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1. 31 Setting SCSI IDS vicio a e Pen era bbe Cede eee bbe eee 35 Verifyingilinstall ation 2225 svete eee eae eee aay ees rs a ed 37 3 Troubleshooting General PROCOQUIE ie 2 tse art pe eee wets ae wie eee al ew Bey de 41 Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility 42 Fhe SCSCommand ire sms dos da eee cen aces A died Gh a 43 Using Support Tools Manager STM 47 Contacting Your Hewlett Packard Representative 48 A SCSI Sense Codes B Regulatory Information Regulatory Statements 4 2 68 Contents FCC Statement For U S A Only 68 IEC Statement Worldwide 68 DOG Statement Canada dias a ae Mea wide aed da 68 Sp cification ATI Classe A France 69 VCCI Statement J apan 69 Declaration of Conformity 2 2 70 Glossary HP A5150A Adapter Overview This chapter contains the following sections that describe the HP A5150A PCI Dual Port Ultra2 SCSI host bus adapter HBA e About the A5150A Adapter on page 9 Chapier 1 HP A5150A Adapter Overview e Features on page 10 e Interface Descriptions on page 11 e Supported HP 9000 an
2. 40 Chapter 3 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Troubleshooting General Procedure General Procedure TheA5150A adapter is a single field replaceable unit F RU and does not contain any field serviceable parts Troubleshooting procedures described in this section are limited to verifying that the adapter is operational and a valid connection is established In general follow these steps to troubleshoot the A5150A adapter Check the connection Make sure that the correct cable is used connected and operating properly and that there are no bent pins in any of the connectors Check SCSI bus compatibility Ensure transfer rate compatibility with the attached devices using the SCSI boot menu command Check the adapter Inspect the adapter to make sure it is seated properly in the PCI bus slot If necessary power down the system reseat the adapter and restart the system Run diagnostics If a visual inspection of the adapter and cable does not reveal any problems or if an action taken as a result of the inspection does not produce a working adapter you may want to run diagnostics to determine whether the adapter can communicate and respond to PCI bus instructions Diagnostics are described in the next section If diagnostics determine that the adapter is defective you must replace it Contact your local Hewlett Packard customer representative or call the HP Response Center Chapter 3 41 Troubleshooting
3. Recovered data without ecc recommend rewrite 58 Appendix A Table A 3 SCSI Sense Codes SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code Recovered data with error correction applied 0x18 Recovered data with error correction and retries applied Recovered data data auto reallocated Recovered data with circ Recovered data with lec Recovered data recommend reassignment Recovered data recommend rewrite Defect list error Defect list not available Defect list error in primary list 0x19 Defect list error in grown list Oxla ox00 Parameter list length error Oxlb Synchronous data transfer error Oxlc Defect list not found CO TEC Grown defect list not found Oxld Ea Miscompare during verify operation 0x20 0x00 Invalid command operation code Appendix A 59 SCSI Sense Codes Table A 3 SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x21 Logical block address out of range Invalid element address 0x22 ox00 Illegal function 0x24 Invalid field in cdb 0x25 Logical unit not supported 0x26 ox00 Invalid field in parameter list Parameter not supported Parameter value invalid Threshold parameters not supported 0x27 Write protected 0x28 Not ready to ready transition medium may have changed Import or exp
4. Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility You can ensure SCSI controller and SCSI device compatibility by using the ScSI command to display and select SCSI bus parameters The Scst command is available from the boot menu displayed after the test station has booted if autoboot is disabled The boot menu looks like this for highlighting reasons the scs1 command is in bold here AUto BOot SEArch ON OFF BOot PRI ALT lt path gt lt args gt BootTimer time E C HARPIM PUconfig DEfault DIsplay ForthMode IO LS lt path gt flash OS hpux sppux PASSword PAth PRI ALT CON DT CLEAR DEBUG IM_info cpu HPMC TOC LPMC ESET hard debug ESTrict ON OFF CSI INIT RATE EArch lt path gt ECure ON OFF Ime cn yr mo dy hr mn ss Ersion lt proc gt ON OFF lt path gt bus slot val lt H U U DV Vv 42 Description Display or set the specified flag Boot from a specified path Display or set boot delay time Clear PIM storage Configure Deconfigure Processor Set the sytem to defined values Display this menu Switch to the Forth OBP interface List the I O devices in the system List the boot or flash volume Display Select Operating System Set the Forth password Display or modify a path Display clear Non Volatile PDT state Display PIM of current or any CPU Force a reset of the system Display Select restricted acces
5. Fast SCSI e 20 Ultra SCSI For example to set the SCSI transfer rate for the adapter installed on bus 5 slot 2 to Fast SCSI and then display the results issue these commands SCSI rate 5 2 10 SCSI rate 5 2 The output of the second command could look something like this PCI device 5 2 fast SCSI 44 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Displaying SCSI IDs To use the scsI command to display the initiator SCSI IDs for an adapter follow this syntax SCSI init bus_number slot_number where bus_number Specifies the number of the bus the adapter is installed on slot_number Specifies the number of the slot the adapter is in For example e Todisplay the SCSI ID for the adapter on bus 5 slot 2 issue this command SCSI init 5 2 The output could look something like this PCI device 5 2 7 e Tolist the SCSI IDs for all bus and slot numbers issue this command SCSI init Chapter 3 45 Troubleshooting Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Setting SCSI IDs To use the SCSI command to set the initiator SCSI ID for an adapter follow this syntax SCSI init bus_number slot_number ID_number where bus_number Specifies the number of the bus the adapter is installed on slot_number Specifies the number of the slot the adapter is in ID_num Specifies the adapter s SCSI ID number For example to set the SCSI ID for the adapter installed on bus 5 slot 2 to 6 and then display the resul
6. MERECIDA ET COMBI RANURAS AETERENACENDO EF Appendix B 69 Regulatory Information Regulatory Statements Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name Hewlett Packard Company Enterprise Storage Solutions Division Manufacturer s Address 8000 Foothills Blvd Roseville CA 95747 USA declares that the product Product Name Dual Port Ultra 2 SCSI HBA Model Number s A5150A Product Options N A conforms to the following Product Specifications Safety IEC 950 1991 A1 A2 A3 A4 EN 60950 1992 A1 A2 A3 A4 GB 4943 1995 EMC CISPR 22 1993 EN 55022 1994 Class A GB 9254 1988 EN 50082 1 1992 IEC 801 2 1991 prEN 55024 2 1992 4 kV CD 8 kV AD IEC 801 3 1984 prEN 55024 3 1991 3 V m IEC 801 4 1988 prEN 55024 4 1993 0 5 kV Signal Lines 1 kV Power Lines Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and carries the CE marking accordingly 1 The Product was tested in a typical configuration with HP 9000 computer system Roseville 10 6 98 Sindelaf ESSD Quality Mgr i European Contact Your local Hewlett Packard Sales and Service Office or Hewlett Packard GmbH Department HQ TRE Herrenberger Stra e 130 D 71034 B blingen FAX 49 7031 14 3143 70 Appendix B Glossary A address A spe
7. the system install the adapter in an available PCI slot and reassemble the system Install Using OLAR HP UX 11i Theletters O L A and R stand for On Line Addition and Replacement This refers to the ability of a PCI 1 0 card to be installed replaced or added in an HP UX computer system designed to support this feature without the need for completely shutting down then re booting the system or adversely affecting other system components The system hardware uses the per slot power control combined with operating system support in HP UX 11i to enable this feature Certain Classes of hardware are not intended for access by users At this time this includes V Class and SuperDome systems H P recommends that these systems only be opened by a qualified HP Engineer Failure to observe this requirement can invalidate any support agreement or warranty to which the owner might otherwise be entitled Important Terms and Concepts The addition or replacement of an OLAR compatible card may be done in either one of two ways 1 Using the SAM utility 2 Issuing command line commands using rad For detailed information about the use of either of these two procedures please refer to the following document Configuring HP UX For Peripherals HP Part Number B2355 90698 This document may be ordered from HP or you may view download and print it from the following website www docs hp com 20 Chapter 2 Installing the A5150A Adap
8. way a computer is set up the combined hardware components computer monitor key board and peripheral devices that make up a computer system or the software settings that allow the hardware components to communicate with each other CPU central processing unit The brain of the computer that performs the actual computations The term Micro Processor Unit MPU is also used DMA direct memory access A method of moving data from a storage device directly to RAM without using the CPU s resources DMA bus master A feature that allows a peripheral to control the 71 flow of data to and from system memory by blocks as opposed to PIO Programmed 1 0 where the flow is byte by byte device driver A program that allows a microprocessor through the operating system to direct the operation of a peripheral device differential hardware configuration for connecting SCSI devices It uses a pair of lines for each signal transfer as opposed to single ended SCSI which references each SCSI signal toa common ground EEPROM electronically erasable programmable read only memory A memory chip typically used to store configuration information See NVRAM EISA Extended Industry Standard Architecture An extension of the 16 bit ISA bus standard It allows devices to perform 32 bit data transfers external SCSI device A SCSI device installed outside the computer cabinet External SCSI devices are connect
9. 98 for detailed information Critical Resources Because power to the slot must be off when the old card is removed and the new card is inserted the effects of shutting down the card s functions must be carefully considered This is particularly important if there is no on line failover or backup card to pick up those functions For example e Which mass storage devices will be temporarily disconnected when the card is shut down e Will a critical networking connection be lost A critical resource is one that would cause a system crash or prevent the operation from successfully completing if the resource were temporarily suspended or disconnected For example if the SCSI adapter to be replaced connects to the unmirrored root disk or swap space the system will crash when the card is shut down During an OLAR procedure it is essential to check the targeted card for critical resources as well as the effects of existing disk mirrors and other situations where a card s functions can be taken over by another card that will not be affected Fortunately SAM performs a thorough critical resource analysis automatically and presents options to you based on its findings If you determine that critical resources will be affected by the procedure you should replace the card when the server is off line If you must take action immediately you can use rad to attempt an on line addition of a backup card and deletion of the target card Card Com
10. CSI SCSI ID 7 is the preset host adapter setting giving it the highest priority on the SCSI bus If you plan to boot your computer from a hard disk drive on the SCSI bus that drive should be set to SCSI ID 6 or the lowest SCSI ID on the bus To change this default to a different SCSI address for HA applications you must use the Boot Console Handler or BCH for N 4000 systems There are no SCSI address switches or jumpers You must invoke the appropriate commands in the SCSI section of the BCH and change the address electronically to whatever is required for the HA configuration being used Refer to Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility on page 42 for more information Chapter 2 35 Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus Termination The peripheral device SCSI Ds are usually set with jumpers or a switch on the peripheral Refer to the peripheral manufacturer s instructions to determine the ID of each device and how to change it via BCH for N Class systems You must have no duplication of SCSI IDs on a SCSI bus Step 1 Determine the SCSI ID required for each device on the SCSI bus Step 2 Make any necessary changes to the SCSI IDs and record the Ds for future reference You may use the following table Table 2 4 Record of SCSI IDs SCSI ID SCSI Device Channel A SCSI Device Channel B 15 14 7 Adapter default Adapter default 36 Chapter 2 HP 9000 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Installin
11. CSI peripherals connected by cables in a linear chain configuration The host adapter may exist anywhere on the chain allowing connection of both internal and external SCSI devices A system may have more than one SCSI bus by using multiple host adapters SCSI device Any device conforming to the SCSI standard that attaches to the SCSI bus by means of a SCSI cable This includes SCSI host adapters and SCSI peripherals SCSI ID A unique identification for each SCSI device on the SCSI bus Each SCSI bus has fifteen available SCSI IDs numbered O through 15 for Wide SCSI or 0 7 for 8 bit SCSI The host adapter is assigned ID 7 which gives it priority to control the bus SDMS SCSI Device Management System A Symbios software product that manages SCSI system I O single ended SCSI A hardware specification for connecting SCSI devices It references each SCSI signal to a common ground as opposed to differential SCSI and low voltage differential SCSI which use a separate return for each signal synchronous data transfer One of the ways data is transferred over the SCSI bus Transfers are clocked with fixed frequency pulses System BIOS Controls the low level POST Power On Self Test and basic operation of the CPU and computer system termination The electrical connection required at each end of the SCSI bus composed of a set of resistors Ultra SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers It allows a transfer rate o
12. Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x10 1D crc or ecc error Unrecovered read error Read retries exhausted Error too long to correct 0x11 Multiple read errors Unrecovered read error auto reallocate failed l ec uncorrectable error circ unrecovered error Data resynchronization error Incomplete block read No gap found Miscorrected error Unrecovered read error recommend reassignment Unrecovered read error recommend rewrite the data Address mark not found for 1D field 0x13 0x00 Address mark not found for data field 0x12 Appendix A 57 SCSI Sense Codes Table A 3 SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x14 Recorded entity not found Record not found Filemark or setmark not found End of data not found Block sequence error 0x15 Random positioning error Mechanical positioning error Positioning error detected by read of medium 0x16 Data synchronization mark error 0x17 Recovered data with no error correction applied Recovered data with retries Recovered data with positive head offset Recovered data with negative head offset Recovered data with retries and or circ applied Recovered data using previous sector D Recovered data without ecc data auto reallocated Recovered data without ecc recommend reassignment
13. Eight High Availability configurations use inline terminated cables exclusively so you must disable auto termination on any HBAs used in an HA environment How to Turn Off Auto Termination You control the auto termination feature through commands at the BCH prompt See the steps below The following steps and examples are specific to N Class systems Menus commands and responses will be slightly different on other systems To change the auto termination state of an A5150A HBA follow these steps Chapter 2 33 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus Termination Check the PDC version by booting the system to the BCH prompt and then doing the following a At the Main Menu type in for Information Menu b At the Information Menu type v to display the firmware version The output could look like this FIRMWARE INFORMATION Firmware Version 39 41 Table 2 3 earlier in this document shows the required PDC versions for using auto termination on each HP 9000 system If you do not havea correct PDC version on your system contact your HP support representative Determine the HBA S path by doing the following a If already at the Main Menu type in for Information Menu goto step b If not already at the Main Menu type main to return to the Main Menu type in for Information Menu then go to step b b At the Information Menu type io to display 1 0 interface infor
14. HBA OLR of A5150 60101 the A5150 60101 can be Online Replaced with one special consideration The HBA being replaced must have been running with auto termination enabled If the above condition is met you may OLR the HBA Seethe Configuring HP UX Peripherals manual for the steps that are necessary to OLR this HBA Until you complete the OLR additional SCSI error messages might be written to the var adm syslog log file Do not be concerned about these messages they do not affect the result of the OLR process Install Replace With System Powered Down Check the manual supplied with the server to perform the following installation Shut down the operating system Power off the system and unplug power cords for all components in the server Locate the PCI slots for your server Remove any cabinet cover Chapter 2 25 CAUTION NOTE Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 NOTE Step 7 NOTE Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation The adapter is highly susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharge during installation and routine maintenance Do not handle circuit boards without wearing a wrist strap fastened to a good earth ground or to the system chassis A 32 bit slot will work however full performance requires a 64 bit slot Refer to the documentation for your server to confirm the location of the PCI slots The A5150A host bus adapter requires a PCI slot that allows bus master operation Rem
15. HP A5150A PCI Dual Port Ultra2 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Service and User Guide Edition 2 Customer Order Number A5150 90001 UN HEWLETT LA PACKARD Manufacturing Part Number A5150 96002 E0201 U S A Copyright 2001 Hewlett Packard Company Legal Notices The information in this document is subject to change without notice Hewlett Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Werranty A copy of the specific warranty terms applicable to your Hewlett Packard product and replacement parts can be obtained from your local Sales and Service Office Restricted Rights Legend Use duplication or disclosure by the U S Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 for DOD agencies and subparagraphs c 1 and c 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 for other agencies HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto California 94304 U S A Use of this manual and flexible disk s or tape cartridge s supplied for this pack is r
16. I Cable SCSI Cable for External Connections 68 pin VHDCI H HD SCSI VHDCI SCSI Step 1 Step 2 Making External SCSI Bus Connections To connec external SCSI devices to the A5150A host bus adapter plug the 68 pin VH DCI connector on one end of a shielded external high density SCSI cable into the host bus adapter connector J 2 or J 3 This connector is now bracketed onto the back panel of the system Plug the 68 pin connector on the other end of the shielded external SCSI cable into the SCSI connector on your external SCSI device Chapter 2 27 Step 3 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Installing the A5150A Adapter Connecting the SCSI Peripherals If you need to connect more than one external SCSI device to your host bus adapter chain them together with shielded external SCSI cables If auto termination has been disabled and you wish to terminate an external connector on the HBA use HP product number A5296A VH DCI LVD SE terminator Making Internal SCSI Bus Connections Identify pin 1 on adapter connector J 4 or J 5 internal 68 pin SCSI connector Pin 1 of the connector is typically marked by the number 1 or a small triangle Identify pin 1 on either end of a 68 pin SCSI ribbon cable Pin Lis typically marked with a contrasting color on the pin 1 end of the cable connector for example red After assuring pin 1 orientation attach the SCSI cable to the 68 pin internal adapter connect
17. Position past end of medium 0x0c Position past beginning of medium 0x0d Medium destination element full 0x0e Medium source element empty 0x3d 0x00 Invalid bits in identify message 0x3e 0x00 Logical unit has not self configured yet 62 Appendix A SCSI Sense Codes Table A 3 SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI Addition al Sense Code Ox3f SCSI Qualifier Code 0x00 Target operation conditions have changed 0x01 0x02 0x03 Microcode has been changed Changed operating definition Inquiry data has changed 0x40 0x41 0x00 nn 0x00 RAM failure Diagnostic failure on component nn Data path failure 0x42 0x43 0x44 0x00 0x00 0x00 Power on or self test failure M essage error Internal target failure 0x45 0x46 0x47 0x00 0x00 0x00 Select or reselect failure Unsuccessful soft reset SCSI parity error 0x48 0x49 Ox4a 0x00 0x00 0x00 Initiator detected error message received Invalid message error Command phase error 0x4b 0x4c Ox4e 0x00 0x00 Data phase error Logical unit failed self configuration Overlapped commands attempted Appendix A 63 SCSI Sense Codes Table A 3 SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x50 0x00 Write append error Write appe
18. SI devices on the bus must be removed or disabled Note that the A5150A HBA is also on the bus However because the A5150A HBA contains an automatic termination feature external terminators on the HBA are not usually required Terminators are not shipped with the A5150A you can order them separately if needed The A5150A provides automatic termination when a SCSI cable from a powered SCSI device a peripheral or other HBA is connected to either the internal or external connector of the A5150A Some exceptions where external terminators are required are described in When and How to Turn Off Auto Termination on page 31 The older A5150A HBA A5150 60001 has two sets of pins that control enabling and disabling defeating the auto termination feature The pins labeled A_TERM and B_TERM areat the end of the HBA that is opposite the bulkhead connectors A TERM controls the auto termination feature for channel A and B_TERM controls the feature for channel B The A5150A s auto termination feature cannot be set independently for the internal and external connectors of the HBA 30 Chapter 2 Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus Termination In the factory default configuration of the older A5150 60001 HBA the pin sets are normally open not shorted together by the jumper In the open state the A5150A automatically senses whether a cable froma powered SCSI device is attached and automatically provides the proper termination d
19. Volatile Random Access Memory An EEPROM Electronically Erasable Read Only Memory chip used to store configuration information operating system A program that organizes the internal activities of the computer and its peripheral devices An operating system performs basic tasks such as moving data to and from devices and managing information in memory It also provides the user interface 73 parity checking A way to verify the accuracy of data transmitted over the SCSI bus One bit in the transfer is used to makethe sum of all the 1 bits either odd or even for odd or even parity If the sum is not correct an error message appears SCSI uses odd parity PCI peripheral component interconnect A local bus specification that allows connection of integrated peripheral controller components peripheral add in boards and processor memory systems It bypasses the slower ISA and EISA busses peripheral devices A hardware device such as a video monitor disk drive printer or CD ROM used with a computer and under the computer s control SCSI peripherals are controlled through a SCSI host adapter pin 1 orientation The alignment of pin 1 on aSCSI cable connector and the pin 1 position on the SCSI connector into which it is inserted External SCSI cables are keyed to ensure proper alignment but internal SCSI ribbon cables may not be PIO programmed input output A way theCPU can transfer data to and from memory
20. and the correct software is installed at your site Illustrate as clearly as possible the context of any messages Record all error messages and numbers that appear at the user terminal and the system console Prepare the formatted output and a copy of the log file for the HP representative to analyze Prepare a listing of the HP UX or MPE iX 1 0 configuration being used for the HP representative to analyze Try to determine the general area within the software where the problem may exist Refer to the appropriate reference manual and follow the guidelines on gathering information for that product Document your interim workaround solution The cause of the problem can sometimes be found by comparing the circumstances in Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Contacting Your Hewlett Packard Representative which the problem occurs with the circumstances in which the problem does not occur e Inthe event of a system failure obtain a full memory dump e For HP UX If the directory var adm crash exists the HP UX utility sbin savecore automatically executes during reboot to save the memory dump HP recommends that you create the tmp syscore directory after successfully installing this product Send the output of the system failure memory dump to the HP representative e For MPE X 1f you use AUTORESTART and DUMPTODISK products follow your normal system recovery steps Otherwise take a memory dump and save the resulting tape Contact HP Sup
21. annel has two LEDs to indicate the terminator s power TERMPWR status The TERMPWR Good Channel A or B LED indicates when the termination power is above 3 0 volts The TERMPWR Shorted LED Chapier 1 11 HP A5150A Adapter Overview Interface Descriptions indicates when the termination power was subjected to an over current condition causing the self resetting current limiting device circuit breaker to trip A 40 MHz oscillator is installed on the A5150A card to provide the clock frequency necessary to support Wide Ultra2 SCSI transfers of up to 80 MBytes per second The Wide Ultra2 SCSI Interface The adapter card has full support for Wide Ultra2 SCSI This interfaceis an extension of the SCSI 3 family of standards that expands the bandwidth of the SCSI bus to allow faster synchronous data transfers up to 80 MBytes per second Wide Ultra2 SCSI provides a doubling of the data rate over the Ultra2 SCSI interface increases the possible cable lengths and also allows a larger number of devices on the cable than Ultra2 SCSI interfaces Special SCSI cables are specified for operation with Wide Ultra and Ultra2 SCSI devices You must consider the total number of devices and the length of your SCSI bus when setting up your system The section Connecting the SCSI Peripherals on page 27 provides a more detailed explanation of SCSI bus connections 12 Chapter 1 HP A5150A Adapter Overview Supported HP 9000 and HP e3000 Servers Su
22. apter e Preparing for Installation on page 17 Chapter 2 15 Installing the A5150A Adapter e Handling the A5150A Adapter on page 18 e Looking at Adapter Installation on page 19 e Connecting the SCSI Peripherals on page 27 e SCSI Bus Termination on page 29 e Verifying Installation on page 37 NOTE This manual provides installation instructions and technical information for qualified personnel who maintain or service HP 9000 servers Installing the adapter requires proficiency in both hardware configuration and software administration 16 Chapter 2 Installing the A5150A Adapter Preparing for Installation Preparing for Installation Installing the host bus adapter requires disassembly of some server components Before beginning installation refer to the system server manual for detailed instructions on installing host bus adapters in the PCI slots You will need the following things OneHP A5150A SCSI adapter Y One grounding ESD strap y Any other tools needed for installing components in the HP 9000 system for example screwdrivers see the system s documentation Chapter 2 17 CAUTION Installing the A5150A Adapter Handling the A5150A Adapter Handling the A5150A Adapter The host bus adapter is packaged with an ESD kit which contains materials to prevent damage from static electricity during installation The adapter is highly susceptible to damage by elec
23. cific location in memory designated either numerically or by a symbolic name Asynchronous Data Transfer One of the ways data is transferred over the SCSI bus It is slower than synchronous data transfer BIOS Basic Input Output System Software that provides basic read write capability Usually kept as firmware ROM based The system BIOS on the main board of a computer is used to boot and control the system The SCSI BIOS on the host adapter acts as an extension of the system BIOS bit A binary digit The smallest unit of information a computer uses The value of a bit 0 or 1 represents a two way choice such as on or off true or false bus A collection of wires in a cable or copper traces on a circuit board used to transmit data status and control signals EISA PCI and SCSI are examples of buses bus mastering A high performance way to transfer data The host adapter controls the transfer of data directly to and from system memory without bothering the computer s microprocessor This is the fastest way for multi tasking operating systems to transfer data byte A unit of information consisting of eight bits chain A topology in which every device is connected to two others except for two end devices that are connected to only one other CISPR Committee International and Special for Protection in Radio An international committee on radio frequency interference configuration Refers to the
24. d End of data detected 1 O process terminated Audio play operation in progress Audio play operation paused Audio play operation successfully completed Audio play operation stopped due to error Nocurrent audio status to return 0x01 No index sector signal 0x02 No seek complete 0x03 ox00 Peripheral device write fault No write current Excessive write errors Appendix A 55 SCSI Sense Codes Table A 3 SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x04 0x00 Logical unit not ready cause not reportable 0x01 Logical unit in process of becoming ready 0x02 Logical unit not ready initializing command required 0x03 Logical unit not ready manual intervention required 0x04 Logical unit not ready format in progress 0x05 0x00 Logical unit does not respond to selection 0x06 0x00 Reference position found 0x07 0x00 Multiple peripheral devices selected 0x08 0x00 Logical unit communication failure 0x01 Logical unit communication time out 0x02 Logical unit communication parity error 0x09 0x00 Track following error 0x01 Tracking servo failure 0x02 Focus servo failure 0x03 Spindle servo failure Ox0a 0x00 Error log overflow 0x0c 0x00 Write error 0x01 Write error recovered with auto reallocation 0x02 Write error auto reallocation failed 56 Appendix A Table A 3 SCSI Sense Codes SCSI Additional Sense
25. d HP e3000 Servers on page 13 e Cable Specifications on page 14 Chapter 1 Figure 1 1 HP A5150A Adapter Overview About the A5150A Adapter About the A5150A Adapter TheA5150A Dual Channel PCI Ultra2 SCSI host adapter board provides two SCSI 3 Ultra2 SCSI interfaces to PCI computer systems that require BIOS support on the add in SCSI adapter Installing this adapter in your PCI system allows connection of SCSI devices over a SCSI bus The dual channel A5150A board provides 16 bit Low Voltage Differential LVD and 16 bit Single Ended SE SCSI solutions for your system using only one PCI slot This board supports legacy Fast SCSI devices Ultra SCSI devices and the newest Ultra2 SCSI devices Consult with your Hewlett Packard representative for more information on specific system configurations Figure 1 1 below is a drawing of the A5150A adapter The A5150A PCI Ultra2 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Channel A 68 pin internal S High Density HD KE S SCSI interface e J5 BE Channel B SN 68 pin internal High Density HD Channel B 68 pin external QS D Very High Density Cable Interconnect m VHDCI SCSI gp interface ge J3 il gt go Channel A yo AG 68 pin external W Very High Density j J1 to PCI Cable Interconnect Bus Connector VHDCI SCSI interface J2 2 Chapter 1 9 HP A5150A Adapter Overview Features Features The A5150A adapter has the
26. d beginning approximately J anuary 2001 with the release of a new version of the HBA The older HBA has part number A5150 60001 and the new HBA has part number A5150 60101 The new HBA also known as the jumperless A5150A does not contain pins and jumpers used for manually configuring auto termination On the jumperless A5150A the default power on setting has auto termination enabled If you have the older adapter A5150 60001 do not change the position of the jumpers leave them as they were when you received the HBA from Hewlett Packard open not jumpered Auto termination in both A5150A HBAs the A5150 60001 and the A5150 60101 is now controlled through commands at the Boot Console Handler BCH prompt To use the auto termination feature of both A5150A HBAs you must have the correct version of the Processor Dependent Code PDC on your system The correct PDC versions are shown in Table 2 3 Chapter 2 29 NOTE Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus Termination Table 2 3 Auto Termination PDC Versions HP 9000 System PDC Version A400 and A500 40 20 or later L Class 39 40 or later N Class 39 41 or later The A5150A is supported on the A400 A500 L Class and N Class HP 9000 systems Bus Termination The SCSI bus must be properly terminated The first and last physical SCSI devices on the ends of the SCSI bus must be terminated either by physical terminators or auto termination The terminators of all other SC
27. e regulatory statements for the A5150A adapter FCC Statement For U S A Only The Federal Communications Commission in 47 CFR 15 105 has specified that the following notice be brought to the attention of the users of this product This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense The end user of this product should be aware that any changes or modifications made to this equipment without the approval of Hewlett Packard could result in the product not meeting the Class A limits in which case the FCC could void the user s authority to operate the equipment IEC Statement Worldwide This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures DOC Statement Canada This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian i
28. ecovered data with error correction and retries applied You can look up the various codes and keys in the tables on the next pages 52 Appendix A SCSI Sense Codes Table A 1 below lists all possible SCSI status codes and their meanings Table A 1 SCSI Status Codes SCSI Meaning Status Code 0x00 Good 0x02 Check condition 0x04 Condition met 0x08 Busy 0x10 Intermediate 0x14 Intermediate condition met 0x18 Reservation conflict 0x22 Command terminated 0x28 Queue full Appendix A 53 SCSI Sense Codes Table A 2 below lists all possible SCSI sense keys and their meanings Table A 2 SCSI Sense Keys SCSI Sense Key 0 Nosense 0x1 Recovered error 0x2 Not ready 0x3 Medium error 0x4 Hardware error 0x5 Illegal request 0x6 Unit attention 0x7 Data protect 0x8 Blank check 0x9 Vendor specific Oxa Copy aborted Oxb Aborted command Oxc Oxd Volume overflow Oxe Miscompare Oxf 54 Appendix A Table A 3 SCSI Sense Codes Table A 3 below lists the Additional sense codes and Qualifier codes and their meanings Remember that you must use the combined codes an Additional sense code Qualifier code pair to find the correct meaning SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x00 No additional sense information Filemark detected End of partitions medium detected Setmark detected Beginning of partition medium detecte
29. ed in a chain using shielded cables Fast SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers It allows a transfer rate of up to 10 M Bytes sec over an 8 bit SCSI bus and up to 20 MBytes sec over a 16 bit SCSI bus 72 FCC Federal Communications Commission file A named collection of information usually stored on a disk firmware Software that is permanently stored in ROM In the case of BIOS it can be accessed during boot time without the aid of an operating or file system hard disk A rigid disk permanently sealed into a drive cartridge A hard disk can store very large amounts of information host The computer system in which a SCSI host adapter is installed It uses the SCSI host adapter to transfer information to and from devices attached tothe SCSI bus host bus adapter HBA A circuit board and or integrated circuit devicethat provides a SCSI bus connection tothe computer system internal SCSI device A SCSI device installed inside the computer cabinet These devices are connected in a chain using an unshielded ribbon cable IRQ interrupt request channel A path through which a device can get the immediate attention of the computer s CPU The PCI bus assigns an IRQ path for each SCSI host adapter ISA Industry Standard Architecture A type of computer bus used in most PCs It allows devices to send and receive data 16 bits at a time KByte kilobyte measure of computer storage equal to 1024 b
30. epending on whether a powered device is present or no powered device is present The HBA senses the presence of connections to powered devices by detecting the ground signal on pin 50 of the SCSI cable e Ifthe HBA detects the ground signal on pin 50 of only the internal or only the external connector then termination is automatically applied on the HBA e Ifthe HBA detects the ground signal on pin 50 of both the internal and external connectors termination is automatically removed at the HBA e Ifan A5150A with the auto termination feature enabled is connected to another device that uses the same method of auto sensing for example another HBA the auto termination feature will not work properly In this case disable the auto termination feature as described in When and How to Turn Off Auto Termination on page 31 Even though the A5150A provides automatic termination the opposite end of the SCSI bus must still be properly terminated If you need an external terminator for connecting directly to the A5150A HBA the appropriate terminator is HP product number A5296A VHDCI LVD SE terminator If you need an additional terminator for connecting to a peripheral on the end of the SCSI bus order the appropriate terminator needed to attach to the peripheral See the peripheral s documentation for additional information When and How to Turn Off Auto Termination Information about when and how you turn off auto termination
31. er Overview About the A5150A Adapter ses sus rr a ed ewe A ee 9 EOQtUTOS ites ein ig as ab ee dow Dane ees SRR ee i ae a 10 Interface Descriptions 0 tees 11 THE PCL nterface niia eaan a tena ew ia mise ites ee Gre ede be ae asec ee 4 11 The SES INTA 0 cessi anda wb beste Shea A ea A wate wate Pea a 11 The Wide Ultra2 SCSI Interface 12 Supported HP 9000 and HP e3000 Servers 13 Cable Specifications sur oi E een ee Anse 14 2 Installing the A5150A Adapter Preparing for Installation 2 17 Handling the A5150A Adapter 18 Looking at Adapter Installation 2 19 Before You Start issus sg age gi eines ee eae ee a LE a 19 Install Using OLAR HP UX 11i 20 Install Replace With System Powered Down 25 Connecting the SCSI Peripherals 27 Making External SCSI Bus Connections 27 Making Internal SCSI Bus Connections 28 SCSI BUS Terminations eeen sere te a Gee tie ae ode eg ee dire ee a 29 Auto Termination Information 29 BUSTA MINO ei LUE get ne AS Barada g PEON Adve PA 30 When and How to Turn Off Auto Termination
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33. f up to 20 MB ytes sec over an 8 bit SCSI bus and up to 40 MB ytes sec over a 16 bit SCSI bus STA SCSI Trade Association supports using the term Ultra SCSI over the older term Fast 20 Ultra2 SCSI A standard for SCSI data transfers It allows a transfer 75 rate of up to 40 M Bytes sec over an 8 bit SCSI bus and up to 80 MBytes sec over a 16 bit SCSI bus STA SCSI Trade Association supports using the term Ultra2 SCSI over the older term Fast 40 VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference VHDCI Very High Density Cable Interconnect Wide SCSI A SCSI 2 feature allowing 16 or 32 bit transfers on the SCSI bus This dramatically increases the transfer rate over the standard 8 bit SCSI bus Wide Ultra SCSI TheSCSI Trade Association term for SCSI bus width 16 bits SCSI bus speed maximum data rate 40 MBytes sec Wide Ultra2 SCSI The SCSI Trade Association term for SCSI bus width 16 bits SCSI bus speed maximum data rate 80 MBytes sec 76
34. following features e PCI interface Full 32 bit or 64 bit 33 MHz Direct Memory Access DMA bus master Zero wait state bus master data bursts PCI Universal 3 3V 5V bus support e SCSI interface Two separate SCSI ports 16 bit single ended SE Low Voltage Differential LVD Automatically enabled termination 68 pin Very High Density Cable nterconnect VH DCI connector for each of the two external channels 68 pin High Density connector for each of the two internal channels Fast Ultra and Ultra2 data transfer capability SCSI TERMPWR source with auto resetting current limiting device and TERMPWR shorted LED for each channel not visible externally SCSI Plug and Play Flash EEPROM for BIOS storage Serial non volatile random access memory NVRAM on each channel for user configuration utility and SCAM information storage SCSI activity LED for each channel not visible externally e Board characteristics 10 PCI board dimensions approximately 9 5 inches x 4 0 inches Universal 64 bit PCI card edge connector ISA EISA bracket Chapier 1 HP A5150A Adapter Overview Interface Descriptions Interface Descriptions This section provides greater detail about the PCI SCSI and Wide Ultra2 SCSI interfaces The PCI Interface PCI is a high speed standard local bus for interfacing a number of 1 0 components to a processor and memory subsystem The PCI functionality for the A5150A is contained withi
35. for the A5150A is given below When To Turn Off Auto Termination Some sample scenarios for when you must turn off auto termination are described below Note that the internal connectors of the HBA are not usually used in any of the HP 9000 servers So these scenarios assume that nothing is connected to the internal connectors Chapter 2 31 NOTE Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus Termination Scenario One If peripheral devices are connected to the external connector and the HBA is at the end of the SCSI bus you must terminate the last device on the bus Termination is also required on the HBA If you have not disabled the auto termination feature of the HBA as described in How to Turn Off Auto Termination on page 33 termination is automatically applied on the HBA Scenario Two If peripheral devices are connected to the external connector and you have disabled the auto termination feature of the HBA by moving the jumpers to the position that shorts both pins of the pin sets together you must put a separate terminator on the HBA You can do this by connecting a terminator to the unused internal connector of the HBA or by connecting an inline terminated cable to the HBA This is true only if the HBA is at the end of the SCSI bus and not in the middle of the bus in a High Availability or multi initiator configuration Scenario Three If no devices are connected to the external connector and you have disabled au
36. g the A5150A Adapter Verifying Installation Verifying Installation After installing the adapter and attaching peripheral devices verify that all components are working Refer to your system documentation for information on verifying operation To verify that the adapter is correctly installed execute the following command ioscan f The ioscan output could look like this ext_bus 0 0 0 0 c720 CLAIMED INTERFACE Ultra 2 wide SCSI Thethird column represents the hardware path of the slot the adapter is installed in For information about the ioscan command refer to your operating system reference manual or the ioscan man page Verify that the adapter and driver display Verify that the devices you attached to the adapter display Chapter 2 37 Installing the A5150A Adapter Verifying Installation HP e3000 Assume an N Class system with an 1 0 card being added to slot 12 we will expect paths 1 0 0 0 and 1 0 0 1 to be returned for our card Step 1 From BCH menus Command Description ALL Display all system information IO Display I O interface information Information Menu Enter command gt io I O MODULE INFORMATION Path Slot IODC Type dec Number HVERSION SVERSION Vers System bus adapter 0 0x8030 0xc10 0x0 Local bus adapter 0 0 Built_In 0x7820 0xa00 0x0 Local bus adapter Local bus adapter 1 0 12 0x7820 0xa00 0x0 PCI DEVICE INFORMATION Path Vendor De
37. ination cannot be changed online for this HBA OLA of A5150 60001 This HBA can be online added only if the SCSI attribute values of initiator ID and speed are usable in your configuration These values will be set to the current PDC Processor Dependent Code values if any or default to the new HBA S values see Table 2 2 Table 2 2 A5150 60001 Default SCSI Attribute Values Attribute Default Value Initiator D 7 Speed Ultra2 A5150 60001 Enabled or Jumper Controlled HP would prefer that you not use the jumper settings Auto Termination A5150 60101 Enabled If these attributes are not acceptable you must reboot the system to access the Boot Console Handler BCH prompt and then change the values in the PDC OLA of A5150 60101 This HBA cannot be online added 24 Chapter 2 NOTE Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation OLR of A5150 60001 The online replacement operation preserves the initiator ID and speed settings across the replacement The auto termination setting for this HBA is over ridden by the jumper settings on the board Before installation ensure that the auto termination jumpers are set to the same position as they were on the replaced HBA Besides the cautions noted above the A5150 60001 can be Online Replaced without special considerations See the Configuring HP UX Peripherals manual for the steps that are necessary to OLR this
38. mation The output could look like this PCI DEVICE INFORMATION Path Vendor Device Bus Slot Description dec ID ID SCSI bus cntrl o0 2 0 0 0x1000 Oxb 16 6 In this example the HBA s path is 0 2 0 0 shown in bold for emphasis in the listing above Change the HBA S auto termination state by doing the following a If already at the Main Menu type ser for Service Menu go to stepb If not already at the Main Menu type main to return to the Main Menu type ser for Service Menu then go to step b 34 Chapter 2 Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus Termination b Inthe Service Menu type scsi to display the current status of SCSI devices The output could look like this Path dec Initiator ID SCSI Rate Auto Term 0 2 0 0 7 Fast off In this example the HBA s auto termination state is Off shown in bold for emphasis in the listing above c Still in the Service Menu type the following command scsi term path state where path is the HBA s path and state is what you want to set the HBAS auto termination state to So using the information for the HBA in the two examples above you would type scsi term 0 2 0 0 on to change the HBA s auto termination state to on If you want to be sure the auto termination state changed you can repeat step b to display the SCSI device status Setting SCSI IDs You must set each SCSI device and the host adapter to a separate SCSI ID 0 through 15 for a 16 bit S
39. n the 1 0 Processor Chip The adapter connects directly to the PCI bus and generates timing protocol in compliance with the PCI application The PCI interface operates as a 32 bit or 64 bit DMA bus master The connection is made through the edge connector J 1 see Figure 1 1 on page 9 The signal definitions and pin numbers conform tothe PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 1 standard The A5150A conforms to the PCI universal signaling environment for a 5 volt or 3 3 volt PCI bus The SCSI Interface The SCSI functionality for the A5150A is contained within the PCI SCSI 1 0 Processor Chip The adapter connects directly to the two SCSI buses for 16 bit SE or LVD SCSI applications and generates timing and protocol in compliance with the SCSI standard Each SCSI interface operates at a burst transfer rate of up to 40 MBytes per second for wide single ended transfers and up to 80 MBytes per second for wide LVD SCSI transfers The two SCSI interfaces on the host bus adapter card operate as 16 bit synchronous or asynchronous single ended or LVD and support Ultra2 SCSI protocols and 16 bit arbitration The interface is made through connectors J 2 and J 5 for channel A and 3 and 4 for channel B Connectors J 2 and J 3 are 68 pin VH DCI right angle receptacles that protrude through the I SA EISA bracket The adapter supplies SCSI bus TERMPWR termination power through a blocking diode and auto resetting current limiting device Each SCSI ch
40. nd position error 0x51 0x00 Erase failure 0x52 Cartridge fault 0x01 Unload tape failure Medium removal prevented 0x55 0x00 System resource failure 0x56 Reserved 0x58 0x00 Generation does not exist 0x59 U pdated block read 0x5A Operator request or state change input unspecified 0x01 Operator medium removal request Operator selected write protect 64 Appendix A SCSI Sense Codes SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x5B 0x00 Log exception 0x01 Threshold condition met 0x03 Log list codes exhausted 0x5C 0x00 RPL status change 0x02 Spindles not synchronized 0x5D 0x00 Reserved 0x5F 0x00 Reserved 0x60 0x00 Lamp failure 0x01 Unable to acquire video 0x02 Out of focus 0x63 0x00 End of user area encountered on this track 0x64 0x00 Illegal mode for this track 0x66 0x00 Reserved 0x67 0x00 Reserved Appendix A 65 SCSI Sense Codes Table A 3 SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x69 0x00 Reserved 0x6A 0x00 Reserved 0x6C 0x00 Reserved 0x6D 0x00 Reserved Ox6F 0x00 Reserved 66 Appendix A Regulatory Information This appendix contains all of the regulatory related information for the A5150A adapter Appendix B 67 Regulatory Information Regulatory Statements Regulatory Statements This section contains all of th
41. nterference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique do la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada 68 Appendix B Regulatory Information Regulatory Statements Sp cification ATI Classe A France DECLARATION D INSTALLATION ET DE MISE EN EXPLOITATION d un mat riel de traitement de l information ATI class A en fonction des niveaux de perturbations radio lectriques mis d finis dans la norme europ enne EN 55022 concernant la Compatibilit Electromagn tique Cher Client Conform ment la R glementation Fran aise en vigueur l installation ou le transfert d installation et l exploitation de cet appareil de classe A doivent faire l objet d une d claration en deux exemplaires simultan ment aupr s des services suivants e Comit de Coordination des T l communications 20 avenue de S gur 75700 PARIS e Pr fecture du d partement du lieu d exploitation Le formulaire a utiliser est disponible aupr s des pr fectures La d claration doit tre faite dans les 30 jours suivant la mise en exploitation Le non respect de cette obligation peut tre sanctionn par les peines pr vues au code des Postes et T l communications et celles indiqu es dans la loi du 31 mai 1993 susvis e Arr t du 27 Mars 1993 publi au J O du 28 Mars ATI VCCI Statement J apan CORES MERE SERES Bilal VCCI ORS L ST 77 AA RRR CT CORET Ria CRA ot E
42. or J 4 or J 5 Connector the other end of the cable to the SCSI connector on the internal peripheral device If you need to connect more than one internal SCSI device to your host bus adapter you can chain them together connect them serially Refer to SCSI Bus Termination on page 29 for information on termination If auto termination has been disabled and you wish to terminate an internal connector on the HBA use HP product number C2370A SCSI LVD SE VHDTS68 terminator 28 Chapter 2 NOTE Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus Termination SCSI Bus Termination The devices that make up the SCSI bus are connected serially chained together with SCSI cables The first and last physical SCSI devices connected on the ends of the SCSI bus must have a set of resistors called terminators All other SCSI devices on the bus must have their terminators removed or disabled The A5150A host bus adapter is also on the SCSI bus Termination of the host bus adapter is automatically enabled when it is connected to the end of the bus Low voltage differential peripheral devices are usually terminated with external terminators however they are sometimes terminated with jumpers or with a switch on the peripheral Refer to the peripheral device manual to identify the termination setting of each device and how to changeit Auto Termination Information Twoversions of the A5150A SCSI PCI Host Bus Adapter HBA will bein the fiel
43. ort element assessed Power on reset or bus device reset occurred 0x29 0x2a Parameters changed M ode parameters changed Log parameters changed 0x2b Copy cannot execute since host cannot disconnect Command sequence error 0x01 Too many windows specified 0x2c 60 Appendix A SCSI Sense Codes Table A 3 SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x2f Commands cleared by another initiator 0x30 Incompatible medium installed Cannot read medium unknown format Cannot read medium incompatible format Cleaning cartridge installed 0x31 Medium format corrupted 0x32 No defect spare location available Defect list update failure 0x33 Tape length error 0x36 Ribbon ink or tower failure 0x37 Rounded parameter 0x39 0x00 Saving parameters not supported 0x3a 0x00 Medium not present Appendix A 61 SCSI Sense Codes Table A 3 SCSI Additional Sense Code Qualifier Code Pairs Continued SCSI SCSI Addition Qualifier al Sense Code Code 0x3b 0x00 Sequential positioning error 0x01 Tape position error at beginning of medium 0x02 Tape position error at end of medium 0x03 Tape or electronic vertical forms unit not ready 0x04 Slew failure 0x06 Failed to sense top of form 0x07 Failed to sense bottom of form 0x09 Read past end of medium 0x0a Read past beginning of medium 0x0b
44. ove the blank panel aligned with the PCI slot you intend to use If the blank pane has a bracket screw save it for reuse during the installation Before proceeding to the next step ground yourself to prevent the possibility of electrostatic discharge damaging the board Remove the A5150A Dual Channel PCI to Ultra2 SCSI host bus adapter from its packing and check that it is not damaged Carefully insert the edge connector J 1 see Figure 1 1 on page 9 of the host bus adapter into the PCI slot Make sure the edge connector is properly engaged before pressing the board into place You may notice that the components on a PCI host adapter face the opposite way from those on other non PCI adapter boards you have in your system This is correct and the board is keyed to goin only one way The card s bracket with connectors J 2 and 3 should fit where the blank panel was removed Secure the bracket with the bracket screw from the blank panel if there is one For N Class systems a screw is not used to secure the card 26 Chapter 2 Figure 2 1 Installing the A5150A Adapter Connecting the SCSI Peripherals Connecting the SCSI Peripherals All external SCSI bus connections to the A5150A host bus adapter are made with shielded 68 conductor cables The connectors on this cable are always keyed to ensure proper mating Some internal cables come with 16bit SE LVD on one end This end should be farthest from the host bus adapter SCS
45. patibility On Line Addition OLA When on line adding an interface card the first issue that must be resolved is whether the new card is compatible with the system Each PCI slot provides a set amount of power The replacement card cannot require more power than is available The card must also operate at the slot s bus frequency A PCI card must run at any frequency lower than its maximum capability however a 22 Chapter 2 Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation card that operated at a maximum of 33 MHz would not work on a bus running at 66 MHz rad provides information about the bus frequency and power available at a slot as well as other slot related data On Line Replacement OLR When on line replacing an interface card the replacement card must be identical to the card being replaced or at least be able to operate using the same driver as the replaced card This is referred to as like for like replacement and should be adhered to because using a similar but not identical card may cause unpredictable results For example a newer version of the target card which is identical in terms of hardware may contain an updated firmware version that could potentially conflict with the current driver The PCI specification allows a single physical card to contain more than one port A single port SCSI bus adapter can not be replaced by a dual port adapter even if the additional port s on the card are identical to
46. port for analysis of your failure If the equipment is not covered by an HP service contract there may bea charge for time and materials Chapter 3 49 Troubleshooting Contacting Your Hewlett Packard Representative 50 Chapter 3 SCSI Sense Codes This appendix shows the possible codes that appear in SCSI error messages Appendix A 51 6708 6709 SCSI Sense Codes The following example shows a typical SCSI error message 72410001 002a9858 0 7 scsi disk CHECK CONDITION on disk 0 6 5 0 Read of logical block 509856 count 128 disk sd45a block 254920 65536 bytes Valid 1 Error code 0x70 Segment number 0x00 Filemark 0 EOM 0 ILI 0 Sense key 0x1 RECOVERED ERROR Information 0x00 0x07 Oxc7 Oxe4 72410001 002a9a10 0 7 scsi disk Additional sense length 0x0a Command specific information 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 Additional sense 0x18 Qualifier 0x01 Field replaceable unit code Oxea SKSV 1 C D 0 BPV 0 Bit pointer 0 Field pointer 0x0003 The status CHECK CONDITION and sense key RECOVERED ERROR shown in bold in the example above are interpreted for you in the error message text Each Additional sense and its corresponding Qualifier code shown in bold in the example above require interpretation on your part Use the two codes together to determine the meaning In the example above the Additional sense 0x18 and Qualifier 0x01 codes together mean r
47. pported HP 9000 and HP e3000 Servers Table 1 1 below shows the HP 9000 and HP e3000 servers the A5150A adapter is supported in Table 1 1 A5150A Supported HP 9000 and HP e3000 Servers HP 9000 Server HP UX Operating MPE iX Operating System System L Class 11 0 or greater and 11i N Class 11 0 or greater 7 0 and later and 11i Note that the maximum number of SCSI HBAs you can install in any HP 9000 or HP e3000 server is equal to the maximum number of corresponding card slots in the server For example if you are installing SCSI PCI HBAs and the server has four PCI card slots you can install four SCSI PCI HBAs in that server Chapier 1 13 HP A5150A Adapter Overview Cable Specifications Cable Specifications The A5150A adapter supports Low Voltage Differential LVD or single ended SE connections Table 1 2 below shows the cables to use when connecting external SCSI peripheral devices to the A5150A adapter Table 1 2 Cables for Connecting External SCSI Devices to the A5150A Adapter Description Product Option Number 1 meter 68 pin VHDCI to 68 pin HD A3401A 811 SCSI cable 2 5 meter 68 pin VHDCI to 68 pin HD A3401A 812 SCSI cable 5 meter 68 pin VH DCI to 68 pin HD A3401A 813 SCSI cable 10 meter 68 pin VH DCI to 68 pin HD A3401A 814 SCSI cable 14 Chapter 1 Installing the A5150A Adapter This chapter contains the following sections that describe how to install the A5150A ad
48. red Down on page 25 The method you choose will depend on your situation the card you are installing and your requirements Before You Start For safe and proper installation do the following Look through the task list below to get an overall idea of the steps to perform 1 Determine whether or not you can use the OLA R On Line Addition and Replacement method to install the HBA see Install Using OLAR HP UX 11i on page 20 2 Remove the SPU system cabinet cover on the system to access the PCI slots Refer to the system server manual for accessing PCI slots Insert the host bus adapter Connect the SCSI peripherals Terminate the external SCSI bus Set the peripheral SCSI IDs Make any configuration changes 0 N DU A W Replace the SPU system cabinet cover The SCSI host bus adapter acts on the server s behalf as the host to the suite of SCSI peripherals Each chain of SCSI peripheral devices and their host bus adapter work together and are referred to as a SCSI bus Each channel on your SCSI host bus adapter can act as host for up to 15 peripheral devices depending on the SCSI bus speed not including the adapter itself Chapter 2 19 NOTE IMPORTANT Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation The host bus adapter card is supported on the HP N4000 N class system Refer to the Hewlett Packard eproducts web site http www eproducts hp com to disassemble
49. s to Forth List Set SCSI controller parms Search for boot devices Display or set secure boot mode Display or set the real tim Display the firmware versions clock Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility The SCSI Command As explained above you can use the scst command to check the compatibility of the SCSI adapter and the SCSI device s by displaying and setting SCSI bus parameters Displaying Transfer Rates To use the scsi command to display the SCSI transfer rate for an adapter follow this syntax SCSI rate bus_number slot_number where bus_number Specifies the number of the bus the adapter is installed on slot_number Specifies the number of the slot the adapter is in For example e Todisplay the SCSI transfer rate for the adapter installed on bus 5 slot 2 issue this command SCSI rate 5 2 The output could look something like this PCI device 5 2 no limit e Tolist transfer rates for all bus and slot numbers issue this command SCSI rate Chapter 3 43 Troubleshooting Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Setting Transfer Rates To use the SCSI command to set the SCSI transfer rate for an adapter follow this syntax SCSI rate bus number slot number rate where bus_number Specifies the number of the bus the adapter is installed on slot_number Specifies the number of the slot the adapter is in rate Specifies the adapter s transfer rate e 0 no limit e 10
50. ter Looking at Adapter Installation Table 2 1 Important Terms Term Meaning OLAR All aspects of the OLAR feature including On line Addition OLA and On line Replacement OLR Power Domain A grouping of 1 or more interface card slots that can be powered on or off as a unit NOTE Multi slot power domains are not currently supported target card target card slot The interface card which will be added or replaced using OLAR and the card slot in which it resides affected card affected card Interface cards and the card slot slots in which they reside and which are in the same power domain as the target slot IMPORTANT In many cases other interface cards and slots within the system are dependent upon the target card For example If the target card is a multiple port card suspending or deleting drivers for the target card slot also suspends individual drivers for the multiple hardware paths on that card During a card replacement operation SAM performs a Critical Resource Analysis which checks all ports on the target card for critical resources that would be temporarily unavailable while the card is shut down Chapter 2 21 Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Planning and Preparation SAM will generally prevent you from performing OLAR procedures that would adversely affect other areas of the server Refer to Configuring HP UX For Peripherals HP Part Number B2355 906
51. the original SCSI bus adapter When the replacement card is added to the system the appropriate driver for that card must be configured in the kernel before beginning the operation SAM ensures the correct driver is present In most cases the replacement card will be the same type as a card already in the system and this requirement will be automatically met If you have any question about the driver s presence or if you are not certain that the replacement card is identical to the existing card you can use ioscan together with rad to investigate e Ifthe necessary driver is not present and the driver is a dynamically loadable kernel module DLKM you can load it manually Refer to the section Dynamically Loadable Kernel Modules in Chapter 2 of the document Configuring HP UX For Peripherals HP Part Number B2355 90698 for more information e Ifthe driver is static and not configured in the kernel then the card cannot be On line Added The card could be physically inserted on line but no driver would claim it Chapter 2 23 Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation OLA R Restrictions for the A5150A Currently there are two versions of the A5150A e A5150 60001 older A5150 60101 newer Both of the HBAs have some restrictions in the OLA R procedure These restrictions are explained below Generally the restrictions are necessary because the SCSI attributes of initiator ID speed and auto tam
52. to termination as described in How to Turn Off Auto Termination on page 33 you must put a separate terminator on the external connector of the HBA Besure to use the proper type of terminator LVD SE for the A5150A Scenario Four If peripheral devices are connected to the external connector viaa V cable and the HBA is in the middle of the SCSI bus you must terminate the last device on the bus In this configuration auto termination must be disabled on the HBA to prevent improper termination of the bus Scenario Five If the HBA is connected to another HBA in a multi initiator or High Availability configuration you must disable the auto termination feature as described in How to Turn Off Auto Termination on page 33 Scenario Six 32 Chapter 2 NOTE Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus Termination The HBA is not able to distinguish inline terminated cables from regular SCSI cables If an inline terminated cable is connected to an HBA that has auto termination enabled termination will be provided by both the cable and the HBA This would result in improper double termination of the SCSI bus To prevent this disable auto termination any time inline terminated cables are connected to the HBA Scenario Seven V Class systems use cables with inline termination So the jumpers of any HBAs installed in a V Class system are set to disable auto termination when they are shipped from Hewlett Packard Scenario
53. trostatic discharge during installation and routine maintenance procedures Do not handle circuit boards without wearing a wrist strap fastened to a good earth ground or to the system chassis While you are installing the A5150A adapter please follow these precautions Y Keep the adapter in its shielded antistatic bag until you are ready to install it Use a wrist strap or other ESD protection Wrap the strap around your wrist and attach the copper end to a metal portion of the computer frame Y Avoid working in carpeted areas Y Gently place the adapter printed circuit board PCB side down on an antistatic work surface pad Hold the adapter only by its sides or cover plate Do not touch any components on the printed circuit board assembly PCBA Y Donot use any test equipment to check the components on the PCB Y Dono bum jar or drop the adapter Do not place other objects on top of the adapter Y Transport the adapter in its shielded bag in an appropriate shipping container Do not put other materials in the bag with the adapter 18 Chapter 2 Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Looking at Adapter Installation Installation can be performed in one of two ways e Usethe OLAR On Line Add Replace capability HP UX 11i Refer to Install Using OLAR HP UX 11i on page 20 e Power down the system and then add or replace the HBA Refer to Install Replace With System Powe
54. ts issue these commands SCSI init 5 2 6 SCSI init 5 2 The output of the second command could look something like this PCI device 5 2 6 46 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting Using Support Tools Manager STM Using Support Tools Manager STM STM is a software application that can be run from the console to obtain status and descriptive information about the A5150A adapter diagnose problems and update firmware See the Support Tools Manager User s Guide for more details about STM Chapier 3 47 Troubleshooting Contacting Your Hewlett Packard Representative Contacting Your Hewlett Packard Representative If the equipment is covered by an HP service contract document the problem as a service request and forward it to your HP representative Indude the following information where applicable 48 Describe the problem induding the events and symptoms leading up to the problem Attempt to describe the source of the problem Include commands communication subsystem commands functionality of user programs result codes and messages and data that can reproduce the problem Obtain the version update and fix information for all software 1 To check the version of the kernel enter this command uname r To check patches enter what stand vmunix grep scsi 2 Tocheck the version of MPE iX enter SHOWME To check patches enter PRINT HPSWINFO PUB SYS This allows HP to determine if the problem is already known
55. via the computer s I O ports PIO can be faster than DMA but requires CPU time 74 port address Also Port Number The address through which commands are sent to a host adapter board This address is assigned by the PCI bus port number See port address queue tags A way to keep track of multiple commands while allowing increased throughput on the SCSI bus RAM Random Access Memory Generally the computer s primary working memory in which program instructions and data are stored and are accessible to the CPU Information can be written to and read from RAM The contents of RAM arelost when the computer is turned off RISC core Symbios SCSI chips contain a RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer processor programmed through microcode scripts ROM Read Only Memory Memory from which information can be read but not changed The contents of ROM are not erased when the computer is turned off SCAM SCSI Configured AutoMatically A method to automatically allocate SCSI IDs via software when SCAM compliant SCSI devices are attached SCSI small computer system interface A specification for a high performance peripheral bus and command set The original standard is now referred to as SCSI 1 SCSI 2 The current SCSI specification that adds features to the original SCSI 1 standard SCSI 3 The next SCSI specification that adds features to the SCSI 2 standard SCSI bus A host adapter and one or more S
56. vice Bus Slot Description dec Id Id Ethernet cntlr 0 0 0 0 0x1011 0x19 0 Built_In SCSI bus cntlr 0 0 1 0 0x1000 Oxc 0 Built_In SCSI bus cntlr 0 0 2 0 0x1000 Oxf 0 Built_In SCSI bus cntlr 0 0 2 1 0x1000 Oxf 0 Built_In Comp ser cntlr 0 0 4 0 0x103c 0x1048 0 Built_In Comp ser cntlr 0 0 5 0 0x103c 0x1048 0 Built_In SCSI bus cntlr 1 0 0 0 0x1000 Oxf 128 12 SCSI bus cntlr 1 0 0 1 0x1000 Oxb 128 12 Information Menu Enter command gt main Main Menu Enter command or menu gt sea 1 0 0 0 Searching for potential boot device s on Path 1 0 0 0 This may take several minutes To discontinue search press any key termination may not be immediate Path Device Path dec Device Path mnem Device Typ PO 1 0 0 0 6 intscsia 6 Random access media Main Menu Enter command or menu gt 38 Chapter 2 Troubleshooting TheA5150A adapter is a single field replaceable unit F RU and does not contain any field serviceable parts Troubleshooting procedures described in this chapter are limited to verifying that the adapter is operational and that a valid connection is established Chapter 3 39 Troubleshooting This chapter contains the following sections that describe how to troubleshoot the A5150A adapter e General Procedure on page 41 e Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility on page 42 e Using Support Tools Manager STM on page 47 e Contacting Your Hewlett Packard Representative on page 48
57. ytes local bus way to connect peripherals directly tothe computer processor s data path It bypasses the slower ISA and EISA buses PCI is a local bus standard logical unit A subdivision either logical or physical of a SCSI device Most devices have only one logical unit but up to sixteen are allowed for a 16 bit SCSI bus and eight for an 8 bit SCSI bus LUN logical unit number An encoded three bit number for the logical unit LVD low voltage differential A robust design methodology that improves power consumption data integrity cable lengths and support for multiple devices while providing a migration path for increased 1 0 performance MByte megabyte A measure of computer storage equal to 1024 kilobytes mainboard A large circuit board that holds RAM ROM the microprocessor custom integrated circuits and other components that make a computer work It also has expansion slots for host adapters and other plug in boards main memory The part of a computer s memory that is directly accessible by the CPU usually synonymous with RAM motherboard See mainboard In some countries the term motherboard is not appropriate multi tasking The initiation and control of more than one sequence of operations This allows programs to operate in parallel multi threading The simultaneous accessing of data by more than one SCSI device This increases the aggregate data throughput NVRAM Non

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