IBM 8840 SCSISelect Utility menu choices, v Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings, HostRAID

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5.Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu.

6.Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items, and press Enter.

SCSISelect Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the SCSISelect Utility menu:

vConfigure/View SCSI Controller Settings

Select this choice to view or change SCSI controller settings. To reset the controller to its default settings, press F6 and follow the instructions on the screen.

You can view and change the following controller settings:

SCSI Controller ID

Select this choice to view the SCSI controller ID, which is typically 7.

SCSI Controller Parity

This choice is set to Enabled and cannot be changed.

SCSI Controller Termination

This choice is set to Enabled and cannot be changed.

Boot Device Configuration

Select this choice to configure startable-device parameters. You must know the SCSI ID of the device that you want to configure.

SCSI Device Configuration

Select this choice to configure SCSI-device parameters. You must know the SCSI ID of the device that you want to configure.

The sync transfer rate is the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI devices. For Ultra3 SCSI LVD devices, the maximum rate is 160 MBps; for Ultra2 SCSI devices, 80 MBps; for Fast SCSI devices, 20 MBps.

Advanced Configuration

Select this choice to view or change settings for advanced configuration options.

HostRAID

Select this choice to enable or disable integrated RAID.

vConfigure/View HostRAID Settings

Select this choice to configure the SCSI controller with integrated RAID.

vSCSI Disk Utilities

Select this choice to view SCSI ID assignments or to format a SCSI device. Select a device from the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before making a selection.

If you press Ctrl+A before a selected drive is ready, an Unexpected SCSI Command Failure screen might appear. Restart the server and watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. When the selected drive is ready, press Ctrl+A.

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IBM 8840 manual SCSISelect Utility menu choices, v Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings, SCSI Controller ID, HostRAID