Operating System Support User`s Manual 55-00036-000-00
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1. rnrrernrnonnnvvvnennnnnnnnnnnnnvevener 10 SCSI Peripheral Support 11 SCO Unix v3 0 v3 2 and v4 0 Siosaia 11 Controller Support Lisa 11 SCSI Peripheral SUppott ttt 12 Contents iii 7 0 7 1 7 2 8 0 8 1 8 2 9 0 9 1 9 2 10 0 10 1 10 2 SCO ODT v2 0 rrnnerenvranernnvnsnonernvnnnnnnnnvensennnrsnnnne 13 Controller Support rarvvnnnerannnronnvvvversnnnnsesennvene 13 SCSI Peripheral Support eassrnnnvoresnvvrsnnveennn 14 SunSoft Interactive Unix v3 0 v3 2 and v4 0 15 Controller Support cccccccccscsecsesssccseeceneeesees 15 SCSI Peripheral SUppott e 16 Novell UnixWare v1 1 nnnnesnoveernnnnnverernnveennnnen 17 Controller Support rarrranvrnvvnnnevonnnnvorrsnnvernnvennn 17 SCSI Peripheral Support srerarsrnnnrvrnnnvernnnvennn 18 WIndoWS NT iucic aan 19 Controller Support arrnnnnonnvvverevnnonnvensvnnvernnnennn 19 SCSI Peripheral Support srerarssvnnvennsnnvernnvenrn 20 RE AAT RT VO SIRIO PEG ENN 21 iv Contents 1 0 Introduction Future Domain SCSI controllers are automatically supported embedded support under these mainstream operating systems e IBM OS 2 v2 0 amp v2 1 e Microsoft OS 2 v1 3x LADDR Microsoft Lan Manager v2 1 amp v2 2 Novell NetWare v3 1x and 4 x Novell Labs Certified e SCO Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and v42. 18Cxx driver SIM1800 DSK supports fast synchronous negotiation using the following command line option FS Fast synchronous negotiation This command line option forces the driver to negotiate fast synchronous support for all devices supported by this driver The default mode is SYNCHRONOUS negotiation Use this command line option only for controllers with the 18Cxx chip Operating System User s Manual 9 5 1 Controller Support The following three sections list the SCSI controllers supported by NetWare 386 v3 1x and 4 x _ 8 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 950 9C50 SCSI IC Chip TMC 850M TMC 850MER TMC 850MEX 16 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 1800 18Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 1610M TMC 1610MER TMC 1610MEX TMC 1650 TMC 1660 TMC 1670 TMC 1680 MCS 600 MCS 700 32 bit Controller Series TMC 7000EX The following controllers are based on the 36Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 3260 TMC 3260MEX NOTE Future Domain does not support SCSI controllers from other manufacturers 10 Operating System User s Manual 5 2 SCSI Peripheral Support Future Domain controllers support the following SCSI devices when working under Novell NetWare 386 v3 1x and 4 x Fixed Disk Drives with capacity up to 7 8GB e Removable drives e Magneto R W Optical drives e CD ROM drives e Tape drives For specific installation and compatibility information please refer to
3. Magneto R W Optical drives e CD ROM drives e Tape drives For specific installation and compatibility information please refer to the operating system and hardware compatibility guides from IBM 2 3 BASEDEV Command Line Options Future Domain provides several unique command line options when installing the Future Domain SCSI controller under OS 2 v2 1 These options operate under OS 2 v2 1 only This section documents the command line options available for the Future Domain ADD BASEDEV driver under OS 2 v2 1 4 Operating System User s Manual The syntax for the ADD BASEDEV driver is ADD BASEDEV command line option command line option Command line option FS NES Description Enable fast synchronous transfers Use this command line option to enable the fast synchronous transfers on SCSI controllers that are based on the TMC 1800 chip only If the driver detects a TMC 1800 chip it enables fast synchronous transfers by default regardless of the presence of a controller based on the TMC 18C50 chip This command line option affects all controllers managed by this driver including the controller based on the TMC 18C50 chip Disable fast synchronous transfers Use this option with controllers that are based on the TMC 18C50 chip only If the driver detects the presence of a TMC 18C50 controller and no TMC 1800 controller it enables fast synchronous transfers by default If you see FAST SYNC FS 10MB
4. 0 SCO Open Desktop v2 0 SunSoft Interactive Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and 4 0 e Microsoft Windows NT e Novell UnixWare This booklet contains considerations for installing Future Domain SCSI controllers under these operating system environments 1 2 Future Domain Controllers Each operating system section in this booklet identifies the controllers supported under each operating system environment and the types of SCSI peripheral devices supported All Future Domain SCSI controllers Connect up to seven devices per controller Support up to four Future Domain SCSI controllers when connected to a Novell NetWare 386 or 286 file server Bridge controllers connect SCSI to MFM ESDI or RLL drives Operating System User s Manual 1 e Support arbitration and reselection to allow disk mirroring from a single SCSI controller with little or no performance degradation Allow full overlapped operation with two or more SCSI disk drives for improved performance 1 3 Future Domain Software Operating system support is embedded in each controller s on board BIOS and or the operating system kernel Consequently all you have to do is connect the SCSI devices install proper termination and the devices are ready to use This booklet contains the information you need to use a Future Domain controller with each operating system Future Domain s controllers also run under PC DOS MS DOS MS Windows and Windows for Workgroups WFWG us
5. 0 SCSI IC Chip TMC 850M TMC 850MER TMC 850MEX 16 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 1800 18Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 1610M TMC 1610MER TMC 1610MEX TMC 1650 TMC 1660 TMC 1670 TMC 1680 MCS 600 MCS 700 Operating System User s Manual 7 32 bit Controller Series TMC 7000EX The following controllers are based on the 36Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 3260 TMC 3260MEX NOTE Future Domain does not support SCSI controllers from other manufacturers 3 2 SCSI Peripheral Support Future Domain s controllers support the following SCSI devices when working under MS Lan Manager v2 1 and v2 2 and OS 2 v1 31 Fixed Disk Drives with capacity up to 2GB e Removable drives Magneto R W Optical drives e CD ROM drives e Tape drives For specific installation and compatibility information please refer to the operating system and hardware compatibility guides from Microsoft 8 Operating System User s Manual 4 0 Advanced NetWare 286 v2 2 4 1 Controller Support Advanced Net Ware 286 v2 2 supports all Future Domain controllers except the TMC 7000EX 4 2 SCSI Peripheral Support Future Domain s controllers support only fixed disk drives with capacities up to 2GB under Advanced Net Ware 286 v2 2 For specific installation and compatibility information please refer to the operating system and hardware compatibility guides from Novell 5 0 Novell NetWare 386 v3 1x and v4 x The Novell 1800
6. 2 2 7 MS OS 2 v1 31 7 22 Index negotiation 5 Novell NetWare 1 Novell NetWare 386 v3 1x and 4 x 9 O operating systems I Advanced NetWare 286 v2 2 9 IBM OS 2 v2 0 and v2 1 4 MS LAN Manager 8 MS Windows NT 20 Novell NetWare 386 11 SCO ODT v2 0 14 SCO Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and v4 0 12 SunSoft Interactive Unix Release 3 2 16 18 overlapped operation 2 P package contents 2 PowerSCSI 2 R READ ME file 2 reselection 2 RLL drives I Index 23 S SCO ODT v2 0 13 SCO Unix Releases v3 2 v3 0 and v4 0 11 SCSI controllers 1 SCSI peripheral support Bernoulli dual drive 6 CD ROM drives 4 8 11 12 14 16 18 20 Pioneer DRM 600 6 fixed disk drives 4 8 11 12 14 16 18 20 magneto RW optical drives 4 8 11 12 14 16 18 20 removable drives 4 8 11 12 14 16 18 20 tape drives 4 8 11 12 14 16 18 20 software 2 BIOS 2 kernel 2 PowerSCSI 2 SunSoft Interactive Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and 4 0 15 17 support _ embedded 2 syntax ADD BASEDEV 5 W Windows 2 Windows NT 19 24 Index DOMAIN Corporate Headquarters 2801 McGaw Avenue Irvine California 92714 Tel 714 253 0400 FAX 714 253 0913 European Headquarters Royal Albert House Sheet Street Windsor Berkshire SL4 1BE United Kingdom 44 753 831 262 FAX 44 753 620 184 P N 55 00036 000 00 FDC OS Printed in U S A
7. 800 18Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 1610M TMC 1610MER TMC 1610MEX TMC 1650 TMC 1660 TMC 1670 TMC 1680 MCS 600 MCS 700 Operating System User s Manual 17 32 bit Controller Series TMC 7000EX The following controllers are based on the 36Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 3260 TMC 3260MEX NOTE Future Domain does not support SCSI controllers from other manufacturers 9 2 SCSI Peripheral Support Future Domain controllers support the following SCSI devices when working under Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and 4 0 Fixed Disk Drives with capacity up to 2GB e Removable drives e Magneto R W Optical drives e CD ROM drives e Tape drives For specific installation and compatibility information please refer to the operating system and hardware compatibility guides from SunSoft 18 Operating System User s Manual 10 0 Windows NT No special Future Domain SCSI controller installation considerations are required for Windows NT 10 1 Controller Support The following three sections list the SCSI controllers supported by Windows NT 8 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 950 9C50 SCSI IC Chip TMC 850M TMC 850MER TMC 850MEX 16 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 1800 18Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 1610M TMC 1610MER TMC 1610MEX TMC 1650 TMC 1660 TMC 1670 TMC 1680 MCS 600 MCS 700 Operating System User s Manual 19 32 bit Controller Series TMC 7000EX The following con
8. DOMAIN Operating System Support User s Manual For Novell Netware OS 2 Windows NT and UNIX Operating System Support User s Manual For Novell NetWare OS 2 Windows NT and UNIX Note Before using this information and the product it supports be sure to read the section covering product license and warranties TRADEMARKS Future Domain PLUG amp PLAY and the Future Domain Logo are registered trademarks and PowerSCSI is a trademark of Future Domain Corporation COMPAQ is a registered trademark of Compaq Computer Corporation IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation MS MS DOS and Microsoft are registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Novell NetWare and UnixWare are registered trademarks of Novell Inc All other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies COPYRIGHT O 1992 1993 1994 Future Domain Corporation Under the copyright laws this manual cannot be copied in whole or in part without written permission from Future Domain Corporation except for normal use by original buyer s This exception does not allow copies to be made for sale to others Under the law copying includes translating into another language or format For written permission contact Future Domain Corporation 2801 McGaw Avenue Irvine California 92714 Voice 714 253 0400 Fax 714 253 0913 While every pre
9. S when the BIOS comes up your SCSI device supports fast synchronous transfers and you don t need this option If your configuration does not have a SCSI BIOS refer to the documentation that came with the device to determine if you need to add this option Operating System User s Manual 5 Command line Description option ET Embedded Targets Target specific By default all Future Domain drivers support only one LUN per target LUN 0 This is because some older SCSI 1 compliant devices do not behave properly when issued a command to a LUN other than 0 If a SCSI device allows multiple LUNSs e g a Pioneer DRM 600 CD ROM changer or a Bernoulli dual drive specify this command line option ISN Disable Synchronous Negotiation Some peripherals do not conform entirely to the SCSI II specification in terms of Synchronous Negotiation This option causes the ADD to not negotiate for synchronous or fast synchronous data transfers This option applies to all devices attached to any controllers supported by the ADD 6 Operating System User s Manual 3 0 MS Lan Manager v2 1 and v2 2 Includes MS OS 2 v1 31 No special Future Domain SCSI controller installation considerations are required for these versions of Lan Manager 3 1 Controller Support The following three sections list the SCSI controllers supported by MS Lan Manager v2 1 and v2 2 8 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 950 9C5
10. caution has been taken in the preparation of this guide Future Domain assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement USA Only This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and may if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions cause interference to radio and television reception lt has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation Shielded data cables were used during the type test therefore properly shielded and terminated data cables should be used to reduce potential interference However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by tuming the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorientthe receiving antenna e Relocate the computer with respect to the receiver e Move the computer away from the receiver e Plug the computer into a different outlet so that computer and rec
11. eiver are on different branch circuits If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions Future Domain Corporation is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Contents 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 0 3 1 3 2 4 0 4 1 4 2 5 0 5 1 5 2 6 0 6 1 6 2 introductioni ella lanao 1 Future Domain Controllers e 1 Future Domain Software 2 Package Contents 2 IBM OS 2 V2 0 and V2 1 eneneevnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnuesevsvnnenene 3 Controller Support rrrrnrnnnnrvrrnnrnnrvvennnnnvvnnnnnnnvnene 3 SCSI Peripheral Support 4 BASEDEV Command Line Options 4 MS Lan Manager v2 1 and v2 2 Includes MS OS 2 v1 31 s sssrrrrrrrse 7 Controller SUpport errrrrrrrriiiiiinee 7 SCSI Peripheral SUpport cc e 8 Advanced NetWare 286 v2 2 sssssesssceneens 9 Controller Support rvrrerernnvrnnnnnnnnnnnnnevvvnnannnnnnnne 9 SCSI Peripheral Suppott 9 Novell NetWare 386 v3 1x and v4 x 9 Controller Support
12. es The following controllers are based on the 950 9C50 SCSI IC Chip TMC 850M TMC 850MER TMC 850MEX 16 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 1800 18Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 1610M TMC 1610MER TMC 1610MEX TMC 1650 TMC 1660 TMC 1670 TMC 1680 MCS 600 MCS 700 Operating System User s Manual 15 32 bit Controller Series TMC 7000EX The following controllers are based on the 36Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 3260 TMC 3260MEX NOTE Future Domain does not support SCSI controllers from other manufacturers 8 2 SCSI Peripheral Support Future Domain controllers support the following SCSI devices when working under Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and 4 0 e Fixed Disk Drives with capacity up to 2GB e Removable drives e Magneto R W Optical drives e CD ROM drives Tape drives For specific installation and compatibility information please refer to the operating system and hardware compatibility guides from SunSoft 16 Operating System User s Manual 9 0 Novell UnixWare v1 1 No special Future Domain SCSI controller installation considerations are required for this version of Unix 9 1 Controller Support The following three sections list the SCSI controllers supported by Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and 4 0 8 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 950 9C50 SCSI IC Chip TMC 850M TMC 850MER TMC 850MEX 16 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 1
13. ing Future Domain s PowerSCSI TM A separate manual documents this easy to use software 1 4 Package Contents Before you start make sure you have the following materials Operating System Support User s Manual this manual e Driver diskette e The DOSUTILS diskette AT RATIO NOTE The DOSUTILS diskette contains a READ ME file that includes the latest information about this release 2 Operating System User s Manual 2 0 IBM OS 2 v2 0 and v2 1 No special Future Domain SCSI controller installation considerations are required for OS 2 v2 0 and v2 1 2 1 Controller Support The following three sections list the SCSI controllers supported by IBM OS 2 v2 0 and v2 1 8 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 950 9C50 SCSI IC Chip TMC 850M TMC 850MER TMC 850MEX 16 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 1800 18Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 1610M TMC 1610MER TMC 1610MEX TMC 1650 TMC 1660 TMC 1670 TMC 1680 MCS 600 MCS 700 Operating System User s Manual 3 32 bit Controller Series TMC 7000EX The following controllers are based on the 36Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 3260 TMC 3260MEX NOTE Future Domain does not support SCSI controllers from other manufacturers 2 2 SCSI Peripheral Support Future Domain controllers support the following SCSI devices when working under IBM OS 2 v2 0 and v2 1 Fixed Disk Drives with capacity up to 2GB e Removable drives
14. required for this version of SCO ODT 7 1 Controller Support The following three sections list the SCSI controllers supported by SCO ODT v2 0 8 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 950 9C50 SCSI IC Chip TMC 850M TMC 850MER TMC 850MEX 16 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 1800 18Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 1610M TMC 1610MER TMC 1610MEX TMC 1650 TMC 1660 TMC 1670 TMC 1680 MCS 600 MCS 700 Operating System User s Manual 13 32 bit Controller Series TMC 7000EX The following controllers are based on the 36Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 3260 TMC 3260MEX NOTE Future Domain does not support SCSI controllers from other manufacturers 7 2 SCSI Peripheral Support Future Domain controllers support the following SCSI devices when working under SCO ODT v2 0 e Fixed Disk Drives with capacity up to 2GB e Removable drives e Magneto R W Optical drives e CD ROM drives e Tape drives For specific installation and compatibility information please refer to the operating system and hardware compatibility guides from SCO 14 Operating System User s Manual 8 0 SunSoft Interactive Unix v3 0 v3 2 and v4 0 No special Future Domain SCSI controller installation considerations are required for this version of Unix 8 1 Controller Support The following three sections list the SCSI controllers supported by Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and 4 0 8 bit Controller Seri
15. the operating system and hardware compatibility guides from Novell 6 0 SCO Unix v3 0 v3 2 and v4 0 No special Future Domain SCSI controller installation considerations are required for this version of Unix 6 1 Controller Support The following three sections list the SCSI controllers supported by SCO Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and v4 0 8 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 950 9C50 SCSI IC Chip TMC 850M TMC 850MER TMC 850MEX Operating System User s Manual 11 16 bit Controller Series The following controllers are based on the 1800 18Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 1610M TMC 1610MER TMC 1610MEX TMC 1650 TMC 1660 TMC 1670 TMC 1680 MCS 600 MCS 700 32 bit Controller Series TMC 7000EX The following controllers are based on the 36Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 3260 TMC 3260MEX NOTE Future Domain does not support SCSI controllers from other manufacturers 6 2 SCSI Peripheral Support Future Domain controllers support the following SCSI devices when working under SCO Unix Release 3 2 v3 0 and v4 0 Fixed Disk Drives with capacity up to 2GB e Removable drives e Magneto R W Optical drives e CD ROM drives e Tape drives 12 Operating System User s Manual For specific installation and compatibility information please refer to the operating system and hardware compatibility guides from SCO 7 0 SCO ODT v2 0 No special Future Domain SCSI controller installation considerations are
16. trollers are based on the 36Cxx SCSI IC Chip TMC 3260 TMC 3260MEX NOTE Future Domain does not support SCSI controllers from other manufacturers 10 2 SCSI Peripheral Support Future Domain controllers support the following SCSI devices when working under Windows NT e Fixed Disk Drives with capacity up to 2GB e Removable drives e Magneto R W Optical drives e CD ROM drives e Tape drives For specific installation and compatibility information please refer to the operating system and hardware compatibility guides from Microsoft 20 Operating System User s Manual Index A ADD BASEDEV 4 Advanced NetWare 286 v2 2 9 arbitration NetWare 286 386 2 BIOS 2 bridge controllers 1 C command line options BASEDEV 4 Novell NetWare 386 9 contents package 2 controller support Advanced NetWare 286 v2 2 9 IBM OS 2 v2 0 and v2 1 3 MS Lan Manager 7 MS OS 2 v1 31 7 MS Windows NT 19 Novell NetWare 386 10 SCO ODT v2 0 13 SCO Unix Releases 3 2 v3 0 and v4 0 11 SunSoft Interactive Unix Release 3 2 15 17 controllers bridge 1 Index 21 D disk mirroring 2 DOS 2 drivers ADD BASEDEV 4 Novell 1800 18Cxx 9 drives hard disk MFM ESDI RLL I E embedded support 1 embedded targets 6 ESDI drives 1 F fast synchronous negotiation 5 fast synchronous transfers 9 H hard disk drives MFM ESDI RLL 1 IBM OS 2 v2 0 and v2 1 3 L LUN 6 MFM drives 1 MS LAN Manager v2 1 and
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