HP A6829A PCI Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Service and User Guide (May 2003)

Installing the A6829A Adapter

Overview of Installation Steps

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Overview of Installation Steps

Here is a high-level view of the steps for installing the A6829A HBA:

Step 1. Review the recommendations for performance (see “Performance

Tuning” on page 13).

Step 2. Ensure that you have all the materials you will need (see “Preparing for

Installation” on page 14).

Step 3. Determine what you need to do (if anything) to conﬁgure auto

termination for the A6829A adapter (see “Auto Termination” on page 39).

Change the jumper position (see “Using the Jumper for Controlling Auto

Termination” on page 40), if needed, and then go to step 4.

If you do not need to change the position of the jumpers, go to step 4.

Step 4. Install the adapter (see “Installing the A6829A Adapter” on page 15).

Step 5. Attach any external SCSI devices you want to connect to the adapter (see

“Connecting External SCSI Peripherals” on page 21).

Step 6. If necessary, set any of the following SCSI parameters:

• SCSI ID (see “SCSI IDs” on page 27).

• Maximum data transfer rate (see “Maximum Data Transfer Rate” on

page 29).

• Auto termination (see “Auto Termination” on page 39).

• Bus width (see “Bus Width” on page 42).

Before setting the SCSI ID, Maximum data transfer rate, and Bus width

parameters through Boot Control Handler (BCH) menus, ensure that the

HP-UX system supports setting of these parameters in the BCH menus

(see Table 2-2 on page 24).

Step 7. Install the c8xx SCSI driver from the latest HP-UX bundle or HP IT

Resource Center (ITRC) at http://itrc.hp.com.

See “Installing the SCSI Driver” on page 53.

Step 8. If you will be using a disk array in a multi-host environment, be sure you

have a LUN 0 conﬁgured (see “Conﬁguring LUN 0” on page 55).