open Issues Supplement
Solaris 2.5 for more detailed information.
SunSwift SBus Adapter Installation and User's Guide—December 1995
Sun™ Ultra™ 140, Sun Ultra Creator 170E,
SPARCstation™ 4, SPARCstation 5, SPARCstation 10
models, SPARCstation 20 models, SPARCserver™
600MP series, SPARCserver 1000 or SPARCcenter™ 2000
OpenBoot™ PROM Version 2.9 or greater
Solaris™ 2.5 environment
Only Sun SCSI-2 devices
Only standard, Sun-supported cabling to ensure reliable
SCSI interface connections
530-2115-02 (1.2 m 50-pin to 68-pin cable)
530-1884-03 (0.8 m 68-pin to 68-pin cable)
530-2228-01 (2 m 50-pin to 68-pin cable)
530-1885-03 (2 m 68-pin to 68-pin cable)
Use a 68-pin to 68-pin cable.
Always put wide SCSI devices closest to the host system.
Use a 68-pin to 50-pin cable.
You can include only one wide-to-narrow cable along a
chain of peripherals.
Always put the narrow SCSI devices at the end of the
chain.