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Choices available from the SCSISelect menu, Con View Host Adapter Settings

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2. When the > prompt appears, press Ctrl+A. Note: If an administrator password has been set, a prompt appears asking you to enter the password to start the SCSISelect Utility program. 3. When prompted, select either channel A or channel B. 4. Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu. v Press Esc to return to the previous menu. v Press the F5 key to switch between color and monochrome modes (if the 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 instructions that appear on the screen. You can view or change the following controller settings: - Host Adapter SCSI ID Select this choice to view the SCSI controller ID, normally 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. Note: The Maximum Sync Transfer Rate represents the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI devices. - The transfer rate for Ultra-3 SCSI LVD devices is 160.0. - The transfer rate for Ultra-2 SCSI LVD devices is 80.0 - The transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices is 20.0 - Advanced Configuration Options Select this choice to view or change the settings for advanced configuration options. These options include enabling support for large hard disk drives and support for drives with UltraSCSI speeds. v SCSI Disk Utilities Select this choice to view the SCSI IDs that are assigned to each device or to format a SCSI device. To use the utility program, select a drive from the list. Read the screens carefully before making a selection. Configuring the server 37

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2.
When the
<<< Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect
™
Utility! >>>
prompt
appears, press Ctrl+A.
Note:
If an administrator password has been set, a prompt appears asking you
to enter the password to start the SCSISelect Utility program.
3.
When prompted, select either channel A or channel B.
4.
Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu.
v
Press Esc to return to the previous menu.
v
Press the F5 key to switch between color and monochrome modes (if the
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 instructions that
appear on the screen.
You can view or change the following controller settings:
–
Host Adapter SCSI ID
Select this choice to view the SCSI controller ID, normally 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.
Note:
The Maximum Sync Transfer Rate represents the transfer rate for Ultra
SCSI devices.
-
The transfer rate for Ultra-3 SCSI LVD devices is 160.0.
-
The transfer rate for Ultra-2 SCSI LVD devices is 80.0
-
The transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices is 20.0
–
Advanced Configuration Options
Select this choice to view or change the settings for advanced configuration
options. These options include enabling support for large hard disk drives
and support for drives with UltraSCSI speeds.
v
SCSI Disk Utilities
Select this choice to view the SCSI IDs that are assigned to each device or to
format a SCSI device.
To use the utility program, select a drive from the list. Read the screens carefully
before making a selection.
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