Connecting Internal Devices; Verifying The Installation; Verify Aix Hardware Installation - IBM PCI Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI Adapter Installation And Using Manual

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attaching it to the adapter. Then connect the cable to external port Channel A

(connector J2) or Channel B (connector J3). Use the fastening screws on the cable

connector to securely attach the connector to the adapter.

2. If necessary, connect additional cables to additional SCSI devices.

3. When all devices are connected, ensure that a SCSI terminator is attached to the

last device if needed.

4. If you have turned off your system unit, turn it back on.

5. Turn on any external devices.

6. If you have turned off your display, turn it back on and follow any instructions on the

screen.

Connecting Internal Devices

Note: For more information on connecting internal devices, refer to the documentation

To connect internal devices, do the following:

1. Attach a 16-bit cable to the adapter and the 6-position backplane.

2. Connect the adapter end of the internal cable to the correct internal connector on

the PCI Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI Adapter. Use either connector Channel B (J4) or

Channel A (J6).

3. When completed, refer to your system unit installation guide to install the covers

and to power on the system unit, as well as all other attached devices.

Note: All the connectors are built so that they can only be plugged in correctly one

To verify the initial installation, use the following procedures:

v Verify AIX Hardware Installation (lsdev)

v Verify AIX Software Installation (lslpp)

To verify that your system unit recognizes the PCI Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI Adapter,

do the following:

1. If necessary, log in as root user.

2. Type lsdev -Cs pci | grep scsi, and then press Enter.

Possible results are as follows:

v If the PCI Dual Channel Ultra3 SCSI Adapter did install correctly, the following is an

example of the data that displays on your screen:

Installation and Using Guide

provided with your system unit.

way.

scsi1 Available 04-04 Wide/Ultra-3 SCSI I/O Controller

scsi2 Available 04-05 Wide/Ultra-3 SCSI I/O Controller

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