Chapter 4 - Installing ICAmC Cards
This chapter provides instructions for installing the ICAmC in a Micro Channel bus server. This chapter describes the following steps for installing the ICAmC card in your server:
Unpacking the ICAmC card Preparing for the installation Installing the ICAmC card to the server Configuring the server Connecting serial lines to the ICAmC card
Along with this chapter, use the documentation provided with your server to install the ICAmC card.
The ICAmC card package contains the following items:
This guide One ICAmC card One six-port ICA cable One package of 12 standoffs One diskette, containing DOS diagnostics
Unpack your shipment and inspect each item for damage. If the shipment is not complete, or if there is any damage, contact your Banyan sales representative or distributor. If you need to reship the card, use the original packing materials.
Caution: Avoid touching card components. Static electricity can damage circuitry on the ICAmC card. Before removing the card from the antistatic bag, discharge static from your hands by touching an unpainted, grounded metal surface.
Make a backup copy of the ICAmC diskette and store the original in a safe place.
Preparing to Install the ICAmC Card
Before you install and configure the ICAmC card, you need to prepare software for both the Micro Channel server and VINES software. To complete these procedures, you need the following items:
The ICAmC card The ICAmC diskette A copy of the Reference Diskette shipped with your Micro Channel server
For more information on installing Micro Channel cards, see the instructions provided with your computer.
To Prepare the MicroChannel Software
1. Insert the backup copy of the Reference Diskette in drive A and reboot the server.
2. Make sure the diskette is not write protected.
3. From the Main Menu, choose Copy an Option Diskette.
You are prompted to insert the ICAmC diskette.
4. Remove the backup copy of the Reference Diskette and insert the ICAmC diskette that came with the card.
This diskette contains the name, ID, and configuration requirements of the ICAmC card.
5. Remove the ICAmC diskette and insert the Reference Diskette.
The information from the ICAmC diskette is copied to the Reference Diskette.
Installing the ICAmC Card into the Server
Caution: Take precautions against static electricity when handling the card. Use an antistatic strap if you have one. Otherwise, before removing the card from the antistatic packaging, release the static discharge from your hands by touching an unpainted metal surface. Hold the card by the edges to avoid touching its components.
To Install the ICAmC Card into the Server
1. Shut down and power off the server.
2. Open the server, following the procedures that apply to your computer.
3. Install the card in any available slot.
4. Screw the card into place.
5. Close the server.
Configuring the server requires configuring the Micro Channel system and adding the ICAmC card to the server software. To configure the Micro Channel system, you use the Reference Diskette provided with your system.
To Configure the MicroChannel Server
1. Power on and boot the server with the Reference Diskette.
During the boot procedure, a 165 error code appears, indicating the system detected an unconfigured card.
2. Ignore this message.
The system displays a prompt asking you if you want to run Automatic Configuration.
3. Enter Y to automatically configure the hardware and press ENTER to reboot.
The Reference Diskette chooses a configuration for the card that does not conflict with configurations of other cards in the system. Values assigned to card resources are based on Reference Diskette information.
After the automatic configuration, the Main Menu appears on the screen.
4. From the Main Menu, choose Set Configuration.
5. Choose View Configuration.
6. Write down the values established by the Reference Diskette for System Slot, I/O Address, Memory Address, and interrupt on the Server Configuration worksheet available in the VINES Server Installation Guide.
7. Remove the Reference Diskette from the diskette drive.
Some versions of the Reference Diskette might automatically configure the ICAmC to memory address 080000. This address is required by DOS. To change this address, follow these steps:
1. Boot from the Reference Diskette.
2. Choose Set Configuration.
3. Choose Change Configuration.
4. Enter the new address.
5. Save your changes and exit.
To Add the ICAmC Card to the Server
1. Reboot the server.
2. From the Operator Menu at the server console, choose option 10, System Maintenance.
The System Maintenance menu appears.
3. Choose option 6, Configure/Diagnose Server.
The VINES Server Configuration menu appears.
4. Choose option 1, Add Cards/Change Card Configuration.
5. Choose Add a Card.
6. Select the appropriate card from the displayed list.
The card with its default settings and slot number is added to the server as either accepted or causing a conflict:
- If the card does not cause conflicts with other cards, add the card using the defaults. Write down the settings in your Server Configuration Worksheet available in the VINES Server Installation Guide; skip to step 8.
- If the card causes a conflict, a plus sign (+) appears next to it and the card with which it conflicts. Choose Change Card Settings and continue with step 7.
7. Change any values that cause conflicts.
A list of host resources and supported settings for each resource is provided later in this section.
8. Choose Display Memory Map to assign I/O and RAM memory addresses.
9. Write down the settings in your Server Configuration Worksheet available in the VINES Server Installation Guide.
10. Choose Save Configuration and Exit.
11. Reboot the system.
If the server could not resolve the configurations of all cards, an error message appears when the system reboots. To correct this problem:
1. Boot the system with the Reference Diskette.
2. Choose Set Configuration.
3. Choose Change Configuration.
4. Select new values for cards as instructed on the screen.
5. When you finish, save the configuration.
Selecting Another I/O Address
The ICAmC card uses one byte of I/O address space. There are 16 available I/O addresses for the ICAmC. These addresses are in the range 401 (default) through 5E1, by a factor of 20 hex. Table 4-1 lists all the available I/O addresses.
Selecting Another Interrupt Level
The ICAmC cards supports interrupt request levels 3 (default), 5, 9, 10, 12, and 15.
Selecting Another Memory Address
The ICAmC card supports 46 memory addresses. These addresses range between A40000 (default) and FE0000 by 20000. Table 4-2 lists all of the available memory addresses.
Connecting Serial Lines to the ICAmC Card
The ICAmC card provides a 62-pin port for attaching up to six serial lines. The ICA cable, supplied with your card, provides six serial lines to which you can connect to RS232 serial lines, modems, and CSU/DSUs. You can assign the following line speeds to these six serial lines:
Lines 1 and 2 - Up to 64 Kbps (synchronous).
Lines 3 to 6 - Up to 19.2 Kbps (all protocols).
Note: From the perspective of the server software, each connector at the end of each ICA cable serial line functions as a port.
For more information on assigning line speeds to each port on the card, see Managing Communications.
Before you connect the ICAmC card to serial lines, have all required cables and modems available. To determine the type of equipment required, see Managing Communications.
Included with your ICAmC card is the ICA cable in which one end is a 62-pin connector. The other end branches off into six individual cables, labeled line 1 through line 6, with six 25-pin D serial connectors. These six connectors have screws for securing directly to a port. Also included with your ICAmC card is a package of standoffs, two for each connector. Use these standoffs to secure the connector to another serial connector that also has two screws.
Caution: Take the usual precautions against static when connecting cables at the server.
1. Power off your server.
2. Attach the 62-pin male serial connector to the 62-pin female serial port on the ICA card connector.
3. Tighten down the connecting screws.
4. Remove the dust covers from the ICA cable ports only as you connect the port.
5. Keep the covers on ports to protect them from dust and static electricity until you are ready to use them.
To Connect an ICA Cable Line to a Port
1. Connect the line directly to the port.
2. Secure all connectors by tightening down the screws.
3. To secure an ICA cable connector to another connector that also has two screws, first install a standoff onto each screw on the ICA cable connector.
Figure 4-1 shows the role of the standoffs in connecting two cables together.
To Connect an ICA Cable Line to a Modem
1. Connect the ICA cable connector directly to the modem.
2. Connect the modular telephone cable or other line that links the other computer to the modem.
3. Make sure the modem is set up properly and plugged in.
4. Power on the modem.
