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4.8 Adaptec SCSI Utility
The Adaptec SCSI Utility detects the SCSI host adapters on the server board. The Adaptec
SCSI Utility is used to:
•
Change default values
•
Check and/or change SCSI device settings that may conflict with those of other devices
in the server.
4.8.1 Running the SCSI Utility
The user can access the Adaptec SCSI Utility when the system is powered on or rebooted. To
run the Adaptec SCSI utility, perform the following procedure.
1. Power-on or reboot the system.
2. At the message to “Press Ctrl-A to run SCSI Utility”, press Ctrl+A.
3. Choose the host adapter that needs to be configured.
4. The SCSI utility starts. When the Adaptec SCSI Utility detects more than one AIC-78xx
host adapter, it displays a selection menu listing the bus and device number of each
adapter. When the selection menu appears, select the channel that should be configured
as follows.
Bus: Device: Channel Selected SCSI Adapter
01: 04: A
1
AIC7899
01: 04: B AIC7899
Note:
Internal SCSI Connector
When the adapter is selected, the following options display.
Menu Description
Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Configure host adapter and device settings.
SCSI Disk Utilities The utility scans the SCSI bus for SCSI devices and reports a description
of each device. Run these utilities before configuring SCSI devices.
To format a disk, verify disk media, or display a list of devices and their SCSI IDs, select “SCSI
Disk Utilities”. To configure the adapter or a device, select “Configure/View Host Adapter
Settings.”
4.8.2 Adaptec SCSI Utility Configuration Settings
The following keys are active for all Adaptec SCSI Utility screens.