Table Of Contents - IBM Advanced SerialRAID Adapters SA33-3285-02 User Manual

Contents
Safety Notices.
Definitions of Safety Notices
Safety Notice for Installing, Relocating, or Servicing.
About This Book .
Who Should Use This Book .
What This Book Contains .
If You Need More Information.
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Web Support Pages.
Numbering Convention .
Part 1. User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1. Introducing SSA and the Advanced SerialRAID Adapters .
Serial Storage Architecture (SSA) .
The Advanced SerialRAID Adapters (type 4-P)
SSA Adapter ID during Bring-Up
Chapter 2. Introducing SSA Loops .
Loops, Links, and Data Paths .
Large Configurations .
Configuring Devices on an SSA Loop .
SSA Link Speed .
Identifying and Addressing SSA Devices .
Rules for SSA Loops .
Checking the Level of the Adapter Microcode.
Rules for the Physical Relationship between Disk Drives and Adapters .
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Fast-Write Cache Feature
128 MB Memory Module Feature .
Lights of the Advanced SerialRAID Adapters .
Port Addresses of the Advanced SerialRAID Adapters .
Simple Loop . . . .
Simple Loop - One Disk Drive Missing .
Simple Loop - Two Disk Drives Missing .
One Loop with Two Adapters in One Using System .
One Loop with Two Adapters in Each of Two Using Systems
Two Loops with One Adapter .
Two Loops with Two Adapters .
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Switching Off Using Systems .
Switching On Using Systems .
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Location Code Format .
Pdisks, Hdisks, and Disk Drive Identification .
SSA Unique IDs . .
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One Pair of Adapter Connectors in the Loop .
Pairs of Adapter Connectors in the Loop - Some Shared Data .
Pairs Of Adapter Connectors in the Loop - Mainly Shared Data
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