Open SCSI Integrator's Manual for NonStop S-Series Servers

Open SCSI Integrator’s Manual for NonStop Servers—422988-002
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Prerequisites
This section describes the areas you should be familiar with before you integrate a
device onto the Open SCSI interface:
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Subject Knowledge on page 2-1 (including related manuals, specifications, and
reference documents)
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Regulatory Compliance on page 2-2
Subject Knowledge
Listed here are subjects related to Open SCSI that developers and integrators should be
generally knowledgeable about before starting their work.
Table 2-1. Subject Knowledge Required for Work With Open SCSI Devices
Subject Related Information
The process and technology involved in
integrating a peripheral device to a
controller and I/O bus on a host computer
or transaction processor
SCSI-2 technology Basic SCSI-2 specification: Information
Technology - SCSI-2 Common Access Method
Transport and SCSI Interface Module (ANSI
X3.221 - 1994)
The SCSI-2 Common Access Method
(CAM) for communication between a
device driver and controller hardware
CAM specification: Information
Technology - Small Computer System
Interface - 2 (ANSI X3.131 - 1994)
Tandem Advanced Command Language
(TACL)
TACL Reference Manual
Using the Subsystem Control Facility
(SCF) to manage peripheral devices
SCF Reference Manual for the Storage
Subsystem
Managing files and processes File Utility Program (FUP) Reference Manual
Planning and configuring the TSM
subsystem
TSM Configuration Guide
The HP NonStop operating system and the
Guardian application program interface to
the operating system
Guardian User’s Guide
Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual
Guardian Procedure Errors and Messages
Manual
Using the Event Management Service
(EMS) to report and retrieve event
information
EMS Manual
Techniques for producing fault-tolerant
code
Availability Guide for Application Design