HP BL860c U320 Installation Guide - Page 10

Adding Multi-Initiator Support, HP A7173A PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host

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2. For more detailed information on the installed A7173A adapters, including verification of devices that have been connected to the A7173A adapter(s), use the mptconfig command for each channel of each A7173A adapter. Use the device files displayed in the ioscan -fnkd mpt output. For example: # mptconfig /dev/mpt8 Scan For Devices ... ---- ADAPTER INFORMATION Device File Hardware Path : /dev/mpt8 : 1/0/4/0/0 ---- BUS PARAMETERS Initiator SCSI ID SCSI Bus Rate SCSI Bus Width : 7 : Ultra320 : Wide ---- CHANNEL CAPABILITIES Req/Ack Offset Bus Mode Quick Arbitration Selection DT Clocking Packetized : 127 : LVD : Disabled : Enabled : Enabled ---- TARGET PARAMETERS Target Description Firmware In Use In Use In Use Id Version Rate Width Device 9 ST336753LC HPC7 Ultra320 Wide Disk 11 ST336753LC HPC7 Ultra320 Wide Disk 13 ST336753LC HPC7 Ultra320 Wide Disk 15 ST336753LC HPC7 Ultra320 Wide Disk NOTE: The In Use Device column is only displayed on systems running HP-UX 11i v3. NOTE: When the system boots after installation, the insf command creates the proper device files for the "ctl" interfaces (which would include the A7173A adapter) as well as the SCSI devices attached to the A7173A adapter. Sometimes, however, the insf command does not create all of the device files that are needed. For example, this happens when you attach SCSI disks to the adapter after the system boots, but the adapter is already installed in the system. If you see a SCSI device listed in the ioscan output, but there is no device file in the second line of the ioscsan output for that device, the device file is missing. To solve this problem, use the insf -e command, which will create all of the device files. For more information about the ioscan command, see the ioscan(1M) man page. For more information about the insf command, see the insf(1M) man page. See your system documentation for information about verifying system operation. Adding Multi-Initiator Support The A7173A adapter supports multi-initiator configurations. In a multi-initiator configuration, multiple SCSI host bus adapters are connected to the same SCSI bus. For details on setting SCSI IDs in a multi-initiator configuration, see the HP A7173A PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Support Guide, at: http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#SCSI%20Host%20Bus%20Adapters 10 HP-UX Installation

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2.
For more detailed information on the installed A7173A adapters, including verification of
devices that have been connected to the A7173A adapter(s), use the
mptconfig <dev
file>
command for each channel of each A7173A adapter. Use the device files displayed
in the
ioscan -fnkd mpt
output. For example:
#
mptconfig /dev/mpt8
Scan For Devices ...
---- ADAPTER INFORMATION -----------------------------------------------------
Device File
: /dev/mpt8
Hardware Path
: 1/0/4/0/0
---- BUS PARAMETERS ----------------------------------------------------------
Initiator SCSI ID
: 7
SCSI Bus Rate
: Ultra320
SCSI Bus Width
: Wide
---- CHANNEL CAPABILITIES ----------------------------------------------------
Req/Ack Offset
: 127
Bus Mode
: LVD
Quick Arbitration Selection
: Disabled
DT Clocking
: Enabled
Packetized
: Enabled
---- TARGET PARAMETERS -------------------------------------------------------
Target
Description
Firmware
In Use
In Use
In Use
Id
Version
Rate
Width
Device
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
9
ST336753LC
HPC7
Ultra320
Wide
Disk
11
ST336753LC
HPC7
Ultra320
Wide
Disk
13
ST336753LC
HPC7
Ultra320
Wide
Disk
15
ST336753LC
HPC7
Ultra320
Wide
Disk
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE:
The
In Use Device
column is only displayed on systems running HP-UX 11i
v3.
NOTE:
When the system boots after installation, the
insf
command creates the proper device
files for the “ctl” interfaces (which would include the A7173A adapter) as well as the SCSI devices
attached to the A7173A adapter. Sometimes, however, the
insf
command does not create all of
the device files that are needed. For example, this happens when you attach SCSI disks to the
adapter after the system boots, but the adapter is already installed in the system.
If you see a SCSI device listed in the
ioscan
output, but there is no device file in the second line
of the ioscsan output for that device, the device file is missing. To solve this problem, use the
insf -e
command, which will create
all
of the device files.
For more information about the
ioscan
command, see the
ioscan(1M)
man page.
For more information about the
insf
command, see the
insf(1M)
man page.
See your system documentation for information about verifying system operation.
Adding Multi-Initiator Support
The A7173A adapter supports multi-initiator configurations. In a multi-initiator configuration,
multiple SCSI host bus adapters are connected to the same SCSI bus. For details on setting SCSI
IDs in a multi-initiator configuration, see the
HP A7173A PCI-X Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Host
Bus Adapter Support Guide
, at:
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HP-UX Installation