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Using the SCSISelect utility program, SCSISelect utility program choices

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Using the SCSISelect utility program The server comes with a menu-driven configuration utility program, called SCSISelect, that you can use to view and change SCSI settings. You can use the SCSISelect Utility program to: View and change the device configuration Perform a low-level format or verify the media on a SCSI hard disk drive. Starting the SCSISelect utility program Note The SCSI controller in the server is a dual channel device. Select channel B for internal devices, channel A for external devices. The default selection is channel A. You can access this program when you start the server. The SCSISelect prompt appears after the IBM Netfinity Logo appears. Press Ctrl+A immediately after the SCSISelect prompt appears; then, select channel B for internal devices. Use the Up Arrow (↑) and Down Arrow (↓) key to move the highlight bar to the various menu choices. Press Esc to return to the previous menu. Also, you can press the F5 key to switch between color and monochrome modes (if the monitor permits). To change the settings of the displayed items, follow the directions on the screen. SCSISelect utility program choices: The following choices appear on the SCSISelect Utility program menu: Configure/View Host Adapter Settings SCSI Disk Utilities Configure/View host adapter settings: To view or change the SCSI controller settings, select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings and follow the directions on the screen. This menu has the following choices: Host Adapter SCSI ID Select this choice to change the SCSI ID of the SCSI controller from its default value of 7. Do not assign the SCSI controller to a SCSI ID already in use, such as 14, which is used by the daughterboard card (SAF-TE) on the DASD backplane. SCSI Parity Checking The default value is Enabled. This value should not be changed. Host Adapter SCSI Termination 52 Netfinity Server HMM

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Using the SCSISelect utility program
The server comes with a menu-driven configuration utility
program, called SCSISelect, that you can use to view and
change SCSI settings.
You can use the SCSISelect Utility program to:
±
View and change the device configuration
±
Perform a low-level format or verify the media on a
SCSI hard disk drive.
Starting the SCSISelect utility program
Note
The SCSI controller in the server is a dual channel
device.
Select channel B for internal devices, channel
A for external devices.
The default selection is
channel A.
You can access this program when you start the server.
The SCSISelect prompt appears after the IBM Netfinity
Logo appears.
Press
Ctrl
+
A
immediately after the
SCSISelect prompt appears; then, select channel B for
internal devices.
Use the Up Arrow (
↑
) and Down Arrow (
↓
) key to move
the highlight bar to the various menu choices.
Press
Esc
to return to the previous menu.
Also, you can press the
F5 key to switch between color and monochrome modes (if
the monitor permits).
To change the settings of the
displayed items, follow the directions on the screen.
SCSISelect utility program choices:
The
following choices appear on the SCSISelect Utility program
menu:
±
Configure/View Host Adapter Settings
±
SCSI Disk Utilities
Configure/View host adapter settings:
To view or
change the SCSI controller settings, select
Configure/View Host Adapter Settings
and follow the
directions on the screen.
This menu has the following
choices:
±
Host Adapter SCSI ID
Select this choice to change the SCSI ID of the SCSI
controller from its default value of 7.
Do not assign
the SCSI controller to a SCSI ID already in use, such
as 14, which is used by the daughterboard card
(SAF-TE) on the DASD backplane.
±
SCSI Parity Checking
The default value is
Enabled.
This value should not
be changed.
±
Host Adapter SCSI Termination
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Netfinity Server HMM