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

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v Press F5 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 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, which is usually 7. - SCSI Parity Checking The assigned value for this setting is Enabled, and it cannot be changed. - Host Adapter SCSI Termination The assigned value for this setting is Enabled, and it cannot be changed. - 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 Ultra160 LVD devices is 160.0 MBps. - The transfer rate for Ultra2 SCSI LVD devices is 80.0 MBps. - The transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices is 20.0 MBps. - Advanced Configuration Options Select this choice to view or change the settings for advanced configuration options. 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. Note: If you press Ctrl+A before the selected drives are ready, an Unexpected SCSI Command Failure screen might appear. 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. v Format Disk Attention: The Low-Level Format program erases all data and programs. Chapter 2. Configuring your server 21

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v
Press F5 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 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, which is usually 7.
–
SCSI Parity Checking
The assigned value for this setting is
Enabled
, and it cannot be changed.
–
Host Adapter SCSI Termination
The assigned value for this setting is
Enabled
, and it cannot be changed.
–
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 Ultra160 LVD devices is 160.0 MBps.
-
The transfer rate for Ultra2 SCSI LVD devices is 80.0 MBps.
-
The transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices is 20.0 MBps.
–
Advanced Configuration Options
Select this choice to view or change the settings for advanced configuration
options.
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.
Note:
If you press Ctrl+A before the selected drives are ready, an Unexpected
SCSI Command Failure screen might appear. 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.
v
Format Disk
Attention:
The Low-Level Format program erases
all
data and programs.
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
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