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Starting the SCSISelect utility program Complete the following steps to start the SCSISelect Utility program: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the > prompt appears, press Ctrl+A. 3. When the Would you like to configure the host adapter or run the SCSI disk utility? question appears, make your selection and press Enter. 4. Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu. v Press Esc to exit the SCSI Select Utility program. v Press the F5 key to switch between color and monochrome modes (if your monitor permits). 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press Enter. Choices available from the SCSISelect menu The following choices appear on the SCSISelect Utility menu: v Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Select this choice to view or change the SCSI controller settings. To reset the SCSI controller to its default values, press F6; then, follow the on-screen instructions. You can view or change the following controller settings: - Host Adapter SCSI ID Select this choice to view the SCSI controller identification (ID), which is usually 7. - SCSI Parity Checking Select this choice to view the assigned value of Enabled. - Host Adapter SCSI Termination Select this choice to view the assigned value of Automatic. - Boot Device Options Select this choice to configure startable-device parameters. Before you can make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to configure. - SCSI Device Configuration Select this choice to configure SCSI-device parameters. Before you can make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to configure. 38 Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 200

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Starting
the
SCSISelect
utility
program
Complete
the
following
steps
to
start
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SCSISelect
™
Utility!
>>>
prompt
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
3.
When
the
Would
you
like
to
configure
the
host
adapter
or
run
the
SCSI
disk
utility?
question
appears,
make
your
selection
and
press
Enter
.
4.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
a
choice
from
the
menu.
v
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
SCSI
Select
Utility
program.
v
Press
the
F5
key
to
switch
between
color
and
monochrome
modes
(if
your
monitor
permits).
5.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items;
then,
press
Enter.
Choices
available
from
the
SCSISelect
menu
The
following
choices
appear
on
the
SCSISelect
Utility
menu:
v
Configure/View
Host
Adapter
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
SCSI
controller
settings.
To
reset
the
SCSI
controller
to
its
default
values,
press
F6;
then,
follow
the
on-screen
instructions.
You
can
view
or
change
the
following
controller
settings:
–
Host
Adapter
SCSI
ID
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
SCSI
controller
identification
(ID),
which
is
usually
7
.
–
SCSI
Parity
Checking
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
assigned
value
of
Enabled.
–
Host
Adapter
SCSI
Termination
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
assigned
value
of
Automatic.
–
Boot
Device
Options
Select
this
choice
to
configure
startable-device
parameters.
Before
you
can
make
updates,
you
must
know
the
ID
of
the
device
whose
parameters
you
want
to
configure.
–
SCSI
Device
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
configure
SCSI-device
parameters.
Before
you
can
make
updates,
you
must
know
the
ID
of
the
device
whose
parameters
you
want
to
configure.
38
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual:
xSeries
200