HP PCI Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter A6829A Manuale Utente

Installing the A6829A Adapter

Here is a high-level view of the steps for installing the A6829A HBA:

Step 2. Ensure that you have all the materials you will need (see “Preparing for

Step 3. Determine what you need to do (if anything) to configure auto

termination for the A6829A adapter (see “Auto Termination” on page 39).

Change the jumper position (see “Using the Jumper for Controlling Auto
Termination” on page 40), if needed, and then go to step 4.

If you do not need to change the position of the jumpers, go to step 4.

Step 5. Attach any external SCSI devices you want to connect to the adapter (see

Step 6. If necessary, set any of the following SCSI parameters:

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Maximum data transfer rate (see “Maximum Data Transfer Rate” on
page 29).

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Before setting the SCSI ID, Maximum data transfer rate, and Bus width
parameters through Boot Control Handler (BCH) menus, ensure that the
HP-UX system supports setting of these parameters in the BCH menus
(see Table 2-2 on page 24).

Step 7. Install the c8xx SCSI driver from the latest HP-UX bundle or HP IT

Resource Center (ITRC) at

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Step 8. If you will be using a disk array in a multi-host environment, be sure you

have a LUN 0 configured (see “Configuring LUN 0” on page 55).