Installing the A6828A Adapter
Specifying SCSI Parameters
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| Setting Bus Width for A6828A Host Bus Adapter Installed in |
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| If the HP A6828A HBA is installed in a supported |
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| system, use the BCH menu to set the bus width. |
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| The steps for setting the bus width through the BCH menus (if you do |
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| not want to use the default suggested by the system’s firmware) are |
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| The following steps and examples are specific to HP server rp7410. |
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| Menus, command syntax, and responses might be slightly different on |
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| other systems. |
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| For command syntax and valid bus width values, HP recommends you |
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| to use the online help for the scsi command (type help scsi when you |
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| are in the BCH “Service Menu”). |
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| To display and optionally change the A6828A adapter’s bus width in the |
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| BCH menus, perform the following steps: |
Step | 1. Check the PDC (system firmware) version by performing the following | |
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a.If you are already at the “Main Menu,” type in (for “Information Menu”); 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.
b.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.
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