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Chapter 13 - Supported Hardware

Introduction

Configuring display adapters
Uninterruptible power supplies
Banyan ICA cards
Fixed disk support
RAID support
Supported SCSI adapter cards
Diskette support
Tape drive support
CD-ROM support

Configuring Display Adapters

Table 13-1. Configurations for EGA Display Adapters

Monitor Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 3 Switch 4
Monochrome OFF OFF ON OFF
Color (CGA) OFF OFF OFF ON
Enhanced Color (EGA) OFF ON ON OFF

Uninterruptible Power Supplies

Figure 13-1. External UPS Connection Specification

Disabling the Parallel Port Arbitration Level

To Disable the Parallel Port Arbitration Level

1. If your server is already installed and running, shut down the server (refer to "Powering Off Your Server" in Chapter 11).

2. Insert the Reference Diskette into drive A.

3. Turn on the server. The Main Menu appears.

4. Select Set Configuration. The Set Configuration menu appears.

5. Select Change Configuration. The Change Configuration menu appears.

6. Select Parallel Port Arbitration Level.

7. Press F5 or F6 until the Parallel Port Arbitration Level selection is changed to Disabled.

8. Press F10 to save your configuration and press ENTER when instructed.

9. Press F3 until instructed to reboot the server.

10. Remove the Reference Diskette and press ENTER to reboot the server.

Banyan ICA Cards

ICA (Obsolete) - A serial communications card for ISA- or EISA-bus servers. This card requires 128 KB of contiguous RAM (128 KB = 20000 Hex).

ICAmC™ (Obsolete) - A serial communications card for Micro Channel servers. This card requires 128 KB of contiguous RAM.

ICAplus™ (Obsolete) - An enhanced version of the ICA card. This card supports line speeds up to 384 Kbps on high-speed ports one and two. The ICAplus can support fractional T1 (FT1) server-to-server communications using the HDLC protocol. This card also requires 128 KB of contiguous RAM.

ICA/RM (Obsolete) - An ICA card that uses only 12% of the memory used by the ICA and ICAplus cards (16 KB of contiguous RAM as compared to 128 KB). This card supports the same line speeds as the ICAplus card (384 Kbps). The ICA/RM is a 16-bit ISA card that can be used in ISA- and EISA-bus servers; it cannot be inserted into an 8-bit slot.

ICA/HS - A higher speed version of the ICA/RM that allows more lines to be run at higher speeds.

Fixed Disk Support

Table 13-2. Controller Types Supported by Platform

Platform WD1003 SCSI RAID
ISA-bus yes yes no
EISA-bus yes yes yes
MCA-bus yes yes yes

RAID Support

Compaq Drive Array Support

Compaq Intelligent Drive Array Expansion System (IDAES)
Compaq Intelligent Drive Array (IDA)
Compaq Intelligent Drive Array-2 (IDA-2)
Compaq SMART SCSI Array
Compaq SMART-2 (EISA/PCI) Array

IDA-2 Configuration

Table 13-3. SYSTEMPRO IDA-2 Configuration

Controller Function Controller Attribute Interrupt Level
Fixed disk standard interface Primary address IRQ 14 - edge triggered
Bus master interface Enabled IRQ 15 - level triggered
Controller order First  

IDAES Configuration

Table 13-4. Intelligent Array Expansion System Configuration

Controller Functions Controller Attributes Interrupt Level
Operating system Banyan server software  
Bus master interface Enabled IRQ 15 - level triggered
Drive position for first drive Zero  
Controller order Second  

Dell Drive Array Adapters

Note: If you run your tape drive in Passthrough mode on a DSA, you must have at least firmware revision A03 installed on the card.

Table 13-5. Dell Drive Array Settings in AHA-154x Emulation Mode

Resource Setting
Interrupt 11
I/O 330-333 (4 ports)
DMA Channel 5
ROM BIOS DC000 (16 KB or less)

1. From the DSA Management menu, select Configure Controller. The Configure Controller menu appears.

2. Select Configure Controller Options. The Configure Controller Options menu appears.

3. Under the heading Emulation options, turn the Auto Request Sense Field setting to On.

4. Save the configuration and exit.

Note: The ROM BIOS must always be enabled for the DSA or DDA.

IBM PS/2 RAID Adapter

Mylex RAID SCSI Adapter

Tape Drive - Use channel 0 on the Mylex and configure the tape drive as SCSI ID 2.

CD-ROM Drive - Use channel 0 on the Mylex and configure the CD-ROM drive as SCSI ID 1.

Supported SCSI Adapter Cards

Implement the SCSI Common Command Set
Return Extended Sense Data

Note: Although the Emulex IB02B tape controller can coexist with a SCSI disk adapter, it is recommended that you use the Adaptec or Western Digital SCSI adapter to control both your SCSI disks and your external tape drive.

Adaptec AHA-154x Adapter

Table 13-6. Adaptec AHA-154x SCSI Adapter Settings

Resource Setting
Interrupt 11
I/O Address 330-333 (4 ports)
DMA Channel 5
ROM BIOS DC000 (16 KB or less)

Note: Only one 1540 adapter is supported in a server.

Configuring AHA-1542B Diskette Support

Configuring the AHA-1540B/1542B BIOS

Adaptec AHA-1640 (MCA)

Table 13-7. AHA-1640 SCSI Adapter Settings

Resource Setting
Interrupt 11
I/O Address 330-333 (4 ports)
DMA Channel 5
ROM BIOS DC000 (16 KB or less)

Adaptec 6x60 Chipset

Table 13-8. Adaptec 6x60 SCSI Chipset Settings

Resource Setting
Interrupt 9, 10, 11, 12
I/O Address 140, 340
ROM BIOS C8000, CC000, D8000, DC000 (16 KB)
Synchronous = Disabled   Disconnects = Enabled

Note: Banyan does not support these adapters in synchronous mode. Only one 6x60 based adapter is supported in a server.

Adaptec 1740 Controller

Adaptec AIC-7770 Chipset

BusTek BT-742A SCSI Adapter

Table 13-9. BusTek BT-742A SCSI Adapter Settings

Parameter Setting
Interrupt 11
I/O Address 330-333 (4 ports)
DMA Channel 5
ROM BIOS DC000 (16 KB or less)
SCSI ID 7
SCSI Parity Enable
SCSI Auto Sense Enable
Sync Negotiation Disable

Compaq Fast-SCSI-2

Integrated 32-bit Fast-SCSI-2 controller on Compaq ProSignias
32-bit Fast-SCSI-2 controller on Compaq EISA-based platforms

Dell Fast-SCSI II

Note: In a server with both EISA and PCI SCSI adapters, the server software will always boot from the EISA adapter.

Dell BIOS and Dell Fast-SCSI II Adapters

Table 13-10. Dell BIOS Version

Processor Platforms BIOS Version
Pentium PowerEdge XE, PowerEdge SP, OmniPlex 1.00 A08
486 PowerEdge XE, PowerEdge SP, OmniPlex 1.00 A06

DPT EISA SCSI Host Adapter

Table 13-11. DPT EISA SCSI Adapter Settings

Parameter Setting
I/O Ports Primary (Bootable)
Interrupt 14 - Edge Triggered
Drive C Enabled
Drive D Disabled
SCSI ID 7
Sync Negotiation Enable
Config Version version = 002c

Note: The AT&T and NEC EISA SCSI adapters use the same configuration parameters as the DPT EISA SCSI adapter. In addition, if you are working with more than one EISA SCSI Host Adapter, you must specify a primary (bootable) adapter with these configuration parameters.

DPT 2021 ISA SCSI Adapter

Table 13-12. DPT 2021 ISA SCSI Adapter Settings

Resource Setting
Interrupt 15, 12, 14 (default is 15)
I/O Address 170, 1F0, 230, 330 (default is 170)
DMA Channel 5, 6, 7, 0 (default is 5)
ROM Address C800, D800, DC00 (default is C800)
ROM Size 8 or 16 KB (default is 8 KB)

Future Domain TMC-7000 SCSI Adapters

Table 13-13. Future Domain TMC-7000 SCSI Adapter Settings

Resource Setting
Interrupt 15
I/O Address 350-353 (4 ports)
DMA Channel 6
ROM BIOS CE000 (8 KB)

Note: You cannot use the Future Domain adapters in the Compaq SystemPro platforms because of a conflict with interrupt level 15. In addition, you cannot use a floppy controller with the TMC7000EX. To use a floppy controller, you must upgrade your floppy BIOS code or use the TMC7000-FASST2 adapter.

IBM PS/2 SCSI-2 Adapter/A

NCR 53C700 and 53C710 MCA SCSI Adapters

Parallel bus 53C700 adapter that is standard in the MCA/parallel bus NCR uniprocessor platforms of the NCR 3000 series
Dual MCA 53C700 adapter (86C71) for use in MCA-only NCR platforms

Single or dual channel 53C710 MCA adapter available as an option on all NCR 3000 series systems (with the exception of 3450 and 3550).
Synchronous SCSI protocol is support, which provides up to 10 MB/sec data transfers on devices that support fast SCSI-2 data rates.

NCR 53C94 SCSI Chipset

Under Compaq's ECU, it is listed as Integrated Fast SCSI-2 Options Port. The default settings are recommended.
Under NCR's configuration utility, it is listed as NCR 53C94 SCSI controller. The default settings are recommended, except for the values listed in Table 13-14.

Table 13-14. NCR 53C94 SCSI Chipset Settings

Parameter Setting
Fairness Fairness enabled
Preempt Count Selected 0 bytes

Olivetti Disk Controllers

Table 13-15. Olivetti SCSI Adapter Settings

Parameter Setting
AT Compatible Controller/ROM BIOS Access Mode Enabled AT Compatible
SCSI ID Selection Drive 0 / Target ID-00
Direct SCSI Enabled

Note: The controller in the lowest-numbered slot must be configured as the primary controller.

Diskette Support

Tape Drive Support

Configuring the Compaq 320/525 MB Tape Drive

Figure 13-2. Jumper Settings on Compaq 320/525 Tape Drive

Table 13-16. Compaq 16-bit SCSI Adapter Settings

Resource Setting
Interrupt 3 or 5 (default = 3)
I/O Address 130H or 330H (default = 330H)
DMA Channel 5 or 7 (default = 5)

Tape Interchangeability

Table 13-17. Exabyte Tape Interchange Rules

If Written By Can Be Read By
EXB-8505 EXB8505, EXB-8500c
EXB8500c EXB8505, EXB-8500c
EXB-8500 EXB8505, EXB-8500c, EXB-8500
EXB-8205 EXB8505, EXB-8500c, EXB-8205
EXB-8200 EXB-8505, EXB-8500c, EXB-8500, EXB-8205, EXB-8200

Supported Exabyte Firmware

Note: Vendors may have released newer versions of this software; however, these were the versions tested and approved by Banyan.

Table 13-18. Tested Exabyte Firmware Revision Levels

Vendor Model FECODE BTPROM/BTCODE
Exabyte 8205 05B0 14
8500 046G 11  
8500C 0472 14  
8505 05B0 14  
IBM 8505 0520 14
8200 See Following Note  

Note: The 8200 tape drive from IBM is supported if it has an IBM firmware revision of 21F8605, or a later version.

CD-ROM Support

Table 13-19. Supported CD-ROM Drives

Manufacturer CD-ROM Models
Compaq CDU561-311.8q, and CR-503BCQ1.0b
Hitachi® Double Speed CDR-675
IBM CDRM00201, and CDRM32G2958
LMSI-USA CM215
Matsushita CR-503
NEC Multispins 3xp rev 4001.0, 3xi rev. 2.5, and 3x rev. 2.5, 5012, CDR-211 (2Xi), CDR-500, DCR211
Plextor DM-XX28
Sony CDU-541, CDU-55S, CDU-561, CDU-76S, CDU-76S, and CDU7211W
Toshiba® XM4101TA, PCXCR-AD, XM-4101, XM3301, XM3401, XM3501TA, XM5201TA, and XM5301TA

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