IBM Netfinity 5100 8658 21Y, Manual

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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 Ultra3 SCSI LVD
devices is 160.0
- The transfer rate for Ultra2 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.
Note: If you press Ctrl+A before the selected drives are
ready, a screen similar to the following might
Configuring the server
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