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HP A6828A PCI Ultra160 SCSI Host Bus
Adapter
Service and User Guide
Edition 2
Manufacturing Part Number: A6828-96002
E0503
United States
© Copyright 2003, Hewlett-Packard Development Company L. P. All rights reserved.
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Legal Notices The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. Warranty A copy of the s
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Contents About This Document 1. HP A6828A Adapter Overview About the A6828A Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. Installing the A6828A Adapter Overview of Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Performance Tuning. . . .
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Contents Adding Multi-Initiator Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Multi-Initiator Support for Itanium‚-Based System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Multi-Initiator Support for PA-RISC Based System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Verifying Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Using the Extended Firmware Interf
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Contents Spécification ATI Classe A (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 VCCI Statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 vii
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Tables Table 1. HP-UX 11i Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Table 2. Publishing History Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv Table 3. Document Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv Table 2-1. Important OLAR Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Table 2-2. Ability to Set S
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Figures Figure 1-1. The A6828A PCI Ultra160 SCSI Host Bus Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Figure 2-1. SCSI Cable for External Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Figure 2-2. Auto Termination Jumper Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 xi
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About This Document This document describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot HP A6828A PCI Ultra160 SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) on HP-UX 11.x platforms. The document printing date and part number indicate the document’s current edition. The printing date will change when a new edition is printed. Minor changes may be made at reprint without changing the printing date. The document part number will change when extensive changes are made. Document updates may be issued between editions t
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Table 1 HP-UX 11i Releases (Continued) Release Supported Processor Release Name Identifier Architecture B.11.23 HP-UX 11i v2.0 Intelâ Itaniumâ Publishing History The details of the document versions published for various HP-UX releases are mentioned in the following table: Table 2 Publishing History Details Document Operating Supported Publication Manufacturing Systems Product Date Part Number Supported Versions A6828-96002 11.0 B.11.00 May 2003 11i v1 B.11.11 11i v2 B.11.23 A6828-96001 11.0 B.11
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Table 3 Document Organization (Continued) Chapter Description Installing the A6828A Use this chapter to install the A6828A HBA, Adapter connect external SCSI peripherals, specify SCSI parameters, install SCSI driver, configure LUN 0, add multi-initiator support, verify the installation, and use the EFI utility. Troubleshooting Use this chapter to learn about troubleshooting techniques, known problems, workarounds, and how to contact your Hewlett-Packard representative. New and Changed Documentati
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1 HP A6828A Adapter Overview Chapter 1 1
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HP A6828A Adapter Overview This chapter contains the following sections that describe the HP A6828A PCI Ultra160 SCSI host bus adapter (HBA): • “About the A6828A Adapter” on page 3. • “Features” on page 5. 2 Chapter 1
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HP A6828A Adapter Overview About the A6828A Adapter About the A6828A Adapter The A6828A PCI Ultra160 SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) provides one Ultra160 SCSI-3 interface to PCI computer systems. When you install this adapter in your PCI system, it allows connection of up to 15 SCSI devices on its single channel. The A6828A provides 16-bit (Wide) Low Voltage Differential (LVD) or16-bit (Wide) Single-Ended (SE) SCSI solutions for your system, using only one PCI slot. The A6828A also supports legacy
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HP A6828A Adapter Overview About the A6828A Adapter Figure 1-1 below is a drawing (not to scale) of the A6828A adapter. Figure 1-1 The A6828A PCI Ultra160 SCSI Host Bus Adapter J6 Channel A 68-pin internal High Density (HD) SCSI connector (not supported on HP-UX systems) A_TERM Channel A termination pin set/jumper J2 Channel A 68-pin external Very High Density Cable Interconnect (VHDCI) SCSI connector J1T PCI bus edge connector 4 Chapter 1
