Installing the A6828A Adapter

Specifying SCSI Parameters

 

 

Setting Maximum Data Transfer Rate for A6828A Host Bus

 

 

Adapter Installed in PA-RISC Based System

 

 

If the HP A6828A HBA is installed in a supported PA-RISC based

 

 

system, use the BCH menu to set the maximum data transfer rate.

 

 

The steps for setting the maximum data transfer rate through the BCH

 

 

menus (if you do not want to use the default suggested by the system’s

 

 

firmware) are mentioned later in this section.

 

 

 

NOTE

 

The following steps and examples are specific to an hp server rp7410.

 

 

Menus, command syntax, and responses might be slightly different on

 

 

other systems (for example, a maximum data transfer rate of Ultra2 is

 

 

not allowed on some HP-UX systems).

 

 

 

For command syntax and valid maximum data transfer rate values, HP

 

 

recommends you to use the online help for the scsi command (type

 

 

help scsi when you are in the BCH “Service Menu”).

 

 

To display and optionally change the A6828A adapter’s maximum data

 

 

 

 

transfer rate in the BCH menus, perform the following steps:

Step

1. At the “Information Menu,” type fv (to display the PDC version). The

 

 

output is as follows:

 

 

 

FIRMWARE INFORMATION

 

 

 

Firmware Version:

15.3

To know about the correct PDC version information, see the latest SCSI support matrix available at http://docs.hp.com under the Networking and Communications section.

If you do not have a correct PDC version on your system, contact your HP support representative.

Step 2. Determine the HBA’s path by performing the following steps:

a.If you are already at the “Main Menu,” type in (for “Information Menu”), and then go to step b.

If you are not at the “Main Menu,” type main (to return to the “Main Menu”), type in (for “Information Menu”), and then go to step b.

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