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User’s Guide

AHA-2940UW/OF and

AHA-2944UW/OF

PCI to UltraSCSI Host Adapters for Open

Firmware Systems

Summary of Contents for AHA-2940UW/OF

Page 1: ...R User s Guide AHA 2940UW OF and AHA 2944UW OF PCI to UltraSCSI Host Adapters for Open Firmware Systems ...

Page 2: ...tas Boulevard Milpitas CA 95035 1998 Adaptec Inc All rights reserved Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec Inc which may be registered in some jurisdictions Printed in Singapore STOCK NO 511612 00 Rev A KL 3 98 R ...

Page 3: ...R AHA 2940UW OF and AHA 2944UW OF Open Firmware User s Guide ...

Page 4: ...find answers to most of your questions here If you need further assistance please contact us We offer the following support and information services Electronic Support Technical information including product literature answers to commonly asked questions information on software upgrades and other topics is available electronically through the following Adaptec World Wide Web WWW site at http www a...

Page 5: ...e is no guaran tee that interference will not occur in a particular installation However if this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation...

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Page 7: ...ing the Device Driver Version 2 0 or Later for Solaris SPARC 2 5 1 or 2 6 2 9 Installation from a Floppy Disk 2 9 Installation from the Adaptec Web Site 2 10 Configuring SCSI Devices 2 11 Troubleshooting Checklist 2 12 3 Using SCSISelect Selecting a Single Chip Host Adapter with the P1275 User Interface 3 1 Executing the SCSISelect Utility 3 2 Using the Configure View Host Adapter Settings 3 3 Con...

Page 8: ...l Program Load Data File ipldata fc A 1 Initial Program Load Data Settings A 1 SCSI ID Configuration Flags A 1 BIOS Control A 2 Host Adapter Control A 3 Host Adapter SCSI ID A 3 Bus Release Time A 3 Maximum of Devices A 3 Reset Initialization Default Data Adjustments A 4 SCSI ID Configuration Flags A 4 Host Adapter Control A 4 Maximum of Devices A 5 Adjusted Default Data Settings A 5 AHA 2940UW A ...

Page 9: ...hange SCSI related settings directly from your desktop The AHA 2940UW OF supports single ended SCSI devices the AHA 2944UW OF supports differential SCSI devices Supported Platforms The AHA 2940UW OF and AHA 2944UW OF host adapters are designed for UltraSPARC workstations and servers with PCI which support the IEEE 1275 Open Firmware standard Audience This publication is written for IS Managers and...

Page 10: ...OF and AHA 2944UW OF host adapters SCSI devices and device drivers Chapter 3 Using SCSISelect contains instructions for using the SCSISelect utility Appendix A Default Device Configuration Data Settings provides device configuration settings Conventions The following typographic conventions are used in this user s guide bold Used for keystrokes press the Enter key and for options you are directed ...

Page 11: ...ment Caution Cautions alert you to actions that could cause damage to your system or your data WARNING Warnings alert you to actions that could cause injury to you or someone else Adaptec does not claim to have included in this document every condition or situation that may require a caution or warning notice Be sure to consult the documentation for your computer and any connected equipment when y...

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Page 13: ... This chapter explains how to install AHA 2940UW OF and AHA 2944UW OF hardware and device drivers WARNING Before you begin installation turn OFF power to the computer and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords ...

Page 14: ...tion on mixing wide and narrow SCSI devices refer to the Adaptec web site Connecting 8 Bit and 16 Bit Devices to an Adaptec Wide Host Adapter at http www adaptec com cables AHA 2940UW OF 16 bit 68 pin Wide External Connector 16 bit 68 pin Wide Internal Connector 8 bit 50 pin Narrow Internal Connector AHA 2944UW OF Figure 2 1 AHA 2940UW OF and AHA 2944UW OF Board Locations 16 bit 68 pin Wide Extern...

Page 15: ...assis Cover 2 Locate an unused PCI expansion slot This slot is typically white or ivory Unscrew the expansion slot bracket that covers the card slot opening Figure 2 3 PCI Slot Location The PCI slot must support bus master data transfers or the host adapter will not work Refer to your computer documentation or contact your vendor PCI Slots usually white or ivory ...

Page 16: ...evices Make sure that all SCSI devices have unique SCSI ID s Refer to your device documentation for SCSI ID settings and instructions on manually changing the default settings 1 Note If your computer comes with preterminated SCSI cables leave all devices unterminated Make sure that you connect only single ended SCSI devices to the AHA 2940UW OF and only differential SCSI devices to the AHA 2944UW ...

Page 17: ...ces you control termination by setting a jumper or a switch or by physically removing or installing a resistor module s Refer to the device s documentation to determine how to enable or disable termination on your particular device Figure 2 5 Installing Internal SCSI Devices 2 Install and mount each internal SCSI device inside your computer Refer to your computer and device documentation for instr...

Page 18: ...ctors to accommodate all of the internal devices you want to attach Figure 2 6 Internal Ribbon Cable Connection Make sure that the colored stripe on one side of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of the host adapter s connector Pin 1 of the connector is usually designated by a small triangle or a 1 on the connector Pin 1 50 pin Narrow Internal Connection 68 pin Wide Internal Connection Pin 1 ...

Page 19: ...e of the cable is aligned with pin 1 of the SCSI device s connector Figure 2 7 SCSI Cable Connector Location 5 Plug the remaining cable connectors into any remaining internal devices These devices must not be terminated 6 Connect a DC power cable from your computer s power supply to the power connector on the SCSI device s Figure 2 8 Power Cable Connection 7 Replace the computer chassis cover Pin ...

Page 20: ...on or attach a terminating plug to the device Figure 2 9 External SCSI Device Connection 2 To connect additional external SCSI devices daisy chain each device to the previous device until all devices are connected to each other Terminate the device at the end of the chain by attaching a terminating plug or enabling the onboard terminator Figure 2 10 Daisy chain Connection of External Devices 3 Rec...

Page 21: ...er Set v2 0 device driver installation diskette into the floppy drive 2 At the superuser prompt type the following command and press Enter etc init d volmgt stop 3 Then type the following and press Enter pkgadd d dev fd0 The following software package is displayed 4 Select the package by typing 1 or all and pressing Enter to install the device driver 5 Press Y to answer yes to each question that f...

Page 22: ... command and press Enter pkgadd d dirname driver img where dirname is the location of the downloaded driver img file The following software package is displayed 7 Select the package by typing 1 or all and pressing Enter to install the device driver 8 Press Y to answer yes to each question that follows 9 When the following message is displayed type q to quit the installation Installation of ADPadp ...

Page 23: ...teminators either provided by the SCSI device at the end of the cable or by a separate terminating plug The terminators on the AHA 2940UW OF and AHA 2944UW OF are active terminators For all SCSI devices connected to the host adapter make sure you use high quality SCSI cables to ensure reliable data transfer When four or more UltraSCSI devices are connected to the host adapter the combined length o...

Page 24: ...n card slot Does each SCSI device including the host adapter have a unique SCSI ID Is SCSI termination set correctly If you still haven t resolved your problem read on If your computer hangs or the host adapter cannot always find the SCSI devices Be sure SCSI termination is set correctly Check cable length and integrity After a hang turn OFF your computer and any devices connected to it and then t...

Page 25: ...ect a single chip host adapter with the P1275 User Interface 1 Enter the system s Forth evaluator 2 To display a list of attached devices type the following command at the ok prompt also known as the Forth prompt Forth evaluator or ROM monitor show devs 3 From the ok prompt select the Adaptec single chip host adapter to be configured The word select is used to establish a device instance for the a...

Page 26: ...reen is the SCSISelect Options screen which displays options one line at a time Two options are available to you Configure View Host Adapter Settings SCSI Disk Utilities To select an option use the and keys or Spacebar to display the option then press Enter To exit SCSISelect press Esc A screen similar to the one in Figure 3 1 appears Figure 3 1 SCSISelect Options Screen AHA 294XU UW D SCSISelect ...

Page 27: ...ed device Figure 3 2 shows an example of this list Figure 3 2 Configure View Host Adapter Settings Screen for Identical Devices The device from which SCSISelect was activated is shown in the header Additionally the word active in parenthesis appears to the right of the device information When the active device is reset which occurs during system initialization various device configuration settings...

Page 28: ...SCSI ID 7 default Space to select settings Tab to select device Enter to accept setting Esc to abort configuration select default setting F6 restore all default settings select saved setting F7 restore all saved settings select previous setting F8 restore all previous settings Maximum Sync Transfer Rate SCSI ID 0 40 0 default Enable Disconnection SCSI ID 0 YES default Do you wish to save your sett...

Page 29: ...urns to the SCSISelect Options menu or aborts an operation Restores the default setting for the currently displayed option Restores the last saved setting for the currently displayed option Restores the previous setting for the currently displayed option F61 1 If your keyboard does not support F6 F7 and F8 use and to restore settings To restore settings for an option you set previously press Esc a...

Page 30: ...me SCSI IDs as long as they are not on the same bus If two host adapters are installed in two different computers and are attached to the same SCSI bus so they can share SCSI devices the Host Adapter SCSI ID settings for each adapter must be different IDs 6 and 7 are preferred because they have the highest priority on the SCSI bus When using both Wide and Narrow SCSI devices it is necessary that y...

Page 31: ...t adapters that support cable sensing termination is Automatic Host Adapter SCSI Termination is determined by which SCSI connectors on the single chip host adapter have devices attached to them The Manual termination settings are listed in the table below Single Chip Host Adapter Termination LOW HIGH Devices Attached To ON ON 68 pin internal connector only ON ON 68 pin external connector only ON O...

Page 32: ...ous negotiation and because a Yes setting may allow faster data throughput The single chip host adapter always responds to synchronous negotiation if the SCSI device initiates it however data is transferred in asynchronous mode if neither the single chip host adapter nor the SCSI peripheral negotiates for synchronous data transfers Note Some older SCSI 1 devices do not support synchronous negotiat...

Page 33: ... bit data transfers The default setting is Yes The Initiate Wide Negotiation option is only displayed if the single chip host adapter is connected to a Wide SCSI bus When Initiate Wide Negotiation is set to Yes the single chip host adapter attempts 16 bit data transfers with the device When the option is set to No the single chip host adapter performs 8 bit data transfers unless the SCSI device it...

Page 34: ...ows an example of a SCSI Disk Utilities target selection screen Figure 3 4 SCSI Disk Utilities Target Selection Screen SCSI Disk Utilities SCSI ID 0 No Device SCSI ID 1 No Device SCSI ID 2 No Device SCSI ID 3 No Device SCSI ID 4 Disk CONNER CFP1060W SCSI ID 5 No Device SCSI ID 6 No Device SCSI ID 7 Host Bus Adapter AHA 294XU UW D SCSI ID 8 No Device SCSI ID 9 No Device SCSI ID 10 No Device SCSI ID...

Page 35: ...sc to return to the SCSISelect Options screen or Press any other key to return to the SCSI Disk Utilities Target Selection screen Once a valid device is selected and accepted SCSISelect displays the selection and asks if you want to format or verify the device as in Figure 3 5 Figure 3 5 Format or Verify Device Screen Key Function or Alternate Space Scrolls through the list of SCSI IDs Enter Accep...

Page 36: ...lected device s media for defects A screen similar to the one in Figure 3 7 appears Figure 3 7 Verify Message Screen Defect Scanning in Progress Verify This drive will be scanned for media defects All recoverable defects will be remapped Once started media verification may be aborted at any time by pressing the Esc key Press Enter to initiate Esc to abort Verify This drive will be scanned for medi...

Page 37: ...d before an operating system s partitioning and file preparation utilities can be used Most SCSI disk drives are low level formatted at the factory Adaptec s Format utility is compatible with most SCSI disk drives Use the Format utility to format hard disk drives or removable media drives that were previously used with non Adaptec host adapters Caution Low level formatting destroys all the data on...

Page 38: ...milar to the following appears in the Format utility message screen Formatting COMPLETE Elapsed Time 1 Hrs 6 Mins 53 Secs Format WARNING This drive is about to be low level formatted All data on the disk will be erased Depending on your disk capacity formatting may take from several seconds to several hours and once started cannot be aborted Press Enter to initiate Esc to abort Format SCSI ID 4 UN...

Page 39: ...2 1802 1802 1802 1802 1802 1802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 B618 5C00 0728 0800 00FF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FF00 9763 Offset Bits Title Setting Value 0 15 0 2 Transfer Rate 10 MHz 000 0 15 3 Synchronous Negotiation Enabled 1 0 15 4 SCSI Disconnection Enabled 1 0 7 5 Initiate Wide SCSI Negotiation Disabled 0 8 15 5 Initiate Wide SCSI Negotiation Enabled 1 0 15 6 Ul...

Page 40: ... Setting Value 16 0 Support All Removable Drives Disabled 0 16 1 Support Removable Drive for Boot Only Enabled 1 16 2 BIOS Enable Enabled 1 16 4 Support More Than Two Drives Enabled 1 16 5 Display Ctrl A Message During Boot Enabled 1 16 6 Virtual DMA Services Disabled 0 16 7 Support 1 GByte Drive Translation Enabled 1 16 8 SCAM Disabled 0 16 11 Bootable CD ROM Support Enabled 1 16 12 INT13 Extensi...

Page 41: ...Disabled 0 17 2 3 SCSI Termination Enabled 11 17 4 SCSI Parity Enabled 1 17 5 Multiple LUN Support Disabled 0 17 6 Reset SCSI Bus at Initialization Enabled 1 17 7 Automatic Current Sensing Termination Disabled 0 Offset Bits Title Setting Value 18 0 3 Host Adapter SCSI ID 7 0111 Offset Bits Title Setting Value 18 8 15 Bus Release Time After Preempt 40 00101000 Offset Bits Title Setting Value 19 0 7...

Page 42: ... has been sensed that the WIDEPS input has been asserted Bit 1 UltraSCSI Mode 0 This bit is cleared DISABLED when the GND REXT pin is sensed as being tied to ground 1 This bit is set ENABLED when the GND REXT pin is sensed as having an external precision resistor present Bit 0 Automatic Cable Sensing Termination 0 This bit is cleared DISABLED for products that do not support automatic cable sensin...

Page 43: ...as been sensed that the WIDEPS input has been deasserted 10 This value 16 is set when it has been sensed that the WIDEPS input has been asserted 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 B618 5F00 0728 1000 00FF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FF00 A264 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 3802 B618 5F00 0728 ...

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Page 45: ...ings initial program load data A 1 initial program load data file ipldata fc A 1 reset initialization default data adjustments A 4 Device configuration 3 8 screen illustration 3 4 Device Driver installation 2 9 E Enable disconnection option 3 9 F Fast 20 settings A 4 Format disk utility low level format destroys data and cannot be aborted 3 13 Format SCSI disk utility 3 13 Forth evaluator See OK p...

Page 46: ...ion for device 3 2 Reset initialization default data adjustments A 4 host adapter control A 4 SCSI ID configuration flags A 4 Reset SCSI bus at host adapter initialization option 3 9 ROM monitor See OK prompt S SCSI channel interface configuring 3 6 SCSI device configuration 3 8 SCSI disk utilities 3 10 format SCSI disk utility 3 13 target selection screen illustrated 3 10 verify SCSI disk media u...

Page 47: ...275 user interface 3 1 Show devs command 3 1 T Troubleshooting problems with installing host adapter 2 12 Typographic conventions 1 2 V Verify SCSI disk media utility 3 12 View host adapter settings 3 3 View host adapter settings screen illustrated 3 3 W Warning notice explanation of 1 3 Wide setting A 4 wideps pin A 4 ...

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