Chapter 13 - Supported Hardware
This chapter describes the hardware supported by Banyan. For more information on Banyan support, refer to the Release Notice.
This chapter covers the following topics:
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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
Some display adapters cards (particularly the Wang MEGA display controller), support a feature called autoswitching that enables these cards to operate VGA, EGA, or other types of adapters, depending on the attached display unit (CRT). If autoswitching is enabled, the controller determines the type of CRT and acts appropriately. However, this method does not work with applications that run in protected mode.
Because Banyan server software is a protected mode application, you must disable autoswitching on these controllers. To disable autoswitching, set switch 5 on the display adapter card to the OFF (down) position. Once autoswitching is disabled, make sure that the card is properly configured for the CRT attached to it. For more information, refer to the documentation that came with the card.
With both IBM and non-IBM EGA display adapters, use the switch settings in Table 13-1 for the console driver to function correctly.
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 |
IBM EGA display adapters have only four switches. Most non-IBM EGA display adapters have two additional switches, 5 and 6. Switch 5 (autoswitching) should be OFF, and switch 6 should be ON. If the console driver discovers an invalid EGA switch setting, it halts the bootstrap program. Be sure to consult the documentation that came with your display adapter.
Uninterruptible Power Supplies
If you have an external Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) connected to your server, you may have to configure this device. The following specifications apply to the external UPS. For further information, refer to the UPS manufacturer's specifications.
UPS Rating - The UPS must be rated for at least 450VA and should have a holdup time at that rating of no less than 5 minutes. The UPS capacity must be sized properly for the server's power load to achieve this holdup time.
Type of Relay Contacts - The UPS must have normally open relay contacts that close during an AC power failure. These contacts must be available for cabling to the server. No debouncing of these contacts is necessary in the hardware because the debouncing is done in the software. No external pullup resistor is required on the external AC fail signal.
Recommended UPS Modes - Banyan recommends an on-line mode UPS, or a standby mode UPS with a very short transfer time (less than two milliseconds).
Pinout Connections on PC-Based Servers - Figure 13-1 shows the pinout connections from the UPS to a 25-pin, D-shell, PC-compatible parallel printer port on Banyan Unlimited and Banyan Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) servers.
On the 25-pin D connector, end pin 1 must be tied to pin 13 and pin 9 must be tied with pin 11.
To ensure that the IBM PS/2 Model 90 and Model 95 recognize that an external UPS is attached to their parallel port, you must change the Parallel Port Arbitration Level to Disabled on the Reference Diskette. Refer to the following section, "Disabling the Parallel Port Arbitration Level."
Disabling the Parallel Port Arbitration Level
The following procedure on disabling the parallel port arbitration level on the IBM PS/2 Model 95 is provided as an example. For specific information on your platform, refer to your platform Reference Diskette documentation.
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 software supports a maximum of five Banyan Intelligent Communications Adapter (ICA) cards. ICA cards are serial communications cards that support up to six connections from the server to host computers, workstations, or other servers. The five types of ICA cards are as follows:
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.
Because the ICA, ICAplus, and ICAmC cards use such large blocks of memory, configuring these cards in your system may limit system memory. Refer to the Banyan ICA Installation Guide for instructions on installing and configuring ICA cards. For further information, refer to the Platform Certification Notice for your platform.
Banyan servers support a maximum of 12 fixed disks, 1 tape drive, and 1 CD-ROM. You can have multiple fixed disk controllers in your server if the controllers use unique system resources. Depending on your platform, the controllers can be a combination of WD1003 (ST506, IDE, and ESDI), SCSI, and RAID controllers. Refer to Table 13-2 for a list of controllers supported by platform. If an ESDI or ST506 controller is present, this controller must be the primary (bootable) device.
For further information, refer to the Platform Certification Notice for your platform.
Platform | WD1003 | SCSI | RAID |
ISA-bus | yes | yes | no |
EISA-bus | yes | yes | yes |
MCA-bus | yes | yes | yes |
Banyan supports several RAID controllers. RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) provides your system with increased disk capacity, throughput, and fault tolerance. Although fault tolerant features provide data integrity, they affect performance. For example, data guarding doubles the time needed for writes that a disk without fault tolerant features requires.
Banyan drivers for these controllers support most fault tolerant modes provided by the controllers, and have support built-in for vendor- supplied management utilities. For a list of supported RAID controllers, refer to the Banyan Hardware Compatibility Guide. For information on configuring logical disks and using multiple disk controllers, refer to Chapter 9.
Banyan supports the following Compaq Drive Array controllers:
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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
These adapters are supported in Native mode (also called Enhanced mode). The fault tolerant features supported by Banyan include drive mirroring, data guarding, and distributed data guarding, but not controller duplexing.
To configure any of these controllers, use the EISA Configuration Utility (ECU) provided by Compaq. The operating system must be set to Banyan. To select the boot adapter, the controller order should be set to First. To set the logical drive and fault tolerance configuration, refer to the Compaq installation instructions.
The configuration procedures for these adapters are identical to those used with the IDA-2, which is described in the following section. For more information on these controllers, refer to the Compaq documentation.
IDA-2 Configuration
With a single Compaq IDA-2 controller, you can incorporate a maximum of four drive array pairs (eight drives) in your server, providing up to 1.68 GB of mass storage.
The configuration for the SYSTEMPRO IDA-2 is listed in Table 13-3.
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
Banyan supports the Compaq Intelligent Drive Array Expansion System (IDAES). The standard array expansion system includes two 1.3 GB IDA expansion disks. Each fully configured IDAES includes support for seven 1.3 GB IDA expansion disks for a total of 9.1 GB of mass storage. Since a maximum of two array expansion systems can be connected to a fully configured Compaq SYSTEMPRO, a total of 19.8 GB of mass storage is supported.
The configuration parameters for the IDAES configuration are listed in Table 13-4. Use the ECU to set the configuration parameters.
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 consist of the Dell Drive Array (DDA) and the Dell SCSI Array (DSA). Both of these adapters are EISA-bus master adapters for disk arrays.
The DDA and DSA can support both Native mode and AHA-154x emulation mode. The DSA also supports tape devices using AHA-154x emulation in Passthrough mode. Banyan supports both of these adapters in Native mode. All fault tolerant modes are supported.
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.
You must configure the AHA-154x emulation for parameters shown in Table 13-5.
Resource | Setting |
Interrupt | 11 |
I/O | 330-333 (4 ports) |
DMA Channel | 5 |
ROM BIOS | DC000 (16 KB or less) |
In addition, you must turn the Auto Request Sense parameter On. To do so, follow these steps:
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.
For more information on Passthrough mode emulation, refer to the DSA User's Guide.
The disk array configuration for the DDA is established through the ECU. For the DSA, use the DSA Manager utility that was supplied with your SCSI array adapter. System configuration for these adapters is established automatically through the ECU.
Note: The ROM BIOS must always be enabled for the DSA or DDA.
Banyan supports the IBM PS/2 RAID Adapter in the IBM PS/2 Server 95A Array models. Banyan also supports the IBM 4/10 GB DAT Tape Drive and the IBM Enhanced CD-ROM II when these devices are attached to this adapter.
Use the Reference Diskette to configure the system. In addition, IBM supplies a RAID Configuration Support diskette that enables you to configure the disks, and set RAID levels, hot spare, and write policy. Version 2.0 of this diskette includes a Banyan service and utility program to permit on-line array management and alerts. After installing the Banyan service on the server, the utility, which runs on a DOS, Windows, or OS/2 client, permits hot-swapping and rebuild of failed drives, as well as alerting the system administrators of any problems.
The Mylex DAC960 family of EISA SCSI disk array adapters is a multiple channel adapter for disk arrays. The DAC960 family of adapters is supported for manufacturers such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard®, AST® . All fault tolerant modes of the Mylex controller are supported.
These adapters are configured automatically by the ECU. For information on the proper controller settings, supported RAID levels, and individual device settings, refer to the Mylex user's manual.
To ensure successful configuration of tape or CD-ROM drives with a Mylex adapter follow these guidelines:
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.
In addition, you must run the configuration utility included with the system to ensure that the tape and CD-ROM are recognized by the adapter. Devices not seen through the configuration utility will not be recognized by the Banyan server software.
Banyan supports most SCSI disks that:
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Implement the SCSI Common Command Set ![]()
Return Extended Sense Data
For a list of supported SCSI adapters, refer to the Banyan Hardware Compatibility Guide.
Banyan SCSI drivers support up to 14 physical devices (disks, CD-ROMs, and tape drive) attached to SCSI adapters. Banyan supports a maximum of 12 disks, one tape drive, and one CD-ROM drive.
You may have multiple SCSI adapters in your server if the adapters use unique system resources. Multiple Logical Unit (MLUs) controllers are not supported. If an ESDI or ST506 controller is present, this controller must be the primary (bootable) device.
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.
When operating SCSI adapters, check that all devices are connected and powered on. Make sure all devices have unique SCSI target IDs. For configuration information, refer to the adapter manufacturer's documentation and the following sections.
Banyan server software supports the Adaptec AHA-154x family of SCSI adapter cards, which include the 1540A, 1540B, 1542A, and 1542B. The Adaptec SCSI adapters use the configuration parameters shown in Table 13-6.
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.
If you have an AHA-1540B or AHA-1542B adapter, check the settings of the jumpers that control the BIOS and diskette support, as documented in "Configuring AHA-1542B Diskette Support" and "Configuring the AHA-1540B/1542B BIOS," which follow.
You should remove DMA jumper pins 12 and 13 on jumper set J5. This enables the default DMA transfer rate of 5.0 MBps.
Configuring AHA-1542B Diskette Support
The AHA-1542B adapter includes support for a diskette drive. This support is controlled by pin 1 of jumper set J8. If your server has an internal diskette drive, you must disable either the server's internal diskette controller or the diskette support in the 1542B adapter. If both diskette controllers are enabled, the conflict causes an error when you boot the system.
To disable the Adaptec 1542B diskette support, remove the jumper from pin 1 of jumper set J8. Adaptec 1542B adapters that are shipped from Banyan have default jumper settings that disable support for a diskette drive.
Configuring the AHA-1540B/1542B BIOS
The BIOS of 1540B and 1542B adapters is controlled by pin 1 of jumper set J6. If the 1540B/1542B is the primary controller (that is, the boot disk is on the adapter), enable the BIOS by installing a jumper on pin 1 of jumper set J6.
If the 1540B/1542B is the secondary controller, disable the BIOS by removing the jumper from pin 1 of jumper set J6. Therefore, you should disable the BIOS if you use the adapter to support only the tape drive.
Adaptec adapters that are shipped from Banyan have default jumper settings that disable the BIOS.
The AHA-1640 SCSI adapters use the configuration parameters shown in Table 13-7.
Resource | Setting |
Interrupt | 11 |
I/O Address | 330-333 (4 ports) |
DMA Channel | 5 |
ROM BIOS | DC000 (16 KB or less) |
These resources are configured automatically on the Reference Diskette, including the resolution of resource conflicts.
Banyan supports the Adaptec 6x60 chipset, used as an embedded adapter with the HP® NetServer LE and as the engine on Adaptec's 1510, 1510A, 1520, 1520A, 1522, and 1522A SCSI adapters.
The configurations shown in Table 13-8 are supported.
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.
The Adaptec AHA-1740 controller is supported only in 1542-compatibility mode. Consult your platform certification notice to determine if this controller was certified with your platform.
Banyan supports the Adaptec AIC-7770 SCSI chipset. The Adaptec AHA-2740 series uses the AIC-7770 chipset.
Use the ECU to configure these devices. When configuring multiple AHA-2740 adapters, a unique interrupt number should be assigned for each adapter. Controller order is specified by EISA slot number, not by BIOS address as is specified in the Adaptec documentation.
For specific information on how to configure the AIC-7770 SCSI chipset, refer to the user's manual for your system. For additional information, refer to the AHA-2740 Series Technical Reference Manual from Adaptec.
Banyan supports the BusTek BT-742A SCSI adapter used on the ALR® POWERPRO platform. The configuration parameters of the BusTek BT-742A must be set to the values shown in Table 13-9.
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 |
If your server has an internal diskette drive, disable either the server's internal diskette controller or the diskette support in the BusTek BT-742A adapter. If both diskette controllers are enabled, the conflict causes an error when you boot the system.
The following adapter configurations are supported:
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Integrated 32-bit Fast-SCSI-2 controller on Compaq ProSignias ![]()
32-bit Fast-SCSI-2 controller on Compaq EISA-based platforms
Use the ECU to configure these adapters. Multiple adapters are supported, and the adapters may share interrupts. In addition, Banyan supports synchronous SCSI protocol, which provides up to 10 MB/sec data transfers on devices that support fast SCSI-2 data rates.
Banyan provides support for Dell's PCI SCSI interfaces featured in the OmniPlex and PowerEdge line of servers. Banyan supports both the Dell integrated PCI Fast-SCSI II interface in these products, and the add-in Dell Advanced SCSI Host Adapter (DASH) PCI card. Multiple adapters are supported, and the adapters are automatically configured by the system BIOS. No additional server configuration needs to be done for these adapters.
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
If you have a Dell server that contains a Dell Fast-SCSI II Adapter you must run the appropriate version of the Dell BIOS. Table 13-10 lists the appropriate BIOS version for various Dell servers.
Processor | Platforms | BIOS Version |
Pentium | PowerEdge XE, PowerEdge SP, OmniPlex | 1.00 A08 |
486 | PowerEdge XE, PowerEdge SP, OmniPlex | 1.00 A06 |
Banyan server software supports DPT EISA SCSI Host Adapter cards, including the PM2012A and PM2012B models. These adapters use the configuration parameters listed in Table 13-11.
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 |
If you are working with more than one DPT SCSI Host Adapter, you must specify a primary (bootable) adapter with these configuration parameters. The primary adapter is identified as the EISA SCSI Host adapter with the lowest EISA slot number. For more information, refer to the Platform Certification Notice.
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.
Banyan supports DPT's 2021 ISA SCSI adapter. You can have up to three 2021's in a server. The configurations listed in Table 13-12 are supported.
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
The Future Domain TMC-7000EX (in ASC mode) and TMC7000-FASST2 adapters use the configuration parameters listed in Table 13-13.
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.
Banyan supports the IBM PS/2 SCSI-2 wide adapter. The adapter supports a wide variety of SCSI disk and tape drives, as well as the IBM Enhanced CD-ROM II for Banyan software installation.
A variety of internal and external SCSI cables and terminators are available from IBM for a specific configuration. The adapter is configured using the reference utilities and instructions supplied with the Server 85 or Server 95. Adapters purchased separately are supplied with an option diskette and instructions.
NCR 53C700 and 53C710 MCA SCSI Adapters
The following adapters are configured automatically by the Reference Diskette, including the resolution of resource conflicts.
The 53C700 is supported as follows:
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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
The 53C710 is supported as follows:
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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.
The NCR 53C94 is supported as follows:
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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.
Parameter | Setting |
Fairness | Fairness enabled |
Preempt Count Selected | 0 bytes |
Banyan supports the Olivetti® EISA SCSI controllers, including the models ESC-1 and ESC-2. The Olivetti EFP-2 is also supported as a single-channel adapter. These controllers use the configuration parameters listed in Table 13-15.
Parameter | Setting |
AT Compatible Controller/ROM BIOS Access Mode | Enabled AT Compatible |
SCSI ID Selection | Drive 0 / Target ID-00 |
Direct SCSI | Enabled |
If you install more than one Olivetti EISA controller, you must specify the primary adapter with the parameters shown previously. Additional adapters must have the AT Compatible Controller/ROM BIOS Access Mode set to Disable/High Performance SCSI Mode.
Note: The controller in the lowest-numbered slot must be configured as the primary controller.
For more information on these controllers, refer to the Olivetti installation instructions.
Banyan supports systems configured with either a 5.25-inch 1.2 MB diskette drive or a 3.5-inch 1.44 MB diskette drive. In addition, the IBM 3.5-inch 2.88 MB diskette drive is supported for platforms certified with this drive.
Banyan supports internal and external tape drives. The Banyan Backup/Restore utility uses these tape drive controllers. The Backup/Restore utility only supports only one installed tape drive per server. The EBR option supports three tape drives per server. For a list of supported tape drives, refer to the Banyan Hardware Compatibility Guide.
For information on platform-specific internal tape drives, refer to the Platform Certification Notices for those platforms.
Configuring the Compaq 320/525 MB Tape Drive
If your server contains a Compaq 320/525 MB tape drive with a 16-bit SCSI adapter, use the following instructions to correctly configure the drive.
On the bottom of the tape drive, there is a row of nine jumpers labeled JP2. If the pins are not jumpered correctly, there may be problems with the tape drive when you back up the server.
Figure 13-2 shows the correct jumper settings.
Place a jumper on pin 6 and verify that there is a jumper on pin 4 (this is the factory default setting). If you have tapes that were written to before you set jumper pin 6, you must bulk erase these tapes if you want to use them. Use the Compaq bulk erase utility on the Compaq Diagnostic utility to bulk erase the tapes.
If you install the tape drive on an EISA system, you must configure the adapter with the ECU.
Banyan supports the resource settings listed in Table 13-16 for the Compaq 16-bit SCSI adapter.
Resource | Setting |
Interrupt | 3 or 5 (default = 3) |
I/O Address | 130H or 330H (default = 330H) |
DMA Channel | 5 or 7 (default = 5) |
The device driver supports autosizing for these configuration settings.
When using the tape drive with a Compaq 16-bit SCSI adapter that supports compression, you must install a SCSI terminator. Do not use a terminator when using the tape drive with a Compaq 16-bit SCSI adapter that does not support compression.
Tapes of the same physical format can now be more easily exchanged between tape drives of different manufacturers. Table 13-17 shows interchangeability between models of the Exabyte drives.
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
When using the Adaptec 154x, 164x, or 174x controllers with an Exabyte 8mm tape drive, a special revision of the firmware is required. Refer to the appropriate Exabyte Technical Notice for more information. The firmware revisions in Table 13-18 have been tested and approved by Banyan.
Note: Vendors may have released newer versions of this software; however, these were the versions tested and approved by Banyan.
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 |
The firmware revision levels for the tape drives are displayed on the Banyan boot up screen, and are recorded in the Banyan Operating System Log.
Note: The 8200 tape drive from IBM is supported if it has an IBM firmware revision of 21F8605, or a later version.
The CD-ROM drives in Table 13-19 have been tested and approved.
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 |
In addition, SCSI CD-ROM drives can be directly connected to the IBM PS/2 and Mylex DAC-960 RAID adapters. Refer to the section on RAID adapters for more information.