Specifications

Connecting External SCSI Devices
Testing
the SCSI
Connection
Table 1–3 lists the steps that you must follow to test the SCSI
connection.
Table 1–3 Testing the SCSI Connection Using the SHOW
DEVICE Display
Step Action Result
1 Enter the SHOW
DEVICE command
( ) to display the SCSI
configuration.
The system responds
with a display similar to
Example 1–1.
2 Examine the BOOTDEV
column ( ) to make sure
that all the devices are
listed.
If a device is not listed, see
Chapter 3 for information on
troubleshooting.
3 Examine the ADDR
column ( ) to make sure
that the SCSI ID in each
SCSI address is unique.
If the SCSI ID is not unique,
you must reset the SCSI
ID on the new device to an
unused SCSI ID. See the
device documentation for
information on setting the
SCSI IDs.
Updated SHOW
DEVICE Display
Example 1–1 shows a sample of an updated SHOW DEVICE
display.
Example 1–1 Updated SHOW DEVICE Display
>>> SHOW DEVICE
BOOTDEV ADDR DEVTYPE RM/FX DEVNAM REV NUMBYTES
------- ---- ------- ----- ------ --- --------
DKA0 A/0/0 DISK FX RZ25 426.25MB
DKA100 A/1/0 DISK FX RZ25 426.25MB
MKA200 A/2/0 TAPE RM TZK10 0.00KB
DKA400 A/4/0 RODISK RM RRD42 ......
HOST A/7/0 PROC AHA1742/A A
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