HP A5150A PCI Dual Port Ultra2 SCSIHost Bus AdapterService and User GuideEdition 2Customer Order Number: A5150-90001Manufacturing Part Number: A5150-9

HPA5150A Adapter OverviewFeaturesChapter 110FeaturesThe A5150A adapter has the following features:• PCI interface— Full 32-bit or 64-bit (33 MHz) Dire

HPA5150A Adapter OverviewInterface DescriptionsChapter 1 11Interface DescriptionsThis section provides greater detail about the PCI, SCSI, and WideUlt

HPA5150A Adapter OverviewInterface DescriptionsChapter 112indicates when the termination power was subjected to an over currentcondition causing the s

HPA5150A Adapter OverviewSupported HP 9000 and HP e3000 ServersChapter 1 13Supported HP 9000 and HP e3000 ServersTable 1-1 below shows the HP 9000 and

HPA5150A Adapter OverviewCable SpecificationsChapter 114Cable SpecificationsThe A5150A adapter supports Low Voltage Differential (LVD) orsingle-ended (S

Chapter 2 152 Installing the A5150A AdapterThis chapter contains the following sections that describe how to installthe A5150A adapter:• “Preparing fo

Installing the A5150A AdapterChapter 216• “Handling the A5150A Adapter” on page 18.• “Looking at Adapter Installation” on page 19.• “Connecting the

Installing the A5150A AdapterPreparing for InstallationChapter 2 17Preparing for InstallationInstalling the host bus adapter requires disassembly of s

Installing the A5150A AdapterHandling the A5150A AdapterChapter 218Handling the A5150A AdapterThe host bus adapter is packaged with an ESD kit, which

Installing the A5150A AdapterLooking at Adapter InstallationChapter 2 19Looking at Adapter InstallationInstallation can be performed in one of two way

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Installing the A5150A AdapterLooking at Adapter InstallationChapter 220NOTE The host bus adapter card is supported on the HP N4000 N-class system.Refe

Installing the A5150A AdapterLooking at Adapter InstallationChapter 2 21IMPORTANT In many cases, other interface cards and slots within the system are

Installing the A5150A AdapterLooking at Adapter InstallationChapter 222Planning and PreparationSAM will, generally, prevent you from performing OLAR p

Installing the A5150A AdapterLooking at Adapter InstallationChapter 2 23card that operated at a maximum of 33 MHz would not work on a busrunning at 66

Installing the A5150A AdapterLooking at Adapter InstallationChapter 224OLA/R Restrictions for the A5150ACurrently there are two versions of the A5150A

Installing the A5150A AdapterLooking at Adapter InstallationChapter 2 25OLR of A5150-60001 The online replacement operation preserves theinitiator ID

Installing the A5150A AdapterLooking at Adapter InstallationChapter 226CAUTION The adapter is highly susceptible to damage by electrostatic discharged

Installing the A5150A AdapterConnecting the SCSI PeripheralsChapter 2 27Connecting the SCSI PeripheralsAll external SCSI bus connections to the A5150A

Installing the A5150A AdapterConnecting the SCSI PeripheralsChapter 228Step 3. If you need to connect more than one external SCSI device to your hostb

Installing the A5150A AdapterSCSI Bus TerminationChapter 2 29SCSI Bus TerminationThe devices that make up the SCSI bus are connected serially (chained

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Installing the A5150A AdapterSCSI Bus TerminationChapter 230The A5150A is supported on the A400, A500, L-Class, and N-ClassHP 9000 systems.Bus Termina

Installing the A5150A AdapterSCSI Bus TerminationChapter 2 31In the factory default configuration of the older A5150-60001 HBA, thepin sets are normall

Installing the A5150A AdapterSCSI Bus TerminationChapter 232Scenario OneIf peripheral devices are connected to the external connector and theHBA is at

Installing the A5150A AdapterSCSI Bus TerminationChapter 2 33The HBA is not able to distinguish inline-terminated cables from regularSCSI cables. If a

Installing the A5150A AdapterSCSI Bus TerminationChapter 234Step 1. Check the PDC version, by booting the system to the BCH prompt andthen doing the f

Installing the A5150A AdapterSCSI Bus TerminationChapter 2 35b. In the Service Menu, type scsi (to display the current status of SCSIdevices). The out

Installing the A5150A AdapterSCSI Bus TerminationChapter 236The peripheral device SCSI IDs are usually set with jumpers or a switchon the peripheral.

Installing the A5150A AdapterVerifying InstallationChapter 2 37Verifying InstallationAfter installing the adapter and attaching peripheral devices, ve

Installing the A5150A AdapterVerifying InstallationChapter 238HP e3000 Assume an N-Class system with an I/O card being added to slot #12, wewill expec

Chapter 3 393 TroubleshootingThe A5150A adapter is a single field-replaceable unit (FRU) and does notcontain any field-serviceable parts. Troubleshootin

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TroubleshootingChapter 340This chapter contains the following sections that describe how totroubleshoot the A5150A adapter:• “General Procedure” on pa

TroubleshootingGeneral ProcedureChapter 3 41General ProcedureThe A5150A adapter is a single field-replaceable unit (FRU) and does notcontain any field-s

TroubleshootingChecking SCSI Bus CompatibilityChapter 342Checking SCSI Bus CompatibilityYou can ensure SCSI controller and SCSI device compatibility b

TroubleshootingChecking SCSI Bus CompatibilityChapter 3 43The SCSI CommandAs explained above, you can use the SCSI command to check thecompatibility o

TroubleshootingChecking SCSI Bus CompatibilityChapter 344Setting Transfer RatesTo use the SCSI command to set the SCSI transfer rate for an adapter,fo

TroubleshootingChecking SCSI Bus CompatibilityChapter 3 45Displaying SCSI IDsTo use the SCSI command to display the initiator (SCSI) IDs for anadapter

TroubleshootingChecking SCSI Bus CompatibilityChapter 346Setting SCSI IDsTo use the SCSI command to set the initiator (SCSI) ID for an adapter,follow

TroubleshootingUsing Support Tools Manager (STM)Chapter 3 47Using Support Tools Manager (STM)STM is a software application that can be run from the co

TroubleshootingContacting Your Hewlett-Packard RepresentativeChapter 348Contacting Your Hewlett-PackardRepresentativeIf the equipment is covered by an

TroubleshootingContacting Your Hewlett-Packard RepresentativeChapter 3 49which the problem occurs with the circumstances in which theproblem does not

Contents51. HP A5150A Adapter OverviewAbout the A5150A Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TroubleshootingContacting Your Hewlett-Packard RepresentativeChapter 350

Appendix A 51A SCSI Sense CodesThis appendix shows the possible codes that appear in SCSI errormessages.

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A52The following example shows a typical SCSI error message:[+6708 72410001 002a9858 0:7] scsi disk: CHECK CONDITION on disk

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A 53Table A-1 below lists all possible SCSI status codes and their meanings.Table A-1 SCSI Status CodesSCSIStatusCodeMeaning0

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A54Table A-2 below lists all possible SCSI sense keys and their meanings.Table A-2 SCSI Sense KeysSCSISenseKeyMeaning0 No sen

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A 55Table A-3 below lists the Additional sense codes and Qualifier codes andtheir meanings. Remember that you must use the com

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A560x04 0x00 Logical unit not ready, cause notreportable0x01 Logical unit in process of becoming ready0x02 Logical unit not r

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A 570x10 0x00 ID crc or ecc error0x11 0x00 Unrecovered read error0x01 Read retries exhausted0x02 Error too long to correct0x0

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A580x14 0x00 Recorded entity not found0x01 Record not found0x02 Filemark or setmark not found0x03 End-of-data not found0x04 B

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A 590x18 0x00 Recovered data with error correctionapplied0x01 Recovered data with error correction andretries applied0x02 Rec

Contents6FCC Statement (For U.S.A. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68IEC Statement (Worldwide).

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A600x21 0x00 Logical block address out of range0x01 Invalid element address0x22 0x00 Illegal function0x24 0x00 Invalid field i

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A 610x2f 0x00 Commands cleared by another initiator0x30 0x00 Incompatible medium installed0x01 Cannot read medium—unknown for

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A620x3b 0x00 Sequential positioning error0x01 Tape position error atbeginning-of-medium0x02 Tape position error at end-of-med

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A 630x3f 0x00 Target operation conditions havechanged0x01 Microcode has been changed0x02 Changed operating definition0x03 Inqu

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A640x50 0x00 Write append error0x01 Write append position error0x02 Position error related to timing0x51 0x00 Erase failure0x

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A 650x5B 0x00 Log exception0x01 Threshold condition met0x02 Log counter at maximum0x03 Log list codes exhausted0x5C 0x00 RPL

SCSI Sense CodesAppendix A660x69 0x00 Reserved0x6A 0x00 Reserved0x6B 0x00 Reserved0x6C 0x00 Reserved0x6D 0x00 Reserved0x6E 0x00 Reserved0x6F 0x00 Rese

Appendix B 67B Regulatory InformationThis appendix contains all of the regulatory-related information for theA5150A adapter.

Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix B68Regulatory StatementsThis section contains all of the regulatory statements for the A5150Aadapt

Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix B 69Spécification ATI Classe A (FranceDECLARATION D’INSTALLATION ET DE MISE EN EXPLOITATIONd’un mat

Chapter 1 71 HP A5150A Adapter OverviewThis chapter contains the following sections that describe theHP A5150A PCI Dual Port Ultra2 SCSI host bus adap

Regulatory InformationRegulatory StatementsAppendix B70Declaration of Conformity

71GlossaryAaddress A specific location inmemory, designated eithernumerically or by a symbolicname.Asynchronous Data TransferOne of the ways data istra

72flow of data to and from systemmemory by blocks, as opposed toPIO (Programmed I/O) where theflow is byte by byte.device driver A program thatallows a

73for each SCSI host adapter.ISA (Industry StandardArchitecture) A type ofcomputer bus used in most PCs. Itallows devices to send and receivedata 16 b

74parity checking A way to verifythe accuracy of data transmittedover the SCSI bus. One bit in thetransfer is used to make the sum ofall the 1 bits ei

75SCSI (small computer systeminterface) A specification for ahigh-performance peripheral busand command set. The originalstandard is now referred to as

76rate of up to 40 MBytes/sec over an8-bit SCSI bus, and up to 80MBytes/sec over a 16-bit SCSI bus.STA (SCSI Trade Association)supports using the term

HPA5150A Adapter OverviewChapter 18• “Features” on page 10.• “Interface Descriptions” on page 11.• “Supported HP 9000 and HP e3000 Servers” on page

HPA5150A Adapter OverviewAbout the A5150A AdapterChapter 1 9About the A5150A AdapterThe A5150A Dual Channel PCI Ultra2 SCSI host adapter board provide