User`s guide

EK–KZPBA–UG. B01 2–1

Configuration Guidelines

Before you install the KZPBA–CA host adapter in your computer, you need to become

familiar with the product, the configuration guidelines for the host adapter, and its SCSI

bus. This chapter includes installation guidelines, a description of single-ended SCSI

buses, and sample configurations.

NOTE

If you are familiar with configuration guidelines

and know the configuration that you are installing,

skip to Chapter 3 and begin by installing the host

adapter.

2.1 Configuration Guidelines

More than one KZPBA–CA Host Adapter can be installed in the same host

computer. The number of boards that can be installed is only limited by the

number of PCI slots available in the host computer. Unless a SCSI-bus converter

is used, only single-ended SCSI devices can be directly connected to the single-

ended host adapter. For external UltraSCSI device use, refer to Section 2.5 and to

the

UltraSCSI Configuration Guidelines

(EK–ULTRA–CG) for recommended

configurations; also, refer to our Web page at:

http://www.storage.digital.com/.

Physical Configuration

The Personality Module resides in the BA356 storage shelf. The host adapter

connects directly to the Personality Module using a point-to point cable

connection.

Single-Ended SCSI Bus Configuration

The DS–BA356–XX storage shelf contains two single-ended SCSI buses that are

internally configured as a single bus. A maximum of seven 3½-inch half-height

8-bit or 16-bit SCSI devices in DIGITAL StorageWorks Building Blocks (SBBs)

can be attached to the bus. This bus can be split so that storage shelf can be

configured to have one 3-device bus configuration and one 4-device bus

configuration. This is useful when a specific device requires more than one slot

(such as a tape loader or solid state drive).