Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WID del fabbricante ATTO Technology
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A TT O T echnology , Inc. Inst allation and Operation M anual A TT O ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC : Single-Channel Single-Ended U ltra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC: D ual-Channel Sing le-Ended Ultra/W IDE © 2003 A TTO T ec hnolo gy , Inc.
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Content s 1 What is ATTO Express PCI? ............. ......... ......... .......... ......... ...... 1 Fea tur es Operating Envi ronme nts Power Requiremen ts Envir onmenta l and Ph ysical Speci ficat ions SCSI Conne ctor s 2 SCSI is a key technology for storage .
1 A TTO T echnolog y Expre ssPCI Ul tra/ WIDE SCSI Host Adapter s Instal lati on and Operati on Manual 1 What is A TT O ExpressPCI? Compati ble with vir tu ally all popular SCS I devices , ATT O Expr .
2 Features, benefit s.
3 A TTO T echnolog y Expre ssPCI Ul tra/ WIDE SCSI Host Adapter s Instal lati on and Operati on Manual 2 SCSI is a key technology for storage SCSI is a ser i al comm unicat io ns tech no logy des i gned to t ransfer lar ge amounts of data bet ween a variety of hardwar e system s over lo ng distances.
4 Glossary SCS I Sm all Co m puter S y stems Interface : a proces sor-in dep endent st and ard for system -level interface be tween a c ompu ter and intelligent devices including hard d isks , flo p p y d isks , CD -R O M , prin ters , s ca n n e rs, e tc .
5 A TTO T echnolog y Expre ssPCI Ul tra/ WIDE SCSI Host Adapter s Instal lati on and Operati on Manual 3 Inst alling the ExpressPCI SCSI Hos t Adapter Y ou will need a b asic un derstand ing of SCSI b efor e insta lling the A TTO Expr essPCI host ad apter .
6 Hardware inst allation The A TTO E x pr e s s P C I P S C S C SI a d ap t er The A TTO E x pr e s sP C I DC SCSI a d ap t e r Channel 2 : 68 -p in VHDC I Connect or Channel 1 : 68 -p in VHDC I C.
7 A TTO T echnolog y Expre ssPCI Ul tra/ WIDE SCSI Host Adapter s Instal lati on and Operati on Manual 3.1 Determining cabling and termination Cables an d devices mu st be chos en to maxim ize perfo rmance a nd mini mize the ele ctrical no ise from the high-s pee d data t ransf er s a v ai lable wi th the SCS I p r otocol.
8 Cables, termination Connection considerations If usi ng a combin ation of W ide 16-bit dev ices and Narro w 8- bit devi ces on t he s ame c onnec tor , W ide devices mus t be con nected f irst (cl osest to the conn ect or), fo llowed by the Nar row de vi ces.
9 A TTO T echnolog y Expre ssPCI Ul tra/ WIDE SCSI Host Adapter s Instal lati on and Operati on Manual T o set up cabling and termination: 1 Determine whether your A TTO Ex press PCI adapter is a s ingle ch annel o r dual cha nnel model.
10 Cables, termination T ermination power: host adapt ers supply termina tion p ower to th e bus at all ti mes and many SCSI devices are also able to supp ly terminati on power . SCSI sign al quali ty , partic ularly with long or marginal qualit y cabl es, may be im prov ed if th e device supplies th e termination power .
1 1 A TTO T echnology Expre ssPCI Ult ra/ WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Instal latio n and Opera ti on Manual 3.2 Inst alling and Up dating Device Drivers After ins talling the A TTO Expr es sPCI host adapter , you must con figure your sys tem to r ecognize an d use it by instal ling drive rs for your operating system.
12 Install, up d ate drivers 9 Afte r al l oth er dr iv ers ha ve bee n pr oces sed, press Enter and proc eed with th e rest of the Windows Installation proced ure.
13 A T TO T echnology Expr essPCI Ultra /WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Install at ion and Op erati on Manual T o instal l a new cop y of W i ndow s NT onto a SCSI disk a ttached to your Expr essPCI adapt er . 1 S t art Windo ws NT text m ode se tup as per the instruc tions prov ided with Wind ows NT .
14 Install, up d ate drivers Up dating Driver s and Re-f lashing Fi rmware in Mac OS X Mac OS X drivers, includi ng i nstaller pack ages, can be d ownloaded directly from the A TTO web site, w ww . a ttotech .com. The driver instal lers w ill automaticall y un ionist exist ing driver s and properl y ins tall the ne w dr ivers o n your system .
15 A T TO T echnology Expr essPCI Ultra /WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Install at ion and Op erati on Manual 4 Maximizing Perfor mance with your ExpressPCI HBA If you ar e getting le ss perform ance than yo.
16 Maximize performance available in th e file St r i p e . t x t on th e CD whi ch h as been includ ed with your A TTO ExpressPCI adapters. Increase tra nsfe r s ize If you ar e writi ng to an appli .
17 A T TO T echnology Expr essPCI Ultra /WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Install at ion and Op erati on Manual 5 T ro uble shoo tin g This cha pt er cont ains s olu tions fo r the mos t comm on p r oblems you m ight enc ounter . If you need additio nal as sist ance, ple ase r efer to th e A TTO T echnolo gy web si te (www .
18 T roubleshooting.
i A T TO T echnology Expre ssPCI Ul tra/ WIDE SCSI Host Adapter s Ins talla tion and Operati on Manual Appendix A S tandards a nd compliances The equipment descri bed in this man ual generat es and uses radi o frequency ener gy .
ii Appendix B SCSI host adapter selecti on guide A TT O T echnology offe rs a num ber of SCSI and Fib r e Channel s olution s for s torag e. The fo llowi ng cha rt compares the featur es of ExpressPCI SCSI host adapt ers. Supporte d platfor ms: Sun S olaris; L inux; NetWare; SCO Unix; W indows 2000, 95/98 , NT , and Macinto sh OS and OS X .
iii A TTO T echnol ogy Expres sPCI Ul tr a/WIDE SCSI Host Adapte rs Ins tall ation and Operat ion Manua l Appendix C Fibre Channel host adapter g uide A TT O T echnology offe rs a num ber of SCSI and Fib r e Channel s olution s for s torag e. The fo llowi ng cha rt compares the featur es of ExpressPCI Fibr e Channel hos t adapters.
iv Appe ndix D Contac t A TT O T echnolo gy , Inc. Customer service, s ales info rmation an d techn ical suppor t are avai lable by phone Mon day throug h Frida y , Eastern Stand ard Ti me 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p .m., or by e-mail and we b site 24- hours a day .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il ATTO Technology ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual-Channe è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del ATTO Technology ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual-Channe - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso ATTO Technology ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual-Channe imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul ATTO Technology ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual-Channe ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il ATTO Technology ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual-Channe, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del ATTO Technology ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual-Channe.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il ATTO Technology ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual-Channe. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo ATTO Technology ATTO ExpressPCI Ultra/WIDE SCSI Host Adapters Express PCI PSC Single-Channel Single-Ended Ultra/WIDE ExpressPCI DC Dual-Channe insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
