IBM 8840 Server User Manual


 
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:
v Configure/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.
v
Configure/View HostRAID Settings
Select this choice to configure the SCSI controller with integrated RAID.
v SCSI 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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