About The Option Drive; Verifying An Internal Drive Installation - Silicon Graphics Octane2 Duo Installation Manual

5: Configuring the System and Verifying Installation

About the Option Drive

Verifying an Internal Drive Installation

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Internal SCSI devices (drives) are automatically given an address when they are inserted.
Bus 0 (which contains the internal devices) has addresses such as 0-1, 0-2, 0-3. The system
drive (the lower drive) is SCSI ID 0-1 (bus 0, device1), the option drive above it (the center
drive) is SCSI ID 0-2 (bus 0, device 2), and the option drive at the top of the workstation
is SCSI ID 0-3 (bus 0, device 3).
Tip: To determine the total capacity and remaining space available on your disks, go to
Toolchest > System > File System Manager and click the Get Info button.
The workstation automatically sets up the system software for most internal devices you
install and places an icon on the desktop.
Once you install the drive, follow these steps to check that the system recognizes the new
drive.
1. Log in to the root account. For more information on logging in, refer to the Octane2
Workstation Owner's Guide, "Logging In to the Octane2 Workstation," on page 21.
2. If the device is installed correctly, you will see an icon for it on the desktop.
Double-click the icon to mount the drive.
3. You can also use the System Manager to check that the drive is shown correctly.
a. Go to Toolchest > System > System Manager > Hardware and Devices > Disk
Manager. You will see a list of installed disk drives.
b. Select the drive, and click the Get Info button.
Sometimes the Desktop does not display the icon. If the drive you installed does not
appear on the Desktop, try opening a UNIX shell and typing hinv. If the drive does not
appear to be installed, power off the system and make sure the drive is completely seated
in the slot. Then restart the system and check the System Manager listing again.
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