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HP A6829A PCI Dual Channel Ultra160
SCSI Host Bus Adapter
Service and User Guide
Edition 2
Manufacturing Part Number: A6829-96002
E0503
United States
© Copyright 2003, Hewlett-Packard Development Company L. P. All rights reserved.
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Legal Notices The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. Warranty A copy of the s
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Contents About This Document 1. HP A6829A Adapter Overview About the A6829A Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Supported HP-UX Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. Installing the A6829A Adapter Overview of Installation S
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Contents Configuring LUN 0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Adding Multi-Initiator Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Multi-Initiator Support for Itanium‚-Based System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Multi-Initiator Support for PA-RISC Based System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Verifying Installation. . . . . . .
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Contents DOC Statement (Canada). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Spécification ATI Classe A (France) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 VCCI Statement (Japan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Glossary . . . . . .
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Tables Table 1. HP-UX 11i Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii Table 2. Publishing History Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv Table 3. Document Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv Table 1-1. A6829A Supported HP-UX Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Table 2-1. Important OLAR Terms . .
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Figures Figure 1-1. The A6829A PCI Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Host Bus Adapter. . . . . 4 Figure 2-1. SCSI Cable for External Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Figure 2-2. Auto Termination Jumper Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 xi
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About This Document This document describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot HP A6829A PCI Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) on HP-UX 11.x platforms. The document printing date and part number indicate the document’s current edition. The printing date will change when a new edition is printed. Minor changes may be made at reprint without changing the printing date. The document part number will change when extensive changes are made. Document updates may be issued betwe
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Table 1 HP-UX 11i Releases (Continued) Release Supported Processor Release Name Identifier Architecture B.11.23 HP-UX 11i v2.0 Intelâ Itaniumâ Publishing History The details of the document versions published for various HP-UX releases are mentioned in the following table: Table 2 Publishing History Details Document Operating Supported Publication Manufacturing Systems Product Date Part Number Supported Versions A6829-96002 11.0 B.11.00 May 2003 11i v1 B.11.11 11i v2 B.11.23 A6829-96001 11.0 B.11
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Table 3 Document Organization (Continued) Chapter Description Installing the A6829A Use this chapter to install the A6829A HBA, Adapter connect external SCSI peripherals, specify SCSI parameters, install SCSI driver, configure LUN 0, add multi-initiator support, verify the installation, and use the EFI utility. Troubleshooting Use this chapter to learn about troubleshooting techniques, known problems, workarounds, and how to contact your Hewlett-Packard representative. New and Changed Documentati
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1 HP A6829A Adapter Overview Chapter 1 1
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HP A6829A Adapter Overview This chapter contains the following sections that describe the HP A6829A PCI Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI host bus adapter (HBA): • “About the A6829A Adapter” on page 3. • “Features” on page 5. 2 Chapter 1
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HP A6829A Adapter Overview About the A6829A Adapter About the A6829A Adapter The A6829A Dual Channel PCI Ultra160 SCSI host bus adapter (HBA) provides two Ultra160 SCSI-3 interfaces to PCI computer systems. When you install this adapter in your PCI system, it allows connection of up to 15 SCSI devices per channel, which means a total of 30 SCSI devices per A6829A adapter. The A6829A provides 16-bit (Wide) Low Voltage Differential (LVD)or 16-bit (Wide) Single-Ended (SE) SCSI solutions for your sy
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HP A6829A Adapter Overview About the A6829A Adapter Figure 1-1 below is a drawing (not to scale) of the A6829A adapter. Figure 1-1 The A6829A PCI Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Host Bus Adapter J6 Channel A 68-pin internal J4 High Density (HD) Channel B SCSI connector 68-pin internal (not supported High Density (HD) on HP-UX SCSI connector systems) (not supported on HP-UX systems) J3 A_TERM Channel B Channel A 68-pin external termination Very High Density pin set/jumper Cable Interconnect (VHDCI) SC
