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Setting SCSI IDs, Device, SCSI ID

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v An active terminator on the system board for SCSI bus termination See "Adapter considerations" on page 53 for detailed information about the PCI buses in your server. The server comes with one SCSI cable. This cable connects the internal SCSI channel connector (J15) to the standard hot-swap-drive backplane. If you want to use the external LVD SCSI channel connector (J14) to connect external SCSI devices to the server, you must remove the knockout on the rear of the server and install an optional external SCSI cable. Note: If you install a PCI RAID adapter to configure and manage the internal hot-swap drives, you must move the SCSI cable from the system-board SCSI connector to an internal channel connector on the RAID adapter. See "Cabling a RAID or SCSI adapter" on page 58 for additional information. Setting SCSI IDs Each SCSI device that is connected to a SCSI controller must have a unique SCSI ID. This ID enables the SCSI controller to identify the device and ensure that different devices on the same SCSI channel do not attempt to transfer data simultaneously. SCSI devices that are connected to different SCSI channels can have duplicate SCSI IDs. SCSI IDs 6 and 7 are reserved for SCSI controllers. The default ID for the SCSI controller is 7. The hot-swap-drive backplane controls the SCSI IDs for the internal hot-swap drive bays. See "Working with the optional xSeries 6-Pack Hot-Swap Hard Drive Expansion Kit" on page 63 for instructions for installing the 6-Pack option, and "Installing internal drives" on page 73 for instructions for installing hard disk drives. Table 12 lists the SCSI IDs for the standard backplane and the hard disk drives in bays 1 through 6; these devices are connected to the same SCSI channel. In the typical server configuration, the standard backplane and the hard disk drives in bays 1 through 6 are connected to channel B (internal SCSI connector J15 on the system board). Table 13 on page 114 lists the SCSI IDs for the optional backplane and the hard disk drives in bays 7 through 12; these devices are connected to the same SCSI channel. The optional backplane and the hard disk drives in bays 7 through 12 are connected to a channel on a RAID adapter (see "Cabling a RAID or SCSI adapter" on page 58). Note that in Table 12 and Table 13 on page 114, the hot-swap hard disk drive bay numbers are from left to right. Table 12. SCSI IDs for standard backplane, SCSI controller, and hot-swap drives in bays 1 through 6 Device Drive bay 1 SCSI ID 0 Drive bay 2 1 Drive bay 3 2 Drive bay 4 3 Drive bay 5 4 Drive bay 6 SCSI controller 5 6 or 7 (default) Backplane 8 Chapter 4. Customer replaceable units 113

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An active terminator on the system board for SCSI bus termination
See “Adapter considerations” on page 53 for detailed information about the PCI
buses in your server.
The server comes with one SCSI cable. This cable connects the internal SCSI
channel connector (J15) to the standard hot-swap-drive backplane. If you want to
use the external LVD SCSI channel connector (J14) to connect external SCSI
devices to the server, you must remove the knockout on the rear of the server and
install an optional external SCSI cable.
Note:
If you install a PCI RAID adapter to configure and manage the internal
hot-swap drives, you must move the SCSI cable from the system-board
SCSI connector to an internal channel connector on the RAID adapter. See
“Cabling a RAID or SCSI adapter” on page 58 for additional information.
Setting SCSI IDs
Each SCSI device that is connected to a SCSI controller must have a unique SCSI
ID. This ID enables the SCSI controller to identify the device and ensure that
different devices on the same SCSI channel do not attempt to transfer data
simultaneously. SCSI devices that are connected to different SCSI channels can
have duplicate SCSI IDs. SCSI IDs 6 and 7 are reserved for SCSI controllers. The
default ID for the SCSI controller is 7. The hot-swap-drive backplane controls the
SCSI IDs for the internal hot-swap drive bays. See “Working with the optional
xSeries 6-Pack Hot-Swap Hard Drive Expansion Kit” on page 63 for instructions for
installing the 6-Pack option, and “Installing internal drives” on page 73 for
instructions for installing hard disk drives.
Table 12 lists the SCSI IDs for the standard backplane and the hard disk drives in
bays 1 through 6; these devices are connected to the same SCSI channel. In the
typical server configuration, the standard backplane and the hard disk drives in
bays 1 through 6 are connected to channel B (internal SCSI connector J15 on the
system board). Table 13 on page 114 lists the SCSI IDs for the optional backplane
and the hard disk drives in bays 7 through 12; these devices are connected to the
same SCSI channel. The optional backplane and the hard disk drives in bays 7
through 12 are connected to a channel on a RAID adapter (see “Cabling a RAID or
SCSI adapter” on page 58). Note that in Table 12 and Table 13 on page 114, the
hot-swap hard disk drive bay numbers are from left to right.
Table 12. SCSI IDs for standard backplane, SCSI controller, and hot-swap drives in bays 1
through 6
Device
SCSI ID
Drive bay 1
0
Drive bay 2
1
Drive bay 3
2
Drive bay 4
3
Drive bay 5
4
Drive bay 6
5
SCSI controller
6 or 7 (default)
Backplane
8
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