MAXDATA PLATINUM - Configuring the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI Adapter; Running the Promise Fastbuild Utility; When to Run the Promise Fastbuild Utility

MAXDATA PLATINUM Server Board User’s Manual
53
Configuring the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI Adapter
The Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI adapter has two busses. Select the bus from the following menu:
Main Menu
Menu Item Options
You have an AIC-7899 adapter in your system. Bus:Device:Channel
Move the cursor to the bus:device:channel of 01:06:A
the one for configuration and press <Enter>. 01:06:B
<F5> - Toggle color/monochrome
After selecting the bus, the following menu displays:
Menu for each SCSI Channel
Host Adapter Option Comment
AIC-7899 at Bus:Device: Configure/View Press <Enter> to view the Configuration Menu.
Channel 01:06:A (or 01:06:B) Host Adapter
Settings
SCSI Disk Utilities Press <Enter> to view the SCSI Disk Utilities Menu.
This menu allows you to format hard disks
and/or verify disk media.
When you are finished, press <Esc> and make your selection from the following menu:
Exit Menu
Feature Option Comment
Exit Utility? Yes When you finish configuring your SCSI devices, press <Esc>.
No Then select Yes and press <Enter>. When this message appears:
Please press any key to reboot
Press any key, and the server reboots.
Running the Promise FastBuild Utility
This utility is only found on the SCB2 ATA model only.
The Promise ATA-100 host adapter is configured using the FastBuild
®
configuration utility
that allows you to configure/view the settings of the host adapter and set RAID configurations.
When to Run the Promise FastBuild Utility
Use the FastBuild utility to:
• Define a RAID array
• Delete a RAID array
• Restore a RAID array
Running the Promise FastBuild Utility
1. When this message appears on the video monitor:
<<<Press <Ctrl><F> to enter FastBuild (TM) Utility>>>
2. Press <Ctrl+F> to run the utility.