HP Kayak XU 04xx Administration Manual
Hp kayak xu series 04xx, scsi administration guide
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- Page 1 HP Kayak PC SCSI Administrator’s Workstations Guide HP Kayak PC SCSI Administrator’s Workstations Guide...
- Page 2 The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
- Page 3 SCSI Administrator’s Guide...
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Page 4: Important Safety Information
Who This Manual Is For This manual is for anyone who wants to: Add a SCSI accessory to their PC Workstation. • Configure a SCSI accessory in an HP PC Workstation. • Important Safety Information If you have any doubt that you can lift the PC Workstation or display WARNING safely, do not try to move it without help. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents Configuring the SCSI Bus Using SCSI Select ......... Configure/View Interface Settings Menu . -
Page 6: Using Scsi Select
Configuring the SCSI Bus Configuring the SCSI Bus You can configure a SCSI bus using either: SCSISelect — for use with Internal Wide 16-bit SCSI devices • & HP FastRAID (Adaptec), or SCSI Configuration Utility — for use with External and Internal •... -
Page 7: Configure/View Interface Settings Menu
Configuring the SCSI Bus Use the keys and the key to make selections in the SCSISelect utility. Press at any time to return to the previous menu. Configure/View It is recommended that you do not change these settings. Interface Settings Menu SCSISelect(TM) Utility v1.xxx Configuration SCSI Bus Interface Definitions... -
Page 8: Boot Device Configuration Menu
Configuring the SCSI Bus (only if HP FastRAID is installed) • Array 1000 BIOS This option is enabled by default, and instructs the system to use the special BIOS for the FastRAID option. • Advanced Configuration Options Press to view the Advanced Configuration Options menu. Boot Device This menu lets you configure the SCSI boot device. -
Page 9: Scsi Device Configuration Menu
Configuring the SCSI Bus SCSI Device This menu lets you configure parameters for each SCSI device on the SCSI bus. To configure a specific SCSI device, you need to know which Configuration Menu SCSI ID it uses. To know the SCSI ID of a specific SCSI device, you can run the SCSI Disk Utilities (refer to page 7). -
Page 10: Advanced Configuration Options Menu
Configuring the SCSI Bus • Enable Disconnection To optimize SCSI bus performance, Enable Disconnection should be set to • Initiate Wide Negotiation This option determines whether the SCSI channel attempts 16-bit data transfer instead of 8-bit data transfer. • Send Start Unit Command When set to this option reduces the load on your computer’s power supply by allowing the interface to power-up SCSI devices... - Page 11 Configuring the SCSI Bus • Plug and Play Scam Support When enabled, this option automatically configures Plug and Play compatible SCSI devices. For SCSI devices that do not support Plug and Play, set this option to . By default, it is enabled. Disabled •...
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Page 12: Scsi Disk Utilities
Configuring the SCSI Bus SCSI Disk Utilities When the SCSI Disk Utilities are selected from the initial Options menu, the SCSISelect utility scans the SCSI bus and lists all the SCSI devices on the SCSI bus. The list shows the SCSI ID and name of each SCSI device. -
Page 13: Using The Scsi Configuration Utility
Configuring the SCSI Bus Using the SCSI Configuration Utility The Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration Utility lets you view and change the default configuration for your host adapter and all SCSI devices connected to it, or for individual SCSI devices. Default Settings You Can Change The following two tables show the configuration settings you can change. -
Page 14: Starting The Scsi Configuration Utility
Configuring the SCSI Bus Starting the SCSI Configuration Utility You access the SCSI Configuration Utility by pressing when the message Press F6 to start Symbios Configuration is displayed during the PC Workstation’s start-up routine. Utility... A further message is then displayed: Please wait, invoking before the Main menu of the Symbios Configuration Utility... - Page 15 Configuring the SCSI Bus Adapter Boot Order This option is only available when you have more than one host adapter installed. It lets you set the order in which host adapters boot. When you select this option the Boot Order menu is displayed. To change an adapter’s boot order (from the Boot Order menu), select it and press .
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Page 16: Adapter Utilities Menu
Configuring the SCSI Bus Adapter Utilities Menu When you select (click on and press ) a host adapter from the Main menu, the Utilities menu is displayed: Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration Utility Version 1.07 1. SYM53C875 Utilities Adapter Setup Device Selections Help. - Page 17 Configuring the SCSI Bus Adapter Setup Menu When you select Adapter Setup from the Adapter Utilities menu, the Adapter Setup menu is displayed: Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration Utility Version 1.07 1. SYM53C875 Adapter Setup SCAM Support Parity Host SCSI ID Scan Order Low to High (0..Max) Removable Media Support...
- Page 18 Configuring the SCSI Bus Host SCSI ID In general it is not advisable to change your host adapter ID from the default value of 7, as this gives it the highest priority on the SCSI bus. However, if you have two adapters sharing the same SCSI devices, you should give one of the adapters a currently-unassigned ID to avoid duplication of SCSI IDs.
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Page 19: Device Selections Menu
Configuring the SCSI Bus Device Selections Menu When you select Device Selections from the Adapter Utilities menu, the Device Selections menu is displayed: Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration Utility Version 1.07 1. SYM53C875 Device Selections 0-7 Sync Data Disc Time Scan Scan Queue Rate... -
Page 20: Device Setup Menu
Configuring the SCSI Bus Device Setup Menu When you select a device from the Device Selections menu, the Device Setup menu is displayed: Symbios Logic SCSI Configuration Utility Version 1.00 1. SYM53C875 Dev0 N/A Setup Sync Rate (Mega Bytes/sec) 40 MB/sec Width (bits) Disconnect Read Write I/O Timeout (secs) -
Page 21: Exiting From The Configuration Utility
Configuring the SCSI Bus Disconnect This option lets you enable or disable disconnects for the device. To optimize SCSI bus performance, this option should be set to Enabled when two or more SCSI devices are connected to the host adapter. Set the option to Disable to achieve slightly better performance when only one SCSI device is connected to the SCSI bus. - Page 22 PC Workstation Documentation Roadmap If you want to ... Setup HP User’s Guide Set up your computer Setting Up and Using Your PC Workstation Reference Operating System Online Help Start Help Contents Learn how to use your operating system Operating System User’s Guide HP User’s Guide Learn how to upgrade your...