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SCSISelect, Utility, choices

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5. Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items, and press Enter. SCSISelect Utility menu choices The following choices are on the SCSISelect Utility menu: v Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings Select this choice to view or change SCSI controller settings. To reset the controller to its default settings, press F6 and follow the instructions on the screen. You can view and change the following controller settings: - SCSI Controller ID Select this choice to view the SCSI controller ID, which is typically 7. - SCSI Controller Parity This choice is set to Enabled and cannot be changed. - SCSI Controller Termination This choice is set to Enabled and cannot be changed. - Boot Device Configuration Select this choice to configure startable-device parameters. You must know the SCSI ID of the device that you want to configure. - SCSI Device Configuration Select this choice to configure SCSI-device parameters. You must know the SCSI ID of the device that you want to configure. The sync transfer rate is the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI devices. For Ultra3 SCSI LVD devices, the maximum rate is 160 MBps; for Ultra2 SCSI devices, 80 MBps; for Fast SCSI devices, 20 MBps. - Advanced Configuration Select this choice to view or change settings for advanced configuration options. - HostRAID Select this choice to enable or disable integrated RAID. v Configure/View HostRAID Settings Select this choice to configure the SCSI controller with integrated RAID. v SCSI Disk Utilities Select this choice to view SCSI ID assignments or to format a SCSI device. Select a device from the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before making a selection. If you press Ctrl+A before a selected drive is ready, an Unexpected SCSI Command Failure screen might appear. Restart the server and watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. When the selected drive is ready, press Ctrl+A. 36 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User's Guide

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5.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
a
choice
from
the
menu.
6.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items,
and
press
Enter.
SCSISelect
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
SCSISelect
Utility
menu:
v
Configure/View
SCSI
Controller
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
SCSI
controller
settings.
To
reset
the
controller
to
its
default
settings,
press
F6
and
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
You
can
view
and
change
the
following
controller
settings:
–
SCSI
Controller
ID
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
SCSI
controller
ID,
which
is
typically
7.
–
SCSI
Controller
Parity
This
choice
is
set
to
Enabled
and
cannot
be
changed.
–
SCSI
Controller
Termination
This
choice
is
set
to
Enabled
and
cannot
be
changed.
–
Boot
Device
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
configure
startable-device
parameters.
You
must
know
the
SCSI
ID
of
the
device
that
you
want
to
configure.
–
SCSI
Device
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
configure
SCSI-device
parameters.
You
must
know
the
SCSI
ID
of
the
device
that
you
want
to
configure.
The
sync
transfer
rate
is
the
transfer
rate
for
Ultra
SCSI
devices.
For
Ultra3
SCSI
LVD
devices,
the
maximum
rate
is
160
MBps;
for
Ultra2
SCSI
devices,
80
MBps;
for
Fast
SCSI
devices,
20
MBps.
–
Advanced
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
settings
for
advanced
configuration
options.
–
HostRAID
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
integrated
RAID.
v
Configure/View
HostRAID
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
configure
the
SCSI
controller
with
integrated
RAID.
v
SCSI
Disk
Utilities
Select
this
choice
to
view
SCSI
ID
assignments
or
to
format
a
SCSI
device.
Select
a
device
from
the
list
and
read
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully
before
making
a
selection.
If
you
press
Ctrl+A
before
a
selected
drive
is
ready,
an
Unexpected
SCSI
Command
Failure
screen
might
appear.
Restart
the
server
and
watch
the
SCSISelect
messages
as
each
drive
spins
up.
When
the
selected
drive
is
ready,
press
Ctrl+A.
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IBM
xSeries
346
Type
8840:
User’s
Guide