User`s guide

Chapter 5. Implementing the Vicom Fibre Channel SLIC Router 325
7. Create general spares.
The mode on SW2 is changed to mode 12 to set all drives to be general
spares. Mode 12 is represented by setting switch 2 and 3 down and the rest
turned up. Power on the Router again, the Status LED will flash. After
approximately one minute, the LED will flash code 100 to indicate it has
completed. The Router is again powered off.
8. Format the drives.
The Router is set to mode 14, switch 1, 2, and 3 down on SW2, to format all
disk drives. Power on the Router, depending on the number of drives, the
format process will take anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes. During this time, the
Status LED will flash rapidly and the SSA drive LEDs will flash. When it has
completed, the Status LED will flash code 100. Power off the Router.
9. Clear the node map.
Once completed, the node map must be cleared. This is done as described
earlier by shorting ports A1 and A2 with an SSA cable. Power on, wait for
code 060 to flash and then power off.
The drives are now ready to be assigned and used on a host.
You can also now setup mirror drives or composite drives within the Router.
This is done by setting the switches in SW2 to other modes. For detailed
information on setting the switches and selecting the other modes, please
refer to the SLIC Router Installation and Users Guide, 310-605759.
10.Perform host attach and power up sequence.
For a host to now recognize and use the disks, set the dip switches in SW2
back to mode 3, this is normal host operation mode. The Fibre Channel cable
from the host can be connected to the Router. If the SSA drives are not
powered on, do this now, and this should be done before the Router. Next, the
Router is powered on, wait for the Status LED to stop flashing and remain on
solid. At this point the host can be powered on.
A check can be done to see that the SLIC Router is being recognized by the
host adapter card. On a Windows NT with a QLogic Fibre Channel adapter,
during boot up look for a prompt to enter the QLogic bios by entering in
ALT Q. At the BIOS window, select Scan Fibre Devices. A list of the Fibre
Channel target IDs are presented, scroll down to the ID that you set in SW1.
You will see the WWN of the SLIC Router. Exit the bios and the system will
reboot.
Once the system has started, you use a method to ensure that the host has
access to all the drives. This is different depending on the operating system of
the computer. For Windows NT, select Start -> Programs ->
Administrative Tools -> Disk Administrator. This tool will report that new
disks have been found and will be added to the system.