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1. Execute theinstall script onthe diskette using the appropriate Solaris release directory sol_27for Solaris 7 and so on For example mnt DU sol_27 i86pc Tools install sh I The install sh script searches for allnew or updated drivers on the diskette When anew or updated driveris found this prompt appears Unconditionally installing ITUs lt ITU driver names gt Install patch driver name y Ifthe driver is the one that you want to install type y for yes or press Enter If the driveris not the one you want to install type n for no If you specify yes the install sh script installs the driver you indicated as well as bootmodand bootbin patches When the installation has completed and the install sh script exits unmount the diskette by typing at the command prompt ed umount mnt Remove the Solaris Driver ITU diskette from the diskette drive Reboot your machine by typing at the command prompt touch reconfigure reboot If you have not already doneso turn off your system add the new hardware and turn on your system again When the auto boot sequence prompt appears quickly press Escape Esc The auto boot sequence is interrupted The Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen appears Press F2_Continue The message Enumerating buses appears The Scanning Devices screen is then displayed System devices are scanned When scanning is complete the Identified Devices scre
2. diskette or harddrive in thesame directory 3 Start the FLASH8X5 EXE Utility by changing to the directory where the tworequired files exist andtyping FLASH8X5 EXE and pressing ENTER Note Some systems are designed arounda PCI busimplementation which is referred to as aPeer Bus design This design provides an expanded PCI bus capacity by means of a secondary PCI bus Thisimplementation may cause issues with this Flash utility s ability to correctly identify 8XX boards installed on this secondary PCI bus For example anerror could occuror the systemcould become hung up after executing this Flash utility Two alternatives are provided to correctthese issues if your system contains a Peer Bus implementation 1 Reboot thecomputer andtry typing FLASH8X5 q at the prompt to invokean optional mode ofidentifying 8XX boardsin a secondary PCI bus environment 2 If Step 1 fails movethe 8XX boards to be flashed over to the primary PCI bus Note These twoalternatives are the only ones availableat this time 4 The first screendisplayed indicates whatfiles are necessary to upgrade and general instructions to upgrade Press Enter tocontinue to thenext window 5 This windowis the main menu for the Flash Utility andcontains these six choices 1 Update the EEPROM 2 Backup thecurrent BIOS image 3 View board summary User s Manual 91 APPENDIX 4 Exit toDOS 5 Reboot 6 About Flash8x5 Werecommends that youdo a viewthe boa
3. used To select this menu l Press F2 while on the Main Menu to move the cursor tothe Optional menu area 2 Move the cursor to Boot Adapter List with the arrow keys 3 Press Enter Adapters can be added or deleted using this menu Use the arrow keys to move the cursor tothe lower list the adapter select lit to add or remove an adapter To add an adapterto the bootlist press theinsert key whileon the Boot Adapter List Use the arrow keys to select the desired adapter and press Enter to add it to the end of the Boot Adapter List To change the configuration of the adapter use the arrow keys tomove to theconfiguration you wantto alter Toremove an adapter from the bootlist press the Delete key while on the desired adapter in the Boot Adapter List Note Ifa new device is added after this utility loads it can only be seen in the adapter configuration section of this utility after a reboot You must exit the utility and restartit for thenew device to be seen by the Configuration Utility User s Manual 33 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Symbios PCI SCSI Configuration Utility Version PCI 4 16 00 Boot Adapter List Insert Add an adapter Delete Remove an adapter Adapter PCI Dev Boot Current Next Bus Func Order Status Boot lt SYM531010 0 98 gt 2 On lt SYM53C896 0 88 gt 1 Off lt SYM53C896 0 58 gt 0 On Hit Insert to select an adapter from this list lt SYM53C1010 0 98 gt lt SYM53C896 0 88 gt lt S
4. 390U3 series adapter Leave only the terminators mounted on the last internal device and the last external device Asin the above case remove the terminators from all other devices connected in between 16 User s Manual HARDWARE SETUP Notel When both Narrow 8 bit and Wide 16 bit devices are connected to the Wide SCSI connector arrange the devices so that a Wide device with termination enabledis at theend of the bus A Narrow device at the end of the bus can have termination problems in this case since the Wide bus is 16 bit and the terminator on the Narrow device is only effective for the lower 8 bit not the whole 16 bit Note2 Since the termination of internal Ultra2 160 devices are set to disabled at the factory and cannot be changed special Ultral60 internal SCSI ribbon cables with a terminator installed at the end are specified for the operation with Ultra2 160SCSI devices Note3 There are two types of termination available on SCSI devices active and passive Active termination is strongly recommended to ensure system integrity particularly when devices with high transfer rates are being used A SCSI CD ROM drive usually comes with a passive terminator For proper termination it is recommended that you keep this terminator disabled i e avoid connect the CD ROM drive at the end of the SCSI bus 2 3 Cable Connection Model DC 390U3W CN1 68 pin 16 bit Wide Ultra 2 3 Female DC 390U3D CN1 68 pin 16 bit N
5. DC 390U3D U3W entry andpress Enter 4 The next screen queries the DC 390U3 support driver database and A list of supported driveris displayed Move the highlight bar to the driver entry and press Enter 5 The nextscreen willshow Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A Press any key to continue Insert the formatted diskette in drive A and press any key to continue 6 The next window displays the driver building message Nowis writing to Cylinder and copy the image file from the CD ROM to Driver Diskette 7 The WriteComplete message will show atthe screen whenthe driver is build ready 38 User s Manual DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES 5 DOS ASPI DRIVERS amp UTILITIES The SCSI BIOS for the DC 390U3 family of PCI SCSI chips is capable of mapping SCSI hard disk drives behind any non SCSI hard disk drives IDE ESDI etc within the same system A driver less solution will allow connection of up to24 hard drives SCSI and non SCSI under DOS 5 0and above Full Virtual DMA Services VDS including features such as scatter gather are also supported by the SCSI BIOS Therefore to gain maximum performance you should disable any double buffer option provided by disk caching software such as Microsoft s SMARTDRV EXE forall drives handled through SDMS This chapter describes in detail the various ASPI Drivers and Utility programs that are provided with the DC 390U3 Host Adapter Kit for use under the DOS operat
6. Driver button In Windows 95 the version of the currently active driver should display inthe File details section Click the Change Driver button Click onthe Have Disk button to install a newer version Insert the DC 390U3 Driver diskette in drive A or B and click OK If using drive B you must selectit from the pick list The Select Device dialog box should display LSI Logic PCI SCSI Host Adapter Driver Click OK The Driver tab is updated to display the new driver files To install these driver files click OK Do NOT click the Change Driver button The driver files arecopied and anew driver databaseis built Upon completion of the installation for WIN95 the System Settings Change dialog box appears Remove the diskette from the drive and click Yes to restart thecomputer At this point the new driveris operational 10 2 2 For Existing 98 system installation 1 Boot Windows 98 User s Manual WINDOWS 95 98 DRIVERS ee ee 11 12 13 14 15 16 Click Start Select Settings gt Control Panel Double click on the System icon Click onthe Device Manager tab Double click on the SCSI controllers entry Select the LSI Logic PCI SCSI Host Adapter Driver entry Click the Properties button Click the Driver button Press the DRIVER FILE DETAILS button to get the version ofthe currently active driver Click the Change Driver button Update Device Driver Wizard starts and prov
7. SYS ASK User s Manual 41 DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES Using the SYNCH_OFFSET or SO Option This option sets the maximum synchronous offset in bytes used to negotiate with a particular device The maximum allowable values are 0 8 16 and 31 provided the host adapter is capable of the specified offset Specify 0 zero to turn off synchronous transfers for a particular device The default value is the fastest rate supported by your host adapter Option Syntax SYNCH_OFFSET n lt path id gt n lt path id gt For example to turn off synchronous transfers to the device attached to the first host adapter boot order designation 0 at SCSI ID 3 the line in the CONFIG SYS file thatloads ASPI8XX SYS should look like this DEVICE C PATH ASPI8XX SYS SYNCH_OFFSET 0 lt 0 3 gt Using the EXCLUDE or X Option This option allows you to exclude support for an adapter that does not currently have BIOS support You may not exclude an adapter that is supported included by the BIOS when you boot your system This option has three required parameters 1 PCI Device ID 2 PCI Bus Number 3 PCI Device Function Number These parameters identify the specific adapter you want to exclude To obtain these parameters boot your system using the VERBOSE command line option explained later in this section Your monitor displays the parameters for the adapter or path you wish toexclude Option Syntax EX
8. Setup Disk 4 driver diskette in drive A and press Enter 13 Windows 2000 Setup screen willshow the Setupis loading files message in the footer areas 14 Next the screen will show the Setup is starting Windows 2000 message in the Windows 2000 Setup At this point simply follow the Microsoft Windows NT installation procedure 9 1 2 Boot from CD ROM 1 Start the Windows 2000 installation by booting fromthe Windows 2000 CD ROM The system BIOS must support booting from aCD ROM DC 390U3 BIOS settings may need tobe changed to allow CD ROM booting 2 Press F6 key when the screen shows Setup is inspecting your Computer s hardware Configuration This must be done or else the new driver installed from the DC 390U3 driver diskette will not be recognized 3 Windows 2000 Setup screen willshow the Setupis loading files message in the footer areas 4 The nextscreen will show Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage device installed in your system Choose to configure an specify additional SCSI adapter by pressing S 5 Window 2000 will prompt for the Manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into drive A Insert the DC 390U3 series driver diskette in drive A and press Enter User s Manual WINDOWS 2000 DRIVERS Window 2000 will check the floppy and select LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver press Enter to proceed After Windows 2000 scans the hardware and finds the controller i
9. Viking4 5 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 1 Quantum Viking 4 5 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 2 Quantum Viking 4 5 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 3 Quantum Viking 4 5 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 4 Quantum Viking 4 5 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 5 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 6 SYM53C1010 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 7 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 8 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 10 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 11 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 28 User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Figure 3 3 Device Properties Menu Left Half Cont Symbios PCI SCSI Configuration Utility Version PCI 4 16 00 Device Properties SCSI Device Identifier MB MT Data Scan Scan Disconnect 12 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 13 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 14 80 40 16 Yes Yes On 15 80 40 16 Yes Yes On lt lt Fl Help t4 gt lt Select Item Change Item Esc Abort Exit Home End Scroll Enter Execute lt Item gt Figure 3 4 Device Properties Menu Right Hal Symbios PCI SCSI Configuration Utility Version PCI 4 16 00 Device Properties SYM53C1010C0 AO SCSI Device Identifier SCSI Queue Boot Format Verify Restore ID Timeout Tags Choice Defaults 0 Quantum Viking 4 5 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 1 Quantum Viking 4 5 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 2 Quantum Viking 4 5 lt 10 gt On No F
10. as Fixed Disks Removable Cartridges and Re writable Optical Disks MO e LSI_U3NW DDI is the driver definition information file that provides setup information to NetWare during installation LSI_U3NW HAM are NWPA Host Adapter Modules HAMs In orderto support SCSI devices you must load the HAM module in conjunction with a SCSI Custom Device Module CDM Novell has developed generic CDMs to support SCSI Hard Drives SCSI CD ROM devices SCSI Magneto Optical devices SCSI tape devices and SCSI changer devices In addition third party vendors are developing CDMsto support theirspecific devices NWPA ASPI support is provided by using NetWare s NWASPI driver NetWare or third party applications may use this interface to communicate with a SCSI device attached toa DC 390U3 controller including SCSI 2 tape devices 6 1 Building NWPA SCSI Host Adapter Module HAM Driver Diskette Tocreate a NWPA SCSI Host Adapter Module HAM driver diskette for Netware installations reference the section 4 Building Driver Diskettesto build driver diskette 6 2 NetWare 5 xx New Installations This subsection covers the installation of the driver module LSI_LU3NW HAM and LSI_U3NW DDI for NetWare Versions 5 0 1 Begin the fileserver installation according to the instructionsin the file server installation chapterin the Novell NetWare Installation Manual 2 When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a driver disk insert the DC 390U3 serie
11. built in feature of the SYM53C1010 The benefits of TolerANT technology include increased noise immunity when the signal transitions to high better performance due to balanced duty cycles and improved fast SCSI transfer rates In addition TolerANT SCSI devices do not cause glitches on the SCSI bus at power up or power down This protects other devices on the bus from datacorruption When itis used with the LVD Link transceivers TolerANT technology provides excellent signal quality and data reliability in real world cabling environments TolerANT technology is compatible with both the Alternative One and Alternative Two termination schemes proposed by the American National Standards Institute User s Manual 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 11 Benefits of SURElink Ultra 160 SCSI Domain Validation SureLINK represents the very latest SCSI interconnect management solution It ensures robust and low risk Ultra 160 SCSI implementations by extending the Domain Validation guidelines documented in the ANSI T10 SPI 3 specifications Domain Validation verifies that the system is capable of transferring data at Ultra 160 speeds allowing it to renegotiate to lower speed and bus width if necessary SureLINK is the software control for the manageability enhancements in the SYM53C1010 PCI to Ultra 160 SCSI Dual Channel controller Fully integrated in the SDMS software solution SureLINK provides Domain Validation at boot time as well as throughout system o
12. host adapter Type y and press Enter If you entered the host adapter number incorrectly type n and press Enter the system then prompts for the host adapter identifier of the preceding step d WithSCO OpenServer 5 the system prompts for the SCSI bus number of the disk drive Since DC 390U3 host adapters support one bus per adapter press Enter to get the default of zero or type 0 zero and press Enter e The system prompts for the target ID of the disk drive Type the SCSI ID number of the disk drive and press Enter If the ID entered is in the range 8 15 a prompt requests verification that the device you are adding is a wide 16 bit device as only wide devices may have IDs greater than 7 Type y and press Enter if the device is wide Type n and press Enter if an ID greater than 7 is incorrectly entered for a narrow 8 bit device The target ID prompt is then re issued so youcan enter the correct target ID f The system prompts for the Logical Unit Number LUN of the disk drive Type the desired LUN and press Enter or press Enter for the default value of zero User s Manual 73 SCO OPENSERVER DRIVERS g The system prompts you to update the SCSI Configuration file Type y and press Enter if the displayed values are correct Type n if the values are incorrect andretry from step 3d a h A prompt appears to create a new kernel Type y if thisis the last device to be
13. no other host adapter drivers to install continue the installation 4 The systemloads the required drivers such asc8xx and indicates when they are loaded User s Manual 71 SCO UNIXWARE 7 DRIVERS 5 At the endof the installation you will seea prompt toreinsert the HBA driver diskette Insert the PCI SCSI SCO UnixWare driver diskette andpress Enter The kernel willbe built andthe installation willterminate 6 Remove the driverdiskette when prompted to do soand reboot the system 12 3 Adding the Driver to an Existing SCO UNIXware System with non SCSIl boot drive Before you installthe c8xx driver make abackup copy ofthe existing kernel 1 Log on asroot 2 At the shellprompt type cp stand unix stand unix safe Use this copy of the old kernel to reboot the system if the driver installation fails 3 Once the old kernel is saved insert the PCI SCSI SCO UnixWare driver diskette 4 Load the driver using the pkgadd command by typing pkgadd d diskette1 5 Select the c8xx package Thec8xx driver onthis diskette is then loaded onto the system 6 The system will again prompt you to load a driver even if loading was We successful Type q quit and press Enter 7 Verify that the driveris now loaded successfully by typing pkginfo c8xx 8 The package information should look like this system c8xx Symbios IHV HBA 9 After the c8xx package is loaded a message indicating a system reboot is ne
14. press Enter c A promptnow asks forthe name of the package Type slha Press Enter to continue d If adriver is already present from a previous installation a prompt inquires about replacing it Reply Y foryes e Once the install package installpkg has completed relink the kernel by typing Etce conf cf d link_unix at the command prompt The system executes the command and then prompts for a series of responses to 1 Do you want this kernel to boot by default y n Type Y Press Enter The system backs up theold kernel 12 User s Manual SCO OPENSERVER DRIVERS 2 Do you want the kernel environment rebuilt y n Type Y Press Enter g To activate the new kernel youmust reboot the system At the command prompt type reboot Press Enter 11 3 3 Adding a SCSI Disk Drive Note If you are not adding a SCSI disk drive to this system goto step 4 a At the command prompt type mkdev hd Press Enter b The system prompts for the identifier of the host adapter that supports this device If the default is correct press Enter If the default is not correct type slha Press Enter c The system prompts for the host adapter that supports the diskdrive Typethe correct host adapter number and press Enter If an additional DC 390U3 host adapter is being added to the SCO UNIX kernel the system may prompt if you want toupdate the link kit add another
15. should be attached to this equipment and must haveshielded interface cables The FCC requires the user to be notified that any change or modifications to the equipment by the user not expressly approved by the grantee or manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate suchequipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCCrule Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation TekrAm DC 390U3D or DC 390U3W Tested to Comply with FCC Standards For Home or Office Use TABLE OFCONTENTS Te INTRODUCTION oenen eeestis ene aaah aeae aaea 6 ll Fea TUNES nrin iraa a AREO EE EE N AEEA EEEE NAN 1 1 1 PCI Interface a ae AL ZS C SE Interfat svssssisscestescsiisisessseseedecvsevesvessssvbestevsesicsiboavessinesssbevesvovveveades ves 7 LAGS AN ter fac Des Cri Plt ONS viccvisietscdicessasisssiesssadevcseiadsaiasiis OEE TENTONIN IEEE 9 1 1 4 The PCI Inte rface a LTS TRE SCS INE CrP ACO sisccascccsesseiass rates sivaes ci sucsudacasece A N 9 1 1 6 Benefits of Ultra 16 0 SCS Lisica aisa 10 1 1 7 Cyclic Redundancy Che ck CRC osese 10 1 1 8 Asynchronous Information Prote ction AIP neee 10 1 1 9 Benefits of LVD Link Techno logy nsss 10 1 1 10 Benefits of Toler ANT Technolo gy sesser 11 1 1 11 Benefits of SURElink Ultra 160 SCSI Domain Validat
16. the driver to the registry and copies the driver to the appropriate directory There are two methods for installing Windows 2000 on a new system One method uses boot floppy disks and the other boots directly from the Windows NT CD ROM Different steps are required depending on the method used For Compaq DEC systems based on the Alpha processor CD ROM installation is the only method available The CD ROM Installation and Boot Floppy Diskette Installation procedures are listed below Select the appropriate installation for your system Youcan boot Microsoft Windows 2000 from Setup Boot Diskette or CD ROM The following isthe procedure for installing the DC 390U3 adapter driver while installing Windows 2000 9 2 1 Boot from Diskette 1 Insert the Microsoft Windows 2000 Setup Boot Diskette for CD ROM installation into drive A and boot fromthis disk 62 User s Manual WINDOWS 2000 DRIVERS Note If you do not have the Windows 2000 Setup diskettes you can create them from the Windows 2000 CD ROM a First prepare four blank formatted 3 5 floppy diskettes Boot your systemin DOS b Change to the CD ROM drive c Then change to the BOOTDISK directory d Type MAKEBOOT This will generate four setup diskettes for Windows 2000 Press F6 key when the screen shows Setup is inspecting your Computer s hardware Configuration This must be doneor else the new driver installed from the DC 390U3 driver diskette will not bereco
17. to load SYMDISK SYS or not To use this option the line in the CONFIG SYS file that loads SYMDISK SYS should look like this DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS ASK Using the UNITS Option Note We recommends thatthis option beused when usingremovable media with more than one partition The SYMDISK SYS device driver allows the use of removable media such as cartridge hard drives eachof which might havea different number of partitions If media with more than one partition are used set this option to the maximum number of partitions on any one media To use this option the line in the CONFIG SYS file that loads SYMDISK SYS should look like this all on one line DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS UNITS path id lun num_units path id lun num_units For example if there is a removable media drive at SCSI ID 2 on the first host adapter and you need to reserve three partitions the command line should look like this DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS UNITS 0 2 0 3 User s Manual DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES When SYMDISK SYS initializes it defaults to either a One drive letter for aremovable media device with no media present or b The numberof partitions foundon the mediain the removable media Device Note The full path id lun and num_units values are required for this option Also there isa limit of 24 devices Using the EXCLUDE Option This option allows a user to exclude a path id lun combinati
18. you start the Configuration Menu The subordinate Menus are listed below Adapter properties Device properties Adapter boot list Global properties Menus you access through the configuration utility Main Menu control all these properties The Main Menu also gives an overview of some properties of installed DC 390U3 host adapter boards 3 1 2 Starting the Configuration Utility You can see the version number of your Symbios SCSI BIOS in a banner displayed on your computer monitor during boot if the utility is available the following also appears on your monitor Press Ctrl C to start Symbios Configuration Utility This message remains on your screen for about five seconds giving youtime to start the utility If you press Ctrl C the message changes to Please wait invoking Symbios Configuration Utility After a brief pause you computer monitor displays the Main Menu of the Symbios SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility These messages may appear during the boot process Adapter removed from boot order parameters will be updated accordingly appears when an adapter is removed from the system or relocated behind aPCI bridge Configuration data invalid saving default configuration appears if none of the information inthe NVRAM is valid Found SCSI Controller not in following Boot Order List to add press Ctrl C to start Symbios Configuration Utility appears when less than four adapters are in the boot or
19. 0U3D There are five connectors in DC 390U3D which can be separated into two independent SCSI Channel Channel A is Ultra 3 connector s CN1 and CN5 and the Channel B is Ultra 3 connector s CN2 CN3 and CN4 Each channel can support 15 devices and the total devices are 30 for this card The Max Cable Lengthis calculated by each other The terminator is set as two SCSI cards Thiscard only support with only two Channels can be plug with devices at thesame time When any SE device is connected on the Ultra3 2 connector s all the LVD devices on the connector s will be downgraded to SE performance Therefore it is recommended that non Ultra3 2 devices should be kept on the same channel 2 1 2 Setting the Jumpers SCSI Device Activity LED Indicator JP1 JP1 is used to indicate activity of the SCSI devices controlled by the DC 390U3 series adapter and should be connected to the cable leading to the Hard Drive LED on the front panel of yourcomputer case User s Manual 15 HAREWARE SETUP 2 2 Setting the SCSIIDs Each SCSI device attached to the SCSI card as well as the card itself must be assigned a unique SCSI ID number ID 0 through 15 SCSI ID 7is preset to the SCSI card giving it the highest priority onthe SCSI bus If you plan to boot your computer froma SCSIID on the bus Typically SCSI IDO is used The SCSI IDs of your peripheral devices are usually set with jumpers or with a switch on the peripheral Refer to the
20. 10 User s Manual INTRODUCTION The LVD Link transceivers reduce the power needed to drive the SCSI bus so that the I O drivers can be integrated directly into the chip LVD Link technology lowers the amplitude of noise reflections and allows higher transmission frequencies The LVD Link transceivers operate in LVD and SE modes They also allow the chip to detect a High Voltage Differential HVD signal when the chip is mistakenly connected to external HVD transceivers When connected the SYM53C1010 chip automatically detects signal type based on the voltage detected It automatically switches to the SE or LVD mode as appropriate 1 1 10 Benefits of TolerANT Technology The DC 390U3 features TolerANT technology which includes active negation onthe SCSI drivers and input signal filtering on the SCSI receivers Active negation causes the SCSI Request Acknowledge Data and Parity signals to be actively driven high rather than passively pulled up by terminators TolerANT receiver technology improves data integrity in unreliable cabling environments where other devices would be subject to data corruption TolerANT receivers filter the SCSI bus signals to eliminate unwanted transitions without the long signal delay associated with RC type input filters This improved driver and receiver technology helps eliminate double clocking of data which is the single biggest reliability issue with SCSI operations TolerANT input signal filtering is a
21. 5 68 pin 16 bit Wide Ultra2 3 Female Wide Ultra2 3 Female CN2 68 pin 16 bit CN4 50 pin 8 bit Ultra 2 3 Male Wide Ultra2 3 Female CN3 68 pin 16 bit Wide Ultra 2 3 Each Channel only two of the three connectors can be used to connect SCSI devices at the same time User s Manual 17 HAREWARE SETUP External SCSI connector This high density D type SCSI connector is for connecting external SCSI devices Internal SCSI connector The internal flat cable should connect to the internal SCSI connector with its colored stripe normally red aligned with Pin 1 of the connector Maximum length of the SCSI bus is determined by the number of devices and the data transferrate The following table summarizes the maximum allowable cable lengths forthe DC 390U3 series SCSI Type Data Xfer Max of Bus Signal Max Cable Rate Devices Length Mbytes s Meters 5 SCS ooo o 5 40 O 8 ee eee O 8 ee eee S o E O 8 40 mases wo a ow d Wide Ultra 2 SCSI 80 16 LVD R Jf there are intemal devices comected the intemal cable length must be included in the measurement of SCSI bus length 18 User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 1 Setting the System BIOS 3 1 1 Overview of the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility After the DC 390U3 is inserted in an available PCI BUS slot and the jumpers and cables are properly set first turn on the power to your external SCS
22. 90U3 PCI to SCSI host adapters information about each of them and a series of other menu options This list displays up to four boards At the opening menu the cursoris on one of the listed adapters If you need to change the configuration of an adapter move to the board you want to change with thearrow keys and press Enter This calls the menu described in detail in Section 3 2 3 Adapter Properties Menu From this menu you can view and orit You can select an adapter only if Current Statusis On Changes are possible since NVRAM is present on this host adapter Figure 3 1 is anexample of the Configuration Utilities Main Menu Table 3 2 lists the Main Menu fields ad their descriptions Figure 3 1 Main Menus Symbios PCI SCSI Configuration Utility Version PCI 4 16 00 lt Boot Adapter List gt lt Global Properties gt LSI Logic Host Bus Adapters Adapter PCI Dev Port IRQ NVM Boot Symbios Bus Func Number Order Control lt SYM53C1010 0 98 gt ECO0O 9 Yes 2 Enabled lt SYM53C896 0 88 gt F800 10 Yes 3 Disabled lt SYM53C896_ 0 58 gt E400 11 Yes 1 Enabled F1 Help gt Select Item Change Item Esc Abort Exit Home End Scroll Enter E xecute lt Item gt F2 Menu User s Manual 23 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Table 3 2 Main Menu Fields and Descriptions Description Indicates the specific SYM53CXXXX Host Adapter Indicates the PCI Bus number range 0x00 OXff 0 255 decimal assigned by the system BIOS
23. CHS Mapping Configuration 1 to 15 Description Defines how the Cylinder Head Sector CHS values are mapped onto a disk without pre existing partition information SCSI Plug determines mapping Alternate CHS Mapping that may be required if a device is moved between adapters form different vendors Caution Neither of these options has any effect after a disk has been partitioned using the FDISK command The FDISK utility is a tool that the user can use to delete partition entries one or all of them If all partition entries are deleted it is necessary to reboot to clear memory or the old partitioning datal will be reused thus nullifying the previous operation Use care to ensure that the correct disk is the target of an FDISK command Indicates the delay in seconds between spinups of devices attached to an adapter Staggered spinups balance the total electrical current load on the system during boot The default value is 2 seconds and Play Mapping the most efficient and automatically compatible Secondary Cluster Server Configuration Yes No Indicates whether an adapter has one or more devices attached that are shared with one or more other adapters and therefore the Symbios SCSI BIOS should avoid SCSI bus resets as much as possible This option allows the user to enable an adapter to join a cluster of adapters without doing any SCSI bus resets This is a requirement for Microsoft Cluster Server The def
24. CI universal signalling environment for a5 V or3 3 V PCI bus 1 1 5 The SCSI Interface The SCSI functionality for the DC 390U3 is contained within the SYM53C1010 This chip is PCI to Ultra 160 SCSI Controller with LVD Link Universal Transceivers It connects directly to the SCSI bus and generates signal timing and bus protocol in compliance with SCSI standards The SCSI interface on the DC 390U3 operates as an 8 bit or 16 bitinterface It supports 8 bit or 16 bit synchronous and asynchronous LVD or SE Fast Ultra Ultra2 and Ultra 160 SCSI protocols in various combinations LVD SE dual mode active termination is provided on the DC 390U3 board Termination is automatically disabled when both SCSI connectors are used The DC 390U3 supplies SCSI bus TERMPWR through a blocking diode and a self resetting 1 5 A short circuit protection device A40 MHz oscillator is installed on the DC 390U3 This oscillator provides the clock frequency necessary to support Ultra 160 SCSI transfers of upto 160Mbytes s User s Manual INTRODUCTION 1 1 6 Benefits of Ultra 160 SCSI Ultra 160 SCSI delivers data up to two times faster than Ultra2 SCSI Ultra 160 SCSI is an extension of the SPI 3 draft standard that allows faster synchronous SCSI data transfer rates than Ultra2 SCSI When enabled Ultra 160 SCSI performs 80 megatransfers per second resulting in approximately double the synchronous data transfer rates of Ultra2 SCSI The SYMS53C1010 performs 16 b
25. CLUDE lt a b c gt lt a b c gt For example if you found the adapter you wish to exclude to have PCI Device ID 3 PCI Bus Number 0 and PCI Device Function Number 68 then the line in the CONFIG SYS file thatloads ASPI8XX SYS shouldlook like this DEVICE C PATH ASPI8XX SYS EXCLUDE lt 3 0 68 gt 42 User s Manual DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES Using the HOST_ID or ID Option This option lets you alter the SCSI ID fora host adapter On an 8 bit adapter the SCSI IDs are 0 7 On a 16 bit adapter the SCSI IDs are 0 15 itis suggested that IDs 8 15 not be used for your adapter This option will not allow you to select a SCSI ID already in use If the hostadapter allows connectionof both 8 bitand 16 bit devicesto the same bus and the adapter number is changed to greater than 7 then the 8 bit SCSI devices will not be able to reselect the initiator Note You are not allowed to change the SCSI ID of any adapter currently supported by the BIOS Option Syntax HOST_ID n lt path gt n lt path gt For example to change the SCSI ID of your second host adapter path 1 to ID 6 providing that adapter is not controlled by the BIOS the line in the CONFIG SYS file thatloads ASPI8XX SYS should look like this DEVICE C PATH ASPI8XX SYS HOST_ID 6 lt 1 gt Using the VERBOSE or V Option This option causes more detailed information to appear on your monitor after the ASPI8XX SYS driver is initialized duri
26. DC 390U3 Series PCI SCSI Host Adapters User s Manual Rev 1 00 Date April 2000 Number Width Rate MB S Devices The designation DC 390U3 is used throughout this manual in reference to the common features of allthe above models All other product names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiateradio frequency energy and if notinstalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interface to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures a Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna a Move the equipmentaway from thereceiver a Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected a Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions Only equipment certified to comply with Class B
27. ERSG cccceeecesseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeneeeeessneeeeseeeees 67 10 1 Ins tal lin g the N ew Sy stem Wind ows 95 Driver 00 secs 67 10 2 Adding the Driver to an Exis tin g 95 98 Syste m 67 10 2 1 Exis tin g 95 Sy stem Ins tal lation 68 10 2 2 For Exist ing 98 sys tem installati ON sses 68 User s Manual 11 SCO OPENSERVE R DIVERS 0 eccccessseeeseee sees eeeeeeeseeeeneessnersneesnee 70 11 1Building the SCO OpenServer BTLD Diskette eee eseeeteeeeeeeees 70 11 2In stalling the New System SCO OpenServer Driver neseser 71 11 3Ad din g the Driver to an Existing SCO UNIX Sys tem sesers 72 11 3 1 The SCO OpenServer5 system automatically creates afile unix safe during instalati OM os coskcacesacsna tas tis tu55ch4 csi es cad ods seun EEEa acu iavk shins dacbss ove he senenaneanes 72 11 3 2 Installing the DC 390 U3 drivet vecececescscessssesesessetecseseeseeeeseeseeeeseeaeaes 72 11 3 3 Ad din g a SCSI Dis k Dri ve cssscsssecssssssssssecssesscenssseorseseceeeeceteessceneee 73 11 3 4 Ad din g a SCSI Tape Dr ive sscscssssssssscssecscsssscescsessensesscsesseasenesseasenees 74 11 3 5 Adding a SCSI CD ROM Div vieccceccecscscesssseeseseseetssseseesesecseeseneeseeaeaes 75 11 3 6 Re building te Kernel sci sisicsiscisacssetias coustteveussioaiaatssssabioni duns tevteesentvess 76 12 SCO UNIXWARE 7 DRIVERS 2 eecceeecceteeeseeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeennseeeeneeeees 77 12 1 Building the SCO Unix Ware Driv
28. H SYMDISK SYS DEVICE C PATH SYMCD SYS D NAME Note 1 The D is not a drive letter designation it indicates the name you wish assigned to your CD ROM You must include the NAME which can use any combination of upto 8 characters Note 2 For Trantor s Music Box you have to add one more option as follows DEVICE C ASPI TRMCD SYS d cdrom0 mb Note 3 If your CD ROM is compatible with another manufacturer and not recognized you have to add one more option t XXX XXX Short for compatible manufacturer name For example If your DEC CD ROM CDU 541 is compatible with the SONY CDU 541 and notrecognized by the previous command youcan try to add the following option DEVICE C ASPI TRMCD SYS d cdrom0 t SON User s Manual 47 DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES 3 To ensure that sufficient drive letters are available to identify all devices connected to the SCSI bus add the MS DOS LASTDRIVE command to the CONFIG SYS file LASTDRIVE x where x specifies a drive letterin the range C through Z The letter assigned to LASTDRIVE represents the last valid drive MS DOS is able to recognize and also represents the maximum number of drives available For example LASTDRIVE K allows access to eleven 11 logical drives For further details about LASTDRIVE consult your MS DOS manual 4 Unless your CD ROM access software specifies otherwise Microsoft s CD ROM Extension MSCDEX EXE should execute from the AUTOEXEC BAT file in order t
29. I devices and then power on thesystem When installing aSCSI drive as drive C or D set the CMOS HDD drive type according to the IDE drive installed The CMOS HDD is NOT relatedto SCSIHDD Note With most mainboards IDE Intelligent Drive Electronics ST506 and ESDI Enhanced Small Device Interface drives always take precedence over SCSI drives That means that if one IDE ST506 ESDI drive has already been installed you cannot install the SCSI drive as drive C If two IDE ST506 ESDI drives already exist no SCSI drives can be installed as C or D However if your mainboard BIOS has multiple boot options such as bootfrom SCSI device this will allow the system to boot from any bootable SCSI device connected to the DC 390U3 series controller Since the mainboard BIOS will automatically shadow the PCI adapter s BIOS there is no need to set the shadow option between C800 and DFFF This option is for ISA adapter ROM only The I O Base Address and IRQ ROM shadow addresses are also assigned by the mainboard BIOS automatically You do not need to worry about it Just Plug amp Play and enjoy it Right after exiting the system BIOS CMOS setup the following message will pop up and prompt you to enter the PCI Configuration Utility to configure the card User s Manual 19 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD There are four sets of configurations you can change You make changes on subordinate menus called from the Main Menu which is opened when
30. M should queue before allowing NWPA to filterand organize requests Possible Impact Varying the elevator threshold value may affect performance Elevator queues are used by NWPA to determine how many I Os are queued to the HAM before organizing requests and generating scatter gather lists If this number is set too low then adapter I O starvation may result If the number is too high then sorting of I Os and or generation of scatter gathers lists may not occur 54 User s Manual WINDOWS NT DRIVERS 7 WINDOWS NT DRIVERS This chapter provides driver installation and un installation procedures for Windows NT v3 5x 4 x There are two driver directories under the WINNT directory of the driver diskette e LSI_U3 SYS V5 01 00 And two others are under the root directory e TXTSETUP OEM Text Setup File e Lsi u3 tag Text Setup Tag File 7 1 Building Windows NT Driver Diskette Tocreate a Windows NT driver diskette for Windows NT installations reference the section 4 Building Driver Diskettes to build driverdiskette 7 2 New Windows NT System Installation This procedure installs the LSI_U3 SYS driver onto a Windows NT system Use this procedure when installing Windows NT onto an unused SCSI drive Windows NT automatically adds the driver to theregistry and copies the driver to the appropriate directory There are two methods for installing Windows NT on anew system One method uses boot floppy disks and the other boots direct
31. Microsoft instructions 2 Setup enters the hardware detection phase after asystem reboot The Setting up Hardware message box appears Setup displays a New Hardware Found PCISCSI Bus Controller dialog box Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and click OK 3 Insert the DC 390U3 Driver diskette into drive A or B andclick OK Ifusing drive B you mustselect it fromthe pick list 4 Windows 95 98 automatically copies the appropriate driver files and rebuilds its driver database 5 A System Settings Change dialog box appears Remove the diskette from the drive and click Yes to restart thecomputer At this point Windows 95 98 Setup has completed and the newdriver is operational 10 2 Adding the Driver to an Existing 95 98 System This procedure installs the LSI_U3 MPD driver onto an existing Windows 95 98 system These instructions indicate where specific information applies to Windows 95 or Windows 98 Unless noted the instructions apply to both Operating systems Please review the steps below before beginning the installation User s Manual 67 WINDOWS 95 98 DRIVERS 10 2 1 Existing 95 System Installation 1 2 10 11 Click Start Select Settings gt Control Panel Double click on the System icon Click onthe Device Manager tab Double click on the SCSI controllers entry Select the LSI Logic PCI SCSI Host Adapter Driver entry Click the Properties button Click the
32. PINDOWN Option This is apower management feature that automatically spins down a disk when the disk is not accessed for a specified amount of time The default spindown time is 15 minutes You can specify a new spindown time in hours and minutes hh mm with a minimum time of minute To use this option the line in the CONFIG SYS file that loads SYMDISK SYS should look like this all on one line DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS SPINDOWN hh mm lt path id lun gt hh mm lt path id lun gt For example to spindown a device on path 0 id 2 and lun 0 after one hour and five minutes ofinactivity the command line should look like this DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS SPINDOWN 1 5 lt 0 2 0 gt or To spindown all devices after the default time out of 15 minutes the command line should looklike this DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS SPINDOWN lt gt Remember the lt gt are required when you specify a path id lun in this option 5 5 Disk Partition Utility TFDISK EXE is adisk partitioning program for modifying or creating partition tables under DOS Valid DOS partitions can be created by DOS FDISK only for drives controlled by BIOS INT 13H Drives controlled by TRMDISK SYS must use TFDISK EXE After you partition a disk device with TFDISK you mustalso run the DOS FORMAT command onthe device before you can use it To run this program you have to install the ASPI drivers first then add a line after ASPI driver i e add two lines
33. Remove the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette from the diskette drive and insert the firstSolaris Driver ITU diskette you want Press F2_Continue The Select Solaris System Version screen appears Select the appropriate Solaris operating system and press F2_Continue The Loading Driver Update Software screen appears along witha progress bar that shows the percentage of drivers that have been extracted from the diskette Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for the system to successfully boot to its installation program When all the new drivers on the diskette have been processed the Continue Driver Update Installation screen appears Remove the Solaris Driver ITU diskette from the diskette drive and insert the next Solaris Driver ITU diskette you want ifany Press F2_Continue User s Manual SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS 10 11 12 13 14 The Loading Driver Update Software screen appears along witha progress bar that shows the percentage of drivers that have been extracted from the diskette Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for the system to successfully boot to its installation program When all the new drivers on the diskette have been processed the Continue Driver Update Installation screen appears Repeat Step 4 through Step 8 until all the Solaris Driver ITU diskettes you want are installed When all the drivers are processed remove the Solaris Drive
34. SI Adapter 4 Click the Add button and select Other Requires a disk form a hardware manufacturer 5 NT will prompt you to insert the Manufacturer supplied support disk Insert the DC 390U3 driver diskette into drive A and type in the path A WINNT MINIPORT Select OK 6 Windows NT will show LSILogic Ultra3 PCISCSI Driver Select OK 7 Windows NT will display LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver Select Install At this point if the specified driver has already been installed NT will display The drivers for this adapter are already on the system Select Current if you wantto use existing driver or select New if you want to replace or upgrade the current driver Choose New 8 For the pathto the OEM SCSI Adapter files A WINNT MINPORT should be displayed Select Continue 9 OntheSCSI Adapter Setup menu choose Close 10 If more than one DC 390U3 series driver needs to be installed they can be installed one afterthe other withoutrebooting for eachone 11 Rebooting loads your new miniport drivers 58 User s Manual WINDOWS NT DRIVERS For NT Versions 4 x 1 In Control Panel double click the SCSI Adapters icon 2 Click onthe Drivers Tab 3 The driver name of the driver you are installing LSI_U3 SYS is listed remove it before adding the new driver Select OK when the Remove Driver message prompts Are you sure you wantto remove this driver 4 Click the Add button A list of installed adapters i
35. YM53C896 0 58 gt Fl Help gt lt Select Item Change Item Esc Abort Exit Home End Scroll Enter Execute lt Item gt Table 3 5 Boot Adapter List Fields and Descriptions Field Type ae Field Value Description Adapter Information _ Indicates the specific SYM53C8XX Host Adapter Dev Func Information Information Indicates the PCI Bus number range Ox00 OXff 0 255 decimal Indicates the PCI Device Function assigned by the system BIOS to an adapter An amp bit value is mapped as follows Bit 7 3 Device range 0x00 0x1f 0 31 decimal Bits 2 0 Function range 0 7 Boot Order Configuration 0 to 3 Information Indicates the relative boot order of the listed adapter The Symbios SCSI BIOS traverses up to four adapters in the specified order searching for bootable media Indicates whether an adapter in the boot list was enabled during the most recent boot Disabled adapters and their attached devices are ignored by the Symbios SCSI BIOS although they are still visible to the configuration utility Next Boot 34 Configuration On Off Indicates whether to enable an adapter upon the next boot The Symbios SCSI BIOS ignores disabled adapters and thei attached devices although they are still visible to the configuration utility User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 2 6 Global Properties Menu The Global Properties Menu allows you to view disp
36. able Indicates whether this device can be selected as the boot device This option is only applicable to devices attached to adapter number zero in the boot list on non BBS system It provides primitive BBS flexibility to non BBS systems Allows low level formatting on adisk drive if enabled Low level formatting will completely and irreversibly erase all data on the drive To low level format a device select the device from the menu and use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the Format column Press Enter Note Formatting will default the drive to a 512 byte sector size even if the drive had previously been formatted to another sector size Allows verification of all sectors on a device and reassigns defective Logical Block Addresses if enabled To verify all sectors select the device from the menu and use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the Verify Column Press Enter lt Restore Defaults gt Executable Press Enter to obtain default settings 32 User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 2 5 Boot Adapter List Menu The Boot Adapter List Menu specifies the order in which adapters boot when more than one DC 390U3 adapter is in asystem Up to four of the total adapters in system can be selected as bootable This menu may also list additional adapters in your systems that are not bootable and up to 256 adapters can be listed To control a Boot Volume only one of the four active controllers can be
37. added or type n if additional devices are to be added Go to step 6 Rebuilding the Kernel if you replied y return tostep 3 ifyou replied n 11 3 4 Adding a SCSI Tape Drive Note If you are not adding a SCSI tape drive to this system goto step 5 a At thecommand prompt type mkdev tape Press Enter b The Tape Drive Configuration Program menu appears Select option 1 to install a tape drive and press Enter c The Tape Drive Installation Menu appears Select option 4 to install a SCSI tape drive and press Enter From the next list select the type of SCSI tape drive to install and press Enter a d The system prompts to configure the tape drive Type y and press Enter e The system prompts for the identifier of the host adapter thatsupports this device If the default is correct press Enter If the default is notcorrect type slha Press Enter The system prompts for the host adapter that supports the tape drive Type the correct host adapter number and press Enter If an additional DC 390U3 host adapter is being added to the SCO UNIX kernel the system may prompt if you want to update the link kit add another host adapter Type y and press Enter If you entered the host adapter number incorrectly type n and press Enter the system then prompts for the host adapter identifier of the preceding step g With SCO OpenServer 5 the system prompts fo
38. ady pre formatted when shipped from their manufacturers you can skip this section except in the following situations e A disk driveis damaged e The disk drive has not beenformatted with the 512B block parameter After selecting the desired device and confirming the operation the low level format will proceed Under normal circumstances it is both unnecessary and inadvisable to perform low level formatting Executing this utility willerase all information on thedrive 3 2 9 Verify Disk Utility This utility is used to detect bad blocks on the chosen disk With your confirmation the bad blocks detected can be reassigned for future operations The SCSI VERIFY command is non destructive and therefore won t destroy the data on thedrive User s Manual 3 7 BUILDING DRIVER DISKETTES 4 Building Driver Diskettes If you do not have the Driver Diskettes you can create them from the Driver CD Follow these steps to create the Driver diskettes 1 The system BIOS must set to boot froma CD ROM DC 390U3 BIOS settings need to be changed to allow CD ROM booting withthe SCSI CD ROM 2 Insert the Driver CDinto the CD ROM drive Start the driver building by booting from the CD ROM Tekram SCSI Adapters Driver Diskette Make Utility starts and provides several screens with choices Follow the steps below to correctly make the device driver forseparate operating system 3 After the following Screen appears Move the highlight bar to the
39. and line forthe NWPA driver The information option described below is Using the Help Mode Option Using the Help Mode Option Command line option or h Function Display theoptions available inthe driver Possible Impact The driver will not load with orh specified This optionis specified on the command line for a brief description of each of the options available in the driver as well as valid values for each option Ifthe or h option is specified along with other options the help screen is invoked the other options are ignored andthe driveris not loaded x kk kxk NetWare NWPA Driver Customizable Options Usingthe SlotOption Command line option slot lt option gt Default value None Valid options 0 10099 User s Manual 53 NETWARE DRIVERS Function Specify the slot instance number of the DC 390U3 series controller the load instance applies to Possible Impact theuser may notknow this information at load install time The slot option specifies which DC 390U3 controller SCSI channel embedded chip or host adapter the current load pertains to This information is required to load the driver If thisinformation is notspecified on theload line the driver will prompt for theslot number Using the Elevator Threshold Option Command line option elev lt option gt Default value 4 Valid options 0 250 O disable Function Specify the maximum number of I Os the HA
40. ars to add aHigh Sierra filesystem Type y and press Enter The system displays the High Sierra ISO9600 file system Configuration Program menu Select option 1 to add High Sierra and press Enter The system updates the SCSI configuration file and returns to the CD ROM Configuration Program menu Type q and press Enter to terminate the CD ROM Configuration Program menu j A prompt appears to create a new kernel Type y if this isthe last device to be added or type n if additional devices are to be added Go to step 6 Rebuilding the Kernel if you replied y return tostep 3 ifyou replied n 11 3 6 Rebuilding the Kernel a To rebuild the kernel type etc conf cf d link_unix b The systemdisplays will promptfor responses to these messages 1 Do you want this kernel to boot by default y n Type y Enter The systembacks up theold kernel 2 Do you want the kernel environment rebuilt y n Type y Press Enter Press c To activate the new kernel you must reboot the system Type the command reboot Press Enter d After the system reboot and the boot prompt appears press Enter to load the new kernel e Log inas usual 70 User s Manual SCO UNIXWARE 7 DRIVERS 12 SCO UnixWare 7 DRIVERS UnixWare 7 extends the Unix SVR4 2 operating system UnixWare features include a graphical user interface GUI networking application compatibility multitasking capability an
41. ault value is No with an alternate option of Yes Termination Control lt Restore Defaults gt Configuration Auto Off Executable User If available the field indicates whether an adapter has automatic termination control Auto means that the adapter automatically determines whether it should enable or disable its termination Auto is the default state unless termination is done manually in which case the configuration is Off Press Enter to obtain default settings 27 s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 2 4 Device Properties menu The Device Properties Menu allows you to view and update individual device settings for an adapter Changing a setting for the host device for example SCSI ID 7 changes the setting for all devices The number of fields displayed requires the menu to scroll left right in order to display the information When accessing this menu online use the Home End keys to scroll tocolumns currently not displayed The scroll indicator on the bottom of the menu shows where the cursor is relative to the first and last columns The example for the Device Properties Menu is split Figure 3 3 and Figure 3 4 due to the width ofits multiple fields columns Figure 3 3 Device Properties Menu Left Half Symbios PCI SCSI Configuration Utility Version PCI 4 16 00 Device Properties SCSI Device Identifier MB MT Data Scan Scan Disconnect ID Sec Sec Width ID LUNS gt 0 0 Quantum
42. cation Supports a 64 bit 66 MHz PCI interface for 528 Mbytes s bandwidth that Supports 64 bit DMA bus mastership with 64 bit addressing Operates at 66 Mhz Presents asingle electrical load to the PCI Bus True PCI Multifunction Device Bursts 4 8 8 16 16 32 32 64 or 64 128 qword dword transfers across the PCI bus Supports 32 bit or 64 bit word data bursts with variable burst lengths Bursts up to266 Mbytes s 66 MHz withzero wait state bus master data Supports universal 3 3 V and 5 V PCI bus voltage Complies with PCI Bus Power Management Specification Rev 1 1 Complies with Pc99 1 1 2 SCSI Interface o Performs wide Ultral60 SCSI synchronous data transfers as fast as 160 Mbytes s using Double Transition DT clocking User s Manual 7 INTRODUCTION o Supports Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC checkingand generation in DT phases Protects nondata phases with Asynchronous Information Protection AIP Automatically enables LVD or SE termination Contains external 68 pin High Density HD and internal 68 pin HD latching connectors Supports Basic level 1 Enhanced level 2 and Margined level3 Domain Validation Includes integrated LVD Link universal transceivers Supports 16 bitSE and LVD signals Allows greater device connectivity andlonger cable length LVD Link transceivers save the costof external differential transceivers Supports along term performance migration path Suppor
43. cessary may appear Toreboot type this command init 6 During the boot process the driver scans the SCSI bus and lists the devices found on it If the kernel panics during boot then reboot the system with the saved copy ofthe old kernel If the rebootis successful the system is ready to use 78 User s Manual SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS 13 SUN Solaris 7 DRIVERS Solaris 7 for x86 is an operating system designed to run on single or multiple processors It provides a command line interface environment and a graphical environment that incorporates many high level features Refer to the Sun Microsystems Web site www sun com docs for Solaris 7 X86 documentation for further details 13 1 Building the Solaris 7 SYMHISL Driver Diskette To create a SYMHISL Driver Update diskette for Solaris 7 installations refer to section 4 Building Driver Diskettes to build driver diskette or do as the step shown below xxxx For UNIX System Users Follow these steps to create the BTLD diskette 1 Insert a3 5 diskette intothe floppy drive 2 At the UNIX prompt type dd if lt path gt lt image_file gt of dev rfd0 The lt path gt is where the ddimage is located The lt image_file gt is called something similar to UWX0X00 DD This command will dd theimage to the floppy to createa BTLD diskette For DOS System Users 1 Unzip the UnixWare7 Driver WINZIP File to getthe disk image file 2 Use theutility RAWRITE3 EXE to generatea
44. checking for the reselection phase is not disabled If a non parity generating device disconnects its operation will never complete because the reselection fails due to parity error Indicates the SCSI identifier of an adapter It is recommended that this field be set to the highest priority SCSI identifier which is 7 SCSI Bus Scan Order Configuration Low to High 0 to Max High to Low Max to 0 Indicates the order in which to scan SCSI identifiers on an adapter Changing this item will affect drive letter assignment s if more than one device is attached to an adapter Removable Support Media Configuration None Boot Drive Only with Medial Installed 26 Specifies the removable media support option for an adapter Removable media support only applies to devices that report themselves as a hard drive It does not apply to CD ROM devices or Magnetic Optical devices None indicates no removable media support whether the drive is selected as first BBS Boot Drive Only provides removable media support for a removable hard drive if it is first in the san order With Media Installed provides removable media support regardless of the drive number assignment User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Table 3 3 Adapter Properties Fields and Descriptions Cont Field CHS Mapping Spinup Delay Seconds Field Type Value Configuration SCS Plug and Play Mapping Alternate
45. cycle may warrant the re execution of Domain Validation tests Once installed and started itruns inthe background and polls the LSI_U3 SYS mini port driverfor error informationon a preset time schedule 8 1 Building NT Validation Service Module Diskette Tocreate aNT Validation Service Module diskette for Windows NT installations reference the section 4 Building Driver Diskettes to build driverdiskette 8 2 Installing the DVServe DV Service Module To install the DV monitor module onan x86 platform follow these steps NOTE To successfully install this service the user must have Administrator privileges 1 Insert the mediacontaining the DV Service files into the appropriate drive 2 Copy dvservice exe down tothe directory SystemRoot system This may appearas winnt system 3 Toinstall the service module into the NT environment type at the DOS Window prompt svinstal exe Which is the program found onthe install media 4 If successful amessage stating that the service has been correctly installed appears and directs the user to access the Services applet in the Control Panel To start the service follow the menu path Start gt Control Panel gt Services Locate the DVserve DV Service Module and click on the Start button User s Manual NT VALIDATION SERVICE MODULE At this point the service module is installed and running Unless the preset error limit is exceeded during a polling period this service re
46. d multi user capability Additionally UnixWare provides multiprocessor support The c8xx driver allows SCO UnixWare operating systems to interface with SCSI devices connected to the DC 390U3 series host adapter cards 12 1 Building the SCO UnixWare Driver Diskette Tocreate ac8xx driver diskette forSCO Unixware installations reference the section 4 Building Driver Diskettes to build driverdiskette 12 2 Installing the New System UnixWare 7 Driver The following sections describe the procedures to install the driver during a first time installation of UnixWare and to update a previously installed UnixWare with this c8xx driver New SCO UnixWware Installation with DC 390U3as the primary SCSI adapter The c8xx driverfor SCO UnixWare operating systemsis available ona 3 5 inch floppy diskette labeled PCISCSI SCO UnixWare Use this diskette to load the driver during the installation of the operating system or to access the devices on the SCSI bus after a UnixWare installation The following sections describe these procedures 1 Boot the computer using the Install diskettes delivered with the UnixWare Operating System mediakit UnixWare 7 hastwo diskettes 2 Follow the instructions onthe screen 3 Insert the PCI SCSI SCO UnixWare driver diskette when prompted to insert a host adapter diskette To install other host adapter drivers then insert the host adapter diskette provided with the UnixWare media kit when requested If there are
47. der more adapters exist than shown 20 User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Nonvolatile Random Access Memory NVRAM is available on the DC 390U3 Host Adapter Changes can be made stored using this menu driven utility Important This utility is a powerful tool if while using it you somehow disable all of your controllers you can recover Pressing Ctrl E after memory initialization during areboot allows youto re enable andreconfigure Note Not all devices detected by the Configuration Utility can be controlled by the BIOS Devices suchas tape drives and scanners require that a device driver specific to that peripheral be loaded This device driver specific to that peripheral is loaded The device manufacturer provides this device driver 3 1 3 Exiting the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility Since most changes only take effect after the system reboot you must exit properly from the Configuration Utility The properexit technique is described in Exit Menu Italso describes exiting the subordinate menus User s Manual 2 1 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 2 The Symbios SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility Menus This section describes the menu system of the DC 390U3 SCSI BIOS Configuration Menu System 3 2 1 Using the Menus You make your configuration changes inthe main area of the menu As inthe example menus it is lighter in color than the header or footer areas The commands you use to make changes are shown in the foo
48. driver s floppy diskette File Name SCO39X ZIP Including two filers 1 RAWRITE3 EXE 2 UWX0X00 DD 3 SCO TXT C unzipped UnixWare gt RAWRITE UWX0X00 gt Enter RaWrite 1 3 Write disk file toraw floppy diskette User s Manual 79 SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS Enter destination drive A gt Enter Please insert aformatted diskette intodrive A andpress Enter Number of sectors per track for this diskis 18 Writing imageto drive A Press C to abort Track 79 Head 1 Sector 16 Done The SCO UnixWare driver diskette is now made 13 2 Installing the New System Solaris 7 Driver 1 Boot the system using the Driver Configuration Assistant diskette provided by Sun Microsystems in the Solaris Patch Release see the Solaris Patch Release instructions below When the first screen appears choose Driver Update The system prompts to insert a Driver Update diskette Insert the diskette labeled SYMHISL Driver Update that you created in step 1 Choose the Continue option Continue to follow the operating system prompts to proceed with the installation Then choose the Begin Installation option The system prompts with the options Auto Reboot or Manual Reboot For Solaris 7 you may choose the Auto Reboot option When the next screen appears remove the floppy diskette from the disk drive Click onthe OK button The Solaris Install Console window appears upon completion of the installa
49. e ldentifier Information Indicates the SCII device identifier string as extracted from the device s inquiry data Mbytes s Information Provides the maximum throughput of the device in Mbytes s Megatransfers s Configuration Indicates the maximum synchronous data transfer rate 0 5 10 20 40 in megatransfers per second Megatransfers Data Width Data Width Synch Per second 8 hits _ 1 6bits Period ns 0 Asynch O Asynch 0 Asynch O Asynch 5 5 10 200 10 10 20 100 20 20 40 50 40 40 80 25 Data Width Configuration Maximum data width in bits 8 16 Scan ID Configuration Indicates whether to scan for this SCSI identifier at boot Yes No time Utilizing this setting allows you to ignore a device This decreases boot time by disabling inquiry of unused SCSI identifiers Set this option to No if there is a device that you do not want to be available to the system Also on a bus with only a few devices attached the user can speedup boot time by changing this setting to No for all unused SCSI IDS Scan LUNs gt 0 Configuration Indicates whether to scan for LUNS greater than zero Yes No for a device LUN 0 is always queried This option User s Manual should be used if a multi LUN device responds to unoccupied LUNS or if it is desired to reduce the visibility of a multi LUN device to LUN 0 only Set this option to No if you have problems with a device that responds to all LUNS whether they are occupied or not Also if a SCSI device with m
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51. em Application Program Detailed description of error messages andsymptoms with informationon CONFIG SYS AUTOEXEC BAT and PCU options User s Manual APPENDIX B Flash BIOS Programming Utility Flash BIOS isfeatured on DC 390U3 series withthe exception of DC 390U3 The word FLASH onthe adapter s BIOS chip indicates flashsupport Updating the DC 390U3 BIOS Code is made easy with the FLASH8X5 EXE Utility which can be found in the lt BIOS gt directory of the driver disk Since the DC 390U3 feature FLASH BIOS it is not necessary to change the actual BIOS chip in order to upgrade the SCSI BIOS The user can simply re program the old BIOS using the FLASH8X5 EXE Utility as follows 1 First boot the system with DOS or to Safe Mode under Windows 95 If you are booting DOS froma hard drive or floppy disk press F5 whenthe message Starting MS DOS appears onthe screen If you are booting Windows 95 press the F8 key and select the Safe mode command prompt option This will assure that the system is running in real mode with no device drivers loaded This is the only correct way to run the FLASH8X5 EXE Utility program 2 There are 2 important files needed to re program the BIOS The first is FLASH8X5 EXE which is the FLASH BIOS Programming Utility The second file needed is the updated rom file which contains the actual BIOS code This file will have the extension rom such as 8XX_64 rom Make sure these files are on the
52. en appears Press F2_Continue The message Loading driver com bef appears Then the Boot Solaris screen appears 88 User s Manual SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS 15 On the Boot Solaris screen select the devicecontroller attached tothe device that contains your install medium inthis case the main system disk The etc bootrc script is displayed 16 At the prompt type p r to rebootthe machine When the Solaris operating environment is finished booting and running the new devices whose drivers that youinstalled are available for use User s Manual APPENDIX APPENDIX A Product Support Form The following information may be requiredby your supplierin order to obtain technical support assistance 1 2 5 Have you tried the General Troubleshooting Tips in Appendix C without success Yes ____ NCO DC 390U3 Information Serial Purchase Date Firmware Version BIOS Version Driver Installed System Hardware Configuration please list the manufacturer model chip and SCSI ID of eachdevice Motherboard Speed MB DRAM SRAM Videocard Hard disk Floppy card 1 2 Network card Hard disk drive s 1 SCSI 2 3 4 Floppy drive s 1 2 Other devices 1 IDE ESDI 2 3 4 Other SCSI device s 1 2 3 4 System Software Configuration please list the version Operating Syst
53. er Diske tte 0 eeeseeseeeereeeeeeees 77 12 2 Instal lin g the New Sy ste m UnixWare 7 Dri ver ssesssesseessrsesrsreresesreeresrseees 77 12 3 Adding the Driver to an Existing SCO UNIXware System with non SCSIboot INER EEIE ST ERE E AA E E EON 78 13 SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIV ERS ssaassnnssunnenunnenununnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn na 13 1Building the Solaris 7 SY MHI SL Driver Dis kette 13 2In sta lli ng the New S ystem Solaris 7 Driver 13 3Ad din g the Driver to an Existing Solaris 7 System PP EIN I Neto cece cc ce cetacean a cee te poe a EE A Product Sup port Form eee B Flash BIOS Programm ing Util ity User s Manual 5 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION The DC 390U3 series is a SCSI Small Computer System Interface bus to PCI bus host adapter which complies to the PCI2 2 specification with Plug amp Play PnP readiness The DC 390U3 series is a 32 64 bit PCI bus The DC 390U3W is 16 bit Dual Channel SCSI with one channel Low Voltage Differential LVD Single Ended SE Ultra 160 and others Single Ended Wide Ultra SCSI solution The DC 390U3D is a Dual Channel 16 bit Low Voltage Differential LVD Signal Ended SE Ultra 160 SCSI solution for your computer The DC 390U3 host adapter has a serial EEPROM device for storing the user s SCSI bus configuration The DC 390U3 series supports ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface managers for the following operating systems to assure operation with popular third par
54. fault settings User s Manual 35 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 2 7 Exit MENU The Exit menu for the Configuration Utilities is used for all five of the menus listed above However the available functionality is different for the Main Menu and the foursubordinate menus Figure3 7 provides andexample of the Exit menu Figure 3 7 Exit Menu Symbios PCI SCSI Configuration Utility Version PCI 4 16 00 Are you sure you want to exit Cancel exit Exit the Configuration Utility Save changes and then exit this menu Discard changes and exit this menu If you are exiting Adapter Properties Device Properties Boot Adapter List or Global Properties the Exit menu gives you the following options Cancel exit This optionreturns you to the previous menu Save changes and This optionimplements any changes you made on the Exit this menu previous menu and returns you tothe main menu Discard changes This option restores the default settings and returns youto And exitthis menu the main menu If you are exiting the Main Menu the exit menu gives you the following options Cancel exit This returns you to the Main Menu Exit the This option exits the configuration and returns you to the Configuration Dos prompt Utility Important You mustreboot in order forthe changes you have made to take effect 36 User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 2 8 Low Level Format Utility Since most SCSI drives are alre
55. gnized Windows 2000 Setup screen will show the Setup is loading files in the footer areas Windows 2000 will prompt forthe Please insert the disk labeled Setup Disk 2 Insert the Windows 2000 Setup Disk 2 driver diskette in drive A and press Enter Windows 2000 Setup screen willshow the Setupis loading files message in the footer areas The next screen will show Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage device installed in your system Choose to configure an specify additional SCSI adapter by pressing S Windows 2000 will prompt for the Manufacturer supplied Hardware support disk Insert the DC 390U3 driver diskette in drive A and press Enter Windows 2000 will check the floppy and select LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver Press Enter to proceed After Windows 2000 scans the hardware and finds the controller it will display Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver Press Enter to continue andcopy the driverfiles User s Manual 63 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVERS 10 Windows 2000 will prompt forthe Please insertthe disk labeled Setup Disk 3 Insert the Windows 2000 Setup Disk 3 driver diskette in drive A and press Enter 11 Windows 2000 Setup screen willshow the Setupis loading files message in the footer areas 12 Windows 2000 will prompt forthe Please insertthe disk labeled Setup Disk 4 Insert the Windows 2000
56. gt Enter Please insert aformatted diskette intodrive A andpress Enter Number of sectors per track forthis disk is 18 70 User s Manual SCO OPENSERVER DRIVERS The SCO Unix OpenServerdriver diskette isnow made Writing imageto drive A Press C to abort Track 79 Head 1 Sector 16 Done 11 2 Installing the New System SCO OpenServer Driver This procedure installs SCO UNIX ontoa hard diskdrive This installationis necessary to builda new UNIX kernel that includes your DC 390U3 driver During installation you are given the option of retaining current partitions onthe root hard disk Forinstance youcould havea DOS partition ora user UNIX partition already established on the drive For more details on UNIX installation refer to the SCO OpenServer Handbook 1 Link the BTLD into the UNIX kernel during installation a Insert the SCO UNIX installation diskette and reboot the system For SCO OpenServer 5 this disketteis labeled Boot Disk b At the boot prompt prompt appears without the double qoutes type link and Press Enter c Atthe next prompt type slha Do not remove the diskette Press Enter d When prompted during the installation insert either the proper installation diskette orthe BTLD diskette and press Enter The system may prompt you toenter a routine Please enter which routine 0 40 toreplace to list a toadd slhainit at the end default n to donothing or q to quit Enter the
57. he LSI_U3NW HAM is loaded once per DC 390U3 series controller SCSI channel present in the system Add the statement SLOT lt slot number gt toeach load linein the STARTUP NCF by specifying the slotnumbers written downin step 5 above with only one slot number per load instance The HAM driver s are loaded for each DC 390U3 series controller SCSI channel from the first LOAD statement tothe last LOAD statement 6 3 NetWare 4 xx New Installations This subsection covers the installation of the driver module LSI U3NW HAM and LSI_U3NW DDI for NetWare Versions 4 00 4 01 4 02 4 1x 4 2 4 2SB 1 Begin the file server installation accordingto the instructionsin the file server installation chapterin the Novell NetWare Installation Manual 2 When the NetWare installation procedure prompts you for a driver disk insert the DC 390U3 series device drivers diskette into drive A or B Then use the INS key to select an unlisted driver A dialog box appears If the driver diskette is in the A drive press Enter to continue If the driver diskette is inthe B drive press F3 to specify the path to search for the driver and enterthe drive letter B and press Enter The LSI_U3NW HAM driver will appear as a selection Note Ifthe INS key option does not appear during the installation choose Server Drivers to go to the Summary page 50 User s Manual NETWARE DRIVERS Highlight Disk and CD ROM Drivers e g IDEATA Press Enter and load an additiona
58. ides several windows with choices Follow the steps below to correctly install the device driver for Windows 98 After the Intro window appears click on the Next button The Wizard provides a choice between having the Wizard search for a better driver than the onein use or displays a list of drivers from a specific location Choose search and click on the Next button The next window allows the user to specify which device s will be searched such as a floppy diskette CD ROM or specify a specific path Select Floppy disk drive only and click on the Next button The next window queries the user about utilizing the currently installed driver Mark Install one of the other drivers and click onthe View List button Next a list of drivers appears from the specified search devices and the currently installed driver Highlight the driver of choiceand click OK The previous window appears with the selected driver displayed as the driver to install Clickon the Next button The next window displays the chosendriver along withreference to thedesignated path to installit in Clickon the Next button The Wizardsummary window appears Click on the Finish button Upon completion ofthe installation for WIN98 the System Settings Change dialog box appears Remove the diskette fromthe drive andclick Yes to restart the computer Atthis point thenew driver is operational User s Manual SCO OPENSERVER DRIVERS 11 SCO OpenServe
59. indicated routine number that precedes this message Then the systemmay prompt withanother inquiry Please enter which routine 0 2 to replace to list a to add slhapoll at theend default n to donothing or q to quit Enter the indicated routine number that precedes this message e Continue the installation according tothe SCO UNIX documentation f The SCO OpenServer 5 system automatically creates a file unix safe during installation To access this UNIX kernel typeafter the boot prompt unix safe 2 Install SCSI devicesupport 3 Continue from Procedure 2 step 3 User s Manual 7 1 SCO OPENSERVER DRIVERS 11 3 Adding the Driver toan Existing SCO UNIX System This procedure assumes SCO UNIX is already installed ona hard diskdrive This installation is necessary to build anew UNIX kernel that includes the proper DC 390U3 host adapter driver The basic steps for accomplishing this task are outlined below For more details on UNIX installation refer to the SCO UNIX System Administrator s Reference Manual 11 3 1 The SCO OpenServer 5 system automatically creates a file unix safe during installation To access this UNIX kernel type afterthe boot prompt unix safe 11 3 2 Installing the DC 390U3 driver a Insert the DC 390U3 BTLD diskettein the drive and type installpkg Press Enter to continue b A Promptappears to insertthe requested diskette Since the BTLD diskette is already inserted
60. ing system To get up and running quickly under DOS see Section 4 1 Easy DOS Driver Installation Software for easy installation instructions DOS uses the ASPI manager as a software interface to communicate with SCSI devices The specific peripheral driver then talks to the ASPI interface instead of the host adapter hardware Under this architecture multiple devices can share the host adapter without conflict The ASPI driver is typically installed under the following situations e Multiple adapters coexist up to four e SCSI devices not controlled by BIOS INT 13H are installed CD ROMs e Devices that useremovable media areinstalled An interface to Tape Drives CD ROMs and other SCSI devicesis needed 5 1 Building DOS ASPI Driver Diskette Tocreate aDOS ASPI driverdiskette for DOS installations reference the section 4 Building Driver Diskettesto build driverdiskette 5 2 Easy DOS Driver Installation Software INSTALL EXE The DC 390U3 DOS Installation Utility provides a quick and easy method for performing either an automatic or custom installation of the SCSI device drivers in aDOS Windows environment The DOS Installation Utility identifies the User s Manual 39 DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES system scans the SCSI bus and properly installs the needed SCSI device drivers The DC 390U3 Software Device Drivers diskette that contains the DOS device drivers also holds the DOS Installation Utility To use the utility
61. insert the disk into your floppy drive while inthe DOS environment and type INSTALL and Press Enter and then follow the directions presented on the screen 5 3 Installing the ASPI Driver This driver isan ASPI Advanced SCSI Programming Interface manager that provides an interface to popular ASPI applications Itis required when you want to use SYMDISK SYSor SYMCD SYS orwhenever you wantto run anASPI application Withthe ASPI driver ASPI8XX SYS installed you are able to run or install the following utilities and drivers SYMDISK SYS Disk driver on the DC 390U3 series driver diskette AFDISK EXE Disk partitioning utility from Adaptec ASPIDISK SYS Disk driverfrom Adaptec SYMCD SYS CD ROM andCD Changer driver onthe DC 390U3 driver diskette e SYTOS PLUS Tape backup program from SYTRON CORP e SYTOS V3 x Tape backup program from SYTRON CORP e ARCserve Solo Tape backup program from Cheyenne CORP Other utilities drivers that conform to the ASPI standard may also be used Toinstall the ASPI8XX SYS driver follow these steps This line mustappear before any line loading other DOS Utility drivers such as SYMCD SYS SYMDISK SYS orany other ASPI compliant driver application Toinstall the ASPI8XX SYS driver follow these steps l1 Turn onthe system and boot into DOS 2 Insert the DC 390U3 Driver Disk1 into your floppy drive 3 Copy the drivers and utilities into a properly named directory e g C ASPI 4 Add aline in
62. ion 2 HARDWARE SE TUP 10ccseeeeeeenseeeeeeseuseeeseecececucsessssesnenssenes 13 21 Board La you borsier an EAE EEEE ENOS eE S cataeteauemmensacsweanie 14 2 1 1 Board Characteri sti Cs cccccccccsccccsscccssccessscesscessssccssscecssesesssecsssecensecessecensees 15 2 1 2 Setting the Jumper Sipan oai i e R ENEE ESE 15 2 2 Settin e the SCSI DSi raren a E E AE ean 16 2 2 1 Checking the Terminators on the SCSI Bus soseer 16 2 3 Cable Connecti OM ssicsiserssacessscdersssacdsedeeetbvczsaaseaseis n Eso EEEE rE a re aiiai 17 3 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD ecccssseeeeseeeesneeeeeeeeeneneeeeneees 19 3 1 Setting th System BIOS vias sscc seis cssisscstrecasssiasseasesecoacssconigseasicvassusassebsessesnionceats 19 3 1 1 Overview of the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility assesses 19 3 1 2 Starting the Confi gurati on Utili ty seser 20 3 1 3 Exiting the SCSIBIOS Configuration Utility icccccecsssseeeteeeeees 21 3 2 The Symbios SCSIBIOS Configuration Utility Menus see 2d 3 2 1 Using the MENUS visisssissississsssesssssssssvisieestsssssssssssossssssssedstasi cnsgncevsesessssseess 22 32 2 MGI MC IU sussa sth cxsvstestosiedt cayesteiniigsssestissciaaisdh EES 23 3 2 3 Ad apt er Properti eS Me nit e ecccccsscescessessesseeeeneeeeceseeseeseeseesecsesseeneeeeeeneenees 25 Figure 3 2 Adapter Properties Me nu sssssessesssseresererereseseresesesssesesereseseseeerrereseseres 23 Adapter Pro per the S vssisacsse
63. is required to install a system with this release of the Solaris 7 DC 390U3 symhisl driver To download the Solaris 7 software patch containing the DCA bootdiskette please perform the following steps 1 Go to http sunsolve sun com 2 Click on Site Map at the bottom left sideof the page 3 Click on Recommended and Security Patches about four links down from the topof the Site Map page 4 Agree to the License User s Manual 81 SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS 5 Scroll down to the list entitled Recommended and Security Patches for Unbundled Products 6 Click on Solaris_x86 Intel Drivers 7 Click on patch 107291 02 with the description SunOS 5 7_x86 boot diskette for Symbiossymhis driver After downloading the Solaris software patch follow the instructions inthe patch README file tocreate aDCA boot diskette from the diskette image file and touse the DCA boot diskette andsymhisl ITU diskette to perform an installation An excerptfrom the Solaris 7 patch README describing in general the procedures tocreate diskettes from diskette images and perform installations using ITU diskette s is shown below Special Installation Instructions This patch contains Solaris Diskette image files s and the instructions to create diskettes from these image file s To make a Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Boot Diskette or a Solaris Driver ITU Diskette s use the includedimage file s ifany The So
64. it Ultra 160 SCSI synchronous data transfers as fast as 160 Mbytes s This advantage is most noticeable in heavily loaded systems or large block size applications such as video on demand and image processing The Ultra 160 data transfer speed is accomplished using DT clocking DT clocking refers to transferring data on both polarity edges of the request or acknowledges signals Data is clocked on both rising and falling edges of the request and acknowledge signals Double edge clocking doubles data transfer speeds withoutincreasing the clockrate 1 1 7 Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC Ultra 160 SCSI includes CRC which offers higher levels of data reliability by ensuring complete integrity of transferred data CRC is a 32 bit scheme referred to as CRC 32 CRC is guaranteed to detect all single bit errors any two bits inerror orany combination oferrors within asingle 32 bit range 1 1 8 Asynchronous Information Protection AIP AIP is also supported by theS YM53C1010 protecting allnon data phases including command status and messages CRC along with AIP provides end to end protection ofthe SCSI I O 1 1 9 Benefits of LVD Link Technology To support greater device connectivity and a longer SCSI cable the DC 390U3 features LVD Link technology the LSI Logic implementation of Universal LVD SCSI LVD Link transceivers provide the inherent reliability of differential SCSI and along term migration path to faster SCSI transfer rates
65. l driver Then press the INS key The system always defaults to the A path Highlight the HAM driver and press Enter Select Yes to save and move the driver into the operating system Press Enter for the system to copy the files The system prompts the user with the available command line options for loading the driver A description of each option appears in the box at the bottom of the installation screen Refer to the Command Line Options section for more information Modify any option values as needed for this installation Load a separate instance of thedriver for every DC 390U3 series controller SCSI channel orhost adapter presentin the system When prompted for a slot number accept the slot numbers displayed Make sure to write these slot numbers down for future reference When asked to edit the STARTUP NCF file make sure the LSI_U3NW HAM is loaded once per DC 390U3 controller SCSI channel present in the system Add the statement SLOT lt slot number gt to each load line in the STARTUP NCF by specifying the slot numbers written down in step 5 above with only one slot number per load instance The HAM driver s are loaded for each DC 390U3 controller SCSI channel from the first LOAD statementto the last LOAD statement 6 4 NetWare 4 xx SFT IIl Installations Install your primary server following procedures for the native 4 11 installation Begin the SFT III installation as instructed by NetWare installation procedure
66. laris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette image files are named with an S prefix The Solaris Driver ITU Diskette s if included are named for the drivers contained Note You must use the dd command to copy the uncompressed images to diskettes To find a DOS version of the dd command go to ftp uu net vendor sun solaris x86 dd exe or select the local link dd exe To create a diskette insert a blank diskette into your machine s diskette drive and use the designated commands for a DOS or Solaris environment as listed below For a DOS environment 1 Type at thecommand prompt format A 2 Type at thecommand prompt dd filename A 82 User s Manual SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS For a Solaris operating environment 1 2 Type at the command prompt fdformat Ud Check to see if Volume Management is running by typing this command volcheck Is 1 vol dev aliases floppy0 If yousee a message similar to this Irwxrwxrwx 1 root 34Jan 21 17 28 vol dev aliases floppy0 gt vol dev rdiskette0 unnamed_floppy type these commands each command on one line dd if lt filename gt of vol dev aliases floppy0 bs 36k eject floppy Tf this message appears vol dev aliases floppy0 not found type this command all on one line dd if lt filename gt of dev rdiskette bs 36k Label diskette s made from the included Solaris Device Configuration Assistant image if any as the Solaris Device Configuration Assistan
67. lay boot information and to set display and video modes Figure 3 6 provides an example of the Global Properties Menu Figure 3 6 Global Properties Menu Ymbios PCI SCSI Configuration Utility Version PCI 4 16 00 ilobal Properties Pause If Boot Alert Displayed Yes Boot Information Display Mode Verbose Negotiate with Devices Supported Video Mode Color lt Restore Defaults gt Help lt Select Item Change Item isc Abort Exit Home End Scroll Enter Execute lt Item gt Table 3 6 Global Properties Fields and Descriptions Field Type i at Field Value Description Pause When Boot Configuration Specifies a pause during the boot for user ALERT Displayed Yes NO acknowledgement The pause occurs after displaying an alert message Specifies how much BIOS information displays during boot To display minimum information specify Terse mode To display detailed information specify Verbose mode Boot Information _ Configuration Display Mode Terse Verbose Negotiate with Configuration Sets the default for synchronous and wide Devices Supported negotiation with specific devices Supported is the Unsupported default Video Mode Configuration Specifies the default video mode for the SCSI BIOS Color Configuration Utility The monochrome setting Monochrome enhances readability on a monochrome monitor lt Restore Defaults gt Executable Press Enter to obtain de
68. ly from the Windows NT CD ROM Different steps are required depending on the method used For Compaq DEC systems based on the Alpha processor CD ROM installation is the only method available The CD ROM Installation and Boot Floppy Diskette Installation procedures are listed below Select the appropriate installation for your system You can boot Microsoft Windows NT from Setup Diskette or CD ROM The following is the procedure for installing the Tekram adapter driver while installing Windows NT User s Manual 55 WINDOWS NT DRIVERS Boot from Diskette 1 Insert the Microsoft Windows NT Setup Diskette for CD ROM installation into drive A and boot from this disk Note If you do not have the Windows NT Setup diskettes you can create them from the Windows NT CD ROM a First prepare three blank formatted 3 5 floppy diskettes Boot your systemin DOS b Change to the CD ROM drive c Then change to the 1386 directory d Type WINNT OX This will generate three setup diskettes for Windows NT 2 The first screen of the NT setup program will show Welcometo Setup Press Enter to continue 3 The next screen willshow WindowsNT provides two Setup methods sites Press C to run the custom setup 4 Press S toskip mass storage device detection The next screen will show Setup has recognized the following SCSI Adapters in your computer none Choose to configure an additional SCSI adapter by pressing S and conti
69. m NTA T ma 66 MHz mm Enabled co INTB c 5 o0 33 MHz oo Disabled ox f 9 up to fifteen 16 bit LVD SE and or 8 bit SE SCSI devices amp up to seven of these can be 8 bit devices CHANNEL A CHANNEL B CN2 68 pin 16 bit Ultra2 3 LVD SE CN3 68 pin 16 bit Ultra Wide internal SCSI connector internal SCSI connector w Ls ay os CN4 s CNA 50 pin 8 bit Ultra Sl as internal SCSI connector O PCI Channel B ey PCI capabiiy Ea Mode INT Resource 58 mm INTA z D mm 66 MHz ma Enabled co INTB o g 00 33MHz o Disabled Ultra3 4 2 25 SCSI Flash 2 2 k BIOS ax t He 8 Z up to fifteen 16 bit LVD SE and or 8 bit SE SCSI devices amp up to seven of these can be 8 bit devices 14 User s Manual HARDWARE SETUP 2 1 1 Board Characteristics For DC 390U3W There are fourconnectors in DC 390U3W which can be separated into two independent SCSI Channel One Channel is Ultra 3 connector s CN1 and CN2 and the other channel is single ended connector s CN3 and CN4 It is not an expander and the total devices are only 15 for this card The Max Cable Length is calculated by each other The terminator is set as two SCSI cards When any SE device is connected on the Ultra3 2 connector s CN1 and or CN2 all the LVD devices on the connector s will be downgraded to SE performance Therefore itis recommended thatnon Ultra3 2 devices should be kept on connectors CN3 and CN4 For DC 39
70. mains running in the background If exceeded this service displays a message box suggesting that the user run the Domain Validation tests againon the stated adapter and its connected devices These message boxes will continue to appear as long as the error count exceeds the limit for the pollingcycle 8 3 Stopping the DVServe DV Service Module To stop this service module the user accesses the Services applet again Follow the menu path Start gt Control Panel gt Services Locate the DVserve DV Service Module and click on the Stop button User s Manual 61 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVERS 9 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVERS This chapter provides driver installation and un installation procedures for Windows 2000 If you do not have the driver diskette reference the section 4 Building Driver Diskettes to build driver diskette There are two driver directories under the WIN2000 directory ofthe driver diskette e LSI_U3 SYS V5 01 00 And two others are under the root directory e TXTSETUP OEM Text Setup File e LSI U3 TAG Text Setup Tag File 9 1 Building the WINDOWS 2000 Driver Diskette Tocreate adriver diskette for Windows 2000 installations reference the section 4 Building Driver Diskettesto build driverdiskette 9 2 New Windows 2000 Installations This procedure installs the LSI_U3 SYS driver onto a Windows 2000 system Use this procedure when installing Windows 2000 onto an unused SCSI drive Windows 2000 automatically adds
71. ne or else the new driver installed from the DC 390U3 driver diskette will not be recognized The next screen will show Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage device installed in your system Choose to configure an specify additional SCSI adapter by pressing S On the next screen NT will show various drivers Choose Other Required disk provided by a hardware manufacturer and press Enter NT will prompt for the Manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into drive A Insert the DC 390U3 series driver diskette in drive A and press Enter NT will check the floppy and show LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver press Enter to proceed After NT scans the hardware and finds the controller it will display Setup has recognized the following Mass Storage devices in your computer LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver Press Enter to continue and copy the driver files At this point simply follow the Microsoft Windows NT installation procedure User s Manual 57 WINDOWS NT DRIVERS 7 3 Adding the Driverto an Existing NT System For NT Versions 3 5x 1 From the Main Program group double click the Windows NT Setup icon 2 From the Option pull down menu select Add Remove SCSI Adapters 3 The driver name of the driver you are installing LSI_U3 SYS is listed remove it before adding the new driver Select OK when Setup Message prompts Are you sure you want to remove the selected SC
72. ng a system boot For example the following may be displayed after using the VERBOSE or V option 53C875 Rev3 at PCI ID 15 Bus 0 Dev Func 70h CMD 0117h SCRIPTS FFFBE000h This option is useful if you have multiple adapters in the system and need to know the PCI Device ID the PCI Bus number and the PCI Device Function number for each adapter This information is required to use the EXCLUDE option already described in this section Option Syntax VERBOSE For example tosee more detailed adapter information displayed when you boot the line inthe CONFIG SYS file that loads ASPI8XX S YS should look like this DEVICE C PATH ASPI8XX SYS VERBOSE User s Manual 43 DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES 5 4 Installing the SYMDISK SYS Driver This is adevice driver fornon INT13h SCSI diskdrives and removable media devices and it works through the ASPI manager To install the SYMDISK SYS driver followthese steps 1 Use the COPY command to copy the appropriate drivers from the SDMS SCSI Drivers disk to your boot disk 2 Add the lines shown below tothe system s CONFIG SYS file The ASPI8XX SYS driver isalso required Listthe drivers inthis sequence DEVICE C PATH ASPI8XX SYS DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS Command Line Options The SYMDISK SYS device driver has several embedded functions that are accessed via switcheson the commandline Using the ASK Option This option prompts the user at system boot up whether
73. nue with the following steps 5 On the nextscreen NT willshow various drivers Choose Other Required diskprovided bya hardware manufacturer and press Enter 6 NT will prompt forthe Manufacturer supplied support disk Insert the DC 390U3 driver diskettein drive A and press Enter 7 NT willcheck the floppy and show LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSIDriver Press Enter to proceed 8 The windows NT workstation Setup window reappears Ifusing an IDE CD ROM for installation press S to load additional drivers Another window appears Scroll up and select IDE CD ROM ATAPI1 2 PCI IDE Controller Press Enter Or Ifyou have completed configuring additional SCSI adapter press Enter 9 After NT scans the hardware and finds the controller it will display Setup has recognized the following SCSI Adapters in yourcomputer LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver Press Enter to continue andcopy the driverfiles 56 User s Manual WINDOWS NT DRIVERS Boot from CD ROM You can boot from CD ROM when youset the CD ROM as aboot device from Main Board BIOS for ATAPICD ROM or DC 390U3 series boot up screen for SCSI CD ROM 1 Start the Windows NTinstallation by booting from the Windows NT CD ROM The system BIOS must support booting from a CD ROM DC 390U3 BIOS settings may needto be changed to allow CD ROM booting Press F6 key when the screen shows Setup is inspecting your Computer s hardware Configuration This must be do
74. o access your drive Add the following line to the AUTOEXEC BAT file PATH MSCDEX D NAME For example if DEVICE C PATH SYMCD SYS D MY_CD is inthe CONFIG SYS file then PATH MSCDEX D MY_CD should existin the AUTOEXEC BAT file The D switches must match 5 Check installation instructions for the CD ROM drive itself for other parameters necessary toinclude with MSCDEX 6 When MSCDEX is loaded during the AUTOEXEC BAT file execution a message is returned assigning a drive letter to the CD ROM drive For example DRIVE E DRIVER MY_CD UNIT 0 This informs the user that the CD ROM drive isrecognized and ready for use 5 7 Installing Tape Streamer DAT After installing the ASPI8XX SYS driver the DC 390U3 can support the following tape backupsubsystems under DOS e SYTOS PLUS Tapebackup program from SYTRON CORP e SYTOS V3 x Tape backup program from SYTRON CORP e ARCserve Solo Tape backup program from Cheyenne CORP Note that the ASPI driver only provides the interface for tape systems You must purchase the desiredtape backup software program separately User s Manual NETWARE DRIVERS 6 NETWARE DRIVERS The DC 390U3series supports drivers for NetWare V4 xx 5 xx These are located under same directory on the driver diskette This document explains how to install and use the NWPA SCSI Host Adapter Module HAM driver for NetWare This directory contains the following drivers e LSI_U3NW HAM supports SCSI devices such
75. o edit the STARTUP NCF file make sure the LSI_U3NW HAM is loaded once per DC 390U3 controller SCSI channel presentin the system Add the statement SLOT lt slot number gt to each load line in the STARTUP NCF by specifying the slot numbers written down in step5 above with only one slot number per load instance The HAM driver s are loaded for each DC 390U3 controller SCSI channel from the first LOAD statement to the last LOAD statement 52 User s Manual NETWARE DRIVERS 6 6 Reconfiguring Driver Options Toreconfigure driver options follow these steps 1 To unload allinstances of thedriver type unload LSI_U3NW HAM 2 To reload eachinstance of thedriver with thedesired option settings type load LSI_U3NW HAM slot lt slot number gt lt options gt 3 If the changes made to the load options of one or more load instance are permanent and the driver is loaded automatically at server boot time you must Specify these optionsin the STARTUP NCF or AUTOEXEC NCF file 6 7 Driver Options The LSI_U3NW HAM drivers have many tuning options A list of tuning options is available below that include the default option along with a list of valid options Each option has a description or when to use it the syntax used and any impact its usemay have onthe system If an optionis specified but the assignment is not valid then the default value is used The options described below are used by placing the specified characters on the loadcomm
76. on from being scanned or controlledby SYMDISK SYS The path parameter is mandatory with all ids and luns for that path excluded by default if just the path is specified To use this option the line in the CONFIG SYS file that loads SYMDISK SYS should look likethis DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS EXCLUDE path id lun path id lun For example if the path is 0 id2 andlun 0 the command line should look like this DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS EXCLUDE 0 2 0 Note There is alimit of 24 path id lun combinations allowed Using the SSIZE Option The SYMDISK SYS devicedriver defaults to the largest sector size found during boot handling all different sector sizes found Inthe case of removable media SYMDISK SYS assumes a 2048 byte sector size when no media is present This option overcomes this limitation To use this option the line inthe CONFIG SYS file that loads SYMDISK SYS should look like this DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS SSIZE 5 12110241204814096 For example if a removable media drive is used that has a sector size of 2048 bytes the commandline should looklike this DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS SSIZE 2048 Note If SYMDISK SYS comes across asector size larger than the one specified in this option or if it finds a sector larger than the default it will refuse to read write to that media It willreport an invalid media error toDOS User s Manual 45 DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES Using the S
77. operating environment is finished booting and running the new devices whose drivers that youinstalled are available for use k amp Existing System Installationfor Solaris Before adding new or updated drivers the newly supported hardware devices should be installed and configured according to the instructions in the corresponding Device Reference Page if any See the Device Reference Manual for Solaris Intel Platform Edition When the Solaris Intel Platform Edition software is already installed the simplest way toadd new orupdated drivers is to install the Driver ITU diskettes as patches on your system For more information about managing diskettes and drives see the System Administration Guide Toadd new or updated drivers follow these steps 1 Go tothe root directory 2 To see if the Volume Management software is running onthe machine that you are updating type at thecommand prompt ps ef grep vold 3 Totemporarily stop Volume Management if itis running type this command at the system prompt etc init d volmgt stop 4 Insert the Solaris Driver ITU disketteinto the diskette drive 5 Mount the Solaris Driver ITU diskette at the mnt mount point mount F pcfs dev diskette mnt Note You must mountthe Solaris DriverITU diskette atthis point inthe file structure to update your system successfully User s Manual 87 SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS 6 10 11 12 1 W 14
78. ore the menu appears Initializing the adapters reading for non volatile settings and scanning for devices After a few seconds the menu appears Figure 3 2 provides an example of the Adapter Properties menu Figure 3 2 Adapter Properties Menu Symbios PCI SCSI Configuration Utility Version PCI 4 16 00 Adapter Properties Adapter PCI Dev Bus Func SYM53C1010 0 58 lt Device Properties gt SCSI Parity Yes Host SCSI ID 7 SCSI Bus Scan Order Low to High 0 Max Removable Media None Support CHS Mapping SCSI Plug and play Mapping Spinup Delay Secs 2 Secondary Cluster No Server Termination Control Auto lt Restore Defaults gt F1 Help t 4 gt Select Item Change Item Esc Abort Exit Home End Scroll Enter Execute lt Item gt User s Manual 25 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Table 3 3 lists the fields you can access and their descriptions Note If the field displays in black text it is available for changes If it displays in whitetext it isnot available Table 3 3 Adapter Properties Fields and Descriptions Field Field Type Value Device Properties Executable SCSI Parity Configuration Yes No Host SCSI ID Configuration 0 to 7 0 to 15 Description Select this option and press Enter to view and modify device properties Indicates whether SCSI parity is enabled for an adapter When disabled it is also necessary to disable disconnects for all devices as parity
79. ormat Verify lt Defaults gt 3 Quantum Viking 4 5 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 4 Quantum Viking 4 5 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt User s Manual 29 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Figure 3 4 Device Properties Menu Right Half Cont Symbios PCI SCSI Configuration Utility Version PCI 4 16 00 Device Properties SYM53C1010C0 AO SCSI Device Identifier SCSI Queue Boot Format Verify Restore 5 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 6 SYM53C1010 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 7 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 8 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 9 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 10 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 11 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 12 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 13 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 14 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt 15 lt 10 gt On No Format Verify lt Defaults gt gt gt Fl Help 1 Select Item Change Item Esc Abort Exit Home End Scroll Enter Execute lt Item gt 30 User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Table 3 4 Device Properties Fields and Descriptions Field paren Description SCSI ID Information Device s SCSI identifier Devic
80. peration SureLINK extends to the DMI Desktop Management Interface based System Management components of SDMS providing the network administrator remote management capability SureLINK Domain Validation provides three levels of integrity checking Basic level 1 Enhanced level 2 and Margined level 3 The basic check consists of an inquiry command to detect gross problems The enhanced check sends a known data pattern using the Read and Write Buffer commands to detect additional problems Margined check verifies that the physical parameters have some degree of margin By varying LVD drive strength and REQ ACK timing characteristics level 3 verifies that no errors occur on the transfers These altered signals are only used during the diagnostic check and not during normal system operation Should errors occur with any of these checks the system can drop back to a lower transmission speed on a per target basis to ensure robust system operation 12 User s Manual HARDWARE SETUP 2 HARDWARE SETUP Static Precautions Static electricity can be a serious danger to the electronic components on this board To avoid damage caused by electrostatic discharge observe the following precautions v Don t remove the board from its anti static packaging until you are ready to installit into a computer case Also handle add in cards and modules by the edges ormounting bracket v Before you handle the board in any way touch a grounded anti
81. peripheral manufacturer s manual to determine the IDof each deviceand how tochange it Any SCSI device with SCAM SCSI Configured AutoMatically can assign its own SCSI ID dynamically and resolves SCSI ID conflicts automatically You do not need tomanually assign SCSIIDs to theses peripherals 2 2 1 Checking the Terminators onthe SCSI Bus In order to stabilize the SCSI bus only two sets of terminators can be installed one at each end of the SCSI bus Allother SCSI devices on the bus must have their terminators removed or disabled The DC 390U3 series is equipped with LVD Active Terminators that automatically switch from Enabled to Disabled or vice versa by scanning the devices connected on the SCSI bus So manual termination adjustment is not required The following explains the terminator configuration of other devices onthe SCSI bus 1 When only internal devices are connected to the DC 390U3 series adapter Leave the terminator mounted on the last device only with the SCSI card being the first SCSI device Remove terminators on all other devices connected in between 2 When only external devices are connected to the DC 390U3 series adapter Leave the terminators mounted on the last device only Since external SCSI devices are daisy chained this would be the device without another SCSI cable plugged into it Remove terminators on all other devices connected in between 3 When both internal and external devices are connected to the DC
82. r Divers This chapter explains how to install the SCO UNIX Boot Time Loadable Driver BTLD for Tekram PCI SCSIadapter DC 390U3 series host Adapter Two different installation procedures will be described separately Use the one that fits yourenvironment e SCO UNIX hasbeen installed on anon SCSI boot drive e SCO UNIX isto be installed from scratch ona SCSI drive attached to a DC 390U3 host adapter 11 1 Building the SCO OpenServer BTLD Diskette Tocreate aBTLD diskette for SCO OpenServer installations refer to section 4 Building Driver Diskettes to build driver diskette or do the step shown below e For UNIX System Users Follow these stepsto create the BTLD diskette 1 Insert a3 5 diskette into the floppy drive 2 At the UNIX prompt type dd if lt path gt lt image_file gt of dev fd0135ds18 The lt path gt is where the ddimage is located The lt image_file gt is called something similarto SCO DD This command will dd the image to thefloppy to createa BTLD diskette For DOS System Users 1 Unzip the Open SCO Unix OpenServer Driver WINZIP Fileto get thedisk image file 2 Use theutility RAWRITE EXE to generatea driver s floppy diskette File Name SCO39X ZIP Including two filers 1 RAWRITE3 EXE 2 SCO DD 3 SCO TXT C unzipped SCO gt RAWRITESCO gt Enter RaWrite 1 3 Writedisk file toraw floppy diskette Enter source filename SCO gt Enter Enter destination drive A
83. r ITU diskette from the diskette drive and reinsert the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette IMPORTANT Do not remove the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette from the diskette drive until you see the following message displayed ina dialog box If you want to bypass the device configuration and boot screens when the system reboots eject the Device Configuration Assistant Boot diskette now Press F2_Continue The Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen appears Press F2_Continue The Enumerating buses message appears The Scanning Devices screen is then displayed System devices are scanned When scanning is complete the Identified Devices screen appears Press F2_Continue The message Loading driver appears followed by messages about the drivers that are required to boot your system After a few seconds the Boot Solaris screen appears At the Boot Solaris screen selectthe device controller attached to the device that contains yourinstall medium User s Manual 85 SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS 15 16 Press F2_Continue Drivers for the device controller thatyou selected are displayed Your system boots torun the install program The install program starts and your machine begins booting the complete Solaris operating environment The following messages appear some time later and prompt the user to insert each of the Solaris Driver ITU diskette s required toinstall into yo
84. r the SCSI bus number of the tape drive Since DC 390U3 host adapters support only one bus per adapter press Enter to getthe defaultof zero or type 0 zero and press Enter H The system prompts for the SCSI ID ofthe tape drive Type the SCSI ID number ofthe tape drive and press Enter 14 User s Manual SCO OPENSERVER DRIVERS i The system prompts for the LUN of the tape drive Type 0 zero and press Enter The system then prompts to update the SCSI Configuration file Type y and press Enter j A list appears that shows the special devices created Press Enter and another list appears that shows the links to the installed tape drive When prompted for a boot string type q and press Enter to return to the Tape Drive Configuration Program menu Type q and press Enter to terminate the Tape Drive Configuration Program menu k A prompt appears to create a new kernel Type y if this isthe last device to be added or type n if additional devices are to be added Go to step 6 Rebuilding the Kernel if you replied y return tostep 3 ifyou replied n 11 3 5 Adding a SCSI CD ROM Drive Note If you are not adding a SCSI CD ROM drive to this system goto Step 6 a At thecommand prompt type mkdev cdrom Press Enter b The CD ROM Configuration Program menu appears Select option 1 to install a CD ROM drive and press Enter c The system prompts to configure the CD ROM Drive T
85. rd summary option 3 andperform a backup option 2 prior to updating the flash The view identifies the SCSI controller its Device ID the Flash Chip and the current BIOS version Thebackup will store the BIOS image currently residing in theflash ROM ofthe first boardonly to the diskette In the event that there are problems with thenew image youcan get backto the original one 6 Now you are ready to update the current SCSI BIOS option 1 Choosing option 1 gives you asummary of boards installed to choose from You must mark at least one by pressing the spacebar even ifthere is only one to choose from This takes you to a new window where the BIOS file name is provided After marking the board and pressing Enter 7 Anewwindow appears asking for the filename of the BIOS to upgrade Type the filename in manually at the A prompt and press Enter or press F2 to view the available files onthe diskette Ifyou press F2 the available files should be the BIOS file just backedup and 8XX BIOS image files Highlight the 8XX BIOS image file ROM and press Enter 8 Next the utility displays the file name and notifies you when the file is successfully read Press Enter to continue and the system prompts you whether or not to overwrite the BIOS that is currently flashed in Select Y to upgrade This causes the flash to geterased and updated 9 The system then displays the card information and verifies that the new BIOS is flashed Press any ke
86. rer s files from A WINNT MINIPORT and click OK The previous window appears with the selected driver displayed as the driver to install Click on the Next button The next window displays the chosen driver along with reference to the designated path to installit in Click onthe Next button The Digital Signature Not Found Windows appears Click on the Yes button Windows 2000 automatically copies the appropriate driver files and rebuilds its driverdatabase The Wizardsummary window appears Click on the Finish button Click onthe Close button The System Settings Change dialoge box appears Remove the diskette from the driveand click Yes to restart the computer User s Manual WINDOWS 95 98 DRIVERS 10 WINDOWS 95 98 DRIVERS This chapter provides installation procedures for the DC 390U3 series Windows 95 98 drivers Windows 95 98 must first be installed before beginning this procedure There are two driver files under the WIN95_98 directory on the driver diskette eLSI_U3 MPD V5 01 00 Windows 95 98 driver file eLSI_U3 INF Information file 10 1 Installing the New System Windows 95 Driver This procedure installs the LSI_U3 MPD driver onto a Windows 95 98 system for all new system installations Use this procedure when initially upgrading to Windows 95 98 Windows 95 98 automatically adds the driver to the registry and copies the driver to the appropriate directories 1 Start the Windows 95 98 Setup according to the
87. s While installing the secondary server youhave the option of copying the LSI_U3NW HAM driver from the primary server Press F10 to accept User s Manual 5 1 NETWARE DRIVERS 6 5 NetWare 3 12 SFT III This subsection covers the installation of the driver module LSI U3NW HAM andLSI_U3NW DDI for NetWare Versions 3 12 SFT III 1 Download thosetwo files NWPA_UP EXE and 312PTD EXEfrom Novell website at http developer novell com devres sas certinfo htm at Download Upgrade Package for NetWare v3 12 Copy NWPA_UP EXE and312PTD EXE to C SERVER_312 directory Copy LSI_U3NW HAM and LSI_U3NW DDI to C SERVER_312directory Execute NWPA_312 EXEin the same directory Execute 312PTD EXE inthe same directory Create the directory C SERVER_312 CDSAVE Copy CDROM NLM to C SERVER_312 CDSAVE Coe Os SS E Change directory to the C SERVER_312 312PTD NATIVE LOADER Iswap loader exe C SERVER_312 SERVER EXE CD SERVER_312 9 Enterinstall at DOS commandline Proceed through the installation of NetWare v3 12 as usual until the installation program ends withthe cursor at the server console command line 10 Atthe server console enter the following commands Load C SERVER_312 312PTD NATIVE START NPAPATCH Load C SERCER_312 MMATTRFX Load C SERVER_312 NBI31X Load C SERVER_312 LSIU3NW HAM 11 When prompted for a slot number accept the slot numbers displayed Make sure to write these slot numbers down for futurereference 12 When asked t
88. s device drivers diskette into drive A or B Then use the INS key to select an unlisted driver A dialog box appears If the driver diskette isin the A drive press Enter to continue Ifthe driver diskette is inthe B drive press F3 to specify the path to search for the driver and enterthe drive letter B and press Enter User s Manual NETWARE DRIVERS The LSI_U3NW HAM driver willappear as aselection Note If the INS key option does not appear during the installation choose Server Drivers to goto the Summary page 3 Highlight Disk and CD ROM Drivers e g IDEATA Press Enter and load an additional driver Then press the INS key The system always defaults to the A path Highlight the HAM driver andpress Enter Select Yes to save and move the driver into the operating system Press Enter for the system to copy the files The system prompts the user with the available command line options for loading the driver A description of each option appears in the box at the bottom of the installation screen Refer to the Command Line Options section for more information Modify any option values asneeded for thisinstallation 4 Load a separate instance of the driver for every DC 390U3 controller SCSI channel or host adapter present in the system 5 When prompted fora slot number accept the slot numbers displayed Make sure to write these slotnumbers down for future reference 6 When asked to edit the STARTUP NCF file make sure t
89. s displayed 5 Click Have Disk button 6 Insert the DC 390U3 Driver Disk in drive A and type in the path A WINNT MINIPORT Select OK 7 Windows NT will show LSILogic Ultra3 PCISCSI Driver Select OK 8 At this point if the specified driver has already been installed NT will display The drivers for this adapter are already on the system Select Current if you want to use existing driver or select New if you want to replace or upgrade the current driver Choose New 9 For the pathto the OEM SCSI Adapter files A WINNT MINPORT should be displayed Select Continue 10 The System Setting Change displays You must restart your computer before the new setting take effect Do you want to restart your computer now Click onthe Yes button to reboot NT If you choose Cancel remember that you must restart the computer to load the new driver 11 If more than one DC 390U3 series driver needs to be installed they can be installed one after the other withoutrebooting for each one 12 Rebooting loads your new mini port driver s User s Manual 59 NT VALIDATION SERVICE MODULE 8 NT Validation Service Module This file presents general information pertinent to the NT WorkStation DV Service Module version 1 01 00 The Domain Validation Utility is acompanion product tothe NTCONFIG Utility Its purpose is to monitor I O activity on Domain Validation enabled host adapters and alerts the user when the number of errors during a polling
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91. static surface such as an unpainted portion of the system chassis for a few seconds to discharge any built up static electricity Before plugging the DC 390U3 series adapter into your system make sure all jumpers on the card are correctly set according to the instructions outlined in section Also take care that the SCSI ID number 0 15 of each SCSI device is set properly for the host adapter Section 2 2 The maximum devices that can be installed on each model are show below Model Max Devices Number DC 390U3W DC 390U3D For DC 390U3W up to fifteen 16 bit and or 8 bit SCSI single ended SE LVD devices can be connected it is recommended that you keep your Ultra2 3 devices separate from your non Ultra2 devices Mixing Ultra2 devices with non Ultra2 devices will bring the Ultra2 devices to Ultra SCSI performance level Correct termination and cable connections are also necessary for SCSI adapters to function properly Section 0 and 2 3 User s Manual 13 HAREWARE SETUP 2 1 Board Layout The following figures illustrate the jumper and connector locations for the DC 390U3 Series PCI SCSI Host Adapters CHANNEL A CHANNEL B CN2 68 pin 16 bit Ultra2 LVD SE CN3 68 pin 16 bit Ultra Wide internal SCSI connector internal SCSI connector m w _ SS O 3 2 1 CN4 as CN4 50 pin 8 bit Ultra 50 internal SCSI connector gt PC Channel B a 8 PCI Capability 66MHz Mode INT Resource 50 JP2 JPA m
92. t for the appropriate release Labeldiskette s made fromthe Solaris DriverITU diskette s if any with the ITU Driver image filename xokk kk kx Using the Solaris ITU Diskette s This section provides installation instructions for new and existing systems and includes information about the Solaris ITU diskette s The Solaris ITU diskette is used in one of two ways 1 To use new drivers to install or upgrade the Solaris operating environment on a machine withnew hardware OR Toadd new drivers to support new hardware onan already installed and booted system User s Manual 83 SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS k kk x xx New System Installation for Solaris Touse drivers on the Solaris Driver ITU diskette to install Solaris Intel Platform Edition on a machine follow the steps below Use the appropriate Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette made from the included file S27DCA0199 as the boot diskette 1 Insert the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette into your machine s diskette drive Also insert the Solaris Installation CD ROM or for network installation verify with your system administrator that the Solaris Network Installation image is available on your network Turn onyour Machine When the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen appears choose F4 F4_Add Driver The message Enumerating buses appears Then the Install Driver Update screen appears
93. t will display Setup will load support for the following Mass Storage devices LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Driver Press Enter to continue and copy the driver files At this point simply follow the Microsoft Windows 2000 installation procedure 9 3 For Existing Windows 2000 system 4D wR wD installation Boot Windows 2000 Click Start Select Settings gt Control Panel Double click on the System icon Click Hardware button Click onthe Device Manager tab Double click on the SCSI and RAID controllers entry Select the LSI Logic Ultra3 PCI SCSI Adapter entry Click the Properties button Click the Driver button Press the DRIVER FILE DETAILS button to get the version ofthe currently active driver Click the Update Driver button Update Device Driver Wizard starts and provides several windows with choices Follow the steps below to correctly install the device driver for Windows 2000 10 After the Intro window appears click on the Next button User s Manual 65 WINDOWS 2000 DRIVERS 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 The Wizard provides a choice between having the Wizard search for a better driver than the one in use or displays a list of drivers from a specific location Choose Display andclick onthe Next button The next window queries the user about utilizing the currently installed driver Click onthe Have Disk button Next Browse the Copy manufactu
94. ter area and described in Table 3 1 Settings withblack text canbe changed settings with white text cannot Thisis true regardless of whether the Color or Mono setting is chosen in the Global Properties Menu Figure 3 6 Table 3 1 Configuration Commands Command Description F1 Help Provides context sensitive help for the cursor resident field Arrow Keys Select Item Move the cursor up down left orright Change Item Changes items with values in brackets Only the numeric keypad and are enabled When pressed they toggle modifiable field to its next relative value toggles the value and toggles the value down Esc Abort Exit Aborts the current context operation and or exits the current screen This operation calls an Exit menu described further in Section 3 2 7 Home End Select Item __ Moves the cursor to the start end of a scrollable field Enter Execute lt Item gt Executes options with values in lt gt brackets Press Enter to execute the field s associated function F2 Menu Sets cursor context to the Optional Menu area Select a menu item and press Enter This option is only available from the Main and Adapter Properties Menus 22 User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 2 2 Main Menu When you start the DC 390U3 BIOS Configuration Utility the Main Menu shown in Figure 3 1 appears This menu displays a list of installed DC 3
95. the CONFIG SYS DEVICE C ASPINASPI8XX SYS User s Manual DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES e Command Line Options The ASPI8XX SYS driverhas several configurable features that areset via switches on thecommand line inyour CONFIG SYS file The command line options are as follows and the usage is detailed below NORST ASK SYNCH_RATE or SR SYNCH_OFFSET or SO EXCLUDE or X HOST_ID or ID VERBOSE or V In the following descriptions path refers to the adapter number boot order designation and id refers to the SCSI ID The following conventions are also used itemsin brackets are optional means repeatitem 0 or more times IMPORTANT No spaces are allowed within a single command line option but spaces are required between different command line options Using these command line options will override the settings in the SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility Using the NORST Option This option prevents a SCSI bus reset during loading of ASPI8XX SYS For example if a SCSI bus resetis not desired during load the line in the CONFIG SYS file thatloads ASPI8XX SYS would look like this DEVICE C PATH ASPI8XX SYS NORST Using the ASK Option This option prompts at system boot up time about loading the ASPI8XX SYS driver Option Syntax ASK For example to activate this option the linein yourCONFIG SYS file that loads ASPI8XX SYS should look like this DEVICE C PATH ASPI8XX
96. tion The system prompts you to insert the Driver Update Diskette labelled SYMHISL Continue to follow the prompts in order to complete theinstallation of the SYMHISL driver Installation for the Solaris operating system and symhisl driver has completed User s Manual SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS 13 3 Adding the Driver to an Existing Solaris 7 System These instructions provide details to install the DC 390U3 series symhisl driver to anexisting Solaris operating system installation 1 Become the super user To do this type these commands su Password enter super user password 2 Mount the SYMHISL ITU diskette created above To do this type the command volcheck v 3 Execute the install sh shell script to add the symhis driver to the operating system The shell script will copy the symhisl bootable driver files to the Solaris root file system and add the SYMhis software package To execute this script type the following command cd floppy floppy0 du sol_27 i86pc Tools install shi 4 The symhis device driver is now installed Now you may safely add the DC 390U3 controllers 5 Toreboot your machine type at thecommand prompt touch reconfigure reboot When the Solaris operating environment is finished booting and running the new devices whose drivers that youinstalled are available for use An updated version of the Sun Microsystems Solaris 7 Device Configuration Assistant DCA boot diskette
97. to an adapter Indicates the PCI Device Function assigned by the system BIOS to an adapter The 8 bit value is mapped as follows Bit 76543210 Bits 7 3 Device range 0x00 0x1f 0 31 decimal Bits 2 0 Function rang 0 7 Port Number Indicates which I O port communicates with an adapter as assigned by the system BIOS IRQ Indicates the Interrupt Request Line used by an adapter as assigned by the system BIOS Indicates whether an adapter has NVM NonVolatile Memory associated with it An adapter s configuration is stored in its associated NVM NVM can refer to NVRAM hat is resident ona host adapter or to system NonVolatile Storage NVS Boot Order Indicates the relative boot order 0 to 3 of an adapter The Symbios SCSI BIOS traverses up to four adapters in the specified order in search of bootable media To modify this field access the Boot Adapter List Menu Symbios Control Indicates whether an adapter is eligible for LSI Logic Symbios software control or is reserved for control by non Symbios software 24 User s Manual CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD 3 2 3 Adapter Properties Menu The Adapter Properties menuallows you to view and modify adapter settings and as wellas the SCSI devices connected toit It also provides access to an adapter s device settings To display this menu select a devicein the Adapter field on the Main Menu and press Enter After pressing Enter the following message flashes bef
98. to the CONFIG SYS file The SYMDISK SYS driveris needed when connecting drives withnon 512 byte sectors and when connecting removable drives if the user wants to change the media Itis also required to obtain drive letters for devices adapters that are not supported by a BIOS INT 13H SYMDISK SYS communicates through ASPI8XX SYS To use the SYMDISK SYS driver you must load ASPI8XX SYS also User s Manual DOS ASPIDRIVERS amp UTILITIES Toinstall the SYMDISK SYS driver follow these steps 1 Use the COPY command to copy the appropriate drivers from the SDMS SCSI Drivers disk to your boot disk 2 Add the lines shown below to the system s CONFIG SYS file The ASPI8XX SYS driver is alsorequired List the drivers in this sequence DEVICE C PATH ASPI8XX SYS DEVICE C PATH SYMDISK SYS 5 6 Installing the CD ROM Driver The SYMCD SYS device driver is needed whenever a CD ROM device is connected onthe SCSI bus You must load it in conjunction with Microsoft s CD ROM Extension2 21 or above MSCDEX EXE SYMCD SYS communicates through ASPI8XX SYS soyou mustload ASPI8XX SYS touse SYMCD SYS Toinstall the SYMCD SYS driver follow these steps 1 Use the COPY command to copy the appropriate driver s from the DC 390U3 SCSI Drivers diskette to your boot disk 2 Add SYMCD SYS to the CONFIG SYS file It goes in after ASPI8XX SYS and SYMDISK SYS ifthis driveris also being used in this order DEVICE C PATH ASPI8XX SYS DEVICE C PAT
99. ts 31 levels of SCSI synchronous offset inthe Single Transition ST mode and 62 levels inthe DT mode Performs sustained memory to memory DMA transfers to approximately 100 Mbytes s Performs complex bus sequences without interrupts including restoring data pointers Supports target disconnect and later reconnect with no interrupt to the system processor Contains a serial EEPROM for userconfiguration utility Provides SCSI bus activity LED connector User s Manual INTRODUCTION 1 1 3 Interface Descriptions This section provides a more detailed explanation about the PCI Interface the SCSI Interface Ultra 160 SCSI Technology and LVD Link Technology 1 1 4 The PCI Interface PCI a high speed standard local bus interfaces I O components to the processor and memory subsystems in equipment ranging from PCs to servers The PCI functionality for the DC 390U3 is contained within the Symbios SYM53C1010 PCI to Ultra 160 Multifunction Controller with LVD Link Universal Transceivers The SYM53C1010 connects directly to the PCI bus and generates signal timing and bus protocol in compliance with the PCI Specification Revision 2 2 The PCI interface operates as a 64 bit DMA bus master capable of 64 bit addressing The connection is made through edge connector shown in Board Layout on page 14 The signal definitions and pin numbers conform to the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 2 standard The DC 390U3 host adapter conforms to the P
100. ty applications MS DOS Windows 95 98 NT 2000 NetWare 4 xx 5 xx Device drivers are also supported for the following major operating systems for compatibility with afull range of SCSI peripherals including CD ROMs Photo CDs tape backups scanners removable mediaand SCSI harddrives MS DOS Windows 95 98 Windows NT 3 5x 4 x 2000 Windows NT Domain Validation Server Module NetWare 4 xx 5 xx Solaris 7 SCO OpenServer 5 0 x UnixWare 7 Slackware RedHat Linux and FreeBSD drivers can be access ed via www tekram com tw or ftp tekram com tw storage pci scsi Most SCSI Adapters require device drivers to support more than 2 hard drives under DOS The DC 390U3 series however provides support to handle up to 24 devices including fixed disks and removable media under MS DOS 5 0 6 x without the need for device drivers The on board menu driven setup and jumperless design of the DC 390U3 series allow you to configure the host adapter SCSI devices and BIOS related parameters without opening your computer And with the help of the DOS driver installation software INSTALL EXE the drivers are easily installed and the CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files are automatically updated User s Manual INTRODUCTION 1 1 Features This section provides a high level overview of the PCI Interface the SCSI Interface and Board Characteristics for the DC 390U3 Host Adapter board 1 1 1 PCl Interface o o o o Complies with PCI 2 2 specifi
101. ultiple LUNS exists on your system but you do not want all of those LUNS to be available to the system then set this option to No This will limit the scan to LUN 0 31 CONFIGURING YOUR SCSI CARD Table 3 4 Device Properties Fields and Descriptions Cont Field Disconnect Field Type Value Configuration On Off Description Indicates whether to allow a device to disconnect during SCSI operations Some usually newer devices run faster with disconnect enabled while some usually older devices run faster with disconnect disabled SCSI Time out Queue Tags Executable 0 9999 Configuration On Off Indicates the maximum allowable time for completion of a SCSI operation in seconds Since time outs provide a safeguard that allows the system to recover should an operation fail it is recommended that a value greater than zero be used A value of zero allows unlimited time for an operation to complete and could result in the system hanging waiting forever should an operation fail Note This field is executable and must be selected with the Enter key You also input the new value with the number keys form the keyboard not the number pad This field indicates whether to allow the use of queue tags for a device Currently the BIOS does not use queue tags This item specifies queue tag control to higher level device drivers Boot Choice Format Verify Configuration Yes No Execut
102. ur machine Installing unbundled device driver support Extracting driver list from tree lt ITU diskette name gt driver name Please insert the Driver Update diskettelabeled lt ITU diskettename gt Press Enter when ready Remove the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant Diskette Reinsert the first Solaris Driver ITU diskette that you inserted earlier into the diskette drive 17 Press Enter 18 Packages and or patches that contain the new drivers are installed from the diskette onto your machine Messages about each installation appear accordingly 1 If drivers on other Solaris Driver ITU diskettes are required for your machine this prompt appears Please insert the Driver Update diskette labeled lt ITU diskette name gt Press Enter when ready 2 Otherwise this promptappears If youhave additional Update diskettes to install such as video please insert diskette now Additional Update diskettes to install y n y If drivers on other Solaris Driver ITU diskettes are required remove the Driver ITU diskette from the diskette drive insert the next Driver ITU diskette when prompted to insert it press Enter and repeat this process until all drivers you need are installed User s Manual SUN SOLARIS 7 DRIVERS 19 Press Enter When installation has completed the message Installation complete appears 20 Remove the diskette fromthe diskette drive 21 Reboot your machine When the Solaris
103. y to get back to the main menu Choose option 5 to Reboot Remove the floppyif you wantto boot off your harddrive 10 To verify the new BIOS installation watch carefully during boot and look at the 3rd line of the SDMS banner when displayed Or rerun the Flash utility from the floppy and choose the view option tosee the current BIOS version Note Due tosmaller flash ROMson these hostadapters it may not be possibleto upgrade earlier host adapters with newer versions of the BIOS The flash ROM size can be determined by the part s description displayedon the Summary of boards installed screen in theflash chip column FlashROM part numbers and corresponding sizes are shown below Flash ROM partnumbers and corresponding sizes are 256 256A 32Kbyte capacity 512 64Kbyte capacity 101 010 128Kbyte capacity 201 020 256Kbyte capacity 92 User s Manual
104. ype y and press Enter d The system prompts for the identifier of the host adapter that supports this device If the default is correct press Enter If the default is not correct type slha Press Enter e The system prompts for the host adapter that supports the CD ROM drive Type the correct host adapter number and press Enter If an additional DC 390U3 host adapter is being added to the SCO UNIX kernel the systemmay prompt if you want to update the link kit add another host adapter Type y and press Enter If you entered the host adapter number incorrectly type n and press Enter the system then prompts for the host adapter identifier of the preceding step f With SCO OpenServer 5 the system prompts for the SCSI bus number of the CD ROM Since DC 390U3 host adapters support only one bus per adapter press Enter to get the default of zero or type 0 zero and press Enter User s Manual 75 SCO OPENSERVER DRIVERS g The system prompts for the SCSI ID of the CD ROM Drive Type the SCSI ID number and press Enter h The system prompts for the LUN of the CD ROM drive Type the desired LUN andpress Enter or press Enter for the default value of zero i The system prompts to update the SCSI Configuration file Type y and press Enter A promptappears to configurea CD ROM TAPE installation device Unless thisis desired type n and press Enter A prompt appe

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