External mass storage is not supported on the i2000 hp
workstations.
LSI LVD UltraII SCSI Controller |
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On Itanium-based servers, unlike PA-based systems, the
LSI LVD UltraII SCSI controller, part number A5149A, can not boot
from targets with SCSI ID greater than 7. These controllers have
the Sub System ID Bits (SSID) set such that the card is forced into
narrow mode.
QLogic SCSI Adapter Rates |
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For the rx9610 and rx4610 servers, some JBOD (Just
a Bunch Of Disk) enclosures contain internal cabling for a slower
SCSI rate than newer disk devices may accept. If an Ultra160 disk
accepts the higher rate in an Ultra2 enclosure, a hang will occur
in data transfers. To force the autonegotiation to use a slower
rate, you must configure the SCSI adapter.
Procedure 1-1 Setting external QLogic SCSI connector for JBODs:
Enter Alt-Q when prompted on machine book
Choose
Configuration Settings->Host Adapter Settings
Adapter Configuration: Manual |
Changing to Manual mode allows access to
all the fields in the device settings screen.
Choose
Configuration Settings->SCSI Device Settings->Bus 1 |
Press TAB to move to the left column (affects all devices in
this model)
- Jamaica BOX JBOD (Fast settings):
Sync Offset: 8
Sync Period: 25
- SC10 Megatron (Ultra2 settings):
Sync Offset: 14
Sync Period: 10
Configuration Settings->Host Adapter Settings
Adapter Configuration: AUTO |
Changing back to AUTO mode allows autonegotiation
to occur but based on the new device settings. Leaving this
at Manual may cause the card to complain with
warnings as the settings are forced on the SCSI devices without
negotiation.
Save changes and reboot
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