HP (Hewlett-Packard) A5150A manual

HP A5150A PCI Dual P ort Ultra2 SCSI Host Bus Adapter Service and User Guide Edition 2 Customer Order Number: A5150-90001 Manufacturing P art Number: A5150-96002 E0201 U .S .A. © Copyright 2001, Hewlett-P ackard Company .[...]

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Contents 5 1. HP A5150A Adapter Overview About the A5150A Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Interface Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents 6 FCC Statement (F or U .S .A. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 IEC Statement (W orldwide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 DOC Statement (Canada). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Chapter 1 7 1 HP A5150A Adapter Overview This chapter contains the following sections that describe the HP A5150A PCI Dual P ort Ultra2 SCSI host bus adapter (HBA): • “ About the A5150A Adapter” on page 9.[...]

HP A5150A Adapter Over view Chapter 1 8 • “F eatures” on page 10. • “Interface Descriptions” on page 11. • “Supported HP 9000 and HP e3000 Servers” on page 13. • “Cable Specifications” on page 14.[...]

HP A5150A Adapter Over view About the A5150A Adapter Chapter 1 9 About the A5150A Adapter The A5150A 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 ov[...]

HP A5150A Adapter Over view Features Chapter 1 10 F eatures The A5150A adapter has the following features: • 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. • SCSI interface — Two separate SCSI ports. — 16-bit single-[...]

HP A5150A Adapter Over view Interface Descriptions Chapter 1 11 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 I/O components to a processor and memory subsystem. The PCI functionality for the A5150[...]

HP A5150A Adapter Over view Interface Descriptions Chapter 1 12 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 transfe[...]

HP A5150A Adapter Over view Supported HP 9000 and HP e3000 Servers Chapter 1 13 Supported HP 9000 and HP e3000 Servers T able 1-1 below shows the HP 9000 and HP e3000 servers the A5150A adapter is supported in. 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[...]

HP A5150A Adapter Over view Cable Specifications Chapter 1 14 Cable Specifications The A5150A adapter supports Low V oltage Differential (L VD) or single-ended (SE) connections. T able 1-2 below shows the cables to use when connecting external SCSI peripheral devices to the A5150A adapter . T able 1-2 Cables for Connecting External SCSI Devices t[...]

Chapter 2 15 2 Installing the A5150A Adapter This chapter contains the following sections that describe how to install the A5150A adapter: • “Preparing for Installation” on page 17.[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Chapter 2 16 • “Handling the A5150A Adapter” on page 18. • “Looking at Adapter Installation” on page 19. • “Connecting the SCSI P eripherals” on page 27. • “SCSI Bus T ermination” on page 29. • “V erifying Installation” on page 37. NO TE This manual provides installation instructions and t[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Preparing for Installation Chapter 2 17 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. Y ou will need the following thi[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Handling the A5150A Adapter Chapter 2 18 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. CA UTION The adapter is highly susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharge during installation and routine m[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Chapter 2 19 Looking at Adapter Installation Installation can be performed in one of two wa ys: • Use the OLAR (On Line Add/Replace) capability (HP-UX 11i). Refer to “Install Using OLAR (HP-UX 11i)” on page 20. • P ower down the system and then add or replace the HBA. Refer to ?[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Chapter 2 20 NO TE The host bus adapter card is supported on the HP N4000 N-class system. Refer to the Hewlett-P ackard eproducts web site (http://www .eproducts.hp .com) to disassemble the system, install the adapter in an available PCI slot, and reassemble the system. Install Using OLA[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Chapter 2 21 IMPORT ANT In many cases, other interface cards and slots within the system are dependent upon the target card. F or 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[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Chapter 2 22 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 F or P eripherals , HP P art Number B2355-90698 for detailed information. Critical Resources Because[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Chapter 2 23 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 re[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Chapter 2 24 OLA/R Restrictions for the A5150A Currently there are two versions of the A5150A: • A5150-60001 (older) • A5150-60101 (newer) Both of the HBAs ha ve some restrictions in the OLA/R procedure. These restrictions are explained below . Generally , the restrictions are necess[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Chapter 2 25 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 jump[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Looking at Adapter Installation Chapter 2 26 CA UTION 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 . NO TE A 32-bit slot will work; h[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Connecting the SCSI Peripherals Chapter 2 27 Connecting the SCSI P eripherals All external SCSI bus connections to the A5150A host bus adapter are made with shielded, 68-conductor cables. The connectors on this cable are alwa ys keyed to ensure proper mating . Some internal cables come with 16bit SE/L VD on one end. Th[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter Connecting the SCSI Peripherals Chapter 2 28 Step 3. 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[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus T ermination Chapter 2 29 SCSI Bus T ermination 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 mu[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus T ermination Chapter 2 30 The A5150A is supported on the A400, A500, L-Class, and N-Class HP 9000 systems . Bus T ermination 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[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus T ermination Chapter 2 31 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 from a powered SCSI device is attached, and automatically provides the proper ter[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus T ermination Chapter 2 32 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. T ermination is also required on the HBA. If you have not disabled the auto termination feature of the HBA as described[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus T ermination Chapter 2 33 The HBA is not able to distinguish inline-terminated cables from regular SCSI cables. If an inline-terminated cable is connected to an HB A that has auto termination enabled, termination will be provided by both the cable and the HBA. This would result in improper (double) termination[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus T ermination Chapter 2 34 Step 1. 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 fv (to display the firmw are version). The output could look like this: FIRMWARE INFORMATION Firm[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus T ermination Chapter 2 35 b. In the Service Menu, type scsi (to display the current status of SCSI devices). The output could look like this: P ath (dec) Initiator ID SCSI Rate Auto T erm ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ . . 0/2/0/0 7 F ast Off In this example, the HB A ’s auto terminatio[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter SCSI Bus T ermination Chapter 2 36 The peripheral device SCSI IDs 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). Y ou must have no duplication of SCSI IDs on a SCSI b[...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter V erifying Installation Chapter 2 37 V erifying 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. HP 9000 Step 1. T o verify that the adapter is correctly installed, execute the [...]

Installing the A5150A Adapter V erifying Installation Chapter 2 38 HP e3000 Assume an N-Class system with an I/O 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 s[...]

Chapter 3 39 3 T roubleshooting The A5150A adapter is a single field-replaceable unit (FRU) 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.[...]

T roubleshooting Chapter 3 40 This chapter contains the following sections that describe how to troubleshoot the A5150A adapter: • “General Procedure” on page 41. • “Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility” on page 42. • “Using Support T ools Manager (STM)” on page 47. • “Contacting Y our Hewlett-P ackard Representative” on page 48.[...]

T roubleshooting General Procedure Chapter 3 41 General Procedure The A5150A adapter is a single field-replaceable unit (FRU) 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 thes[...]

T roubleshooting Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Chapter 3 42 Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Y ou can ensure SCSI controller and SCSI device compatibility by using the SCSI command to display and select SCSI bus parameters . The SCSI command is available from the boot menu displayed after the test station has booted (if autoboot is disabled). The [...]

T roubleshooting Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Chapter 3 43 The SCSI Command As explained above, you can use the SCSI command to c heck the compatibility of the SCSI adapter and the SCSI device(s), by displaying and setting SCSI bus parameters. Displaying Transfer Rates T o use the SCSI command to display the SCSI transfer rate for an adapter , f[...]

T roubleshooting Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Chapter 3 44 Setting Transfer Rates T o 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 adapte[...]

T roubleshooting Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Chapter 3 45 Displaying SCSI IDs T o 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 [...]

T roubleshooting Checking SCSI Bus Compatibility Chapter 3 46 Setting SCSI IDs T o 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 adapte[...]

T roubleshooting Using Support T ools Manager (STM) Chapter 3 47 Using Support T ools 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 firmw are. See the Support T ools Manager User’s Guide for more details about STM.[...]

T roubleshooting Contacting Y our Hewlett-P ackard Representative Chapter 3 48 Contacting Y our Hewlett-P ackard 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 . Include the following information where applicable: • Describe the problem, incl[...]

T roubleshooting Contacting Y our Hewlett-P ackard Representative Chapter 3 49 which the problem occurs with the circumstances in which the problem does not occur . • In the event of a system failure, obtain a full memory dump . • F or HP-UX: If the directory /var/adm/crash exists , the HP-UX utility /sbin/savecore automatically executes during[...]

T roubleshooting Contacting Y our Hewlett-P ackard Representative Chapter 3 50[...]

Appendix A 51 A SCSI Sense Codes This appendix shows the possible codes that appear in SCSI error messages.[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 52 The following example shows a typical SCSI error message: [+6708 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, "RECO[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 53 T able A-1 below lists all possible SCSI status codes and their meanings. T able A-1 SCSI Status Codes SCSI Status Code Meaning 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[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 54 T able A-2 below lists all possible SCSI sense keys and their meanings. T able A-2 SCSI Sense Keys SCSI Sense Key Meaning 0 No sense 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 V endor -specific 0xa Copy aborted 0xb [...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 55 T able 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. T able A-3 SCSI Additional Sense Code/Qualifier Code P airs SCSI Addition al Sense Code SCSI Qualifi[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 56 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 selec[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 57 0x10 0x00 ID crc or ecc error 0x11 0x00 Unrecovered read error 0x01 Read retries exhausted 0x02 Error too long to correct 0x03 Multiple read errors 0x04 Unrecovered read error—auto reallocate failed 0x05 l-ec uncorrectable error 0x06 circ unrecovered error 0x07 Data resynchronization error 0x08 Incomplete block read[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 58 0x14 0x00 Recorded entity not found 0x01 Record not found 0x02 Filemark or setmark not found 0x03 End-of-data not found 0x04 Block sequence error 0x15 0x00 Random positioning error 0x01 Mechanical positioning error 0x02 P ositioning error detected by read of medium 0x16 0x00 Data synchronization mark error 0x17 0x00 R[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 59 0x18 0x00 Recovered data with error correction applied 0x01 Recovered data with error correction and retries applied 0x02 Recovered data—data auto-reallocated 0x03 Recovered data with circ 0x04 Recovered data with lec 0x05 Recovered data—recommend reassignment 0x06 Recovered data—recommend rewrite 0x19 0x00 Defe[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 60 0x21 0x00 Logical block address out of range 0x01 Invalid element address 0x22 0x00 Illegal function 0x24 0x00 Invalid field in cdb 0x25 0x00 Logical unit not supported 0x26 0x00 Invalid field in parameter list 0x01 P arameter not supported 0x02 P arameter value invalid 0x03 Threshold parameters not supported 0x27 0[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 61 0x2f 0x00 Commands cleared by another initiator 0x30 0x00 Incompatible medium installed 0x01 Cannot read medium—unknown format 0x02 Cannot read medium—incompatible format 0x03 Cleaning cartridge installed 0x31 0x00 Medium format corrupted 0x32 0x00 No defect spare location available 0x01 Defect list update failure[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 62 0x3b 0x00 Sequential positioning error 0x01 T ape position error at beginning-of-medium 0x02 T ape position error at end-of-medium 0x03 T ape or electronic vertical forms unit not ready 0x04 Slew failure 0x05 P aper jam 0x06 F ailed to sense top-of-form 0x07 F ailed to sense bottom-of-form 0x08 Reposition error 0x09 R[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 63 0x3f 0x00 T arget operation conditions have changed 0x01 Microcode has been changed 0x02 Changed operating definition 0x03 Inquiry data has changed 0x40 0x00 RAM failure nn Diagnostic failure on component nn 0x41 0x00 Data path failure 0x42 0x00 P ower-on or self-test failure 0x43 0x00 Message error 0x44 0x00 Interna[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 64 0x50 0x00 Write append error 0x01 Write append position error 0x02 P osition error related to timing 0x51 0x00 Erase failure 0x52 0x00 Cartridge fault 0x53 0x00 Media load or eject failed 0x01 Unload tape failure 0x02 Medium removal prevented 0x54 0x00 SCSI to host system interface failure 0x55 0x00 System resource fa[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 65 0x5B 0x00 Log exception 0x01 Threshold condition met 0x02 Log counter at maximum 0x03 Log list codes exhausted 0x5C 0x00 RPL status change 0x01 Spindles synchronized 0x02 Spindles not synchronized 0x5D 0x00 Reserved 0x5E 0x00 Reserved 0x5F 0x00 Reserved 0x60 0x00 Lamp failure 0x61 0x00 Video acquisition error 0x01 Una[...]

SCSI Sense Codes Appendix A 66 0x69 0x00 Reserved 0x6A 0x00 Reserved 0x6B 0x00 Reserved 0x6C 0x00 Reserved 0x6D 0x00 Reserved 0x6E 0x00 Reserved 0x6F 0x00 Reserved T able A-3 SCSI Additional Sense Code/Qualifier Code P airs (Continued) SCSI Addition al Sense Code SCSI Qualifier Code Meaning[...]

Appendix B 67 B Regulatory Information This appendix contains all of the regulatory-related information for the A5150A adapter .[...]

Regulator y Inf or mation Regulatory Statements Appendix B 68 Regulatory Statements This section contains all of the regulatory statements for the A5150A adapter . FCC Statement (F or U.S .A. Only) The F ederal Communications Commission (in 47 CFR 15.105) has specified that the following notice be brought to the attention of the users of this prod[...]

Regulator y Inf or mation Regulatory Statements Appendix B 69 Spécification A TI Classe A (France DECLARATION D’INST ALLATION ET DE MISE EN EXPLOITA TION d’un matériel de traitement de l’information (ATI), classé A en fonction des niveaux de perturbations radioélectriques émis, définis dans la norme européenne EN 55022 concernant la [...]

Regulator y Inf or mation Regulatory Statements Appendix B 70 Declaration of Conformity[...]

71 Glossary A address A specific location in memory , designated either numerically or by a symbolic name. Asynchronous Data Transfer One of the wa ys 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 ([...]

72 flow of data to and from system memory by blocks , as opposed to PIO (Programmed I/O) 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 A hardware configuration for connecting SCSI devices. It uses a pair of lines for[...]

73 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) A measure of computer storage equal to 1024 bytes. local bus A way to connect peripherals directly to the computer processor’s data path. It bypasses the slowe[...]

74 parity checking A way to verify the accuracy of data transmitted over the SCSI bus. One bit in the transfer is used to make the 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 allo[...]

75 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 ho[...]

76 rate of up to 40 MBytes/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 “F ast-40.” VCCI V oluntary Control Council for Interference. VHDCI V ery High Density Cable Interconnect. Wide SCSI A SCSI-2 feature allowing 16 or 32-[...]