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Table of Contents
4 HP A7173A Administration and Management
5 Troubleshooting
A SCSI Sense Codes
B Specifications
C Regulatory Information
Glossary
Index
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About This Document
Intended Audience
HP-UXRelease Name and Release Identifier
Publishing History
What’s in This Document
New and Changed Documentation in This Edition
Typographical Conventions
HP Welcomes Your Comments
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1 HP A7173A Adapter Overview
About the A7173A Adapter
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2 Installing the A7173A Adapter
Installation Overview
Locating A7173A Adapter Software
Installing A7173A Adapter Software
Files Contained in the scsiU320-00Bundle
System Firmware
Processor Dependent Code (PDC) on HP 9000 Systems
Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) on HP Integrity Systems
Installing A7173A Adapter Hardware
Offline Installation
Online Installation
Connecting SCSI Peripheral Devices
Important Rules For Connecting SCSI Devices
Identifying Compatible SCSI Cables
Connecting Internal Devices
Connecting External Devices
Confirming the A7173A Adapter Firmware Version
Verifying the Installation
Adding Multi-InitiatorSupport
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3 Configuring the A7173A Adapter
Setting the SCSI Parameters
About SCSI IDs
Setting SCSI IDs Offline
Setting SCSI IDs Online
About the Maximum Data Transfer Rate
Setting the Maximum Data Transfer Rate Offline
About Bus Width
Setting the Bus Width Offline
Setting the Bus Width Online
About Auto-Termination
Configuration Worksheet
Setting and Confirming SCSI Parameters Offline
Using the BCH Menus on HP 9000 Systems
Confirming the PDC Version
Determining Path, Bus, and Slot Information
Setting and Confirming the Data Transfer Rate
help scsi
Example 3-3Typical BCH scsi Command Help Screen
To confirm the A7173A adapter’s maximum data transfer rate, follow these steps:
1.From the BCH Main Menu, enter ser to display the Service Menu
From the service menu, enter the
Using the EFI Utility on HP Integrity Systems
Downloading the EFI Driver, EFI Utility, and Firmware
Starting the pscsi Utility
Configuring the SCSI Ultra320 Interface
Typical List of Available SCSI Controllers
SCSI Ultra320 Core-IO
To return to the main menu, use Tab to highlight Back, then press Enter
Configuring SCSI Devices
Downloading and Installing a Firmware Image
Selecting a Controller for Firmware Update
SCSI Firmware
EFI Driver
Example 3-9Selecting a Firmware Image to Download
1 An adapter firmware file 2 An EFI driver file
Advanced Operations: Save SCSI Firmware Image or EFI Driver Image to File
Advanced Operations: Display Vital Product Data (VPD)
Exiting the EFI Utility
Setting and Confirming SCSI Parameters Online
Using mptconfig for Online Configuration
Example 3-11Typical ioscan -kfnCommand Output
1Hardware path to /dev/mpt14
3Hardware path to /dev/mpt15
4Device file for hardware path 1/0/14/0/1
Setting the SCSI ID Online
Using Common mptconfig Command Line Options
Setting SCSI Parameters to Default Values
Offline
Online
Configuring LUN
Using the A7173A Adapter as a Boot Device
4 HP A7173A Administration and Management
Performance Tuning
Online Replacement of the A7173A Adapter
Verify or Update A7173A Adapter Firmware On HP 9000 Systems
Verify or Update A7173A Adapter Firmware on HP Integrity Systems
Using mptutil to Verify or Update A7173A Adapter Firmware
Example 4-1Typical ioscan -fnkdCommand Output
1/0/14/0
Example 4-2Typical mptutil <device_file> Command Output
Current SCSI (or
Current EFI driver
adapter) firmware
version
mptutil -d <firmware_image> <device_file
<firmware_image
<device_file
Example 4-3Using mptutil to Update the SCSI Firmware Online
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5 Troubleshooting
General Troubleshooting Procedure
Creating Missing Device Files
The A7173A Adapter Is Claimed, But There Is No IO
No Target Devices are Displayed in the ioscan Output
Confirm SCSI Parameters
Domain Validation
Table 5-1Problems Detected By Domain Validation (continued)
Example 5-2Typical Domain Validation syslog Entry
Table 5-2Domain Validation Fallback Levels
(page 54)
Restoring Performance After A Domain Validation Fallback or Failure
Using the mptutil Command
#mptutil
Example 5-3Typical ioscan -fnkdmpt Command Output
<dev_file
CHIP INFORMATION
UNINITIALIZED
This state indicates that the hardware has not been initialized by the driver
This state could result if the driver was unable to successfully initialize the
channel
SUSPENDED
This state indicates that the controller has been suspended
<firmware_image> <device_file
Example 5-5Updating A7173A Firmware Online
<tmtype> <target_id
<tmtype
tgt_reset <target_id
Device Statistics and Trace Information
Port Information
Using Support Tools Manager (STM)
HP Event Monitoring Services (EMS)
HP Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE)
PCI Error Recovery
Contacting Your Hewlett-PackardRepresentative
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A SCSI Sense Codes
SCSI Status Codes, Sense Keys, and Sense/Qualifier Code Pairs
Table A-2SCSI Sense Keys (complete list)
Table A-3Most Common SCSI Additional Sense Code/Qualifier Pairs
Table A-3Most Common SCSI Additional Sense Code/Qualifier Pairs (continued)
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B Specifications
Table B-1A7173A Adapter Features and Specifications (continued)
C Regulatory Information
Regulatory Statements
FCC Statement (For U.S.A. Only)
IEC Statement (Worldwide)
DOC Statement (Canada)
Spécification ATI Classe A (France)
VCCI Statement (Japan)
Declaration of Conformity
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Glossary
electronically
Non-Volatile
Random
erasable
Access Memory (NVRAM)
megabyte
A measure of computer storage equal to 1024 kilobytes
(MByte)
motherboard
See mainboard. In some countries, the term motherboard is not appropriate
Read-Only
Memory (ROM)
erased when the computer is turned off
Reduced
The HP A7173A adapter’s SCSI chips contain a RISC processor
Wide SCSI
the standard 8-bitSCSI bus
Wide Ultra SCSI
data rate 40 MBytes/sec
Wide Ultra2 SCSI
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