Adaptec AHA-1522 User Manual

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AHA-1520/1522 SCSI

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Table

Preface ..................................................................................................................... xi

1

Introduction

The

Should You Use ASPI Software? ......... _ .......................................................

2

Installing

Which

Should You Change the Default Settings? ................................................

Preparing

What Preparing the Computer

Installing the Host Adapter .................................................................... 2-5

Installing Two Host Adapters ..................................................................... 2-6

3

Changing

How

The

The IRQ Channel ......................................................................................

The AHA-1520/1522

The Floppy Drive Controller ..................................................................

How

Installing Changing the

Changing the IRQ Channel .................................................................... 3-6

Disabling the AHA-1520/1522

Disabling the Floppy Drive Controller .................................................

........................................................................................................ 1-1

SCSI

Direction Kit .................................................................................

the

Host

Adapter .............................................................................

SCSI

Devices Should

and

Installing a Host Adapter ..................................................

You Need to Get Started ..............................................................

Jumper

to Determine

I/O

to Change Settings

Settings ..............................................................................

if

you Need to Change Settings ................................

Port Address Range .................................................................

and

Removing Jumpers .........................................................

I/

0 Port Address Range ................................................ 3-6

of

Contents

Be

Terminated? ...........................................

and

Host Adapter ........................................

BIOS

.....................................................................

with

Jumpers .....................................................

BIOS

....................................................

1-1 1-2

2-1 2-1

2-1 2-2 2-2 2-2

3-1 3-1

3-2 3-2 3-3 3-3 3-3 3-4

3-8 3-8

4 Software

for

DOS

..............................................................................................

Software Overview .......................................................................................

The DOS Manager ....................................................................................

The

Hard

Disk Driver ..............................................................................

The Disk Partitioning Utility ..................................................................

v

4-1 4-1

4-1 4-2 4-2

Installing the Software ................................................................................. 4-3

Copying the ASW-1210 Files to the

Hard

Disk .................................. .4-3

Loading ASPI2DOS for a Single Host Adapter .................................. .4-3

Loading ASPI2DOS for Two Host Adapters ...................................... .4-4

Configuration Options for

ASPI200S

.................................................. 4-5

Loading ASPIDISK .................................................................................. 4-7

ASPIDISK Configuration Options ......................................................... 4-8

Using Removable Media Drives with ASPIDISK

and

ASPI2DC>S

.................................................................................. 4-9

Using AFDISK ............................................................................................... 4-10

Before Using AFDISK .............................................................................. 4-10

General Information About AFDISK ................................................... .4-10

Using AFDISK to Partition a Disk ........................................................ .4-11

AFDISK

and

the

Host

Adapter

BIOS

.................................................... 4-14

Screen Legibility While Using AFDISK .......................... ; ..................... 4-15

Understanding

and

Resolving Errors ........................................................ 4-15

Error Messages for ASPI2DOS .............................................................. .4-15

Error Messages for ASPIDISK ................................................. , .............. 4-16

5

Software

for

NetWare

Hardware

ASW-12~0

Information

Considerations ...........................................................................

Files for NetWare 286

about

Using NETGEN ........................................................... 5-2

Before Using NETGEN

286 ................................................................................

2.15

....................................................... 5-2

with a Hard

Disk ............................................ 5-3

Basic NetWare Installation .......................................................................... 5-3

To Select To Link

and

Configure Drivers ............................................................ 5-4

and

Configure the Operating System .................................... 5-11

Multiple Disk Drive Configurations .......................................................... 5-14

Disk Mirroring .......................................................................................... 5-15

Disk Duplexing ........................................................................................ 5-19

Multiple Channels

per

Host

Adapter for Multitasking ..................... 5-30

Error Messages .............................................................................................. 5-39

Host Adapter Options .................................................................................. 5-40

5-1

6

Software

Hardware

for N etW

are 386 ........•.•..........•.•.................•••..•••.••...•...•.......•.•.••....... 6-1

Considerations ...........................................................................

Before Installing ............................................................................................ 6-2

Installing the ASW-1240 Software .............................................................. 6-2

Command

Line Options ......................................................................... 6-4

vi

6-1

Fault Tolerant Disk Drive Configurations ................................................ 6-5

Disk Mirroring .......................................................................................... 6-6

Disk Duplexing ........................................................................................ 6-12

Booting NetWare from a SCSI Disk ........................................................... 6-15

To Modify the DOS Boot Process .......................................................... 6-15

To Modify NetWare ................................................................................. 6-16

Removable Media Disk Drives ................................................................... 6-17

Formatting Disk Drives ............................................................................... 6-18

Error Messages .............................................................................................. 6-19

7 Software

for

SCO UNIX ................................................................................... 7-1

ASW-1250 Features How

to Determine Your Configuration .................................................... 7-2

Choosing

the

Choosing the ASW-1250

and

Restrictions .........................................................

AHA-1540/1542 Driver IRQ Channel .......................... 7-2

and

AHA-1520/1522 IRQ Channel ........... 7-3

Choosing the Port Address Range ........................................................

Disabling the AHA-1520/1522

BIOS

.................................................... 7-3

Configuration Choices ............................................................................ 7-4

Configuration Choices Form ..................................................................

If

You

Need

to Change Settings ............................................................. 7-5

Preparation for Installing the Software .....................................................

Logging Making a

On

as Superuser ....................................................................... 7-6

Copy

of the UNIX Kernel ...................................................... 7-6

Installing the Extended Utilities Packages ........................................... 7-7

Using

Custom

Using

Custom

SCO UNIX 3.2v0

to Install the ASW-1250 Software .................................... 7-7

to Configure the ASW-1250 Software ............................. 7-12

Requir~ments

............................................................. 7-13

Changing the ASW-1250 Default IRQ Channel ................................... 7-13

Changing the ASW-1250 Port Address ................................................ 7-14

Resolving Conflicts Between the ASW-1250 Software ASW-1250

and

the Non-SCSI Tape Driver ........................................... 7-17

and

ad

Removing the Tape Driver ..................................................................... 7-18

Recording Quitting

Using

Using Using

mkdev

the

Host

Adapter Prefix ....................................................... 7-20

Custom

...................................................................................... 7-20

to Attach Devices to the AHA-1520/1522 ........................

mkdev mkdev

with

SCO UNIX 3.2v0

and

ODT vl.O ........................... 7-22

............................................................................................ 7-22

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................ 7-23

Error Messages ......................................................................................... 7-23

7-1

7-3

7-5

.......... 7-15

7-21

vii

A

Host

Class Class Class Class Class

B

Jumper

Jumper Block Jumper Block Jumper Block Jumper Block Jumper Block

C

Internal

Adapter

Message Classes ......................................................................

0-Header 1-JumperConfiguration 2-SCSI 3-Boot 4-Error

Display (Default) ............................................................

Information ...........................................

Drive Information ...............................................................

Progress Report .......................................... ; ........................

Messages (Default) .............................................................

Block Reference ..................................................................................

JS

(Data) ...............................................................................

J6

(Channel Selection

J7

(Floppy Drive Options) ..................................................

J8

(DMA Channel) ..............................................................

J9

(IRQ

Channel, Port Address, and

and

SCSI

ID) ..................................

BIOS)

............. ~ .......

Connector Pins ..................................................................................

A-1 A-1

A-1 A-1 A-2 A-3

B-1

B-1 B-3

B-6

B-8 B-9

C-1

D External Connector Pins ................................................................................. D-1

E Low-Level Formatting ......................................................................................

Index ........................................................................................................................

E-1

1-1

viii

2

Installing

3

Changing

List

of

Figures and Tables

the

Host

Adapter

Figure Figure

Figure 3-1. The AHA-1520 jumper blocks ...........................................

Figure

2-1. 2-2.

Jumper

3-2.

The AHA-1520 host

The AHA-1522 host adapter ..............................................

Settings

The AHA-1522 jumper blocks ........................................... 3-5

adapter

..............................................

2-4 2-5

3-4

5 Software

Figure 5-1. Configuration for disk mirroring ......................................

Figure 5-2. Configuration for disk duplexing ..................................... 5-19

Figure 5-3. Configuration for multitasking ......................................... 5-30

Table Table

6 Software

Figure Figure

for

NetWare

5-1.

Port Address 340h Options .................................................

5-2.

Port Address 140h Options ................................................. 5-42

for

NetWare 386

6-1.

Configuration for disk mirroring ...................................... 6-6

6-2.

Configuration for disk duplexing .....................................

286

5-15

5-41

6-12

ix

Pref ace About This Manual

This manual tells you how to install and use the Adaptec AHA-1520 AHA-1522 Small Computer System Interface PC/

AT

and

compatible computers.

configure the Adaptec software that you can use with these host adapters.

The manual comprises seven chapters

• Chapter 1 gives you a brief overview of the host adapters software you can use with them.

• Chapter 2 tells

• Chapter 3 tells

• Chapter 4 tells ware for the DOS operating system.

• Chapter 5 tells ware for the Novell NetWare

• Chapter 6 tells ware for the Novell NetWare

• Chapter 7 tells ware for the SCO UNIX operating system.

you

how to install your host adapter.

you

how to reconfigure the host adapter using jumpers.

you

how

you

how to install

you

how to install

you

how to install

It

also tells

and

to install

286

386

(SCSI)

host adapters on

you

how

to install

five appendixes.

and

configure the ASW-1210 soft-

and

configure the ASW-1240 soft-

operating system.

and

configure the ASW-1240 soft-

operating system.

and

configure the ASW-1250 soft-

and

IBM

the

• Appendix A tells when

you

use the host adapter.

• Appendix B lists all the jumper settings adapter.

• Appendix C lists the

• Appendix D lists the

• Appendix E tells you how

If

you

are going to install the host adapter now, read Chapters 1 through 3 to learn how. software to use operating system.

AHA-1520/1522

If

you

have already installed the host

with

you

about the various messages that you might see

SCSI

internal connector

SCSI

external connector

to

it, read Chapter 1

and

functions of the host

low-level format a

adapter

and

then

turn

to the chapter for your

xi

assignments.

hard

disk.

and

want

to install

adaptec

Chapter

The

Adaptec

IBM

PC/ peripherals like high

data

input/

The

AHA-1520 equipped AHA-1520/1522 to

the

One

AHA-1520

AT

or

transfer rates and multitasking capabilities significantly

output

host

(I/0)

with

a floppy

adapters

and

compatible

hard

disks,

performance

and

AHA-1522

disk

in

this

document.

as

the

AHA-1522

computer

tape

controller. Both

AHA-152x.

to

drives,

of

your

are

identical except

System (on-screen) messages

host

adapters

Small

Computer

and

CD-ROM drives.

AT-class computer.

host

allow

that

the AHA-1522 is

adapters

Introduction I

you

to

System

The

are

referred to

connect

Interface (SCSI)

host

enhance

sometimes

your

adapters'

the

as

the

refer

This manual applies the

standard

in

their

information

THE

SCSI

The

AHA-1522 is available chased items:

• AHA-1522 SCSI

•

• SCSI

• Alternate bracket

• Software for major

• Registration

• ASPI software information card

models. The

default

applies to these models unless

DIRECTION

The

SCSI Direction, check to make

Adaptec

to

the

1/0

port

address

KIT

host

AHA-1520/1522

ribbon

cable

card

AHA-1520511

Sll

as

operating

and

AHA-1522Sl 1 versions

models differ from

range

settings.

the

Sl 1 is

part

of

Adaptec's

sure

adapter

SCSI

board

Host

Adapter

systems

with

the

standard

Throughout

singled out.

SCSI Direction Kit. If

that

it

contains

floppy controller

User

Manual

host

this manual, all

the

following

(this

as

well

adapters

you

pur-

book)

as

to

only

AHA-1520/1522

1-1

adaptec

Chapter One Introduction

.

SHOULD

You enhance allows CD-ROM drives, currently OS/2

It

is possible to software. You circumstances:

YOU USE

can

use the

you

to use different

support

will

be

ASPI

SOFTWARE?

Adaptec's ASPI (Advanced SCSI

performance

and

DOS, SCO UNIX,

available soon. ·

use

can

of

your

kinds

so on)

with

the

AHA-1520/1522

use

the

host

AHA-1520/1522

of

SCSI devices (disk drives,

the

host

and

adapter

Programming

host

adapter. ASPI software packages

Novell NetWare. ASPI software for

host

adapter

without

this software

Interface) software to

adapter.

ASPI software

tape

drives,

installing ASPI

under

the following

• You

• The total

Under

operating

286,

or

See

Chapters 4 through 7 in

these software packages.

If

you SCSI IDs SCSI ID

system,

do

not

plan

do

not

plan

number

SCSI)

does

not

all other circumstances

system: ASW-1210 for DOS, ASW-1240 for Novell

ASW-1250 for SCO UNIX.

are

going to

of

must

set

the

your

be

SCSI ID

use

disk

0.

If

the

drives to 0

you

to

use

an

to

use

a SCSI device other

of

disk

drives installed

exceed two.

you

this

manual

host

adapter

or

already

of

the

SCSI

operating

must

install

for information

without

1.

If

you

have

a non-SCSI

disk

you

system

want

other

than a hard

on

your

the

appropriate

ASPI software,

to

boot

drive

to

add

than

DOS.

disk.

system

software for

NetWare

about

installing

you

from

a SCSI drive, its

installed

to

O.

(standard

386

each

must

set the

on

your

and

your

and

of

AHA-1520/1522 1-2

adaptec

Chapter Two

The

Adaptec computers. This host

adapters

•

AHA-1520/1522 is easy to install into IBM

chapter

in

your

how

to

terminate

how

to decide

host

adapter

how

to install

gives

you

system. The

your

SCSI

whether

the

host

you

adapter

Installing the Host Adapter

PC/

AT

and

compatible

the information

chapter

covers three major topics:

bus

need

to

or

adapters

change

you

need

to install

the

default settings

one

of

or

the

two

I

WHICH

For The terminators installed. All terminators removed.

The AHA-1520/1522 is a SCSI device. the installed.

the host tors both

On

resistors forms.

tors. Terminators documentation

terminators.

SHOULD

The AHA-1520/1522 is set

circumstances. You

either

SCSI

DEVICES

your

system

SCSI devices

host

adapter

If

you

adapter,

should

the

be

removed.

ends

of

the

AHA-1520/1522

mounted

They

can

YOU

of

the

following is true:

SHOULD

to

operate

at

the

is

at

connect devices to

the

SCSI bus.

on

be

SIP resistors

on

that

came

CHANGE

properly,

physical beginning

other

SCSI devices

one

end

of

the SCSI bus. Its terminators

host

adapter

Terminators

host

adapters, terminators

the

board. Terminators

SCSI devices can also

with

your

THE

up

at

need

to

make

both

is

not

or

they

DEFAULT SETTINGS?

the

factory to

changes to the default settings of the

BE

TERMINATED?

you

must

tenninate

and

end

of

on

the SCSI

If

you

are

using

the external

at

the

should

SCSI device to find

can

be

and

end

of

the

installed

are

on

SCSI devices

dual

inline package (DIP) resis-

set

with

operate

your

SCSI

bus

correctly.

the

SCSI

bus

must

have

bus

must

have

their

only

one

of

its connectors,

should

internal connectors

SCSI

bus

on

the SCSI devices

single inline package (SIP)

switches. Consult

out

how

properly

and

can

take several

to set its

under

remain

on

its termina-

the

most

board

on

if

• You

AHA-1520/1522

plan

system.

to

use

more

than

one

AHA-1520/1522

2-

l adaptec

host

adapter

in

your

Chapter Two Installing the Host Adapter

• You

If

you 1522, see Chapter 3 before proceeding. Chapter 3 gives settings make the changes.

PREPARING

The following sections tell Be

sure that the adapter's settings are appropriate for

proceed.

What

You

In

addition to the AHA-1520/1522 host adapter,

following items

• a 50-pin SCSI cable to connect

• a 50-pin

plan

to use other products, such as video adapter cards

adapters, that

think

you

that

you

AND

Need

(if applicable)

the host adapter (if applicable)

use

the same default settings as the AHA-1520/1522.

might need to change

can change,

why

INSTALLING A

you

how

to Get Started

in

order to complete the installation:

SCSI

cable

with

a D connector to connect

any

default settings

you

might need to change them,

HOST

to prepare

ADAPTER

and

install

your

you

need some

an

internal device to the host

on

the AHA-1520/

you

information

your

host adapter.

system before

or

an

external device to

or

other

about

and

how

you

all of the

adapter

host

the

to

• a 34-pin cable to connect a floppy disk drive to the AHA-1522 host

adapter

• a medium-size, flat-blade screwdriver

• a medium-size, Phillips screwdriver

Preparing the Computer

Before

you computer also prepare the host adapter for installation.

AHA-1520/1522

(AHA-1522 only)

and

Host Adapter

can install the AHA-1520/1522 board,

by

opening its cover

and

finding

2-2

an

you

unused

must

first prepare

expansion slot. You

your

must

adaptec

Chapter Two Installing the Host Adapter

To Prepare the Computer

1.

Turn

off

the

power

to

your

computer

2.

Remove the

computer

and

its external equipment.

top

cover from

your

and

computer

its external equipment.

to expose

the

expansion slots.

Unplug

the

On

most

AT-compatible computers,

screwdriver to remove

3.

Locate from

Some systems

slot has receptacles for a 62-pin

directly

Next,

To prepare the AHA-152011522

1.

Remove

CAUTION:

you

an

the

in

need

unused

back

of

have

line

with

to

prepare

the

AHA-1520/1522 from its antistatic bag.

Like

all electridty. discharge

by

touching a metal

2.

If

you

plan

to

use

internal

connector

the

AT expansion slot in

the

computer. Set aside

both

AT

each other.

the

electronic

To

avoid

any

static

an

internal SCSI device, attach a 50-pin ribbon cable to the

on

you

can use a medium-size, flat-blade

screws that secure the cover.

your

system. Remove the slot cover

the

screw that

and

XT-style slots

edge

host

adapter

components,

possible electridty table

edge

the

board.

connector

for installation.

the

damage

before

or

on

the

and

AHA-1520/1522

to

the

host

handling

the

frame

of

you

remove.

mother-board.

a 36-pin

the

your

edge

is

sensitive

adapter,

board.

computer.

you

You

An

AT

connector

to

static

should

can

do

this

I

Line

up

pin 1 on pin 1 on 2-2 to locate

3.

If

drive, attach board.

AHA-1520/1522 2-3

you

the

are

the

cable connector, usually

board, located

the

internal connector.

installing

an

the

34-pin ribbon cable to the floppy

on

the left side

AHA-1522 host

marked

of

the connector. See Figure

adapter

and

drive

with a red

want

to

connector

stripe, with

use

a floppy

2-1

or

on

the

adaptec

Chapter Two Installing the

Line

up

pin 1 on

the

locate the floppy connector.

4.

If

you

plan to terminators from the AHA-1520/1522. Otherwise, leave place. To remove a terminator, gently pull it terminator, gently locate the terminators. pin

1 of the terminator socket, located of the terminator is indicated terminator.

the cable connector, usually marked with a

board, located

use

both

push

on

the left side of the connector.

an

external

it into place

When

installing, line

by a dark

and

on

an

the board.

color

internal SCSI device, remove the

up

from the board. To install a

up

the left side of

dot

the

See

Figure

1 of the terminator

the

or

stripe

near

Host

Adapter

red

stripe,

with

See

Figure

terminators

2-1

or

2-2

in

to

with

connector. Pin 1

the

end

of

the

to

36-pin edge connector

.-----..--.......-

1

62-pin edge connector

Figure 2-1. The AHA-1520 host adapter

Pin 1

Terminators

External connector

AHA-1520/1522 2-4

adaptec

Chapter Two

36-pin edge connector

Installing the

Floppy drive

1

62-pin edge connector

Figure 2-2. The AHA-1522 host adapter

connector

.---.---..-Terminators

1

Host

Adapter

External

connector

Installing

Now

AHA-1520/1522 into

1.

2.

the

Host

Adapter

that

you

have

prepared

your

Slide the external connector of the AHA-1520/1522 back

of

the computer

both

the

board

computer.

that

corresponds to the

and

the computer,

unused

you

through

the hole

expansion slot.

Press the edge connectors of the AHA-1520/1522 into the expansion slot.

It

.is

easier to fit the edge connectors into the slot if

and

then press the entire edge into place.

If

the bracket does not fit properly,

SCSI Direction Kit,

you

can use

and

you

the

alternative bracket supplied

you

insert one

purchased the AHA-1522

AHA-1520/1522 2-5

can install the

in

the

comer

first

in

a

with

the kit.

adaptec

Chapter Two Installing the Host Adapter

3.

Secure the

4.

If

and

5.

If

floppy drive.

6.

Replace

Make inside

if

7.

If

a 50-pin SCSI cable.

8.

the

screw

you

are

attach

you

are

disk

sure

the

necessary.

you

are

the host

Tum

on

AHA-1520I1522' s external connector to

that

you

going

to

the

free

installing

drive, connect

the

computer's

that

the

computer's

going

to

adapter

the

and

power

removed

use end

an

internal

use

Plug

secure

to

with

the

expansion

an

internal SCSI device, verify cable

of

the 50-pin

AHA-1522

the

cover.

drive

case

when

an

external device, connect

the cable connector into

it

your

computer

free

and

you

with

ribbon

host

end

the

cable to

adapter of

the 34-pin ribbon cable to

floppy drive cables fit comfortably replace

bail clips

and

its peripherals.

the

computer

slot cover.

the

device.

and

want

to

the

cover. Rearrange

it

to

the

external connector

on

the

external connector.

(pin

use

host

frame.

1)

orientation

it

with

the

adapter

Use

a

floppy

cables

using

of

The

host

adapter

These messages.are explained

INSTALLING

You

can

install as

system. Installing

do

install

two

operating

The installation adapter. Follow install each

If

you

install conflict both

with

host

adapters.

TWO

host

system.

of

host

adapter.

two the

other. You

can

cause

HOST

many

as

two

host

adapters,

each

host

the

instructions

host

adapters, each

the

system to display a variety of

in

Chapter 3 and

ADAPTERS

two

AHA-1520/1522 host

adapters

you

adapter

need

allows

must

use the ASPI software

is

the

in

"Preparing

must

to change

Appendix

you

to

same

as

and

be configured so

some

of

startup

messages.

A.

adapters

use

more

the installation of a single

Installing a

the

in

your

SCSI devices.

appropriate

Host

Adapter''

that

it does

default settings

AT-class

If

for

not

of

one

you

your

host

to

or

AHA-1520/1522 2-6 adaptec

Chapter Two

The

following

when

you

is a short

use

two

host

overview

adapters:

of

the

hardware

Installing the Host Adapter

issues

you

need

to consider

• Each host

•

Only host

•

Only transfer mode.

• Each

•

If

you drive adapter

If

you

plan

to install necessary changes. You adapters.

adapter

one

host

adapter

one

host

controller enabled. The floppy drive controller

use

must

host

adapter

two

be

two

must

adapter

AHA-1522

can

be

disabled.

can

must

disabled.

host

adapters,

should

make

use

a different

have

use the direct

use

a different

host

adapters,

see

all these changes before

interrupt

its BIOS enabled. The BIOS

memory

port

only

Chapter

request (IRQ) channel.

access (DMA)

address

3 to

one

learn

range.

can

have

on

how

you

the

to install

on

the other

data

its floppy

other

host

make

the

host

AHA-1520/1522

2-7

odoptec

Chapter Three Changing Jumper Settings

The AHA-1520/1522 host adapters are designed to operate properly default settings change these default settings to ensure proper operation. This chapter tells you how

make these changes. The chapter covers two major topics:

•

how

•

how

If

you use ASPI software with your host adapter

board,

HOW

You might need to change the default settings of the AHA-1520/1522

you

TO

•

you system

•

you AHA-1520/1522

Examples of products that might conflict with the AHA-1520/1522 include

under

most circumstances. In certain cases, however,

to determine whether you need to change

to make any necessary changes

may

need to change software settings·as well.

DETERMINE IF YOU NEED

plan

to use more than one AHA-1520/1522 host adapter in your

plan

to use other products that use the same default settings as the

TO

CHANGE SETTINGS

and

any

default settings

change

any

at

their

you

settings

if

need to

on

the

• video adapter cards

• LAN cards

• host adapters other than the AHA-1520/1522 (such as the Adaptec AHA-1540/1542)

There are four potential areas of conflict:

• the

• the interrupt request (IRQ) channel

• the host adapter

• the floppy drive controller (AHA-1522 only)

AHA-1520/1522

I/

0

port

address range

BIOS

3-1

adaptec

Chapter Three

Changing Jumper Settings

The possible problems are discussed change settings, refer to the sections later

in

this chapter for instructions.

must use the ASPI software appropriate for

The 110 Port Address Range

'I

The port address ranges used adapters, overlap the primary port address range of

340h-35Eh. (The h indicates that these are hexadecimal numbers.)

If

you

plan

to use a product that must use the same port address range as the host

I adapter I range of 140h-15Eh.

change the port address range of one of the adapters.

If

the port address range. The default port address range of the 15Eh, so no conflict exists. Note that model,

The host adapter address range. disable the host adapter

and

its software,

you are using the AHA-1520511 or AHA-1522511 , you

you

need to set the software to its secondary range of 140h-15Eh.

BIOS

If

you

If

you

have installed a second AHA-1520/1522, you

operates only

change to the secondary

BIOS.

in

the following sections.

under

"Changing Settings with Jumpers"

Be

aware that if you change

your

operating system.

by

some products, such as video

AHA-1520/1522-

need to change the AHA-1520 /1522 to its secondary

if

you are using ASPI software with

if

the host adapter uses its primary port

port

address range, you

If

you

any

and

don't

need to change

Sll

models

do

need to

settings,

tape-drive

must

is

140h-

an

Sl

must

you

1

also

The

IRQ

Channel

By

default, the AHA-1520/1522 board uses IRQ channel

this if

your

system has other products that must use channel

If

you

must

change the IRQ channel, choose channel

that is not used to determine which IRQ channel it uses. Adaptec does channel 9 with Windows

AHA-1520/1522

by

another product. Consult the documentation for each product

or

OS/2.

3-2

9,

11.

You need to change

11.

10,

or

12.

Select a channel

not

recommend using

adaptec

Chapter Three

The

AHA-1520/1522 BIOS

If

you

are using

You

must combination you

also

need

ASPI software to access the

You

must

primary chapter for more information.

port

two

AHA-1520/1522 host adapters, only

disable the

with

to disable the AHA-1520/1522

disable the host adapter

address range. See "The

BIOS

of the other.

a different host adapter (such as the Adaptec AHA-1540/1542),

SCSI

Changing Jumper Settings

one

can

use its

If

you

use the AHA-1520/1522 in

BIOS.

In

both

cases,

you

devices connected to the AHA-1520/

BIOS

if

you

change the host

I/0

Port Address Range" earlier

adapter

BIOS.

need to use

1522.

from its

in

this

The

Floppy

If

you

controller. You

HOW

The following sections tell make you

need

Appendix change.

Drive Controller

are

using

two

AHA-1522 host adapters, only

must

disable the floppy controller of the other.

TO

CHANGE

changes to the host adapter's settings. You will learn which jumper settings

to change to avoid the conflicts discussed previously.

B,

'1umper

SEITINGS

you

Block Reference," lists all the

WITH

how

JUMPERS

to change the AHA-1520I1522 jumpers to

one

can

jumper

use

its floppy disk

settings

you

I

can

AHA-1520/1522

3-3

adaptec

Chapter Three

Changing Jumper Settings

Installing

You AHA-1520

can

and

make

and AHA-1522 has blocks.

Jumper Block

JS

Removing Jumpers

changes to all

the

AHA-1522

jumper

block

the

jumper

have

J7.

See Figures

Jumper Block

blocks

jumper

Jumper Block

on

theAHA-1520/1522. Both

blocks

JS,

J6,

JS,

and

3-1

and

3-2 to locate

J5

J6

J9.

these

Only

jumper

the

AHA-1520/1522

Jumper Block

Figure 3-1. The AHA-1520 jumper blocks

J9

3-4

adaptec ·

Chapter

Three

Changing

Jumper

Settings

Jumper Block

Jumper

Block

JS

Jumpers are small, rectangular devices has

two

holes

in

it

J7

Jumper Block J9

Figure 3-2. The AHA-1522 jumper blocks

to fit over the pins in the jumper block.

J5

Jumper Block J6

made

of plastic

and

metal. Each jumper

Before

you

remove information provided so on) appears abbreviation for the function of each abbreviations are Appendix

jumper blocks (rather

To remove a jumper pin, gently pull jumper, gently

AHA-1520/1522 3-5

B.

or

install a jumper, locate the proper

in

this chapter. The

on

the host adapter next to the jumper block. A two-character

pair

used

When

push

to identify

shown

than

the jumper over the pins until it is securely seated.

pairs

in figures, these abbreviations

in their true positions) to make

it

up

pair using the

name

of each jumper block

also appears

in

the following sections

from the jumper block. To install a

on

the board. These

appear

them

(JS,

J6,

and

in

below the

easier to read.

adaptec

and

Chapter Three

Changing Jumper Settings

Changing

To change the place a jumper

The following figure shows the jumper setting for (340h-35Eh for the AHA-1520 /1522, the default for the AHA-1520/1522):

The following figure shows the jumper setting for the secondary

(140h-15Eh for the AHA-1520 /1522, the default for the AHA-1520/1522511):

The BIOS only operates expects (340-35Eh for the AHA-1520/1522; 140h-15Eh for the AHA-1520/

1522511). should also disable

the

If

1/0

I/0

you

Port

port

on

change

Address

address from its primary range to its secondary range,

pair

if

the

BIOS.

Range

AL

in

jumper block

12

I1

IO

I9 AL

J6 J4

the host

adapter

setting to the secondary

is set to

J9.

the

BE

the

port

primary

·

port

address

port

address that the BIOS

address range,

address

you

range

Changing

The IRQ channel setting is determined block

The following figure shows the jumper settings for IRQ channel

AHA-1520/1522

J6

the

and

IRQ

Channel

pairs

by

the

IO,

Il,

I2,

and

I9

in jumper block

lllglggglJ

SD

IC

IC DC DC

3-6

pairs

SP

marked

J9.

6

IC

in

jumper

11

(the default):

adaptec

Chapter Three

Changing Jumper Settings

To change the AHA-1520/1522 IRQ channel, choose a and

then

reset the jumpers according to the appropriate illustration.

The following figure shows the jumper settings for IRQ channel is

not

recommended

The following figure shows the jumper settings for IRQ channel

when

running Windows

Ill

SD

SD SD

or

g g g g

IC IC DC DC

llllg g g

SD

SD SD

IC IC DC DC

05/2.

gl

SP

gl

SP

new

6

J

6

J

channel

(9,

10,

or

9.

IRQ channel 9

10:

12)

I

The following figure shows the jumper settings for IRQ channel

gl

SP

BE

6

J

9

AHA-1520/1522

11111

SD SD SD IC IC DC DC

lg

g g glll J

I2

I1

IO

I9 AL

3-7

g g

f6

f4

12:

adaptec

Chapter

Three

Changing Jumper Settings

Disabling

To disable the AHA-1520/1522 jumper

The following figure shows the jumper setting that enables the BIOS (the default):

The following figure shows the

Disabling

To disable the AHA-1522 floppy drive controller, remove pair

The following figure shows the jumper setting that enables the floppy controller (the default):

block

FE

in

jumper block

the

AHA-1520/1522 BIOS

J9.

jg

12

the

Floppy Drive Controller

J7.

BIOS,

remove the jumper

I g g g

I1

IO

jumper

Ill

19

AL

setting that disables the

T6 T4

BE

J

9

on

the

pair

BIOS:

jumper

BE

on

The following figure shows the

If

you

have questions concerningjumper settings, refer to

AHA-1520/1522 3-8

jumper

jg

I g I g I g

FE DR

setting that disables the floppy controller:

DR

DA

16

IO

gl

DS

7

J

Appendix

B.

adaptec

Chapter Four Software for

DOS

This chapter tells DOS operating system comprises a DOS manager, a

This chapter covers these major topics:

•

an

•

how

•

how

•

how

• understanding

SOFIWARE OVERVIEW

The components of the ASW-1210 software are:

• ASPI2DOS (DOS manager)

• ASPIDISK

you

how

to install Adaptec's ASW-1210 ASPI software for

and

the AHA-1520/1522 host adapter. The software

hard

disk driver,

overview of the software

to configure

to

use

the

(hard

and

load the DOS

and

load the

disk

partitioning utility

and

resolving errors

disk

driver)

hard

manager

disk driver

and

a disk partitioning utility.

the

I

• AFDISK (partitioning utility)

Each

of

these programs is discussed separately

The

DOS

Manager

ASPI2DOS is a cally to communicate connected to the host adapter. You need to have DOS load ASPI2DOS

following situations:

• You change

• More

• You have a SCSI drive

AHA-1520/1522

program

any

than

two

that

DOS can

with

the AHA-1520/1522

default host

hard

disks are installed

with

load

adapter

a SCSI ID other than 0

4-

at

1

in

the

following sections.

startup

jumper

time

and

to access SCSI devices

settings.

in

your

system.

or

then

1.

use

automati-

in

the

adaptec

Chapter Four Software for

DOS

• You use SCSI devices other than a fixed drive, CD-ROM drive, tape drive, printer, plotter,

• You install more

You can use ASPI2DOS to improve these conditions apply. Using ASPI2DOS results in faster

The

Hard

Disk

Driver

ASPIDISK is a cally to control running

You need to

• The host

• You have

• You have a SCSI drive with a SCSI ID other than 0

• You have a disk partitioned with AFDISK

DOS

program

hard

3.30

have

DOS use ASPIDISK

adapter

disks.

or

later.

more

than

one host adapter.

that

DOS

can

In

order

BIOS

is disabled.

than

two

hard

your

system's performance even if none of

load at startup time

to use ASPIDISK,

under

disks.

hard

disk (removable media

your

any

of the following circumstances:

or

FDISK.

and

so on).

1/0

operations.

and

then

system

or

1.

use automati-

must

be

ASPIDISK allocates logical drive names to the SCSI installed allocates logical drive names that follow those of the non-SCSI drives. For instance, driveE.

The

Before partitioning utility create

You should partition more partition disks, tioned

AHA-1520/1522 4-2 adaptec

on

your

system.

if

you

have

Disk

Partitioning Utility

you

can

use a hard

that

or

delete DOS partitions,

disks

(SCSI

and

your

SCSI disks

you

will

not

have to repartition

with

FDISK.

If

you

two

non-SCSI drives

disk,

you

use

your

SCSI disks

non-SCSI).

with

the DOS FDISK utility.

have non-SCSI disks installed, ASPIDISK

(C

you

must

partition it. AFDISK is to partition SCSI disks. You can and

to delete non-DOS partitions.

with

AFDISK

If

you have a total of

any

SCSI disks that

hard

disks

and

D), APSIDISK begins with

an

use

if

you

have

a,

total of three

one

or

two disks,

If

you

later

you

originally parti-

partitions

Adaptec ·

AFDISK to

you

add

more SCSI

or

can

Chapter Four Software for

If

your

system tries to load ASPIDISK before

should

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

be

partitioned

with

AFDISK, ASPIDISK will

you

have partitioned a disk that

not

be

loaded successfully.

DOS

There are two phases to

• copying the ASW-1210 files to

• editing the file CONFIG.SYS so that ASPI2DOS loaded

Copying

Before

you

and

ASPIDISK.SYS diskette to drive C using the DOS COPY files

in

a separate directory.

Loading ASPl2DOS for a Single

In

order

must

put directory tion.

If

you

or

DOS.

Add

the following

when

the ASW-1210 Files to the

begin installing the ASW-1210 software, copy the files ASPI2DOS.SYS

to

have

DOS load ASPI2DOS

an

instruction in

and

you

don't

Be

sure it's

the

installation of the ASW-1210 software:

your

hard

your

system starts

and

the directory AFDISK from the ASW-1210

the

file CONFIG.SYS. This file

can use almost

have a CONFIG.SYS file, create one using

in

the root directory.

command

to the beginning of CONFIG.SYS:

Hard

Host

any

up

Disk

or

XCOPY command.

Adapter

when

your

word

processor

disk

and

computer is

should

or

editor to

ASPIDISK are

program

Put

the AFDISK

turned

your

on, you

be

in

the root

add

the instruc-

editing

I

program

DEVICE=

When

this ASPI2DOS each time the

first

ASPI2DOS is installed

AHA-1520/1522

\ASPI2DOS.SYS

command

loaded

on

your system.

in CONFIG.SYS.

exists

in

you

boot

the same

the CONFIG.SYS file, DOS will

your

way

system. To

even

if

work

properly, this

you already have non-SCSI disks

4-3 adaptec

now

load

must

be

Chapter Four

If

you

rejumpered

you

must

add settings chapter, for more information.

If

add

this chapter.

with

you

do

a DEVICE

not

the

host

adapter

a

switch

to the DEVICE command. You can also specify

switches. See "Configuration Options for ASPI2DOS," later

plan

to

add

any

command

for ASPIDISK, as explained

to change from

switches,

Software for

the

default

you

should save CONFIG.SYS

in

"Loading APSIDISK,"

port

address

other

in

now

DOS

range,

this

or

in

Loading ASPI2DOS

If

you

install

two

CONFIG.SYS file so that

system. You can you

don't

have

DOS. Be

The ASPI2DOS must

If

one loaded has unimportant.

To cause DOS to load ASPI2DOS correctly, beginning adapter,

sure

it's

two

copies

must

be

set to

the

of

the

host adapters has its BIOS enabled,

must

use

its BIOS enabled, the

of

CONFIG.SYS.

the

two

DEVICE=

DEVICE = ASPI2DOS.SYS

for

Two

Host

Adapters

AHA-1520/1522 host adapters,

two

copies

of

ASPI2DOS

use

almost

a CONFIG.SYS file, create

in

the

of

ASPI2DOS

use

its default

secondary

its default

commands

ASPI2DOS.SYS

any

word

processor

root directory.

must

use

separate

port

address

port

address

port

address

order

in

If

you

should look like the following:

which

do

not

/P140

range.

you

one

using

range

list

you

have

you

need

are

loaded

or

editor to

your

port

address

of

340h-35Eh.

of

140h-15Eh.

the

first

If

neither of

the

copies

must

put

the

511

to

edit

editing

copy

the

of

two

models

edit

the

when

you

boot

CONFIG.SYS.

program

ranges.

of

ASPI2DOS is.

commands

One

The

other

ASPI2DOS

host

adapters

of

the

host

your

or

copy

at

the

If

of

If

you

do

have

the

511 commands. The 140h-15Eh.

The

two

copies of ASPI2DOS

non-SCSI disks installed

/Pl

40 tells

AHA-1520/1522

host

on

adapters,

one

copy

are

loaded

your

system.

you

should

of

ASPI2DOS to

the

same

4-4

reverse the

use

the

way

even

order

port

if

you

of

these

address

already

adaptec

range

have

Chapter Four

You can use the AHA-1520/1522 with other host adapters, including the Adaptec AHA-1540I1542 of the AHA-1520/1522 to avoid conflict with another host adapter, be sure to change the more information about changing the port address range.) ASPI200S can coexist with the Adaptec DOS manager for the AHA-1540/1542.

Configuration Options for ASPI2DOS

There are two groups of options you can specify for ASPI200S:

bus

master host adapter.

port

address range of ASPI2DOS as well.

If

you change the

Software for

port

address range

(See

the next section for

DOS

Group

•

jumpers override jumper settings, except for /Qx, the Interrupt Channel selection.

If

from the jumpers

Group

•

specify these options, the default values are used. change the port address range of the host adapter, that change with ASPI200S.

You specify options with ASPI2DOS

commands that

DEVICE= \ASPI2DOS.SYS

The switches that you can use are listed below:

Group One

Switch Function

/C,

IC-

One options can be specified either with ASPI2DOS

on

the host adapter. Settings you specify with ASPI200S

you

do

not specify these options with ASPI200S, the settings are taken

on

the host adapter.

Two options can only be specified with ASPI200S.

by

appending one or more

you

add

to CONFIG.SYS. The format

/options

The

/C

switch (the default) prevents during disconnect during command execution.

command execution. The

/C-

or

with

If

you

do

If

you

use jumpers to

you

must

also specify

switches

is

as follows:

SCSI

targets from disconnecting

switch allows SCSI targets to

to the

not

I

/TD

AHA-1520/1522

Sets the data transfer mode to 8-bit second-party DMA. this option, you cannot also specify /TP.

If

you

specify

4-5 adaptec

Chapter Four

Software for

DOS

/TP

/Y, /Y-

/U, /U-

/Hx

/Z

Sets the

option,

The the host adapter. The parity

The

transfer between the host adapter disables negotiation for synchronous

Specifies the host adapter

default ID is used.

Specifies the host

number number, the channel specified used. The host adapter jumper block must also accordingly.

Sets all some options options

data

transfer

you

cannot also specify /TD.

/Y

switch (the default) disables the checking of SCSI bus parity

by

the host adapter.

/U

switch (the default) enables negotiation for synchronous

7.

(9,

10, 11,

Group

at

you

want

mode

to PIO, the default.

/Y-

switch enables the checking of

and

the target. The

data

transfer.

SCSI

ID. A number

If

you

specify

adapter

or

12)

1 options to their default values.

their defaults

to change along

an

invalid number, the default value

interrupt request (IRQ) channel. A channel

replaces

x.

If

you

by

the host

and

change others, with

specify

adapter

/Z.

If

you

specify this

SCSI

bus

/U-

switch

from 0-7 replaces

an

invalid channel

jumper

be

jumpered

If

you

settings is

want

to leave

can include the

data

x.

by

The is

Group Two

Switch Function

/L

/P340

/P140

AHA-1520/1522

Causes all LUNs to be addressed logical units are present you are using a bridge controller with SCSI disks.

specified (the default), only

Sets the port address to the primary range of 340h-35Eh. The port address specified

setting

you

Sets the port address to the secondary range of 140h-15Eh. The

address specified setting

you

when

on

the

SCSI

LUN=O

by

the host adapter jumper setting

specify with this switch.

by

the host adapter jumper setting

specify with this switch.

4-6

the software determines which

bus. You should use this option

If

/L

is not

is

addressed for each

must

SCSI

target.

match the

port

match the

adaptec

if

Chapter Four

Software for

DOS

/Nx

/Fx

/I

ID

Loading ASPIDISK

To have DOS load ASPIDISK each time you boot conunand to your CONFIG.SYS

DEVICE =

You can use almost CONFIG.SYS. This conunand ASPI2DOS. You only need to load one copy of ASPIDISK, even two host adapters

Sets the 15 the default value of inDMAmode.

Sets the AT bus-off time in microseconds. The maximum value of 15 the default value of 1 microsecond is used. This option DMAmode.

Disables the loading of the interrupt only for debugging.

Causes the system to display debugging information during initialization.

AT

bus-on time in microseconds. The maximum value of

microseconds (the default).

15

microseconds is used. This option

microseconds.

\ASPIDISK.SYS

any

and

If

you specify a time greater than

file:

word

processor or editor to

must

come after the command that loads

two copies of ASPI2DOS.

If

you specify a value greater than 15,

13

driver. This option is used

your

system,

add

this command to

is

used only

15

microseconds,

is

used only in

add

the following

if

you

use

xis

I

After

you

have

added

conunands to load ASPI2DOS CONFIG.SYS, (assuming that you

ASW Version Copyright HA

Int

ASPI2DOS.SYS

ASPI Version Copyright

AHA-1520/1522 4-7 adaptec

you

should see the following message

did

1210:

initialization

13H

Disk

ASPI

2.1 1990

routed

Driver

2.1 1990

not use the

Manager

Adaptec,

complete;

through

Installation

for

Adaptec,

DOS

/D

switch):

for

Inc.

ASPI

Successful

Inc.

DOS

installation

manager

and

ASPIDISK to

when

(AHA-1520)

you boot

successful.

your

system

Chapter Four Software for

2

SCSI

disk

5

Logical

ASPIDISK.SYS

drive(s)

Installation

handled

installed

by

ASPIDISK

Successful

DOS

ASPIDISK only recognizes BIOS

and

that

have been partitioned with AFDISK

doesn't find

any

hard

system will display the following message

Failed

ASPIDISK.SYS

This does may

be ASPIDISK this message if

If

this occurs, partition the disks with AFDISK before rebooting.

to

find

not

necessarily indicate that there is a

controlled

and

by

can remove it from CONFIG.SYS. The system will also display

you

have not yet used AFDISK to partition

You should note that ASPI2DOS will load normally even

SCSI

disks that are not controlled

or

FDISK.

disks that meet these criteria, it will not

when

you boot it:

any

SCSI

not

logical

installed

drives

to

problem-all

the host adapter

BIOS,

in

which case

you

any

if

ASPIDISK

by

If

be

support

of

don't

appropriate disks.

load. ,

ASPIDISK Configuration Options

You make changes to ASPIDISK

by

appending

one

or

two switches to the

appropriate command in CONFIG.SYS. The format is as follows:

DEVICE=

\ASPIDISK.SYS

/option /option

the host adapter ASPIDISK

loaded. Your

your

SCSI disks

need

doesn't

The switches

you

can use are listed below:

Switch Function

/Rx Determines the number of logical drives reserved for removable

"hard"

Specify the largest number

so option, This option is ignored if no removable ''hard" disk drives

AHA-1520/1522 4-8

disks. Replace x with the

you

can access all

one

logical drive is reserved. (Valid values are

of

number

of

logical drives

your logical drives.

of

logical drives to reserve.

on

any

of

your

cartridges

If

you

do

not

specify this

1through24).

are

installed.

adaptec

Chapter Four

Software for DOS

ID

ASW

1210: Version Copyright

HA

initialization

Int

13H

ASPI2DOS.SYS

ASPI Version Copyright

HA HA HA

HA

Host DOS

Version:

Causes the system to display debugging information initialization. message similar to the following

ASPI

2.1 1990

routed

Disk

'Driver

2.1 1990

#0 -SCSI #0 -SCSI #0 -SCSI

#0 -SCSI

Adapter

If

you

Manager

Adaptec,

complete;

through

Installation

for

Adaptec,

ID

0:

ID

1:

ID

2:

ID

4:

BIOS:

3.30

64

specify the

for

DOS

Inc.

ASPI

Successful

DOS

Inc.

Handled Handled Removable

E:

to

Fixed

G:

to

head

translation

/D

option, the system will display a

when

you

boot

it:

(AHA-1520)

installation

manager

by

host

by

host

media

F:

reserved

Disk

- 3

I:

successful.

adapter adapter

- 2

logical

during

BIOS BIOS

drives

I

2

SCSI

disk

5

logical

ASPIDISK.SYS

The the

number

of

SCSI

of drives

Using Removable

drive(s)

Installation

drives

and

Media

handled

installed

and

logical drives listed

partitions

Drives

you

with

by

ASPIDISK

Successful.

have installed

ASPIDISK

in

and

You can use removable media drives with ASPI2DOS drives the same or

1-you specify the able media. This ensures that your

removable media.

AHA-1520/1522

way

you would any other. Do not assign the drives

cannot boot from these drives. Use the

maximum

number of logical drives installed

you

have access to all of the logical drives

4-9

/R

this message depends

on

your

system.

on

ASPl2DOS

and

ASPIDISK. Install the

SCSI

ID 0

switch with ASPIDISK to

on

any

of

your

remov-

on

all of

adaptec

Chapter Four

You

might

need to low-level format

format utility from Adaptec Technical Support.

your

media. You

Software for

can

get a removable

DOS

media

USING

Before formatted). You can use the Adaptec disk partitioning utility AFDISK to partition

your

drive ID other ASPIDISK. You drives if

After format

AFDISK

you

can use

SCSI disks if the SCSI disk is not installed

your

you

partition

them

your

SCSI disks, they

than 1 or

can

drive ID is

using a utility such as DOS FORMAT. However, it is

0.

In

this case

use the DOS partitioning utility FDISK to partition

1or0.

your

disks (regardless of which utility

must

you

can also install ASPI2DOS

be partitioned (and high-level

by

the host

adapter

you

use)

BIOS

and

you

not

required .

your

must

..

Before Using AFDISK

Before

you

use AFDISK,

directory

File

PROCHLP.HLP SYS$ERR.DTA SYS$HELP.DTA SYS$MSG.DTA

on

the

hard

make

sure that you have copied all its files into the same

disk. The files

Function

AFDISK

AFDISK error message file AFDISK help message file AFDISK system disk file

and

Help

their functions are listed below:

file

at

a

SCSI

AFDISK.EXE

General Information

If

you

originally partitioned a disk

you

do

not have to repartition the disk

control of ASPIDISK.

AFDISK partition size limitations are the same as DOS limitations. DOS 3.3, the (or 3.21),

AHA-1520/1522

maximum

the

maximum

SCSI disk partitioning utility

About

AFDISK

with

FDISK while

if

you

subsequently place

partition size is partition size is one gigabyte.

32

megabytes.

4-10

running

If

you

DOS

use DOS 4.0

3.21

it

under

If

you

adaptec

or

later,

the

use

or

later

Chapter Four Software for

DOS

AFDISK indicates partition size in terms of the cylinder size as one megabyte (regardless of A partition that begins with cylinder 0 and ends with cylinder 32-megabyte partition.

You can get online help while using AFDISK

Using

AFDISK to Partition a

1.

To invoke

AFDISK,

Disk

type AFDISK at the DOS

cylinders.

how

by

pressing

prompt

The host adapter defines many platters you have).

Fl.

and

31

is therefore a

press Enter.

The drives and host adapters listed depend system.

2.

To create desired disk. Press Enter.

The system displays logical drive information in the lower left comer of the screen example, no partitions currently exist on the disk:

AHA-1520/1522 4-11 adaptec

or

delete partitions

and

information about existing partitions in the

on

a disk, use the arrow keys to highlight the

upon

what

is

installed

upper

on

your

right. In this

Chapter Four

Software for DOS

Adaptec

3.

4.

SCSI

HA

#0 -Target

HA

#0 -Target

Logical

64 32 40

512

To delete right

and

Utility

heads sectors/track cylinders bytes/sector

an

press

V2.1

0 I

2

Drive

Info

existing partition,

Del. You

To create a partition, press Ins.

The and of

system

End

DOS

displays the Create a DOS.Partition

Cylinder fields default to

you

are

using

and

32-megabyte partition is

would

for

the

default:

you

then

the

which

would

Monday

Type

highlight

answer

yes

window.

maximum

there is space.

September

Start

it

in

End

the

to the next

The

allowed

under

In

this example, a

17,

1990

Megs

box

in

prompt.

Start

the

upper

Cylinder

version

Adaptec

SCSI

HA

#0 -Target

HA

#0 -Target

Logical

64 32 40

512

40 1406Ch

Utility

Select

heads sectors/track cylinders bytes/sector

megabytes

SCSI

0 I

2

Drive

blocks

V2.1

Device

Info

to

Partitio..+-----------------<.·

AHA-1520/1522 4-12

Type

Monday

September

Start

18,

End

1990

Megs

adaptec

Chapter Four

5.

To change the default values

the field not let

6.

When

if

you

want

to change

you

enter

an

you

are ready to create the partition, press

want

to create the partition, answer yes:

in

the Start

and

type the number

invalid number.

Software for DOS

and

End Cylinder fields, highlight

you

want. AFDISK will

Esc.

When the system asks

Adaptec

7.

SCSI

If

HA HA

you

Select

#0 #0 -

Logical

64

32

40

512

40

1406Ch

want

Utility

Target Target

heads sectors/track cylinders bytes/sector

megabytes

V2.l

SCSI

Device

to

CONNER

0 I

2

QUANTUM

Inf

Create

Drive

blocks

to create additional partitions, repeat steps 4-6 for each partition.

The list of partitions in the

Monday

Partitior1-----------------

CP3100P405

Partition? -<Fl>

upper

Type

94

right comer of the screen displays the size

Help

September

Start

18,

End Megs

of each partition. In this example, two partitions have been installed:

HA HA

#0 #0 -

Select

Target Target

SCSI

o I

2

Device

to

Partitiort-------,,-------------j:

Type

DOS DOS

Tuesday

September

Start

0

32

18,

End Megs

31 39

1990

32

Logical

512

64

heads

32

sectors/track

40

cylinders bytes/sector

Drive

Info

AHA-1520/1522 4-13

adaptec

Chapter Four Software for

8.

When

you

have finished partitioning the disk, press Esc to return to the Select

SCSI Device to Partition window.

9.

If

you

want

10.

partition.

When

you

to partition more disks, repeat steps

have finished partitioning disks, press Esc to exit AFDISK.

2-8

for each disk

you

DOS

want

to

AFDISK and the

You cannot use AFDISK to partition disks controlled you

try to use AFDISK to partition a disk controlled

you

will see the following screen:

..

I

Adaptec

SCSI

Utility

Select

Host

Adapter BIOS

V2.1

SCSI

Device

CONNER QUANTUM

to

Partition

CP3100-100rnb-3,5

P405

940-40-94xx

by

the host

adapter

BIOS.

BIOS,

If

AHA-1520/1522

4-14

adaptec

Chapter Four

Software for

DOS

Screen

Occasionally, especially if may can use the following DOS command:

If

UNDERSTANDING

This section lists when CONFIG.SYS

Error

Message

Illegal digit Line

Legibility

find

it

difficult to read the text

fix

this problem

MODE

BW80

you

want

to return to color mode, use the following DOS command:

MODE

COBO

you boot it after

Messages

or

found

/P

Option

file.

no

and

for

hex

in

While

Using

AFDISK

you

use a laptop computer

by

putting

AND

explains the error messages that

adding

ASPl2DOS

Comrrand

your

RESOLVING

the ASPI2DOS

or

monochrome VGA, you

on

the screen when you

computer into monochrome mode. To do so,

ERRORS

and

ASPIDISK commands to the

Meaning

You used an invalid

/Pl40

and

/P340 are valid.

run

AFDISK. You

your

system can display

number

with

/P.

Only

I

Failed HA,

AHA-1520/1522

to

initialize

installation

failed.

The driver failed to initialize the host adapter.

Make sure there are no hardware conflicts with other equipment, the host adapter's jumpers are correctly set, installed.

4-15 adaptec

and

the host adapter

is

properly

Chapter Four

Error Messages for ASPIDISK

Software for

DOS

Message

Unable

manager!

Command

incorrect

ASPI

"Host

Inquiry"

No

Host

to

line

failed.

Adapter

open

argument

Adapter

ASPI

exists

Meaning

The system failed to access the

software. The software

may

ASPI2005

not

be loaded.

Check CONFIG.SYS to make sure ASPIDISK will be loaded after ASPI2DOS reboot.

is

005

cannot understand

an

argument CONFIG.SYS command that loads ASPIDISK. Make sure

that

the command

and

arguments are valid.

ASPIDISK failed to issue the ASPI host adapter inquiry

command

to get information from

installed host adapters. Make sure

cables are installed correctly

and

the SCSI bus

terminated correctly.

ASPIDISK cannot find a host system. Make sure that there address conflicts

and

that the host

adapter

are

correctly installed.

that

in

all its

that

on

no

port

adapter

and

the

all SCSI

is

the

is

ASPI

"Get

Device

failed.

Failed

device drive formatted

Get

to

parameter.

either

DOS

access

or

version

AHA-1520/1522

not bad.

Type"

ASPI

SCSI

failed.

ASPIDISK failed to issue the ASPI Get Device Type command. Make sure are

properly installed

that

and

that the SCSI

all SCSI cables

bus

is

properly terminated.

ASPIDISK failed to read the BIOS parameter block of the first SCSI drive the driver. The drive is either unformatted

that

is controlled

or

bad.

ASPIDISK failed to determine the

4-16

005

version.

adaptec

by

Chapter Four

Software for

DOS

Invalid

must

be

above.

SCSI

ID

Capacity

Failed boot

Failed

record

Error

quiry

No

SCSI

DOS

version

XX

failed

to

record

to

issuing

command

drives

version.

-

read

Read

master

boot

SCSI

attached

3.

21

In-

DOS and

The current DOS version is older Upgrade to DOS

3.21

or

later.

than

3.21.

The driver failed to issue the SCSI Read Capacity command that all SCSI cables are properly installed that the

SCSI

on

the specified drive. Make sure

bus

is properly tenninated.

and

ASPIDISK failed to read the information from

the master boot record

drive is either

bad

on

the boot drive. The

or

unpartitioned.

ASPIDISK failed to read the disk parameters.

The SCSI drive

may

be unformatted.

ASPIDISK failed to issue the SCSI Inquiry command to check the removable media.

ASPIDISK cannot find on

the system. Make sure

any

SCSI drive attached

your

drives are

correctly installed.

I

Failed

SCSI

to

WARNING:

logical Driver

up

ASPIDISK.SYS

installed

to

logical

support

can

to

2 6

find

Maximum

drives

only

logical

is

AHA-1520/1522

any

drives

reached.

support

not

number

drives.

ASPIDISK cannot find drives not controlled

any

logical drives. Any

by

the host

may not have been partitioned.

of

There are too attached SCSI drives. The allowable uninstalled logical drives is will

be

many

under

available

logical drives

maximum

DOS is

26.

The

not

when

sufficient logical drives

are present.

This message will

be

shown

with messages listed above to indicate that the loading of the driver has failed.

4-17

adapter

on

the

number

data

on

lost. The

the error

adaptec

BIOS

the

data

h

i

I

Chapter Five Software for NetWare 286

This chapter tells Novell

software supports

The software contains

to

You operating system software

The chapter covers these major topics:

NetW

use

SCSI devices

use

the Novell NetWare NETGEN.EXE program to install the file server

and

•

hardware

• ASW-1240 files for NetWare

• information

• basic NetWare installation

• multiple disk drive configurations

• understanding

• host

you

how

to install Adaptec's ASW-1240 ASPI software for

are

286

2.15

and

the AHA-1520/1522 host adapter. The ASW-1240

both

NetWare 286

an

operating system manager

with

the NetWare file server.

and

reconfigure it to reflect the presence of the ASW-1240

the AHA-1520/1522 host adapter.

considerations

on

using NETGEN

and

resolving errors

adapter

options

2.15

286

SFT

2.15

and

NetWare 286

and

2.15

Advanced.

other files that allow

you

I

HARDWARE CONSIDERATIONS

Before

you

begin the software installation, make sure that the host properly installed for information know

how

tion options for the software.

Make sure

If

you

''Multiple Disk Drive Configurations" later

hardware

make

ers before proceeding

AHA-1520/1522

that

are

planning to install multiple disk drives

considerations for each multiple disk drive configuration. You should

any

necessary changes to the jumper settings

and

configured.

about

configuration choices

the host

adapter

a LAN card is installed in

is jumpered so

with

the software installation.

See

Chapter

5-1

adapter

3,

"Changing Jumper Settings,"

and

using jumpers. Make sure

you

can select the correct configura-

your

system.

on

the NetWare system, consult

in

this chapter. There are specific

on

the host adapter

is

you

or

adapt-

adaptec

Chapter Five Software

for

NetWare

286

ASW-1240 FILES

Adaptec' s ASW-1240 software supports ware for NetWare 386") 286

2.15

are found in the \NET286 directory

directory contains the following

File

PRI1520.DSK PRI1520.0BJ

AL T1520.DSK ALT1520.0BJ

. README.TXT This

INFORMATION

NETGEN.EXE is a Novell program that installs operating system. The ASW-1240 software installation requires NETGEN. This section provides basic information about NETGEN. For more detailed information, consult the NetWare documentation.

FOR

NETW ARE 286 2.15

Net

Ware 386v3.1 (see

and

NetWare 286

files:

Purpose

These files contain the driver for host adapter jumpered to primary port address range (340h-35Eh).

These files contain the driver for host adapter jumpered to secondary port address range (140h-15Eh).

is

an

ASCII file containing information

other files.

ABOUT

USING

2.15 on

NETGEN

and

later. The files for NetWare

the ASW-1240 diskette. This

an

and

configures the file server

Chapter

AHA-1520/1522

AHA-1520 /1522

about

6,

the

"Soft-

NETGEN can be

•

standard

•

RAMdisk

• network drive

•

hard

~TGEN

NetW

are

and tion, NETGEN reads files directly from floppy diskettes. tions, first appropriate drives. Then NETGEN reads the files from the drives.

AHA-1520/1522 5-2

used

in four different

(floppy diskettes)

disk

functions similarly in all configurations, except that

ASW-1240 files from different sources. In the

you

copy the NetW are

hardware

and

ASW-1240 files from the diskettes onto the

configurations:

standard

In

the other configura-

it

reads the

configura-

adaptec

Chapter

Five

Software for NetWare

286

This chapter documents the

tions, conimlt the NetWare documentation.

Before

Make copies of all NetWare

with

Using the working copies of the NetWare diskettes, copy all the NetWare files

onto

same name. Copy the contents of each diskette into the appropriate directory.

After ate ASW-1240 files into a called \DSK_DRV directory. ASW-1240 diskette into this directory.

BASIC NETWARE INSTALLATION

The procedures in this section describe a typical installation of NetWare ASW-1240 software. These procedures also form the basis for installing multiple disk drive configurations. configuration, first familiarize yourself with the basic installation. ·

Using

NETGEN

the copies.

your

hard

disk. Make a separate directory for each diskette

you

have copied the NetWare files onto

_.209.

Copy

the files in the \NET286.215 directory

hard

disk configuration. To use the other configura-

with a Hard

and

new

directory

Note the letter of the logical drive

If

you

Disk

ASW-1240 diskettes before

your

hard

on

the

hard

disk. Create a

on

are planning to use a multiple disk drive

you

begin,

and

work

and

give

it

the

disk, copy the appropri-

new

directory

that

contains this

the working copy of the

and

the

I

The procedures that follow describe the installation of a file server operating system NetWare 1240 than NETGEN -N. Thereafter the installation you only enter information about the host adapter, its software, drives. The rest of the configuration information can be carried over from the existing operating system.

If

correctly completed a previous step, press the Esc key. The Esc key moves back to the previous menu.

AHA-1520/1522

software,

at

any

on

a system that does not

and

you

are

adding

you

can use a simpler procedure. Begin by typing NETGEN rather

time

during

the NetWare installation

run

NetWare.

the AHA-1520/1522 host adapter

If

your system

is

basically the same except that

you

need to verify

5-3

is

already

and

you

running

the ASW-

the

new

disk

have

.

adaptec

Chapter Five

Once

you

have copied all the necessary NetWare and ASW-1240 files, begin using NETGEN to install the software. The software installation into

two

phases. In the first phase, host adapter driver link

and

configure the operating system to reflect the configurations of the drivers

you

have selected.

To

Select

and

1.

Type NETGEN

The system displays the following screen:

and

Configure

-Nat

the driver for the LAN card). In the second phase,

Drivers

the

IX)S

you

select

prompt

Software

and

configure drivers (including the

and

press Enter.

for

NetWare

you

is

divided

286

can

you

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2.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Custom Configuration

The system displays the NETGEN Run Options menu:

3.

Use the arrow keys to highlight

Hard

Software for NetWare 286

Disk

and

press Enter.

The system prompts you for the letter of the logical drive that contains the NetWare subdirectories previously created, including the DSK_DRV

subdirectory

AHA-1520/1522 5-5

with

the NetWare

286

drivers for the AHA-1520/22

_.209

adaptec

Chapter Five

4.

Enter the letter of the logical drive that contains the \DSK_DRV _.209 directory

and

press Enter.

Software for NetWare 286

The system displays the Network Generations Options menu:

Use the arrow keys to highlight Select Network Configuration Enter.

The system takes a moment to load files

and

then displays

Options menu:

Set

Operating Select Select Select

Select 110ther

Configure Edit

Resource

Edit

Resource

AHA-1520/1522

System Resource LAN

Disk

Sets

Drivers

11

Drivers

Drivers I Resources

List

Sets

Options

5-6

and

the

Available

press

adaptec

Chapter Five

6.

Use

the

arrow

keys to highlight Select Disk Drivers

The system displays the Disk Driver Options menu:

Software for

and

press Enter.

NetWare

286

Network

7.

Configuration

Se

0

Se

1

Se

2

Se

3

Se

4

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Edit

Resource

Edit

Use

the

arrow

NETGEN reads you

created. ·

The system informs you that

V4.02

Selected

List

Disk

keys to highlight Load

the

ASW-1240 files from the DSK_DRV

Driver

it

has

Disk

Options

and

read

Drivers

the first host

Friday

Select Item

and

press Enter.

_.209

adapter

directory that

file:

AHA-1520/1522

The

140) Press

"Adaptec

ver

1.1"

ESCAPE

Disk

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

file

was

read

to

continue.

Driver

successfully.

Options

5-7

(PORT

adaptec

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8.

Press

Esc.

Software for NetWare

286

The system informs you that

The

"Adaptec

340) Press

Configure Edit

9.

Press

Esc.

10.

The system prompts you for a channel number. Valid numbers are 0 through

4.

Use channel 0 if you plan to boot from the disk. Enter the channel

you

want

Drivers Resource Resource

List Sets

to configure

it

has read the second host adapter

ver

I

and

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

1.1"

file

was

read

ESCAPE

Disk

to

continue.

Driver

successfully.

Options

press Enter. ·

file:

(PORT

The system displays the Select Disk Driver Type menu:

number

Selected

3

Se Se

Se.1:<1-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=--~~~~~~~~~,::::::::::;::::

Con Edi Edi

Adaptec Adaptec

IBM

PS/2

IBM

PS/2

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

ESDI MFM

disk

Select

controller

AHA-1520/l522 5-8

Friday

Disk

Drivers

Disk

Driver

V2.02

V2.10 (881024)

Type

(PORT (PORT (890830)

August

140)

340)

ver. ver.

1.1

adaptec

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11.

Use the arrow keys on

your

host adapter. Press Enter.

The system redisplays the Disk Driver Options menu.

12.

Press

Esc

to return

13.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Select LAN Drivers and press Enter. Choose the driver for the LAN card installed in your system.

14.

Press

Esc

to return

15.

Use the arrow keys Enter.

The system displays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu:

to

highlight the option that reflects the port address range

to

the Available Options menu.

to

the Available Options menu.

to

highlight Configure Drivers/Resources

and

press

16.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Choose Disk Driver Configuration and press Enter.

The system displays the Unconfigured Disk Drivers menu driver that you selected:

AHA-1520/1522 5-9 adaptec

and

lists the disk

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286

Use the arrow keys to highlight the driver

and

press Enter.

The system displays a list of available configurations:

Friday

August

17,

Unconfigured

Available

O:

AHA-1520/1522:

1:

AHA-1520/1522:

2:

AHA-1520/1522:

3:

AHA-1520/1522:

4:

AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

5:

AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

6:

AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

7: AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

18.

Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list to find the option that corre-

Disk

Configurations

I/O

I/0

I/0 I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O

Drivers

port

=

340h,

port

= 34 Oh,

port = 340h, port = 340h, port

=

340h,

port

= 34

port = 340h, port = 340h,

Oh,

IRQ

= 11

IRQ

= 9

IRQ = 10 IRQ = 12 IRQ = 11 IRQ

= 9

IRQ = 10 IRQ

= 12

sponds to the configuration of the AHA-1520/1522 host adapter installed in your

system.

list of the available options.

See

"Host Adapter Options" later in this chapter for a complete

When

the proper option is highlighted, press

Enter.

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5-10

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The system redisplays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu.

19.

Use the arrow keys

20.

Choose the LAN configuration that corresponds to your LAN driver from the list

and

press Enter.

The system redisplays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu.

21.

Use the arrow keys

The system prompts you for information about your system.

22.

Type the requested information and press Enter.

The system redisplays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu.

23.

Press

Esc

to return

24.

Use the arrow keys able Options menu and press Enter.

to

highlight Choose LAN Configuration

to

highlight Enter Server Information and press Enter.

to

the Available Options menu.

to

highlight Save Selections and Continue

Software for NetWare 286

and

press Enter.

on

the Avail-

I

25.

The system asks if you want to save the driver configurations and continue the network generation process. Use the arrow keys to highlight the option

and

press Enter.

The system displays the Network Generations Options menu.

This completes the first phase of software installation, selecting drivers.

To

Link

and

Configure the Operating System

Now

you

begin the second phase of software installation. You have selected configured all necessary drivers. You need system to reflect these selections.

1.

Use the arrow keys and

press Enter.

AHA-1520/1522

to

highlight Link/Configure NetWare Operating System

5-11

to

link

and

configure the operating

and

configuring

Yes

and

adaptec

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The system takes a few moments, displays a message telling linking

and

configuring the operating system,

and

then redisplays the

you

that

Network Generation Options menu.

2.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Link/Configure File Server Utilities press Enter.

The system takes a few moments, displays a message telling linking

and

configuring the file server utilities,

and

then redisplays the

you

that it is

Network Generation Options menu.

3.

Use the arrow keys to highlight NetWare Installation

The system displays a message telling you that it

If

it

finds a drive that has

program,

you

must

not

been tested with COMPSURF, a disk analysis

stop the NetWare installation

and

press Enter.

is

inspecting the disk drives.

and

analyze the surface of the disk using that program. To invoke COMPSURF, choose Analyze Disk Surface

on

the Network Generation Options menu. Consult the NetWare

documentation for information on COMPSURF.

If

the disk drive has been analyzed with COMPSURF (or after analyzed it), use the arrow keys to highlight NetWare Installation Network Generations Options

menu

and

press Enter.

you

have

on

it

and

the

is

The system displays information about the hard drives connected to

system:

SFT

Netware + TTS

Install

V4.00

Press

Fl

For

Help

Monday

August

AHA-1520/1522 5-12

20,

1990

your

5:29

pm

adaptec

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5.

Verify that the information about each disk drive is correct. "Channel" lists the NetWare channel to which the drive SCSI ID of the drive; "Drive" lists the logical unit is almost always zero. Press Esc

when

is

assigned; "Controller'' lists the

you

number

are

sure the information

of the drive, which

is

correct.

The system asks

6.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Drive List

you

to confirm the information.

Is

Correct

and

press Enter.

The system displays the Installation Options menu:

SFT

Netware + TTS

7.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Select Default Installation Options

Install

V4.00

Monday

August

Enter.

20,

1990

6:05

and

pm

press

AHA-1520/1522

5-13

adaptec

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Five Software for NetWare

The system displays the Mirroring Options menu:

SFT

Netware + TTS

Install

V4.00

286

Monday

Use the Options

The system provides instructions

arrow

menu

keys

to

and

press Enter.

highlight Done, Continue Installation

on

naming

the file server

files. Follow these instructions to complete the NetWare installation.

MULTIPLE

The

ASW-: tolerance three multiple disk

DISK

DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS

1240 software allows

and

multitasking

drive

when

configurations:

"

you

to

running

use

multiple SCSI

on

SFT

hard

disk drives for fault

versions of NetWare. There are

• disk mirroring for fault tolerance

• disk duplexing for fault tolerance

• multiple channels

The following sections provide information

per

host adapter for multitasking

on

how

to install the ASW-1240

NetWare software for each of these configurations.

on

the Mirroring

and

installing

and

AHA-1520/1522 5-14

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Disk

Mirroring

Disk mirroring occurs when the software configuration allows two hard disks

connected to a single host adapter to contain the same data. other continues to function and preserves the data. Figure configuration for disk mirroring.

Terminators

removed

Software for NetWare 286

If

one disk fails, the

5-1

illustrates the

SCSI

~

bus

Computer

AHA-1520/1522

....-'---_.__--.

SCSI SCSI

" L disk 0 disk 1

~Terminators_/

installed

Figure

5-1.

Configuration

Hardware Considerations

Make sure that your host adapter configuring the system for disk mirroring. You should keep in mind the following list of important hardware considerations:

• The two disk drives not allow drives that vary greatly in capacity to NetWare documentation for limitations.

• The drives must be connected

AHA-1520/1522 host adapter. .

• Both drives must be assigned

and

must

have almost the same capacity. NetWare does

for

disk

mirroring

disk drives are properly prepared before

be

mirrored. Consult the

on

the same

to

the same interrupt request channel.

SCSI

bus to the same

I

• The

AHA-1520/1522

SCSI

from

one

SCSI terminators. All other terminators removed. The AHA-1520/1522 is a tors should be installed unless you use both the external

connectors.

IDs of the the two drives must be different. of the drives, its

devices at the beginning

SCSI

devices

5-15

ID must

and

on

be

end

the

0.

of the

SCSI

SCSI bus SCSI

If

you

want

to

boot

bus must have

must

have their

device. Its termina-

and

internal

adaptec

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Software for NetWare 286

Setting

Software installation for mirrored disk drives differs only the installation, follow the Basic NetWare Installation section.

To complete the second phase of the software installation for mirrored disk drives, use the following procedure.

Up

Mirrored

in

1.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Save Selections able Options

2.

The system asks the network generation process. Use the arrow keys to highlight the option

The system displays the Network Generations Options menu:

3.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Link/Configure NetWare Operating System and

The system takes a few moments, displays a message telling linking Network Generation Options menu.

and

press Enter.

and

Disk

Drives

is

similar to the basic installation.

the second phase of the installation. To complete the first phase of

the

procedure in "Selecting

menu

and

press Enter.

if

you

want

to save the driver configurations

press Enter.

configuring the operating system,

and

Configuring Drivers"

and

Continue

and

then redisplays the

on

and

you

the Avail-

continue

Yes

that it

It

in

is

4.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Link/Configure File Server Utilities press Enter.

The system takes a few moments, displays a message telling linking

Network Generation Options menu.

5.

Use the arrow keys to highlight NetWare Installation

The system displays a message telling you that

If

the NetWare installation program. To invoke COMPSURF, choose Analyze Disk Surface Network Generation Options menu. Consult the NetWare documentation for information

AHA-1520/1522 5-16

and

configuring the file server utilities,

it

finds a drive that has

on

COMPSURF.

and

then redisplays the

it

is inspecting the disk drives.

not

been tested with COMPSURF,

and

analyze the surface of the disk using that

and

press Enter.

you

that it is

must

on

and

stop

the

adaptec

Chapter

6.

If

Five

Software for NetWare

the disk drives have been analyzed with COMPSURF (or after analyzed them), use the arrow keys to highlight NetWare Installation Network Generations Options

menu

and

press Enter.

you

have

on

286

the

The system displays information about the

SFT

Netware + TTS

7.

Verify that the information displayed for each disk drive is correct. Make sure that when

you

Install

both

disks are assigned to the same interrupt channel. Press Esc

V4.00

are sure that the information

hard

is

correct.

drives

Monday

you

August

have installed:

20,

1990

The system displays the Confirm Attached Drives menu:

SFT

Netware + TTS

Install

V4.00

Confirm

Attached

Drive

List

Re-examine

is

Correct

Drive

Drives

List

Monday

August

20,

1990

5:30

pm

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8.

Use the arrow keys

The system displays the Installation Options menu:

SFT

Netware +

9.

Use the arrow keys

TTS

Enter.

Install

to

highlight Drive List

V4.00

to

highlight Select Default Installation Options

is

Correct

Monday

and

press Enter.

August

20,

1990

6:05

and

pm

press

The system displays the Mirroring Options menu:

SFT

Netware +

AHA-1520/1522

TTS

Install

V4.00

5-18

Monday

August

20,

1990

5:44

pm

adaptec

Chapter Five

10.

Use the arrow keys

The system redisplays the Mirroring Options menu.

11.

Use the arrow keys

12.

The system provides instructions about naming the files. Follow these instructions

Disk

Duplexing

Disk duplexing occurs when two host adapters installed in the file server are

connected to separate disk drives. Each of the disk drives contains the same data.

If

one disk fails, the other continues to function, preserving the data. Figure

illustrates the configuration for disk duplexing.

to

highlight Establish Mirror Pair

to

highlight Done, Continue Installation

to

complete the NetWare installation.

Software for NetWare 286

and

press Enter.

and

press Enter.

file

server

and

installing

5-2

Terminators

r

Computer

Figure

5-2.

Configuration

Hardware Considerations

Make sure that the host adapter configuring the system for disk duplexing. You should keep in ing list of important hardware considerations:

• The two disk drives not allow drives that vary greatly in capacity to be duplexed. Consult the NetWare documentation for limitations.

and

disk drives are properly prepared before

must

have almost the same capacity. NetWare does

installed \

for

disk

~

diskO

duplexing

SCSI

SCSI disk 1

mind

I

the follow-

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adaptec

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• Each drive on

a separate SCSI cable.

•

If

you use two AHA-1522 host adapters, only

controller enabled. The other floppy controller

Chapter 3, "Changing Jumper Settings" for information

floppy controller.

• Each AHA-1520/1522 channel. See Chapter 3 for information

settings.

• Each AHA-1520/1522

ter 3 for information

• The

disabled. See Chapter 3 for information BIOS. disk from which

• Each host adapter

host adapters has its address 340h. it must operate operate and

the port address range.

must

be

BIOS

on

at least one of the AHA-1520/1522 host adapters

Do not disable the

you

must

(If

the host adapter with its

at

port

at

secondary

340h for the

Sl

1 version). See Chapter 3 for information

connected to a separate AHA-1520/1522 host

one

must

use a different interrupt request (IRQ)

on

changing IRQ channel

must

use a different

on

changing DMA channel settings.

BIOS

of the host

want

to boot.

use a different

BIOS

enabled,

address l40h.) The other host adapter should

port

address (140h for the

it

DMA

on

disabling the host adapter

adapter

port

address range.

must

operate

BIOS

can have its floppy

must

be disabled. See

on

disabling the

channel. See Chap-

must

connected to the SCSI

If

one

at

primary port

enabled is

standard

an

Sl

1 version,

host adapter

on

changing

adapter

be

of the

• The

Setting

Software installation for duplexed disk drives drives installation. It differs only in the first phase, selecting drivers. one for each host adapter. Install other at secondary port address 140h.

AHA-1520/1522

SCSI

device

at

the beginning terminators. All pther terminators removed. The AHA-1520/1522 is a SCSI device. Its terminators should connectors.

Up

Duplexed Disk Drives

If

you

be

installed unless you use

are using duplexed drives,

SCSI

one

and

devices

driver

5-20

end

of each SCSI

on

the SCSI

both

i.s

similar to the mirrored disk

you

need to install

at

primary

bus

the external

port

bus

must

have their

and

internal

and

configuring

two

disk drivers,

address 340h

adaptec

have

and

the

Chapter Five

To

complete

use

the

1.

Type

The

the

following procedure.

NETGEN

system

first

phase

-Nat

displays

of

the

software installation for

the

IX)S

prompt

the

following screen:

Software

and

press Enter.

for

NetWare

duplexed

disk

286

drives,

2.

Use

the

arrow

The

system

AHA-1520/1522

displays

keys to highlight

the

NETGEN

Custom

Run

5-21

Configuration

Options

menu:

and

press Enter.

adaptec

Chapter Five Software for NetWare 286

3.

Use the arrow keys to highlight

The system prompts you for the letter of the logical drive that contains the directory for the ASW-1240 files (DSK_DRV

4.

Enter the letter of the logical drive that contains this directory Enter.

They system displays the Network Generations Options menu:

Hard

Disk

and

press Enter.

_.209).

and

press

5.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Select Network Configuration Enter.

AHA-1520/1522

5-22

and

press

adaptec

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Five

Software for NetWare

The system takes a moment to load files and then displays the Available Options menu:

286

Network

6.

Configuration

Available

Set

Operating Select Select Select Select

Configure

Edit

Resource

Edit

Resource

Resource LAN Disk "Other"

Options

System

Sets

Drivers

Drivers I Resources

List Sets

Use the arrow keys

V4.02

Options

to

highlight Select Disk Drivers

The system displays the Disk Driver Options menu:

Network

Configuration

Se

0

Se

1

Se

2

Se

3

Se

4

eo~~~~~~~r======:o~=='-="~~""'i'BB

Edit

Resource

Edit

Resource

List Sets

V4.02

Selected

Disk

Driver

Disk

Options

Drivers

Friday

and

press Enter.

7.

Use the arrow keys

to

highlight Load

and

AHA-1520/1522 5-23

Select Item

and

press Enter.

adaptec

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286

NETGEN reads the ASW-1240 files from the DSK_DRV you

created.

The system informs

8.

Press Esc.

The system informs

you

that it has read the first host

The

140) Press

you

"Adaptec

ver

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

1.1"

file

was

ESCAPE

Disk

to

Driver

read

continue.

Options

that it has read the second host

successfully.

_.209

adapter

(PORT

adapter

directory that

file:

Configure

Edit

Resource

Edit

AHA-1520/1522

The

340) Press

Drivers

List

"Adaptec

ver

I

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

1.1"

file

was

read

ESCAPE

to

continue.

Disk

1~..c:..::c.:...:-=..:c::...c.c.::_c_e:.::..::..::..:c:.::_~--t::

Driver

successfully.

Options

5-24

(PORT

adaptec

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9.

Press

Esc.

10.

The system prompts you for a channel number. Type 0

The system displays the Disk Driver Type menu:

Select

Disk

Driver

and

press Enter.

Adaptec Adaptec

IBM IBM

11.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the driver at port address 340h if you are using a standard AHA-1520/1522 host adapter with the which you will boot. highlight the driver

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

PS/2

ESDI

disk

PS/2

MFM

If

you are using the

at

port address

disk

controller

140h.

(PORT

140)

ver.

(PORT

V2.02

V2.10

Sl

1 version of the host adapter,

340)

(890830)

(881024)

ver.

SCSI

1.1

disk from

Press Enter.

The system redisplays the Disk Driver Options menu.

12.

Press

Esc

to return to the Available Options menu.

13.

Use the arrow keys

to

highlight Configure Drivers/Resources

and

Enter.

(''I

press

AHA-1520/1522 5-25

adaptec

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Five

Software for NetWare

The system displays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu:

Set Select Select

Configure

Choose

I

Enter

Operating

Server

Resource LAN

Drivers

LAN

Configuration

Disk

Driver

Information

System

Sets

I

Configuration

Options

ESCAPE

to

save

selections

and

286

continue.

Use the arrow keys

to

highlight Choose Disk Driver Configuration

Enter.

The system displays the Unconfigured Disk Drivers driver

you

selected in Step

11:

menu

and

lists the disk

and

press

AHA-1520/1522 5-26

adaptec

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15.

Use the arrow keys

The system displays a list of available configurations:

to

highlight the driver and press Enter.

Friday

16.

Use the arrow keys

Unconfigured

Available

O:

AHA-1520/1522:

1:

AHA-1520/1522: AHA-1520/1522:

2:

AHA-1520/1522:

3: 4:

AHA-1510/AIC-6260: AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

5: 6:

AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

7:

AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

to

scroll through the list to find the option that corre-

Disk

Configurations

I/0 I/0 I/0

I/0 I/O I/O I/O I/0

Drivers

port = 340h, port = 340h, port = 340h, port = 340h, port = 340h, port = 340h, port = 340h, port = 340h,

sponds to the configuration of the host adapter at Channel

August

IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ

= 11 = 9 = 10 = 12 = 11 = 9 = 10 = 12

17,

0.

See "Host

Adapter Options" later in this chapter for a complete list of the available options. When the proper option is highlighted, press Enter.

The system redisplays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu.

17.

Press

Esc

to return

to

the Available Options menu.

18.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Select Disk Drivers

and

press Enter.

The system displays the Disk Driver Options menu.

19.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Select Loaded Item

20.

The system prompts you for a channel number. Type 1

and

press Enter.

and

press Enter.

The system displays the Select Disk Driver Type menu.

21.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the driver that you have not yet installed press Enter.

AHA-1520/1522

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and

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The system displays the Available Options menu.

22.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Select LAN Drivers the driver for the LAN card installed in your system.

23.

Press Esc to return to the Available Options menu.

24.

Use the arrow keys Enter. ·

The system displays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu.

25.

Use the arrow keys Enter.

to

highlight Configure Drivers/Resources

to

highlight Choose Disk Driver Configuration and press

and

press Enter. Choose

and

press

The system displays the Unconfigured Disk Drivers menu driver you selected in Step

26.

Use the arrow keys

The system displays a list of available configurations. configuration that conflicts with the configuration of the driver you have already installed:

to

21:

highlight the driver and press Enter.

and

It

does not list any

lists the disk

AHA-1520/1522

5-28

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Friday

Unconfigured

Available

1:

AHA-1520/1522:

2:

AHA-1520/1522:

3:

AHA-1520/1522:

5:

AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

6:

AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

7:

AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

8:

For

SCSI SCSI

disk(s) disk(s)

9:

For

27.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the option that corresponds

on on

tion of the host adapter at channel

Disk

Drivers

Disk

Configurations

I/O

port ~ 140h,

I/O

port ~ 140h,

I/0

port ~ 140h,

I/0

port ~ 140h,

I/0

port ~ 140h,

I/0

port ~ 140h, Ch 0 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 Ch 1

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

1.

Press Enter.

August

IRQ ~ 9 IRQ ~ 10 IRQ ~ 12 IRQ ~ 9 IRQ ~ 10 IRQ ~ 12

The system redisplays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu.

28.

Use the arrow keys

29.

Use the arrow keys

to

highlight Choose LAN Configuration

to

highlight the LAN configuration that corresponds to

your LAN driver from the list and press Enter.

17,

1990

only

to

the configura-

and

9:58

pm

press Enter.

I

The system redisplays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu.

30.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Enter Server Information and press Enter.

The system prompts you for information about

31.

Type the requested information

and

press Enter.

your

system.

The system redisplays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu.

32.

Press

Esc

to return to the Available Options menu.

This completes the first phase of software installation, selecting

and

configuring

drivers, for duplexed disk drives.

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The second phase of software installation, linking system, for duplexed drives is the same as for mirrored drives. Follow the procedure plete the installation.

Multiple

If

you AHA-1520/1522 host adapter, you can achieve higher performance each disk drive a separate NetWare channel. This allows multitasking SCSI

in

"Setting

Channels

plan

to

add

bus. Figure

Computer

Up

Mirrored Disk Drives" earlier

per

Host

Adapter for

data

storage capacity

5-3

illustrates the configuration for multitasking.

AHA-1520/1522

Multitasking

by

~

~Terminators

Figure

5-3.

Configuration

and

configuring the operating

in

this chapter to com-

using two

or

more disk drives

SCSI

bus

Terminators

removed

SCSI SCSI

L disk o disk 1

installed

for

multitasking

___/

by

assigning on

with

the

an

Hardware Considerations

Make sure that the host adapter configuring the system for multitasking. You should keep list of important hardware considerations:

• The disk drives SCSI bus.

• Each drive

• Each drive want

to boot

must

AHA-1520/1522

and

disk drives are properly prepared before

be connected to the same host adapter

be

assigned to a different interrupt request channel.

have a different

have a

SCSI

ID of

ID. The drive from which

0.

5-30

in

mind the following

on

the same

you

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• The

Setting

The installation procedure for assigning multiple channels per host adapter is similar to the basic installation. The only difference must

load

the host adapter.

To complete the first phase of software installation for multiple channels, use the following procedure:

1.

Type NETGEN

The system displays the following screen:

SCSI

devices at the beginning

terminators. All other

terminators removed. The AHA-1520/1522 is a tors should be installed unless you use both the external

connectors.

Up

Multiple Disk Drives for Multitasking

and

configure a copy of the disk driver for each

-N

at the DOS prompt

SCSI

devices

and

end of the

on

the

and

press Enter.

SCSI

bus

must

SCSI

device. Its termina-

is

that in the first phase you

hard

bus must have

have their

and

internal

disk connected to

2.

Use the arrow keys

AHA-1520/1522

to

highlight Custom Configuration

5-31

and

press Enter.

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The system displays the NETGEN

Use

the

arrow

keys to highlight

The system directory for the ASW-1240 files (DSK_DRV _.209).

4.

Enter and

press Enter.

prompts

the

letter of the logical drive that contains the DSK_DRV _.209 directory

you

for the letter of the logical

Run

Hard

Options menu:

Disk

and

press Enter.

drive

that

contains

the

The system displays the

AHA-1520/1522 5-32

Network

Generations Options menu:

adaptec

Chapter

5.

Use the

Five

arrow

keys to highlight Select

Software for NetWare

Network

Configuration

and

press

Enter.

The system takes a moment to load files, then displays the Available Options

menu:

286

Network

6.

Configuration

Available

Set

Operating

Select

Resource

Select

LAN

Select

Disk

Select 110ther

Configure Edit

Resource

Edit

Use the

V4.02

Options

System

Options

Sets

Drivers

11

Drivers

Drivers I Resources

List

arrow

keys to highlight Select Disk Drivers

The system displays the Disk Driver Options menu:

Network

Configuration

Se 0 Se 1 Se 2 Se 3 Se 4

co~~~~~~~~r=======Jo:;:;:=o=o~~~~

Edit

Resource

Edit

List

V4.02

Selected

Disk

Driver

Disk

Options

Drivers

Friday

and

press Enter.

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7

..

Use the

Five Software for NetWare

arrow

keys to highlight Load

and

Select Item

and

press Enter.

286

NETGEN reads the ASW-1240 files from the DSK_DRV you

created. ·

The system informs you that

The

140) Press

2

3

4

Configure

Edit

8.

Press Esc.

The system informs

Drivers

Resource

List

you

"Adaptec

ver

ESCAPE

I

that

it

has read the first host

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

1.1"

file

was

read

to

continue.

Disk

Driver

it

has read the second host

successfully.

Options

_.209

adapter

(PORT

adapter

directory

file:

that

AHA-1520/1522

The

340) Press

"Adaptec

ver

1.1"

ESCAPE

Disk

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

file

was

read

to

continue.

Driver

successfully.

Options

5-34

(PORT

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9.

Press

Esc.

10.

The system prompts you for a channel number. Type 0 and press Enter.

Software for NetWare 286

The system displays the Select Disk Driver Type menu:

Select

Disk

Driver

11.

Use the arrow keys

Adaptec Adaptec

IBM IBM

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

PS/2

ESDI

disk

PS/2

MFM

to

highlight the option that reflects the port address range

disk

controller

(PORT (PORT

V2.02

V2.10 (881024)

of your host adapter. Press Enter.

The system redisplays the Disk Driver Options menu.

12.

Use the arrow keys

13.

The system prompts you for a channel number. Type 1

to

highlight Select Loaded Item

The system redisplays the Select Disk Driver Type menu.

14.

Use the arrow keys

to

highlight the same option that you did in Step

Press Enter.

(890830)

and

140)

ver.

340)

ver.

press Enter.

and

1.1

'(

press Enter.

11.

()I

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The system redisplays the Disk Driver Options menu:

NetWare

286

Selected

0

Adaptec

1

Adaptec

Select

"Other"

Configure Edit

Resource

Edit

Resource

15.

Repeat Steps You can use

16.

When you have finished assigning disk drives

up

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

Drivere-"s'-----'

Drivers

12-14

I

_-=.:::c:.:.:.-=-=.:::..:..::.=--:.::..::..=c.='----

1

List Sets

for each disk drive, assigning each a different channel.

to five channels.

to the Available Options menu.

17.

Use the arrow keys

to

highlight Select LAN Drivers

the driver for the LAN card installed

Friday

Disk

Drivers

on

your system.

August

(PORT

340)

(PORT

to

channels, press

ver._

140)

ver.

and

press Enter. Choose

17,

1.1

Esc

to return

18.

Press

Esc

19.

Use the arrow keys

to return

to

the Available Options menu.

to

highlight Configure Drivers/Resources

Enter.

The system displays the Configure Drivers/Resources menu:

AHA-1520/1522

5-36 adaptec

and

press

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286

Network

20.

Configuration

Use

the

V4.02

arrow

keys to highlight Choose Disk Driver Configuration

Enter.

The system displays the Unconfigured Disk Drivers

disk drives that

21.

Use the

arrow

you

assigned to NetWare channels.

keys to highlight the driver at channel 0

menu

and

lists all the

press Enter.

press

I

The system displays a list of available configurations:

O: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: AHA-1510/AIC-6260: 7: AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

AHA-1520/1522

Unconfigured

Available

AHA-1520/1522: AHA-1520/1522: AHA-1520/1522: AHA-1520/1522: AHA-1510/AIC-6260: AHA-1510/AIC-6260:

Disk

Configurations

I/O I/0 I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/0

5-37

Drivers

port

= 340h,

port = 340h, port

= 340h,

port

= 340h,

port = 34 port = 340h, port

= 340h,

port

= 340h,

Friday

Oh,

August

IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ

= 11 = 9 = 10

= 12 = 11 = 9

= 10 = 12

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22. Use

23. Use

the

arrow sponds "Host

options.

to the configuration

Adapter

When

The system

the

arrow

keys to scroll

through

of

the host

the list to find

adapter

Options " later in this chapter for a complete list

the

proper

updates

keys to highlight the driver

option is highlighted, press Enter.

the Unconfigured Drivers menu.

at

The system displays a list of available configurations:

Friday

8: 9:

For

SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI

Available

disk(s) disk(s) disk(s) disk(s) disk(s)

Unconfigured

on on on on on

Disk

Drivers

Disk

Configurations

Ch 0 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 Ch 1 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 Ch 2 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 Ch 3 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 Ch 4 AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260

the

installed

channel 1

August

option

on

your

and

press Enter.

17,

only only only only only

that

corre-

system. See

of

available

24. Use

the

arrow

The system

keys to highlight option 17

updates

the

25. Repeat Steps 23-24 for

26.

27.

option

When ure

configuration.

you

have

configured all the drivers, press Esc to

Drivers /Resources menu.

Use

the

arrow

keys to highlight Choose

AHA-1520/1522

and

press Enter.

Unconfigured Disk Drivers menu.

the

driver at each channel,

LAN

using

Configuration

5-38

the

appropriate

return

and

to the Config-

press Enter.

adaptec

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28.

Use

the

arrow

your

LAN

driver

The

system

keys to highlight

from

the

redisplays

the

Software

the

LAN

configuration

list

and

press Enter.

Configure Drivers/Resources

for

NetWare

that

corresponds to

menu.

286

29. Use

30.

31. Press Esc to

This completes

Follow the installation.

ERROR

Under occurs these errors

the

The

system

Type

the

The

system

the

Basic

NetWare

MESSAGES

NetWare,

during

arrow

requested information

procedure

installation. There

cause

Message

keys to highlight Enter Server Information

prompts

redisplays

return

the

you

for information

and

the

Configure Drivers/Resources

to the Available Options

first

phase

of

the

software installation for multitasking.

in

''Liilking

Installation section earlier

ASW-1240 displays error messages

the

installation to fail.

and

are

only

about

press Enter.

menu.

Configuring

in

this-chapter to complete

a few ASW-1240

your

the

Meaning

and

system.

menu.

Operating

only

when

error

press Enter.

System''

messages. All

in

the

a fatal error

I

of

AHA

152x

Host

Adapter Configured Address

AHA-1520/1522

to

Proper

NOT

IO

The

Port

ASW-1240 software is

host

adapter software installation. address port

address AHA-1520/1522 host

adapter terminated.

5-39

at

the

specified

is

properly

unable

port

address

Make

in

the

software matches

by

jumper

host

adapter.

installed

sure

Verify

to find

specified

that

the

settings

that

and

properly

adaptec

the

in

port

the

on

the

Chapter Five

AHA

152x

Host

Adapter Configured rupt

AHA

152x Configured Channel.

AHA

152x Completed Time

AHA

152x Command Error

AHA

152x Command Error

To

Channel.

Host

to

INQUIRY

With

Out

TEST

Completed

Or

Time Out

READ

Completed

Or Time Out

Proper

Adapter Proper

UNIT

CAPACITY

Command

Error

READY

With

Inter-

DMA

Or

NOT

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The IRQ channel specified

in

the software

286

installation does not match the IRQ channel specified

AHA-1520/1522 host adapter.

adapter

by

the jumper settings

on

Change

or

software IRQ channel setting.

the

the host

The DMA channel specified in the software installation does not match specified

by

the jumper settings

the

DMA

on

the

channel

AHA-1520/1522 host adapter. Change either the

board

or

software DMA channel setting.

The ASW-1240 detects a time-out issuing the inquiry, test unit ready, capacity

SCSI

commands. Make sure that the

or

error

or

read

when

host adapter is properly installed, its jumpers are set correctly,

and

it

is

properly terminated.

HOST

Tables host you

Options 16-20 let channels for a host adapter

ADAPTER OPTIONS

5-1

and

5-:2

list the configuration options available for the AHA-1520/1522

adapter

and

the ASW-1240 software. These are the options available

configure the software

you

"Multiple Channels

during

the NetWare installation.

assign a NetWare channel to a disk. This permits multiple

and

makes multitasking possible

per

Host Adapter for Multitasking" earlier

detailed information.

If

you

run

the AHA-1520/1522 in second-party DMA mode, only

is

currently supported. In general,

running

the AHA-1520/1522

you

in

PIO mode.

can achieve higher performance

AHA-1520/1522 5-40

when

on

the SCSI bus. See

in

this chapter for

DMA

channel 0 by

adaptec

Chapter Five

Table

5-1.

Port

Address

Software for NetWare 286

340h

Options

Option#

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Product

AHA-1520/1522 340h

AHA-1520I1522 340h

AHA-1520/1522 340h

AHA-1520I1522

AHA-1510/

For

SCSI disk(s)

For

SCSI disk(s)

For

SCSI disk(s)

For

SCSI disk(s)

AIC-6260

AIC-6260 340h

AIC-6260

on

CH 0 AHA-1520/1522/1510/

on

CH 1 AHA-1520/1522/1510/

on

CH 2 AHA-1520/1522/1510/

on

CH 3 AHA-1520/1522/1510/

1/0

Port IRQ

340h

11

9

10

12

11

9

10

12

AIC-6260

only

I

12

AHA-1520/1522

For

SCSI disk(s)

on

CH 4 AHA-1520/1522/1510/

5-41

AIC-6260

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only

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Software

Table 5-2. Port Address 140h Options

for

NetWare

286

Option#

0 AHA-1520/1522 140h

1

2

3 AHA-1520I1522 140h

4 AHA-1510/ AIC-6260 140h

5 AHA-1510/ AIC-6260 140h

6

7

8

9

10

11

Product

AHA-1520/1522 140h

AHA-1520/1522 140h 10

AHA-1510/ AIC-6260

AHA-1510/ AIC-6260 140h

For SCSI disk(s)

on

CH

1/0

Port IRQ

11

9

12

11

9

140h 10

12

0 AHA-1520/1522/1510/ AIC-6260 only

1 AHA-1520/1522/1510/ AIC-6260 only

2 AHA-1520/1522/1510/ AIC-6260

3 AHA-1520/1522/1510/ AIC-6260 only

only

12

AHA-1520/1522 5-42

For SCSI disk(s)

on

CH

4 AHA-1520/1522/1510/ AIC-6260

only

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This chapter tells Novell NetWare 386 software contains use

SCSI devices

This chapter covers these major topics:

hardware

•

before installing

•

installing the ASW-1240 software

•

fault tolerant disk drive configurations

•

booting NetWare from a

•

removable media disk drives

•

formatting disk drives

•

error messages

•

HARDWARE CONSIDERATIONS

you

how

to install Adaptec's ASW-1240 ASPI software for

v3.1

and

the AHA-1520/1522 host adapter. The ASW-1240

an

operating system manager

with

the NetWare file server.

considerations

SCSI

disk

and

other files that allow

you

to

Before

you

begin software installation, make sure that the host installed information about configuration choices know tion options for the software.

Make sure that a LAN card is installed in

You can use NetWare Ready SCSI drives as well as standard SCSI drives with the

AHA-1520I1522 host adapter drives are NetWare Ready MONITOR.NLM module. Consult the NetWare documentation for information on

You can use multiple SCSI disk drives with the AHA-1520/1522 host adapter

the NetWare file server. There are several ways add

AHA-1520/1522

and

configured. See Chapter 3, "Changing Jumper Settings," for

how

the host

using MONITOR.NLM.

storage capacity to

adapter

your

is jumpered so

and

the ASW-1240 software. You can tell which

by

looking

system,

at

you

6-

and

using jumpers. Make sure

you

can select the correct configura-

your

system.

the drive descriptions

you

can

can simply connect additional drives to

l adaptec

do

adapter

in

this.

the

If

you

is properly

you

and

want to

I

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386

the host adapter INSTALL.NLM module. You can also have a NetWare volume one disk drive. Consult the NetWare documentation for information possibility. Finally, fault tolerance. See "Fault Tolerant Disk Drive Configurations" later chapter for information.

BEFORE INSTALLING

Adaptec' s ASW-1240 software supports

2.15 (See Chapter 5, "Software for NetWare 286"). The files for NetWare 386 v3.1

are found

directory contains the following

README.TXT. AHA1520.DSK

for NetWare 386 v3.1. README.TXT is a file ASW-1240 software.

Before beginning software installation,

diskettes. Use the copies as your working diskettes. When

ASW-1240 files, make sure that ASPITRAN.DSK in the same directory.

INSTALLING THE ASW-1240 SOFTWARE

on

the

SCSI

bus

and

you

can configure software, host adapter,

in

the \NET386.31 directory

files:

and

then partition thel}l with the NetWare

span

more than about

and

disk

drives for

in

this

Net

Ware 386v3.1

on

the ASW-1240 diskette. This

AHA1520.DSK, ASPITRAN.DSK,

ASPITRAN.DSK contain the ASPI software

that

gives information

make

copies of all Novell

and

Net

Ware 286

and

about

the

and

Adaptec

you

copy the

AHA1520.DSK remain

this

To install the ASW-1240 software, load the AHA1520.DSK files from the the working copy of the ASW-1240 diskette onto the NetWare operating system.

If

NetWare steps with

1.

Boot

2.

Insert the working copy of the NetWare System 1 disk in the floppy disk drive

3.

Type Server

386

v.3.1 has not already been installed

in

the following procedure.

steps.

your

system to DOS.

and

make

it

the current drive.

at

the DOS

If

prompt

on

NetWare has already been installed, start

and

press Enter.

AHA-1520/1522 6-2

and

ASPITRAN.DSK

your system, complete all

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The system displays a series of messages name

and

an

IPX internal network number. Consult the NetWare documen-

tation if

4.

Type the file server name

The system displays a colon, which is the NetWare prompt.

5.

Remove the NetWare diskette from the drive copy of the ASW-1240 diskette.

6.

Type the following command to load the ASW-1240

7.

The system displays a series of messages letting you the software. the host adapter

you

are unsure which

load

a:\net386.31\aha1520

It

then prompts you for the port address

and

software:

Loading module

Auto-loading

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 NetWare 386 Version

AHA1520.DSK

Module

IPX

and

IPX

ASPITRAN.DSK

1.1

and

prompts

number to use.

number

ASP!

and

press Enter.

and

Manager &

replace

you

for a file server

it

with the working

files:

know

that it is loading

you

want

SCSI

Disk Module

to use for

for

Copyright

(Note: Load Supported I/O

port:

8.

Press Enter to select the default the alternate port address.

The system redisplays the NetWare prompt. The ASW-1240 software is loaded.

9.

To complete the installation of the file server operating system, follow NetWare instructions to load LAN drives, partition volumes, the NetWare documentation for information about these tasks.

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ASPITRAN.DSK

I/O

port

340

and

copy the remaining NetWare files to

values

Inc.

before

are

3401/0

340, 140

port address. Type

6-3

AHA1520.DSK

your

in

your

140

disks,

hard

disk. Consult

STARTUP.NCF)

if

you

need

now

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Command

The

ASW-1240 adapter specify

If

you

must

options

mand

load

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The

following is a list AHA-1520/1522

Line Options

directly

these

options

use

jumpers

specify

that

you

with

options

a:\net386.31\aha1520

can

enter

the

to

separate

Option

port=

software

from

the

in

to

change

that

change

can

specify

is

as

options

the

of

host

adapter:

Possible

340

140

reads

most

of

the options for

jumper

the

follows:

in

options

options available

settings

software.

the

port

in

the

only

through

upper-

if

you

address

software.

or

lowercase letters. You want.

Function

Selects

uses. Enter jumpered you

specify this option, prompt software.

on

the

range

In

the

software.

options

with

the

port

the

port

for a

board.

of

addition,

Novell

address number

address

port

address

the

AHA-1520 /1522

In

most

cases,

the

host

adapter,

there

are

The

syntax

can

use

NetWare

of

range

that

corresponds

the

host

the

system

when

386

that

you

however,

several

for a com-

spaces

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and

the

software

adapter.

does

you

load

host do

or

to

not

the

not

the

If

removable=

fixed_disk =

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Disables default, fixed load should

support

load

support.

support

disk

your

own

disable fixed

6-4

for

your

you

for fixed

ASPI Fixed

removable

media

own

should

drives

are

disk

support.

media. By

devices

ASPI Removable

disable removable

disk

are

drives. By

supported.

Disk

Module,

sup-

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you

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Six

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sel_to =

0

32

64

128

verbose=

If

you

specify the verbose = y option, the information the system displays de-

pends

on

the

number

of

the host adapter. The screen display

= 340 options is similar to the following text.

Loading module

Auto-loading

AHA-1520/1522/1510/AIC-6260 NetWare 386

(Note: Load

Registered

SCSI

ID

SCSI

ID

SCSI

ID

I/O

Port Interrupt Host

Adapter

y

and

type of installed SCSI devices

AHA1520.DSK

Module

Version

ASPITRAN.DSK

Device(s)

0 -

LUN

1 -

LUN

2 -

LUN

Address: 340-363

Level:

SCSI

Sets the selection timeout value The default value is caution; may

Displays host adapter configuration information

ASPITRAN.DSK

1.1 Inc.

before

0: NetWare Ready P40S 940-40-94xx 0: 0:

ID: 7

if

not

appear

when

ASP!

Manager &

AHA1520.DSK

SONY

IMPRIMIS

11

the value is too low, some targets

you

z.ero.

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to

the

driver.

load the software.

and

on

specify the

SCSI

SM0-C501-00 94601-15

verbose= y and

Disk Module

in

your

in

milliseconds.

with

the configuration

port

for

STARTUP.NCF)

I

Initiate Parity SCSI

FAULT TOLERANT

NetWare 386 v3.1 tions, disk mirroring data

on

two

of

your

disk drives crashes.

AHA-1520/1522

Sync

Checking:

Disconnection:

and

or

more

Mode:

DISK

DRIVE CONFIGURATIONS

the ASW-1240 software allow

and

disk

duplexing, which automatically place the same

disk

drives. This duplication can prevent loss of

Enabled Enabled Enabled

6-5

two

disk

drive configura-

data

if

one

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Disk mirroring requires the following sections.

Disk

Mirroring

Disk mirroring occurs when the software configuration allows two disks connected to a single host adapter to contain the same data. the other continues to function configuration for disk mirroring.

Computer

Hardware Considerations

and

disk duplexing are similar, except that disk duplexing

use

of two host adapters. Each configuration is discussed

and

preserves the data. Figure

Terminators~

removed

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6-1.

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for

disk

SCSI

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in

the

or

more

hard

If

one disk fails,

illustrates the

SCSI

disk 1

Make sure

configuring the system for disk mirroring. You should keep ing list of important hardware considerations:

AHA-1520/1522 6-6

that

your

host adapter

• The two disk drives not allow drives that vary greatly in capacity to NetWare documentation for limitations.

• The drives AHA-1520/1522 host adapter.

• The from one of the drives, its

• The

terminators. All other

must

be connected

SCSI

IDs of the the drives

SCSI

devices

at

and

disk drives are properly prepared before

must

have almost the same capacity. NetWare does

on

the same

must

be

SCSI

ID

must

the beginning

SCSI

devices

and

on

SCSI

different.

be

0.

end

of the

the

SCSI

be

bus to the same

If

SCSI

bus

in

mind

the

follow-

mirrored. Consult the

you

want

to boot

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have

must

have their

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terminators removed. The AHA-1520/1522 is a tors should connectors.

Setting

Configuring the software for mirrored disk drives requires two phases. first phase, tion. To complete the first phase of the installation, follow the procedure

"Installing the ASW-1240 Software" earlier

phase

In the disk drives for mirroring. While the NetWare move

To complete the second phase of software installation for mirrored disk drives, use the following procedure.

Up

Mirrored Disk Drives

you

if

the ASW-1240 software has already been installed.)

the

second phase,

prompt

to the previous

1.

Type the following command to load the INSTALL.NLM module:

load

be

installed unless

load the ASW-1240 software just as in a normal software installa-

you

load

and

by

pressing the Alt

menu

by

pressing the Esc key.

install.nlm

you

use both the external

in

this chapter. (You can skip this

use the NetWare INSTALL

you

are using INSTALL,

and

Esc keys at the same time. You can

SCSI

device. Its termina-

and

module

you

can return to

internal

In

the

in

to set

up

The system displays the Installation Options menu:

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2.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Disk Options

The system displays the Available Disk Options menu:

3.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Partition Tables.

and

press Enter.

The system displays the Available Disk Drives menu:

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4.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the first disk drive you want to partition

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press Enter. ·

The system displays the Partitioning Options menu.

5.

Use the arrow keys

to

highlight Create NetWare Partition

and

press Enter.

and

The system displays information about partition size. Press

NetWare's suggested size,

or

type in the appropriate values

create a partition of a different size.

6.

Repeat steps 4

7.

When you finish creating partitions on the first disk drive, press

and

5 for each partition you want to create.

to the Available Disk Drives menu.

8.

Repeat steps 4 through 7 for your other disk drive.

9.

From the Available Disk Drives menu, press

Esc

to return to the Available

Disk Options menu.

10.

Use the arrow keys to highlight Mirroring

and

press Enter.

The system displays the Partitioning Mirroring Status menu:

Installation

Options

Esc and

to accept

press

Esc

to return

to

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