vPress F5 to switch between color and monochrome modes (if your monitor permits).
5.Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press Enter.
Choices available from the SCSISelect menu
The following choices appear on the SCSISelect Utility menu:
vConfigure/View Host Adapter Settings
Select this choice to view or change the SCSI controller settings. To reset the SCSI controller to its default values, press F6; then, follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
You can view or change the following controller settings:
–Host Adapter SCSI ID
Select this choice to view the SCSI controller ID, which is usually 7.
–SCSI Parity Checking
The assigned value for this setting is Enabled, and it cannot be changed.
–Host Adapter SCSI Termination
The assigned value for this setting is Enabled, and it cannot be changed.
–Boot Device Options
Select this choice to configure startable device parameters. Before you can make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to configure.
–SCSI Device Configuration
Select this choice to configure SCSI device parameters. Before you can make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to configure.
Note: The Maximum Sync Transfer Rate represents the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI devices.
-The transfer rate for Ultra160 LVD devices is 160.0 MBps.
-The transfer rate for Ultra2 SCSI LVD devices is 80.0 MBps.
-The transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices is 20.0 MBps.
–Advanced Configuration Options
Select this choice to view or change the settings for advanced configuration options.
vSCSI Disk Utilities
Select this choice to view the SCSI IDs that are assigned to each device or to format a SCSI device.
To use the utility program, select a drive from the list. Read the screens carefully before making a selection.
Note: If you press Ctrl+A before the selected drives are ready, an Unexpected SCSI Command Failure screen might appear. Restart the server and watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. After the drive that you want to view or format spins up, press Ctrl+A.
vFormat Disk
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