Contents
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External Storage............................................................................................................. 7-20
Connecting an External SCSI Bus to the Storage Backplane..................................... 7-20
Connecting an External Device to a SCSI Controller.................................................. 7-22
8
Installing Expansion Boards
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 8-1
ISA/EISA Expansion Board Configuration Guidelines.................................................... 8-1
PCI Expansion Board Configuration Guidelines............................................................. 8-3
Configuring Your EISA/PCI Expansion Boards Using the SCU...................................... 8-3
Boot Devices.................................................................................................................. 8-4
Server Boot Sequence................................................................................................ 8-4
Server Scan Sequence............................................................................................... 8-5
Scan Order Depending on SCU Boot Sequence Preference..................................... 8-7
Examples of Boot Device Assignment....................................................................... 8-7
Examples of EISA/PCI Scan Order ........................................................................ 8-7
Identifying PCI Devices in the SCU............................................................................. 8-10
Advanced Menu in the SCU ....................................................................................... 8-12
Locking of Resources ............................................................................................. 8-12
View Additional System Information........................................................................ 8-12
Set Verification Mode Menu.................................................................................... 8-13
Maintain SCI File Menu........................................................................................... 8-13
Installing Expansion Boards ........................................................................................... 8-13
Adding ISA Expansion Boards.................................................................................... 8-14
Installing ISA Expansion Boards................................................................................. 8-14
Installing EISA Expansion Boards............................................................................... 8-17
Adding EISA Expansion Boards ................................................................................. 8-18
Installing PCI Expansion Boards................................................................................. 8-19
Adding PCI Expansion Boards.................................................................................... 8-21
Relocating Expansion Boards..................................................................................... 8-22
9
Connecting SCSI and RAID Adapters
Introduction..................................................................................................................... 9-1
SCSI Configuration Guidelines....................................................................................... 9-1
RAID Configuration Guidelines....................................................................................... 9-2
SCSI Controller Cable Configurations............................................................................ 9-3
Single Backplane SCSI Configuration......................................................................... 9-4
Split Backplane Using Onboard SCSI Controllers Configuration................................ 9-6
Split Backplane Using Two-Channel RAID Controller Configuration .............................. 9-8