HP I Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter A6829A manual PA-RISC Based System

Models: I Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter A6829A

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Installing the A6829A Adapter

Specifying SCSI Parameters

 

 

Setting Bus Width for A6829A Host Bus Adapter Installed in

 

 

PA-RISC Based System

 

 

If the HP A6829A HBA is installed in a supported PA-RISC based

 

 

system, use the BCH menu to set the bus width.

 

 

The steps for setting the bus width through the BCH menus (if you do

 

 

not want to use the default suggested by the system’s firmware) are

 

 

given below.

 

 

 

NOTE

 

The following steps and examples are specific to HP server rp7410.

 

 

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

 

 

other systems.

 

 

For command syntax and valid bus width 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 A6829A adapter’s bus width in the

 

 

 

 

BCH menus, perform the following steps:

Step

1. Check the PDC (system firmware) version by performing the following

 

 

steps:

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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HP I Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter A6829A manual Setting Bus Width for A6829A Host Bus Adapter Installed