IBM 86807RY Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 47

ASCSI Disk Utilities, Advanced Configuration Options

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The default value is Automatic. Do not change this value. Boot Device Configuration 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 When the Maximum Sync Transfer Rate is set to 40.0, this value represents the transfer rate for UltraSCSI devices. When the Maximum Sync Transfer Rate is set to 20.0, this value represents the transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices. 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 speed. To reset the SCSI controller defaults, press F6; then, follow the directions on the screen. SCSI Disk Utilities: To see the IDs that are assigned to each SCSI device or to format a SCSI device, select SCSI Disk Utilities from the SCSISelect Utility menu. To use the utility, select a drive from the list. Read the screens carefully before making a selection. Note If the following screen appears, you might have pressed Ctrl+A before the selected drives were ready. Restart the server and watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. After the drive that you want to view or format spins up, press Ctrl+A. Netfinity 7000-M10 - Type 8680 39

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The default value is
Automatic
.
Do not change this
value.
±
Boot Device Configuration
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
When the
Maximum Sync Transfer Rate
is set
to 40.0, this value represents the transfer rate for
UltraSCSI devices.
When the
Maximum Sync
Transfer Rate
is set to 20.0, this value
represents the transfer rate for Fast SCSI
devices.
±
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 speed.
To reset the SCSI controller defaults, press
F6
; then,
follow the directions on the screen.
SCSI Disk Utilities:
To see the IDs that are assigned
to each SCSI device or to format a SCSI device, select
SCSI Disk Utilities
from the SCSISelect Utility menu.
To use the utility, select a drive from the list.
Read the
screens carefully before making a selection.
Note
If the following screen appears, you might have
pressed
Ctrl
+
A
before the selected drives were ready.
Restart the server and watch the SCSISelect
messages as each drive spins up.
After the drive that
you want to view or format spins up, press
Ctrl
+
A.
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